Rosen Builds on Success of Tangelo Park Project with Free Preschool and College Education for Parramore Neighborhood Children

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ORLANDO (Feb. 6, 2015) – For the past 21 years, Orlando hotelier and philanthropist Harris Rosen has provided residents of Orlando’s Tangelo Park disadvantaged neighborhood with free preschool for their children, free college or vocational school for every graduating high school senior, and a neighborhood center offering free parenting classes. Since then, high school graduation rates have soared from 52% to 90%, and to date, more than 280 young people have attended college or vocational school, up from just one or two per year in the 1990s. Now, Rosen has announced that he will offer a very similar education program for residents of Parramore, an underprivileged community located west of downtown Orlando.

Rosen has partnered with Orange County Public Schools to offer a free preschool program at a brand new $41.3 million public school in Parramore. When the school opens in August 2017, it will serve approximately 800 to 900 students in preschool through eighth grade. Two-, three-, and four-year-old children will be able to attend the preschool at no cost, with teacher salaries paid for by the Harris Rosen Foundation. Plans for the school include up to 24 preschool classrooms designed to accommodate up to 12 children each. The current supervisor of the Tangelo Park preschool program, Patti Jo Houle, will also oversee the new program at Parramore.

And, much like the Tangelo Park Program, all those who attend the new public elementary and middle school and go on to graduate from Jones High School will receive a free two or four-year college or vocational school education, also paid by the Harris Rosen Foundation. The free tuition offer includes all associated costs, including meals, books and transportation. Rosen estimates the new program will eventually cost his foundation approximately $4.5 million per year. By comparison, the Tangelo Park Program costs approximately $1.5 million per year.

“QUOTE,” said Barbara Jenkins, Superintendent of Orange County Public Schools.

The new Parramore program is also supported by Valencia Community College and the University of Central Florida (UCF). Dr. Dale Whittaker, provost of UCF, announced that the university will provide scholarships for a four-year degree to the school’s College of Medicine to any student who attends the new Parramore school, graduates from Jones High School and finishes an undergraduate program at UCF.

“I am so pleased to see the Orlando community come together in support of the young people in the Parramore neighborhood,” said Harris Rosen, President & COO, Rosen Hotels & Resorts®. “This new partnership proves that the successful program we created in Tangelo Park 21 years ago can indeed be duplicated and adapted to fit the specific needs and assets of any community. I hope that these Rosen Foundation programs will serve as an inspiration to other businesses, school districts and universities, and empower them to create positive change in their neighborhoods here in Central Florida and throughout America.”

The new 14-acre Parramore campus also will include a separate building for an onsite Boys & Girls Club, helping students to stay on track with homework and stay out of trouble after school.
Harris Rosen recently received the 2015 Coretta Scott King A.N.G.E.L. (Advancing Nonviolence through Generations of Exceptional Leadership) Award at the King Center in Atlanta. Rosen was recognized for his more than 20 year commitment to the Tangelo Park Program, a three-fold educational community service initiative within the once drug- and crime-ridden Tangelo Park neighborhood of Orlando.

About Rosen Hotels & Resorts®
Located in Orlando, Fla., Rosen Hotels & Resorts® comprises nearly 6,500 guest rooms at seven hotels: three convention and leisure properties – Rosen Plaza®, Rosen Centre® and Rosen Shingle Creek®, as well as four value-priced leisure properties – Rosen Inn International; Rosen Inn Closest to Universal; Rosen Inn at Pointe Orlando; and Clarion Inn Lake Buena Vista. For more information, visit www.rosenhotels.com.

Orlando Hotelier and Philanthropist Harris Rosen Awarded Coretta Scott King A.N.G.E.L. Award by The King Center, Atlanta

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ORLANDO (Jan. 23, 2015) – Orlando hotelier and philanthropist Harris Rosen, President & COO of Rosen Hotels & Resorts®, received the Coretta Scott King A.N.G.E.L. Award at the 32nd Annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner presented by The King Center in Atlanta. The King Center, formally known as The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, was established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King. The awards ceremony took place on Jan. 17, 2015 (in observance of the late Dr. King’s 86th birthday) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta.

