DK Travel : Orlando

One word describes Orlando’s transformation in the last three decades: stunning. The city and its suburbs have gone through a Cinderella-like metamorphosis, where plain Jane has become a worldly beauty. Millions of tourists are seduced every year by sophisticated resorts, a wide range of theme parks, must-see attractions, happening nightclubs, and winning restaurants. Here are Orlando’s best of the best.

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Park Plaza Gardens

With tables spilling out onto Park Avenue, this café bar is the bar of choice for an older set, who enjoy a cigar and glass of wine.
Park Plaza Gardens

For a touch of class, book a table at the exquisite Park Plaza Gardens. The glorious cuisine (such as blackened deep sea grouper with red lentils and curry vinaigrette) is enjoyed in a divine garden, much like a French courtyard. Take your pick from one of the best wine lists in Orlando, and finish off with towering desserts such as key lime pie.
Park Plaza Gardens

The menu at this garden restaurant is regional Americana, with a particular focus on seafood, such as blue crab cakes with mustard sauce.
Parliament House Resort

Parliament is one of the southeast’s premier gay resorts, boasting non-stop entertainment. Beside a 130-room hotel, there’s a pulsating dance club, a piano bar, a country and western bar, a video bar, lakeside beach parties, and more.
Peabody Orlando

This hotel boasts an elegant feel, friendly staff, and a great location for I-Drive attractions. Home of The Peabody Ducks, it has four rooftop tennis courts, as well as a health center.
Pebbles Restaurant

One of a small chain serving a creative menu that can include lamb chops with goat’s cheese or beef tenderloin cooked in Ybor Gold beer.
Pink Cadillac Diner, Old Town

Head to the Pink Cadillac Diner in Old town for a truly authentic experience complete with a huge pink cadillac inside the diner. The food is great and the atmospehere spot on, you feel like you're in the film Grease!!
Pirates Dinner Adventure

The swashbuckling actors entertain with comedy, drama, and music, on a set that is is a full-size pirate ship on a water-filled “lagoon”. The dinner buffet features roast chicken, braised beef, herbed rice, and more. After the show, there’s a Buccaneer Bash Dance Party to help you burn a few of those spare calories.
Pleasure Island

Apart from its clubs, this spot also boasts a freewheeling street party with DJs, food kiosks, entertainment, open-air bars, and few restrictions about drinking in public (use plastic cups). Fireworks round off the fun.
Pointe Orlando

Pointe Orlando is a complex of shopping, dining, and entertainment venues. It offers something for everyone – a 21-screen cinema, a Wonder-works entertainment center, seven theme restaurants, plus more than 60 retail stores, including Victoria’s Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, and lots of specialty stores. The landscaped outdoor layout makes this a pleasant place for a shopping spree.

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Hotel price categories

For a standard, double room per night (with breakfast if included), taxes and extra charges.
- under $90
- $90–180
- $180–250
- over $250
Restaurant price categories

For a three-course meal for one, a glass of house wine, and all unavoidable extra charges including tax.
- under $20
- $20–$30
- $30–$45
- $45–$60
- over $60