Caribe Royale all-suites resort & convention: expanded facilities, casual atmosphere.Association meeting planners demand special attributes from the sites they select, and Orlando, Florida's largest independently owned meetings resort--the Caribe Royale All-Suites Resort 8 Convention Center--has enhanced its facilities with that in mind. Of particular note are a just-completed $30 million expansion of the property's Grand Caribe Convention Center and major changes to its restaurant offerings. "The Caribe Royale is a full-service meetings property, but we operate with a casual, resort feeling. That's a great combination for meeting planners and attendees alike. The fact that every guest room is a suite makes each visit special," says Scott Flexman, director of sales and marketing. EXPANDED MEETING FACILITIES The Caribe Royale's convention center expansion (finished in September 2003) more than doubled its meeting space. Its original 65,000 square feet grew to more than 150,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. The centerpiece of the expansion is the 40,000-square-foot Grand Sierra Ballroom, which provides great flexibility for a variety of uses. It can seat 4,400 people theater-style or 3,300 for banquets. It joins two other ballrooms--the Caribbean at 26,000 square feet and the Martinique at 6,400 square feet. The Caribbean Ballroom accommodates 2,800 people theater-style or 2,160 for banquets. The combination of these spaces gives meeting planners many options. Along with the new ballroom came 20 breakout rooms of 1,000 square feet each; these can be configured into spaces of up to 4,000 square feet. In all, the property has 51 breakout meeting rooms and three executive board rooms. A prefunction space of approximately 25,000 square feet serves the ballroom and meeting area. In addition to complete catering and convention services, the Caribe Royale's business services include concierge, a business center, in-house audio-visual services, videoconferencing A real time video session between two or more users or between two or more locations. Although the first videoconferencing was done with traditional analog TV and satellites, inhouse room systems became popular in the early 1980s after Compression Labs pioneered digitized video systems , T1 lines, and wireless high-speed Internet See broadband. access in meeting rooms. ENHANCED DINING CHOICES Guests enjoy great dining choices at the Caribe Royale. The newest is The Venetian Room, a 92-seat restaurant serving dinner only. It opened in fall 2002 and immediately started building a reputation for fine dining in Dining in is a formal military function for members of a company or other unit. The practice is thought to have begun in 16th Century England, in the monasteries and early universities. elegant surroundings. "Memorable dining is valued for business entertainment and for everyone's important occasions. The Venetian Room truly is a special place," says Executive Chef Vincent Posada po·sa·da n. A Christmas festival originating in Latin America that dramatizes the search of Joseph and Mary for lodging. [American Spanish, from Spanish, lodging, from posar, . Morocco-born Khalid Benghallem guides The Venetian Room's continental menu. Chef Benghallem trained in Europe and North Africa and worked at restaurants in France, Corsica, and Morocco before coming to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . "The Venetian Room is intimate and beautiful, and its size is perfect for fine dining," Benghallem says. A more casual atmosphere is nearby at newly renovated Tropicale, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Its menu selections reinforce the resort's Florida and Caribbean feeling. Also at the resort are Cafe Largo Largo, town (1990 pop. 65,674), Pinellas co., W Fla., on the Pinellas peninsula and the Gulf Coast, across the bay from Tampa; settled 1853, inc. 1905. It is a packing, canning, and shipping center in a citrus fruit and fishing area. , a market-style eatery; Calypso's at poolside pool·side n. The area next to or around a swimming pool. ; and the Parrot Isle Lounge. SUITES FOR EVERYONE Every guest at the Caribe Royale has a suite. Three towers house 1,218 spacious one-bedroom suites, featuring a separate living room, wet bar, refrigerator, microwave, and two televisions. The towers surround a 250,000-gallon pool with waterfalls and a 75-foot-long slide. In addition, the Caribe Royale has 120 two-bedroom villas in four buildings. The villa complex has its own pool. Each of the villas has one master king bed, two queen beds, two bathrooms (whirlpool whirlpool, revolving current in an ocean, river, or lake. It may be caused by the configuration of the shore, irregularities in the bottom of the body of water, the meeting of opposing currents or tides, or the action of the wind upon the water. tub in the master bedroom), living room, full kitchen, dining area, three televisions, washer washer Orthopedics A flattened disk of metal with a central hole used to distribute stress under a screw head to prevent thin cortical bone from splitting; serrated washers are used to affix avulsed ligaments, small avulsion fractures or comminuted fractures to the and dryer, and a screened lanai Lanai (lənī`), island, 141 sq mi (365 sq km), central Hawaii, W of Maui island across the Auau Channel; Mt. Lanaihale (3,370 ft/1,027 m) is the island's highest point. For many years the island was used for sugarcane raising and cattle grazing. or balcony. All guest rooms suites and villas--have dual-line telephones with voice mail and data ports. High-speed Internet access is available. The villas add a special touch to the Caribe Royale. They are ideal for small meetings of up to 16 people involved in training programs, educational sessions, product introductions, and similar activities. They offer the relaxed atmosphere of a residence while having the full resort's amenities. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Location, Location, Location is a popular Channel 4 property programme, presented by Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer. The reality show follows two real estate experts as they try to find the perfect home for a different set of buyers each week. It first aired in May 2001. The Caribe Royale is just 12 miles from the Orlando International Airport “KMCO” redirects here. For other uses, see KMCO (disambiguation). “MCO” redirects here. For other uses, see MCO (disambiguation). Orlando International Airport (IATA: MCO, ICAO: KMCO, FAA LID: MCO)[2] in Orlando's Lake Buena Vista area. "We're ideally located near Orlando's theme parks and other attractions. In fact, we're just five minutes from Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World . Considering the facilities we have on property and the attractions that are nearby, we can deliver what any group needs," Flexman says. Complimentary scheduled shuttle service is offered to the Disney theme parks. Golf is available off-site with course affiliation, and shopping is nearby at the Orlando Premium Factory Outlet. CONTACT Scott Flexman, Director of Sales and Marketing Phone; 800-823-8300, 407-238-8000 Fax: 407-238-8400 E-mail: sflexman@cariberoyale.com Web site: www.cariberoyale.com |
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