Seralago Hotel & Suites Main Gate East

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Seralago Hotel & Suites Main Gate East
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Location5678 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, Florida
Coordinates 28°19′52″N81°30′41″W / 28.331015°N 81.511302°W / 28.331015; -81.511302
OpeningMarch 1973
OwnerSeralago Investments LLC
ManagementSeralago Investments LLC
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Number of rooms614 [1] [2]
Number of suites113 [2]
Number of restaurants2
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Seralago Hotel & Suites

The Seralago Hotel & Suites Main Gate East is a 3-star family resort located on Irlo Bronson Highway in Kissimmee, Florida. The resort is located 3 miles or 4.8 kilometers east of the Walt Disney World Resort and is near Old Town. [1] [2]

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History

The hotel opened in March 1973 with 228 rooms in four detached buildings. [3] Holiday Inn owns the Seralago Hotel & Suites Main Gate East. [3]

One of the original owners of the hotel was Henri Landwirth, founder of the Give Kids The World Village , a nonprofit resort where terminally ill children would enjoy a week-long vacation with their families for no charge. [3] [4] Another owner of the hotel was the astronaut John Glenn, later a United States senator. [3] [4] Massive expansions of the resort took place in 1975, 1979, and 1989 with the opening of 445 additional rooms. [3] This hotel pioneered the concept of "kids' suites;" suites with child-friendly themes where children have gaming consoles and their own private area for relaxation. [3] Each kid suite can accommodate up to five people (two parents/adult guardians and three children).

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References

  1. 1 2 Seralago Hotel & Suites at OrlandoHotel.com
  2. 1 2 3 Seralago Hotel & Suites Archived 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine at Fodors.com
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The history of Seralago Hotel & Suites Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine at SeralagoHotel.com
  4. 1 2 Landwirth, Henri. Gift of Life .