The awards event recognized just four honorees. The Salute to Greatness Award, one of the King Center’s highest honors, was awarded to former President Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, and to Bernard J. Tyson, chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente. The Coretta Scott King A.N.G.E.L. (Advancing Nonviolence through Generations of Exceptional Leadership) Award was given to Harris Rosen and to Aidan Thomas Hornaday, founder of the Aidan Cares Foundation. The award is given in honor of and in keeping with the spirit of the late Coretta Scott King and recognizes a youth or young adult and a youth organization/initiative which exemplifies exceptional leadership in the areas of peace, social justice and nonviolent social change. The honor was established and awarded for the first time in 2013.

Rosen was being recognized for his more than 20 year commitment to the Tangelo Park Program, a three-fold educational community service initiative within the once drug- and crime-ridden Tangelo Park neighborhood of Orlando. In 1992, as Rosen was planning his seventh property, Rosen Shingle Creek, he was struck with an overwhelming sense of gratitude for his many blessings and decided it was time to give back to his community. By 1993, he had created the Tangelo Park Program, a personally funded concept. His innovative program provides free preschool for every two-, three-, and four-year-old child living in the neighborhood and a full community college or four-year college, or a vocational or technical school scholarship for every graduating high school senior. In addition, the program provides a Neighborhood Center for Families where parents can take parenting courses and obtain counseling and other resources to help them become positive role models for their children.

When Rosen created the Tangelo Park Program, the community’s high school dropout rate was 43 percent higher than the national average. Not long after the program began, high school graduation rates soared with an almost zero dropout rate. To date, more than 280 young people have now attended college or vocational school.
“I am so honored that the Tangelo Park Program has been recognized by The King Center and I am truly humbled to receive an award given in the spirit of Mrs. Coretta Scott King,” said Rosen. “I will be happy to accept the honor on behalf of the Tangelo Park community and especially all of the youngsters who have worked so hard over the past 20 years to better themselves through the gift of education.”

Established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (“The King Center”) has been a global destination, resource center and community institution for over a quarter century. Nearly a million people each year make pilgrimage to the National Historic Site to learn, be inspired and pay their respects to Dr. King’s legacy.
Both a traditional memorial and programmatic nonprofit, the King Center was envisioned by its founder to be “no dead monument, but a living memorial filled with all the vitality that was his, a center of human endeavor, committed to the causes for which he lived and died.” That vision was carried out through educational and community programs until Mrs. King’s retirement in the mid-1990s, and today it is being revitalized.

Celebrating more than 40 years in business, Rosen Hotels & Resorts comprises nearly 6,500 guest rooms at seven Orlando hotels: three convention properties – Rosen Plaza®, Rosen Centre® and Rosen Shingle Creek®, as well as four value-priced leisure properties – Rosen Inn International; Rosen Inn, closest to Universal; Rosen Inn at Pointe Orlando; and Clarion Inn Lake Buena Vista. For more information, visit www.rosenhotels.com.

Forty years ago, with a single hotel and a dream, Harris Rosen changed Orlando’s meetings landscape forever.

Custom Painted Rocking Chairs to be Displayed at Rosen Plaza® and Auctioned to Highest Bidders During Special Month-Long Holiday Event

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ORLANDO (Oct. 3, 2014) — Rosen Plaza® Hotel certainly will be rockin’ this holiday season, but not just with Christmas music… The Orlando hotel announced today this year’s “Chair-ity for a Claus” event, in which custom-painted rocking chairs, sponsored by local businesses and individuals, will be sold via silent auction to raise money for the Central Florida chapter of the American Cancer Society, in honor of cancer survivors.

Themes for the chairs are expected to vary widely. Approximately 35 chairs are expected to be included in the “Chair-ity for a Claus” event.

The silent auction opens Nov. 25, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving; with a kickoff reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the kickoff reception are $35 per person, which includes one signature drink, light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. The evening also includes performances by the “Chair-ity Carolers” and photo opportunities with Mrs. Claus. Story time and photo opportunities with Mrs. Claus also will take place on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27 from 12 to 2 p.m. and Dec. 6 from 6 to 7 p.m.

