HotelChatter - Stories about Hard Rock Hotel Orlando http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-12T16:11:44Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1201 Orlando: Inside The Theme Park Rock Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/20/152726/12 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/hard_rock_orlando_view.jpg"> <p> Here's why <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hard+Rock+Hotel+Orlando/local/1201"><b>Hard Rock Orlando</b></a> is a great home base for a visit to Universal Orlando: The vibe is "cool parents", at least that is what we liked to tell ourselves while we were on the grounds. <p>The giant pool, complete with sand and water slide is such a hit with kids it may be hard to drag them away from the pool and get them to the parks, so save the pool for an end of day activity. <p> Real rock music, not "Kid's Place Live", permeates the lobby and the common spaces, as it does at all Hard Rock's, however, as expected, this property is far more family friendly than some of the other markj 2011-10-20T16:30:02-05:00 Orlando: Skip the Lines at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter by Staying at a Universal Resort http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/18/03559/2776 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/PortofinoBay1.jpg" class="top"> <p>Are we in Italy right now? Nope, but this hotel is pretty convincing in its Italian-ness, if only it could decide exactly what part of Italy it wants to be. We're talking about the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Loews+Portofino+Bay+Hotel/local/1200">Loews Portofino Bay Resort at Universal Studios Orlando</a></b>, aka our base camp during the opening days of the new <I><b>Wizarding World of Harry Potter</b></i> theme park at Universal's Islands of Adventure. <P>Although Steven Spielberg initially conceived of making this hotel in the spirit of the Italian Riviera town of Portofino after spending his honeymoon there, a wander around the grounds reveals that it's smushed a bit of Venice, a dash of Tuscany, a dollop of Sicily and a pinch of Naples together JetSetCD 2010-06-18T08:55:54-05:00 28.4807945 -81.460276 Orlando: Universal Studios Announces First Hotel Package For Its Harry Potter Theme Park http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/19/152529/827

Update 3.25.10: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will open June 18!

Happy Friday! It's a very happy Friday indeed for fans of Harry Potter and Universal Studios actually, since the first vacation and hotel package was just announced for the getting-ready-to-open "Wizarding World of Harry Potter" theme park at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure.

The park, which will recreate Hogwarts, Ollivander's wand shop, as well as other locations from the famous books and movies, is due to open this spring but an actual set date hasn't yet been released.

But here's what the Wizarding World package including hotel stays, is offering to celebrate it: ]]> JetSetCD 2010-02-19T16:01:04-05:00 Orlando: The Bangles Burn 'An Eternal Flame' for Pinktober at The Hard Rock http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/28/105635/857

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling. Do you feel my heart beating, do you understand?

It's always good to see The Bangles are still out there performing their greatest hits from our pre-adolescence. It's even better to see The Bangles performing for such a good cause like Pinktober at the Hard Rock Hotel Orlando.

Pinktober is the Hard Rock's month-long breast cancer awareness program where guests can book special guestrooms that are outfitted with pink sheets (embroidered with little guitars) and pink bathrobes. Twenty-five percent of the room rate will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. ]]> juliana 2009-09-28T12:13:51-05:00 28.4775650 -81.464902 Orlando: Sweet Suite: The Dr. Seuss Suites at Loews Portofino in Orlando http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/30/143843/568 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/drseusssuite.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>It's hard to believe that Orlando-area hotels have gotten even more kid-friendly, but it's true.<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Loews+Portofino+Bay+Hotel/local/1200"><b>The Loews Portofino</b></a> in Orlando has just unveiled its Dr. Seuss kids' suites. The two-bedroom suites have a king bedroom for Mom and Pop and a kids' room with two twin beds and Dr. Seuss decor.<blockquote><p>Upon entering the suite, colors and patterns are everywhere, from the vibran blue carpet that is sprinkled with a pattern of lighter blue dots to the beds, which appear to be a part of "Who-ville" with Seussian forms inspired from <i>Horton Hears a Who</i> Book. Buildings teeter, trees drop and machines work in impossible way. </blockquote></p><p>Fortunately for parents, their bedroom is normal and free of any Dr. Seuss juliana 2008-06-30T14:51:56-05:00 28.480534 -81.461782 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/