ORLANDO HOTEL BUSINESS. has learned that the 650-room Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando is scheduled to hold its Grand Opening ceremony at the end of February 2001, according to Julie Purnell, vp development/Loews Hotels. The property held a soft opening on January 16 under the management of Loews.
The hotel features two restaurants, a zero-entry pool with a 260-foot water slide and underwater sound system, a business center and 6,000 square feet of meeting space. (2/1/01) Diana M. Rodriguez