The silent auction closes on Dec. 25 at 5.00 p.m., however, the rocking chairs will be on display in the Rosen Plaza® lobby and public areas through Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Additionally for those that really want a particular chair, there will be a “Buy Now” option.Winners will be notified by Dec. 26.

Sponsorship packages are now available, ranging from $100 to $5,000. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society, Central Florida chapter. Those who wish to decorate a chair for the event may sponsor at the Partner level or above. The Partner level sponsorship is $175 and includes a rocking chair to decorate; recognition on the sponsor wall; logo and sponsor signage displayed next to the chair; and two tickets to the kickoff reception on Nov. 25.

Platinum Presenting Sponsorships are available for $5,000 and include a rocking chair to decorate; company or individual name on the event invitations as a co-sponsor for the reception;
a 6-foot sponsor table at the reception; recognition as a Platinum Presenting Sponsor at the reception and throughout the month-long silent auction; recognition on the sponsor wall; logo and sponsor signage displayed next to the decorated chair; recognition on the “Chair-ity for a Claus” Facebook page; eight tickets to the kickoff reception; and two tickets to the American Cancer Society’s Cattle Barons’ Ball, Feb. 7, 2015.

For more information or to purchase a sponsorship, contact Victoria Hall at vhall@rosenplaza.com or call (407)996-1713.

For more than 100 years, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has worked relentlessly to save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Together with millions of our supporters worldwide, we help people stay well, help people get well, find cures, and fight back against cancer. For more information, visit www.cancer.org.

Located on International Drive across the street from the Pointe Orlando outdoor shopping, dining and entertainment complex, the recently renovated 800-room Rosen Plaza® provides its guests with resort-style luxury in a world-class vacation destination. Conveniently situated just minutes from Orlando’s world-famous theme parks, Universal Orlando®, Sea World® and Walt Disney World®, Rosen Plaza® is only 15 minutes from the Orlando International Airport.

Guests are invited to enjoy a variety of amenities such as the outdoor heated pool and whirlpool and the Fitness center with “Life Fitness” cardiovascular and exercise machines and a full-range of free weights. Shingle Creek Golf Club, recently named by Golf Digest as one of the “Four Star Best Places to Play,” is just minutes away and offers complimentary transportation and preferred tee times for hotel guests.

Four on-site restaurants include Jack’s Place with casual fine dining. Café Matisse offers buffets as well as full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. The Lite Bite is open 24 hours a day and serves deli sandwiches, fresh pizza and snacks. For more information, visit www.rosenplaza.com or call 800-627-8258.

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Dozens of Events and More Than 2.3 million Holiday Lights Will Spread the Spirit of The Season at All Seven Orlando Rosen Hotels & Resorts

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ORLANDO (November 6, 2013) – With the holiday season just around the corner, plans are well under way for the extravaganza of festivities planned at Rosen Hotels & Resorts Orlando properties. This year, all seven of the Rosen Hotel & Resorts in Orlando will participate with bedazzling in holiday décor and more than 2.3 million indoor and outdoor lights, arts and cultural performances, plus a smattering of free experiences for guests of all ages to enjoy.

To allow everyone to take advantage of all the programming and festivities on deck, a complimentary shuttle will transport guests between all seven hotels on select dates in December. Departure times can be found at the front desk and posted in the lobby at each property. Special holiday packages and guest room rates are also available on select dates.

Rosen Hotel & Resorts will officially kick off the holidays on Thursday, December 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Rosen Inn International, 7600 International Drive, Orlando, when an official tree will be lit and real snow will fall in the hotel’s beautifully adorned courtyard. Hosted by Harris Rosen, President & COO, Rosen Hotels & Resorts, the kick-off event is free and open to the general public and hotel guests. The official opening to the holidays will also feature fun festivities such as a deejay, carolers, holiday Karaoke, photo booth, winter characters for holiday photos and a cash bar.

While there is a charge for dining and other selected activities, many of events at each of the hotels are offered at no charge and are open to anyone in the community who cares to share in the spirit of the season. For a comprehensive list of the holiday events including specific details such as date, location and any cost, visit www.rosenhotels.com/holidays.

