{"id":14985,"date":"2011-06-15T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=14985"},"modified":"2016-12-15T10:46:43","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T16:46:43","slug":"offbeat-orlando-hotels-with-welcome-quirks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/offbeat-orlando-hotels-with-welcome-quirks\/","title":{"rendered":"Offbeat Orlando: Hotels with welcome quirks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_14986\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/hotel\/United_States--FL\/Orlando\/Peabody_Orlando.h25540\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14986\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14986 \" title=\"Peabody Ducks_Robert Schultz\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Peabody-Ducks_Robert-Schultz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ducks parade every day through the lobby of The Peabody Orlando. Credit: Robert Schultz.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>By Nancy LaFever<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re not the predictable type. When you say  you\u2019re heading to Florida for a vacation, everyone assumes it\u2019s to hit  the beach or visit Disney sites. But you look for something a little  different \u2013 quirky even. But not <em>too<\/em> quirky, you still want a fabulous hotel room!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Gaylord Palms\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/hotel\/United_States--FL\/Kissimmee\/Gaylord_Palms.h62539\/\" target=\"_self\">Gaylord Palms<\/a><br \/>\nIf you\u2019d like to experience all of Florida without leaving your one hotel, Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee is just the spot for you. The Gaylord is a huge facility  with 1,406 guest rooms, which are located in four unique Florida  area-themed wings of the hotel.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Key West rooms<\/strong><br \/>\nWild cabana stripes on your bedspread and a lazy ceiling fan will  transport you to the island while you gaze out at the Key\u2019s Atrium.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emerald Bay<br \/>\n<\/strong>Luxurious with Spanish Renaissance architecture and Caribbean color schemes, this wing provides lots of privacy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Everglades<br \/>\n<\/strong> Surrounded by green, you\u2019ll feel like you\u2019re in the Everglades. Dark woods and textures add to the ambiance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>St. Augustine<\/strong><br \/>\nYou walk through an atrium to get to this warm Spanish and Mission-style room with 18th century panache.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"The Peabody Orlando\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/hotel\/United_States--FL\/Orlando\/Peabody_Orlando.h25540\/\" target=\"_self\">The Peabody Orlando<\/a><br \/>\nYou may have heard of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peabodymemphis.com\/peabody-ducks\/\">Peabody Ducks<\/a> at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn. In the 1930s after too much  whiskey, the general manager of the Peabody returned from a hunting  trip and put the live decoy ducks (legal at that time) in the fountain,  where they took up residence.<\/p>\n<p>In 1940, a bellman who had been an animal trainer, began the famous  Peabody Duck March and became the Peabody Duckmaster. Today, that  tradition continues every day at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily.<\/p>\n<p>The Peabody Orlando, a  beautiful contemporary Orlando hotel, has its own Peabody Ducks who do  their daily march on the red carpet. A premiere convention choice, you  can also enjoy luxury and the comfort of Southern hospitality.<\/p>\n<p>And those ducks!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"cheap Orlando flights\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/flights\/to-ORL\/to-Orlando\/\" target=\"_self\">Cheap Orlando flights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><atitle=\"Florida vacation\" href=\"www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=FL&amp;cnt=PKH&amp;type=blog\" target=\"_self\">Florida vacation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Orlando vacations\" href=\"www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=orlando-vacations&amp;cnt=OVI&amp;type=blog\" target=\"_self\">Orlando vacation<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Tampa hotels\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Tampa-Hotels.d602996.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_self\">Tampa hotels<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Nancy LaFever writes from the middle of  landlocked Ohio, where she has convinced herself that the decking around  her neighbor\u2019s pool qualifies as \u201cthe beach.\u201d <\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT01MGM1NDY1YjkxYjkzOWVlNzBjOWUxN2FjOWEzMzJlYQ==\" alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" class=\"nc_pixel\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re not the predictable type. 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