Stayed in a Beautiful Hotel and Got Me Some Edumacation!

I recently attended a job-related conference a few cities over from my home base. Luckily for me the conference organizers had the foresight to book their event into the Gaylord Palms Hotel. This is one large, beautiful, and luxurious hotel. I highly recommend booking a stay at this great hotel if you find yourself in the area...or perhaps just need an excuse to come to Central Florida. You know, if the whole Disney, Sea World, Universal, Busch Gardens, beaches, sunshine, etc., didn't do it for you; now you can use the Gaylord Palms as your motivation. On to the photos:

This was the view outside my room from my private balcony:



This is a steakhouse restaurant inside the hotel:



This fountain was located outside the Italian restaurant, which you can kind of see in the background to the left:



Every detail of the hotel is tricked out to the max. This is the ceiling of the entry rotunda in the conference center:



This is the entry way to the St. Augustine area, complete with a mockup of the old Spanish fort:



Evening strolls were a treat to the senses with scenes like this waterfall around every turn:



And then there was the pool full of live turtles and alligators!:



This guy comes by three times each week to feed the alligators. Looks like he might have missed a meal given the way these gators are ready to climb up on the bank with him:



The hotel has two pools; one for adults and this one for kids and families. Notice the attached water park on the right side of the frame:



As you can see from this small sampling of images (believe me, there is much more to see) the Gaylord Palms is a really nice hotel. Any reason to stay at the Gaylord Palms will certainly give rise to a memorable experience.