Polk hotels booking for Legoland

Posted by Orlando News Center on Oct 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment

At least two local hotels expect to be fully booked for the weekend of Oct. 15, the long-anticipated opening day for the Winter Haven theme park. "It's awesome news," said Holly Moine, director of sales and marketing at the best Western Park View Hotel, located adjacent to Legoland. "We're... 

New Owner Not Likely to Make Many Changes at Hotel Del

Posted by Orlando News Center on Feb 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment

A deal that gives a Blackstone Group LP unit a 60 percent ownership stake in the Hotel del Coronado is not expected to change how the region’s most famous hotel is run. “They’re active as an investor, but they’re passive in terms of management of the properties they acquire,” said Alan Reay, president of hotel brokerage... 

Looking forward to the past: Hotelier reflects on Naples, new Mount Dora home

Posted by Orlando News Center on Dec 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Jim Gunderson is eager to look forward, not back, and for him, forward means Mount Dora, northwest of Orlando, and the historic Lakeside Inn. Gunderson and his wife, Alexandra, just closed on the 89-room hotel...