| Seralago Hotel & Suites Main Gate East | |
|---|---|
 Current logo | |
  Location within Florida | |
| General information | |
| Location | 5678 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28°19′52″N 81°30′41″W / 28.331015°N 81.511302°W / 28.331015; -81.511302 |
| Opening | March 1973 |
| Owner | Seralago Investments LLC |
| Management | Seralago Investments LLC |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 614 |
| Number of suites | 113 |
| Number of restaurants | 2 |
| Website | |
| Seralago Hotel & Suites | |
The Seralago Hotel & Suites Main Gate East is a 3-star family resort located on Irlo Bronson Highway in Kissimmee, Florida. The resort is located 3 miles or 4.8 kilometers east of the Walt Disney World Resort and is near Old Town.
History
The hotel opened in March 1973 with 228 rooms in four detached buildings. Holiday Inn owns the Seralago Hotel & Suites Main Gate East.
One of the original owners of the hotel was Henri Landwirth, founder of the Give Kids The World Village, a nonprofit resort where terminally ill children would enjoy a week-long vacation with their families for no charge. Another owner of the hotel was the astronaut John Glenn, later a United States senator. Massive expansions of the resort took place in 1975, 1979, and 1989 with the opening of 445 additional rooms. This hotel pioneered the concept of "kids' suites;" suites with child-friendly themes where children have gaming consoles and their own private area for relaxation. Each kid suite can accommodate up to five people (two parents/adult guardians and three children).
References
- ^ Seralago Hotel & Suites at OrlandoHotel.com
- ^ Seralago Hotel & Suites Archived 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine at Fodors.com
- ^ The history of Seralago Hotel & Suites Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine at SeralagoHotel.com
- ^ Landwirth, Henri. Gift of Life.