Rosen Develops Resort Hotel In Orlando

By Staff -- HOTELS Magazine, 1/1/2002

Rosen Develops Resort Hotel In Orlando
Orlando, Florida Rosen Hotels & Resorts, Orlando, Florida, announces plans to develop a 1,500-room convention hotel, the Rosen Resort & Convention Center at Shingle Creek. The project will be on a 230-acre (93-ha) site located on the new Universal Boulevard just east of the Orange County Convention Center Phase V. Architect of the project is Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock Architects Inc., Maitland, Florida.

According to Rosen Hotels & Resorts, Harris Rosen, president, has committed to a non-financed, all-cash development to include the 1,500-room hotel convention facility with 250,000 sq.ft. (23,227 sq.m) of meeting space including a 95,000 sq.ft. (8,826 sq.m) column-free ballroom, an 18-hole championship golf course, tennis facilities, a full-service spa and other related resort amenities. The David Harman-designed championship 18-hole, par-72 golf course will wrap around the resort, providing a lush terrain with magnificent views and is anticipated to open prior to the hotel. The construction and opening date of the hotel is to be announced (tentative opening date is 2006).

Rosen has also donated funding to the University of Central Florida for an adjacent 20-acre (8-ha) site that will be the future home of the University of Central Florida’s Rosen School of Hospitality Management to be located in the heart of Orlando’s tourism and convention mecca. The 1,000-student facility will offer a Bachelor’s degree in hospitality management within a setting that exposes students to every aspect of the hospitality experience.

Asia / Pacific
Hyatt Regency Calcutta, India; 250 rooms to open March 2002; contact Hyatt International Hotels.

Hotel Nikko Bayside, Osaka, Japan; 641 rooms to open mid-2002; developer: Sogo Company Ltd., Tokyo; architect is Murai & Partners Ltd., Tokyo, and interior designer is Ilya Corporation, Tokyo; management: JAL Hotels Company Ltd., Tokyo; contact Nikko Hotels International.

Hotel Nikko Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan; 191 rooms open mid-2002; developer: Kumanichi Kaikan Company Ltd., Kumamoto, Japan; interior designer is Hirsch Bedner & Associates, Atlanta, and architect is Kajima Design, Tokyo; management: Kumamoto New Century Company Ltd., Kumamoto, Japan; contact Nikko Hotels International.

Europe
Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, Bucharest, Romania; 300 rooms to open mid-2002; contact Cendant Corporation.

Radisson SAS, Wroclaw, Poland; 161 rooms to open in 2002; contact Radisson SAS Hotels.

Golden Tulip, Brussels (near airport), Belgium, 180 rooms to open in 2002; contact Golden Tulip Hotels.

Middle East
Heliopolis Inter-Continental, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt; 533 rooms, 184 deluxe suites and apartments to open late 2002; contact Six Continents Hotels plc.

North America
Holiday Inn Select, Kentwood, Michigan; 150 rooms to open late 2002 at a cost of US$14.6 million; management and contact: Trans Inns Management, Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Renaissance Hotel (formerly Sheraton Hotel), Chicago; 386 rooms; renovation to be completed by mid-2002 at a cost of US$6.5 million; management and contact: Davidson Hotels.

Indian Lakes Resort, Bloomingdale, Illinois; 308 guest-rooms; renovation to be completed late March 2002 at a cost of US$18 million; owner, management and contact: First Hospitality Group.

La Quinta Inn & Suites, Dallas, Texas; 127 rooms to open in mid-2002; contact La Quinta Inns.

Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, Indiana; 500 rooms; last phase of renovation to be completed August 2002 (500 guestrooms) at a cost of US$7.3 million; contact Hyatt Hotels Corp.

Mövenpick Plans 5-Star Hotel For Istanbul
ADLISWIL, SWITZERLAND Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts announces plans for a 5-star hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. The 249-room Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul will be situated in the Levent business and banking district, 10 minutes from Bosporus and 30 minutes from Atatürk International Airport. Mövenpick plans to open the hotel in the summer of 2002.

Guestrooms include spacious large bathrooms, which are separated from the living area by a glass wall. The rooms offer state-of-the-art technology including high-speed Internet access and electronic concierge services, such as checkout via television. A business center and an executive lounge meet the requirements of international business travelers. Other facilities include a health club with an integrated spa, Turkish bath, sauna, Jacuzzi and beauty salon.

The hotel will offer a 180-seat restaurant that will serve trendy dishes from the East and West, theme buffets and regional specialties. A chic sushi bar, cigar lounge, mezzanine lounge and breakout café are additional F&B outlets. For conferences and functions, nine meeting rooms are available, and a 5,382 sq.-ft (500 sq.-m) ballroom will accommodate 300 people.