- Spectacluar 5 star resort style property.
- A wide range of on-site dining options.
- Championship golf courses on-site.
- Private lake offering watersports.
Designed around a lush tropical setting with a private lake, this stunning, 750-room resort offers a wealth of activities (and a helipad) eight miles from Walt Disney World Resort.
This hotel, with its strongly tropical ambiance, is part of the lushly landscaped and self-contained Grand Cypress Resort that covers 1,500 acres. The 18-story, pyramid-shaped Hyatt Regency has three guestroom wings and a 200-foot atrium lobby. The hotel opened in 1984, and the rooms were completely renovated in 2001.
Guests can walk through 45 acres of natural Florida environment by taking the Audubon Walk, with its elevated boardwalk and interpretive signs.
Dining:
White Horse Sports Bar and Grill - In addition to big-screen TVs at the bar area, this restaurant offers an expansive appetizer list and entrees such as steaks, fresh seafood, and tender lamb chops. Diners can enjoy an ice-cold beer from the bar or a glass of wine from the select wine list. Hours of operation are subject to change.
Palm Café - This deli-style restaurant and general store is great for guests on the go. Open continuously throughout the day, the casual setting offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as an outdoor patio dining area.
La Coquina - The hotel’s more formal dining room overlooks Lake Windsong. A champagne Sunday brunch (seasonl) features a French marketplace theme.
Hemingways - Set atop a rock grotto overlooking a palm-fringed, lagoon-like pool, Hemingways recreates the ambiance and flavor of Old Florida, from the pre-dinner specialty drink, “Papa Doble,” to coffee and dessert. Outside, the screened patio offers a relaxed open-air atmosphere.
Cascade - Accented by a brass spiral staircase and a 35-foot bronze mermaid sculpture, the hotel’s main dining room offers views of the lagoon and Lake Windsong.
Facilities:
The Grand Cypress features 45 holes of Jack Nicklaus–designed championship golf, including 18-hole Scottish links, an award-winning golf academy, and a 9-hole pitch-and-putt course.
There is a racquet club with 12 private courts (five are lit at night), an Equestrian Center and a fully equipped health and fitness center.
Guests may cool off in the hotel's massive freeform pool as well.
The private lake offers sandy beaches, canoeing, and sailing.
Supervised activities are offered for children and families, and, on Saturday nights (weather permitting), kids are invited to a beach fire to roast marshmallows and make s’mores.