HOLIDAY EVENTS FROM FAMILY TO FANCY

Capturing the true spirit of the holiday season, two hotels will host events to benefit local charities. For the second year, the Rosen Shingle Creek® lobby will showcase a Runway to Hope holiday tree with ornaments for sale to benefit the charity, while Rosen Centre® will showcase a lobby tree decorated with doggy bows and puppy paw prints to benefit Canine Companions for Independence. Rosen Centre® will also host free celebrity holiday storybook readings with Fred Schneider from the B52s and local Food Network talent Emily Ellyn to benefit CCI. The storybook readings are Sunday, December 8 and 15 from 3 to 5 p.m., with sales of ornaments and books to benefit CCI.

New this year, Rosen Centre® invites holiday revelers to join them poolside, not for a swim, but for a skate! The hotel will offer ice skating on an outdoor rink located next to its palm tree-lined, tropical swimming pool for a true Florida holiday experience. The ice skating is available select days throughout December and will include plenty for guests to enjoy including interactive face painting, holiday characters, deejay, balloon art, photo booth and more.

Rosen Plaza® celebrates the season with its first-ever free Chanukah Family Festival on Sunday, December 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. This community event will feature children’s games and activities, bounce houses, carnival games, traditional food stations, dreidel spinning contests, a latke cook-off among Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ chefs and musical entertainment. The hotel will also celebrate the Eight Nights of Chanukah starting Wednesday, November 27 with traditional music, treats and the lighting at 6 p.m. nightly of a seven-foot Menorah, located in the hotel’s lobby.

Rosen Shingle Creek® celebrates its 6^th Annual Holiday Lobby Showcase featuring free community entertainment amidst the hotel lobby’s lavish holiday decorations and festooned fireplace. Guests will enjoy the Elizabeth Parsons School of Dance and Windermere Ballet Community Theater performing selections from the Nutcracker Ballet on Friday nights in December and a variety of ballet, tap and contemporary holiday dances performed by Miriam and Val’s School of Dance and the Sanford Soda Pops on Saturday nights. New this year is the hotel’s European Winter Fair, Sunday, December 15 and 22, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., featuring an outdoor European gift mart and culinary crafting with exquisite gifts, crafts, cocktails, chocolate workshops and cookie decorating, among booth offerings. Finally, the hotel reprieves the popular Winter Wonderland Festival for a second year, Friday, December 13 and 20 and Saturday, December 14 and 21, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., transforming the hotel grounds with gently falling snow, holiday carolers, the Shingle Creek Express train, a beautifully adorned 25-foot Christmas tree in the Rose Garden, holiday movies, karaoke, winter characters such as Snowflake Fairies and more. New additions include Christmas wagon rides, the first-ever “Live Remote Controlled Toys” and live Rosen Reindeer with Santa visiting from the North Pole.

The company’s four leisure hotels – Clarion Inn Lake Buena Vista, Rosen Inn International, Rosen Inn at Pointe Orlando and Rosen Inn closet to Universal – invite families to visit each hotel’s lobby to write and mail letters to Santa via a special North Pole mailbox. On select nights, little ones can catch a glimpse of busy elves as they make their rounds emptying the boxes of wish-filled letters to deliver them to Santa. The elves will also share holiday cheer with story telling and sing-a-longs, while families can capture holiday moments with a special photo booth. For a girlfriend’s holiday getaway or for the arts and crafts enthusiast, the four hotels have created the “Making Memories, Scrapbooker’s Delight” package December 6 and 13 that includes a special evening of wine, cheese and scrapbooking.

HOLIDAY FEASTS AND DINING EVENTS

With more than 15,000 pounds of turkey and close to 6,500 pounds of ham to be served by Rosen chefs this season, feasts and holidays go hand-in-hand at Rosen Plaza®, Rosen Centre® and Rosen Shingle Creek®. Guests are invited to enjoy extensive holiday buffets with unlimited wine or champagne on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, as well as special menus and dining options at each hotel’s fine dining and casual buffet restaurants throughout the season.

