As our mini-vacation in Kissimmee drew to a close, my husband and I tried not to think about the inevitable: We were going to have to check out of the Gaylord Palms Resort. Although we had only laid eyes on the sprawling property for the first time days ago, we had already come to feel [...]
When taking a vacation, pools are always an important part of a hotel. You will spend hours during your vacation, swimming or relaxing by the pool. Do you know the best pools in the Kissimmee area? Here are the Top 5 favorite Hotel Pools in Kissimmee.
I’ve always been a fan of the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee. Mainly, I love the fact that they’ve brought the outdoors inside with authentic-looking recreations of Key West, the Everglades and St. Augustine. Plus, the Old Hickory Steakhouse makes my mouth water just thinking about it. Now, I have another reason to adore this [...]
Think of “green lodging” and you probably think of a hut in the middle of the rainforest using rainwater for your shower. Oh, how times have changed! The state of Florida has a Florida Green Lodging Program, and the Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee is just one of the properties in the program that has committed to [...]
NEWS FLASH: The temps dove really fast last night to a very cold 9 degrees. You make ask really? Actually, we arrived into a beautiful Winter Wonderland at the ICE presentation at the Gaylord Palms ICE. Several people had told us so many great stories about ICE, but until we arrived, I never knew it [...]
How do you freeze on a Florida vacation? Perhaps the most fun way is to visit the ICE! attraction at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee. We ventured down to the Gaylord Palms convention center on Sunday morning to check out ICE! The attraction is housed in a gigantic freezer chilled to 9 degrees. We [...]
The Family Memories Gingerbread Experience was first on our agenda this morning at the Gaylord Palms. It’s a special event you can get packaged with your stay during the Christmas season. We joined other families in one of the resort’s meeting rooms, where we were given pre-baked gingerbread walls and roof pieces, along with a [...]
We arrived in Kissimmee about 5 p.m. to check into our room at the Gaylord Palms Resort. Gracie got excited as soon as we saw the many Christmas lights decorating the entrances to the Gaylord and the outside of the resort’s convention center, where ICE! is housed. Gaylord Palms has more than 1,400 rooms, half [...]
Hi! I’m Leigh Caldwell, and I’m the first guest blogger for i.seeKissimmee! I love to share practical information for family travel on my blog, ThemeParkMom.com, so I was honored when the Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau asked me to help kick off their new guest blogger program.
When I have family visiting we always try to plan to do several things they have not done previously, which is pretty easy since there is so much to do in Kissimmee. The tough part is trying to decide just what to do. This past weekend was no exception. Because the weather was fantastic, we [...]
