The facility includes a pool with multiple zero entries, a grott…
The facility includes a pool with multiple zero entries, a grotto pool with large rock waterfall, a pool with single-rider slide tower, interactive wet deck with LED lighting, and a children’s play pool. An aquatic wellness area accompanies the spa, and multiple waterfeatures punctuate the property.
Chad Byerly
The team produced this aquatic spectacular during the heart of t…
The team produced this aquatic spectacular during the heart of the recession, forcing the owners to operate on a tight budget. Unable to build multiple pools, the team designed the large main pool, slide pool and grotto pool to function on one filtration system, utilizing land bridges to create a sense
of separation.
Chad Byerly
Say the designers: “The Hyatt Regency Orlando is strategically…
Say the designers: “The Hyatt Regency Orlando is strategically located in the heart of Orlando’s convention and attractions area. The centerpiece resort pool area was designed as a relaxing and fun escape for the many business and leisure travelers the hotel attracts.”
Aquatic Designer: Aquatic Design & Engineering
General Contractor: Balfour Beatty
Pool/Spa/Waterfeature Contractor: Van Kirk & Sons Pools & Spas
Landscape Architect: EDSA
Formerly the Peabody Hotel, the upscale Hyatt Regency Orlando underwent a significant expansion, including the addition of a tower. The multifeatured aquatic area was meant to entertain tourists, as well as serve businesspeople in need of relaxation after a day at the convention center across the street. In addition to the outdoor pools, fountains at the hotel and convention center entrances feature a multiple-weir design to reflect the architecture of the new hotel tower. All waterfeatures have LED lighting and programmable show fountain elements.
Rebecca Robledo is deputy editor of Pool & Spa News and Aquatics International. She is an award-winning trade journalist with more than 25 years experience reporting on and editing content for the pool, spa and aquatics industries. She specializes in technical, complex or detail-oriented subject matter with an emphasis in design and construction, as well as legal and regulatory issues. For this coverage and editing, she has received numerous awards, including four Jesse H. Neal Awards, considered by many to be the “Pulitzer Prize of Trade Journalism.”