Rosen Shingle Creek® hosts its annual Nutcracker Tea with English-style service and ballet performances on Sunday, December 8 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., while Food Network personality Emily Ellyn is back for another “Mad Men” holiday cocktail party Saturday, December 7 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Ellyn will stir up retro-rad fun with cocktail making, hors d’oeuvre tasting and holiday cooking demos.

Sunday, December 8 and 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Santa and the Rosen Centre® chefs will show guests young and young-at-heart the art of cake pop decorating. The hands-on event is included with the purchase of the Café Gauguin lunch buffet and includes a visit from Santa, holiday carolers and other activities. Santa returns to the buffet on Friday, December 6 and 13 and Saturday, December 7 and 14 from 5 to 8 p.m. to visit and help children write letters, included in the purchase of the Café Gauguin dinner buffet.

Santa will also make a stop at Rosen Plaza®’s breakfast and gift event at Café Matisse Saturday, December 7, 14 and 21 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Santa will visit with children, pose for photos, as well as help each child select a gift that can be wrapped. The holiday extras are included in the purchase price of the buffet. On Friday and Saturday nights beginning December 8 through 21 from 6 to 11 p.m., the hotel’s lobby lounge will come alive with the sounds of the season including carolers, Classic String Duo and live jazz courtesy of the Solid State Trio. The lounge will also offer special holiday drink specials.

ROSEN HOTELS & RESORTS HOLIDAYS BY THE NUMBERS

• 2.3 million holiday lights
• 15,236 pounds of turkey
• 8,400 glasses of champagne
• 6,420 pounds of ham
• 3,670 pounds of sweet potatoes
• 1,530 pounds of cranberries
• 408 poinsettias

All seven Rosen Hotels & Resorts are centrally located within minutes of Orlando’s world-famous theme parks, attractions, shopping and entertainment. Each offers complimentary hardwired and Wifi internet access and complimentary daily scheduled transportation to select theme parks (reservations required). More than 30 dining and lounging options are available among the seven hotels to please any palate — from buffet dining and 24-hour onsite deli/convenience stores to tapas, sushi, flatbreads and Rosen’s Perfect Pizza. In addition, Clarion Inn Lake Buena Vista, Rosen Inn at Pointe Orlando, Rosen Inn International and Rosen Inn closest to Universal feature a Kids Eat Free Program in their buffet restaurants, while upscale dining is available at Jack’s Place at Rosen Plaza®, Everglades at Rosen Centre® and AAA Four Diamond A Land Remembered steakhouse and Cala Bella Italian Bistro at Rosen Shingle Creek®. Complimentary transportation is available for any hotel guest to enjoy the award-winning Shingle Creek Golf Club, The Spa at Rosen Centre® and The Spa at Shingle Creek.

For more information about holiday events, dining and overnight packages available at Rosen Hotels & Resorts in Orlando, visit www.rosenhotels.com/holidays or call reservations at 866-337-6736.

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ORLANDO (Oct. 9, 2013) – This New Year’s Eve, Orlando visitors can enjoy a night on the town without leaving the comfort of their Orlando hotel with Rosen Plaza®’s “Last Night, Done Right” getaway. The celebratory package includes dinner and breakfast for two, as well as a special New Year’s Eve celebration.

Rosen Plaza® “Last Night, Done Right” package guests will create their own New Year’s Eve “fireworks” during a romantic dinner for two at Jack’s Place restaurant, named one of the “10 Best I-Drive Restaurants” by USA Today Travel online.  This party doesn’t end when the clock strikes midnight. Rosen Plaza®’s Backstage Nightclub & Sports Bar, International Drive’s original nightclub, will encourage guests to dance the night away and right into 2014 at the club’s New Year’s Eve party.

