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Marriott's Grande Vista 
Location Orlando, Florida Coordinates Coordinates: 28°23′47″N 81°27′25″W / 28.396333°N 81.456924°W Opening date March 1997 Owner Marriott Vacation Club International Rooms 1616 Restaurants 3 Floors Between 4 and 6 Parking Complimentary Website Marriott's Grande Vista Marriott's Grande Vista is a Marriott Vacation Club resort, located off of International Drive in Orlando, Florida. The timeshare resort is the largest within the Marriott Vacation Club portfolio and features 1616 guest studios, one, two and three-bedroom villas, located in 24 mission-style buildings.
Resort Property
Situated on 164 acres (0.66 km2), Marriott's Grande Vista opened in March 1997.[1] The resort opened along with the Faldo Golf Institute, an nine-hole golf course and training center, located on property.[2] Construction of the resort's remaining unbuilt villas, dubbed the "West Village", continued on through the 2000s and are currently complete (with the last buildings completed in 2006). The "West Village" also includes a new pool area and bar and grill restaurant called the Copa Loca Bar and Grill (opened in 2004).
The property is home to 24 buildings, four pool areas, several restaurants and bars, a convenience store dubbed The Marketplace, a lake, fully equipped fitness center and a new on-site spa with multiple treatment rooms built in the summer of 2009.
Marriott's Grande Vista, along with Marriott Vacation Club, is a proud sponsor of the Children's Miracle Network (CMN). In 2009 Grande Vista collected the second most donations for the organization of any Marriott property in the world. In 2010 Grande Vista collected the most donations of any Marriott property in the world making $102,985. As of April 2011, Grande Vista was ahead of 2010 donations year-to-date. They do this primarily through a raffle at the front desk check-in area. With any donation to the CMN you can get entered to win a free 7 night stay at Grande Vista.
The Marriott Vacation Club's Headquarters is also located minutes from the property, located on Westwood Boulevard about one mile away from the property. In 2009, the resort was awarded Green Lodging certification by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.[3] It is listed as one of the Top 10 Value Hotels Worldwide by Gayot.com, has won Southeast/Caribbean Resort of the Year multiple times and was also named Marriott Vacation Club's Resort of the Year in 2003 and 2010 .
References
- ^ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/78566685.html?dids=78566685:78566685&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+10%2C+1997&author=Jill+Jorden+Spitz+of+The+Sentinel+Staff&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=HOTEL+GUESTS+CAN+CHECK+OUT+MARRIOTT%27S+NEWEST+ORLANDO+COMPLEX&pqatl=google
- ^ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/78575858.html?dids=78575858:78575858&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+19%2C+1997&author=Steve+Kornacki+of+The+Sentinel+Staff&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=FALDO+KICKS+OFF+NEW+GOLF+INSTITUTE+IN+A+VENTURE+WITH+MARRIOTT%2C+NICK+FALDO+HAS+OPENED+HIS+FIRST+GOLF+PRACTICE+AND+TRAINING+CENTER.&pqatl=google
- ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2009/06/22/daily25.html
External links
Categories:- Resorts in the United States
- Marriott International
- Hotels in Orlando, Florida
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