Rosen Plaza Hotel
9700 International Drive
Orlando, Florida 32819
(407) 996-9700
Meeting Information (800) 366-9700
Reservations (800) 366-9700
Fax (407) 996-9111
www.rosenplaza.com
www.rosenplazamedia.com

Director of Sales & Marketing:  Victoria Hall
Public Relations Contact:  Mary Deatrick, (407) 332-5212

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The award-winning 800-room Rosen Plaza sets a spectacular standard of hospitality, service and value. More than just a first-class meeting facility, this 14-story hotel offers a highly-respected professional staff and outstanding accommodations. The Rosen Plaza Hotel is an ideal headquarters hotel that caters to virtually every meeting need of groups from 10 to 2,800. The hotel combines impressive meeting capabilities with resort-style luxury in a world-class vacation destination.

LOCATION:
Rosen Plaza is located on International Drive, adjacent to the Orange County Convention Center. This premier hotel is at the center of Orlando’s famous theme parks, only 15 minutes from downtown Orlando, across the street from Pointe Orlando shopping, dining and entertainment complex, and only 15 minutes from Orlando International Airport.

MANAGEMENT:
Gary Hudson, General Manager
Keith Showers, Assistant General Manager
Victoria Hall, Director of Sales & Marketing

Rosen Hotels & Resorts currently owns and operates seven properties in the Orlando destination market. In combination, these properties total more than 6,300 rooms and suites, making founder and President Harris Rosen the largest independent hotelier in Florida.  Numerous hospitality-industry awards, employee longevity and a reputation for quality have fueled Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ growth for over 35 years.

Guided by Harris Rosen’s high standards of quality and unsurpassed service, a team of experienced professionals fulfills the companies’ ongoing commitment to guest and associate satisfaction.

HOTEL AT A GLANCE:
Total Sleeping Rooms and Suites: 800
Meeting Space: over 60,000 sq. ft.
Maximum Number of Meeting Rooms: 22 (including ballrooms)
Largest Theater-Style Capacity: 2880  people
Largest Classroom-Style Capacity: 1800  people
Largest Banquet-Style Capacity: 1800  people
Largest Exhibit Space: 26,000 sq. ft. (Grand Ballroom)

CONVENTION FACILITIES:
The hotel offers over 60,000 square feet of state-of-the-art, sophisticated meeting space, including the 26,000- square-foot Grand Ballroom and 22 distinctive meeting rooms. Advanced technical support, two permanent registration areas featuring lockable offices and separate storage, high-tech teleconferencing and simultaneous translation are also available at The Rosen Plaza Hotel.

GUEST ROOMS:
The hotel provides 800 deluxe guest rooms featuring high-speed Internet access, remote-control color cable TVs with in-room movies and video folio review/check-out, in-room safes, hairdryers, irons and ironing boards, coffee makers, computerized card key locks, voice mail and data ports.

Special rooms available are:

• 16 Hospitality suites
• 10 Executive King suites
• 4 Parlor suites
• 2 Presidential suites

GUEST SERVICES:
The hotel offers an extensive array of guest services capable of fulfilling a wide variety of guest needs. These services include:

• BAGS -- Transportation Security Administration-approved remote skycap service that allows guests to receive their airline boarding passes and check their luggage directly from the hotel, offered at special guest rates
• Destination Universal property, where guests enjoy complimentary scheduled transportation to Universal Orlando’s exciting theme parks
• Regular transportation to Orlando International Airport (offered at special guest rates)
• Full service on-site concierge desk
• On-site Ikon Business Center On-site gift shop, valet parking and photo finishing
• Complimentary valet parking for the disabled
• Attraction ticket sales and scheduled transportation arrangements
• Babysitting, private tour guides and translators

DINING & ENTERTAINMENT:
The Rosen Plaza Hotel is home to four restaurants offering cuisine from gourmet to deli fare.

• Jack’s Place, multiple year recipient  of Orlando Magazine’s “Best Restaurant on International Drive” award, offers superb dining while surrounding its guests with the world’s largest collection of autographed caricatures. Prime steak and fresh seafood are served in this casual fine dining establishment.
• Café Matisse offers bountiful buffets, as well as full-service menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Rossini’s Pizza serves fresh made pizza and Italian specialties to go.
• The Lite Bite offers deli sandwiches, snacks and convenience items 24 hours a day.
• Smoooth Java, proudly serving Starbucks™, offers guests the tradition of a European Café including a welcome atmosphere to mix and mingle
• Rosen Plaza is home to International Drive’s only night club, Backstage, which features live entertainment with Naome and New Sensation.
• The Lobby Lounge offers daily happy hour with hors d’oeuvres.
• Prompt and convenient Room Service is available 16 hours daily.

RECREATION:
A tropical swimming pool, waterfall and jacuzzi are perfect for sunbathing.  Rosen Plaza is across the street from Pointe Orlando, an open-air shopping, dining and entertainment complex situated on a 17-acre site that boasts a diverse array of one-of-a-kind attractions, restaurants and stores, including Wonderworks, Muvico Pointe 21 Theatres, The Capital Grille, Maggianos Little Italy, BB King's and Tommy Bahama Tropical Café.   The hotel is located minutes from the new Shingle Creek Golf Club, just five minutes from Universal Orlando, SeaWorld and 10 minutes from Walt Disney World® Resort.

AWARDS:

• 2008 Two-Palm Green Lodge Designation by Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection
• 2007 One-Palm Green Lodge Designation by Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection
• Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award
• Meetings & Conventions Gold Key Award
• Meeting News Planner’s Choice Award
• Corporate & Incentive Travel Award of Excellence
• Association Meetings Inner Circle Award
• Facilities Magazine H.O.T.E.L. Award