The special “Last Night, Done Right” package is available for the night of Dec. 31, 2013 only, and is $225, inclusive of tax, based on availability and includes:

• One (1) night in a deluxe guest room
• Dinner for two (2) at Jack’s Place featuring selections from a special New Year’s Eve three-course dinner menu
• New Year’s Day buffet breakfast for two (2) at Café Matisse
• Entry for two (2) to Backstage Nightclub & Sports Bar for the New Year’s Eve party 2014
• 25% off treatments at The Spa at Rosen Centre® and The Spa at Shingle Creek (complimentary transportation provided)
• 25% off Shingle Creek Golf Club tee times, based on availability (complimentary transportation provided)
• Complimentary parking
• Complimentary Internet and WiFi in guest rooms and public areas

The special room rate is based upon double occupancy and hotel availability. Additional room nights can be booked for $115 per night, plus tax, based on availability.  For reservations and information, go to www.rosenplaza.com or call 1-800-627-8258.  The package cannot be combined with any other offers or promotions and cannot be used with meetings, conventions or other groups.Located on International Drive across the street from the Pointe Orlando outdoor shopping, dining and entertainment complex, the recently renovated 800-room Rosen Plaza® provides its guests with resort-style luxury in a world-class vacation destination. Conveniently situated just minutes from Orlando’s world-famous theme parks, Universal Orlando®, Sea World® and Walt Disney World®, Rosen Plaza® is only 15 minutes from the Orlando International Airport.

Guests are invited to enjoy a variety of amenities such as the outdoor heated pool and whirlpool and the Fitness center with “Life Fitness” cardiovascular and exercise machines and a full-range of free weights.  Musical favorites from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s can be enjoyed nightly at Backstage Nightclub & Sports Bar, International Drive’s original nightclub.  Shingle Creek Golf Club, recently named by Golf Digest as one of the “Four Star Best Places to Play,” is just minutes away and offers complimentary transportation and preferred tee times for hotel guests.  Four on-site restaurants include Jack’s Place with casual fine dining. Café Matisse offers buffets as well as full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. The Lite Bite is open 24 hours a day and serves deli sandwiches, fresh pizza and snacks.  For more information, visit www.rosenplaza.com.

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ORLANDO (Sept. 25, 2013) – Rosen Plaza® is offering a fantastic treat this Fall for attendees of the Universal Orlando® Halloween Horror Nights® that definitely won’t trick their wallets.

Starting Sept. 26 through Nov. 2 (based on availability), when Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights® are in full fright mode, Rosen Plaza® will offer a special per night rate from $89 – prices that won’t scare patrons at all.  The special room rate is based upon double occupancy and hotel availability. Tax and gratuity are extra. Also included in the package is complimentary parking.  Internet and WiFi in guest rooms and public areas are always complimentary.  Tickets to Halloween Horror Nights® and transportation to and from the event are available for purchase through the hotel’s guest service desk.

For reservations and information, go to www.rosenplaza.com or call 1-800-627-8258.   Ask the guest services desk about purchasing tickets to Halloween Horror Nights®.

“Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights® can terrify you to the point where your hair can stand on end, but the prices at the Rosen Plaza® won’t do that,” said Victoria Hall, Director of Sales & Marketing for the Rosen Plaza®. “The Rosen Plaza® is an excellent hotel that’s conveniently located to Universal Orlando ®, which makes it an ideal lodging selection.”

Located on International Drive across the street from the Pointe Orlando outdoor shopping, dining and entertainment complex, the recently renovated 800-room Rosen Plaza® provides its guests with resort-style luxury in a world-class vacation destination. Conveniently situated just minutes from Orlando’s world-famous theme parks, Universal Orlando®, Sea World® and Walt Disney World®, Rosen Plaza® is only 15 minutes from the Orlando International Airport.

Guests are invited to enjoy a variety of amenities such as the outdoor heated pool and whirlpool and the Fitness center with “Life Fitness” cardiovascular and exercise machines and a full-range of free weights.  Musical favorites from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s can be enjoyed nightly at Backstage Nightclub & Sports Bar, International Drive’s original nightclub.  Shingle Creek Golf Club, recently named by Golf Digest as one of the “Four Star Best Places to Play,” is just minutes away and offers complimentary transportation and preferred tee times for hotel guests.

Four on-site restaurants include Jack’s Place with casual fine dining. Café Matisse offers buffets as well as full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. The Lite Bite is open 24 hours a day and serves deli sandwiches, fresh pizza and snacks.  For more information, visit www.rosenplaza.com.