Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace announced the unveiling and official flagging of the 1,011-room property, located in the Disney Springs area, following an extensive multimillion-dollar, hotel-wide renovation. Formerly known as Buena Vista Palace Resort & Spa, the newly-transformed property is an Official Walt Disney World Hotel and represents Hilton’s continued expansion in the Orlando market.
Guests will experience a series of upscale refurbishments including a new guest room design; modern lobby; new lobby bar and outside terrace — Sunnies; renovated meeting spaces boasting 92,000 sf; new signature restaurant — Letterpress; grab-and-go market — Cirtus28; and a revamped Kay Casperson Spa, Salon & Boutique. The hotel has opened a reimagined recreation area, inclusive of the Float Lagoon, new pools and cabanas, as well as a new poolside restaurant — Shades, which serves lunch and dinner.
As an added benefit, groups have access to Disney Advantage, which provides benefits to guests staying on property such as complimentary shuttle services to the Disney Theme Parks, Disney merchandise, and advanced dining reservations. Groups can plan events through Disney Event Group and unique programing through the Disney Institute. With Disney Event Group, guests may host offsite events in select theme parks locations at Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios , Disney’s Animal Kingdom and ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
Groups also have the option to bring Disney Event Group’s entertainment and event production team to their meetings and receptions and enhance their experience with Disney characters, variety entertainment, musical talent and improvisational actors. Disney Institute’s programming offers educational content that focuses and shares the Disney approach to Quality Service, Leadership, Customer Loyalty delivered in 90 minute (keynote) presentations, three-hour or full-day workshops. They also offer behind-the-scenes tours to take a sneak peek at just how they “make the magic” every day and teambuilding activities.
The property is conveniently located inside Walt Disney World Resort, across the street with access via a new pedestrian skyway bridge to Disney Springs. Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace participates in Hilton HHonors, Hilton’s free-to-join loyalty program. Hilton HHonors members who book directly with Hilton save time and money and gain instant access to the benefits they care about most, including: