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World's Largest DoubleTree Opens Near SeaWorld

ORLANDO-The 1,094-room hotel unfurls its new flag after $35 million worth of renovations.

By Carl Cronan | Updated on October 13, 2009

ORLANDO-The former Sheraton World Resort near SeaWorld has been reflagged as the world’s largest DoubleTree hotel following a $35-million renovation that lasted 18 months. The 1,094-room hotel is now called the Doubletree Resort Orlando-International Drive.

New York City-based UrbanAmerica LP acquired the 28-acre property at 10100 International Drive in 2006 for $76.7 million in a joint venture with Tampa-based Buena Vista Hospitality Group. WhiteHall Fund, a division of Goldman Sachs, was the previous owner of the hotel, which opened in 1980.

Although UrbanAmerica originally planned to reopen the 17-story asset as a condo-hotel resort, the owner shifted gears in response to economic changes and decided to pursue the DoubleTree flag from McLean, VA-based Hilton Worldwide. It also received certification under the Florida Green Lodging Program for environmentally friendly hotels.

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