For example, the Hard Rock Hotel features one of Orlando's largest heated outdoor swimming pools, which includes a sand beach, 240-foot slide and 12 underwater sound speakers. Guests can stay in shape at The Workout Room, which features an exercise machine studio, steam rooms, sauna and whirlpool. Parents wanting a night out can drop their kids off at Camp Lil' Rock, the hotel's supervised children's activity center.

For dining and relaxing, guests can pick from the Sunset Grille, Hard Rock Beach Club, Starbucks, Emack & Bolio's, The Velvet Lounge and the world-renowned, ultra-chic Palm Restaurant. Just a short water taxi ride away, Universal's Citywalk nighttime entertainment complex features dining, the Hard Rock Café, shopping and world-class entertainment venues.

The 650 guestrooms include CD players, laptop safes, two dual-line telephones, minibars, and separate bath and vanity areas and, of course, decorative rock-n-roll memorabilia.

This seven-story hotel greets travelers with a vintage 1956 Chevy and a giant fountain with 42 guitars spouting water skyward. The Hard Rock Hotel is the happening spot, with a location close to all that is synonymous with Orlando.