Aloft to Open Hotel in Former OUC Building in Downtown Orlando

- Michelle Snow

After being empty for several years, the former OUC building, located at on the southern side of downtown Orlando, will now be transformed into something else.

Aloft Hotels, a boutique branch of the W hotel chain, will be opening its first Orlando hotel in the building. It will be receiving financial help from the city because they are agreeing not to change the historical exterior.

When done, Aloft Orlando will have 118 guest rooms, a Wxyz bar with cocktails and music, a Re:mix lounge providing a quiet space for guests, and more than 5,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space.

The hotel expects to open August 1, 2013.

...|: Artist Rendering of Aloft Orlando Downtown

About Michelle Snow

Michelle is the owner and editor of CitySurfing Orlando. She also owns Zengrrl.com, is a freelance writer specializing in travel and entertainment, has authored/co-authored four guidebooks on Orlando and Florida, and was head editor/writer at TheDisneyBlog.com for 10 years. She's lived in Orlando near Walt Disney World since 1995, and still finds there's so much fun to be had in Central Florida.
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