1. Latitude & Longitude
When the Orlando World Center Marriott, a massive convention hotel near Disney World, revamped its all-day restaurant, it built the modern, light-woods-adorned concept around locally sourced foods and an outdoor hydroponic garden. The restaurant, which opened in March, seats 500 for breakfast and lunch, but at dinner seating is removed to create a more intimate setting for 200 guests. Overall, using the four private dining rooms and terrace space that surrounds the garden, the venue can accommodate events of 700 guests. Elsewhere in the hotel, the 39,500-square-foot Crystal Ballroom debuted in January, part of the property’s 450,000 square feet of event space. It has innovative lighting via an Art Deco-like chandelier, an airwall, and muted warm colors.