ORLANDO (August 22, 2006) - Rosen Plaza hotel, located in the heart of the Orlando International Drive resort area and ideally situated next to the Orange County Convention Center, has been honored as one of the nation’s finest meeting facilities with its tenth Pinnacle Award in a row from Successful Meetings magazine.

“It’s wonderful to receive this accolade, especially from our peers who have been so important to our longevity and success,” said Victoria Hall, the Rosen Plaza’s Director of Sales and Marketing. “As we celebrate our 15 th anniversary this year, we especially appreciate our long-term clients who have supported us for so many years. And just as important, we look forward to developing new relationships and introducing them to the Rosen Plaza’s award-winning service.”

Successful Meetings’ Pinnacle Award winners are chosen by the publications’ readers… over 75,000 corporate and association meeting and convention planners who cast votes on properties offering the highest level of service and top-quality facilities.

Rosen Plaza was nominated and selected for the Pinnacle Award based on the renowned Rosen Hotels & Resorts superior service, exceptional meeting facilities, luxury accommodations, substantial amenities, the high quality of its food and beverage and desirable location next to the Orange County Convention Center and just 15 minutes from the Orlando International Airport. The property has received numerous awards from other publications including Meetings & Convention magazine’s Gold Key Award, Meeting News’ Planner’s Choice Award, Corporate & Incentive Travel’s Award of Excellence and Association Meetings’ Inner Circle Award.

The multi award-winning Rosen Plaza features 800 deluxe guest rooms. In addition, it offers 60,000 square feet of flexible meeting space that includes a 26,000 square-foot Grand Ballroom and 22 individual meeting rooms. Rosen Plaza features an innovative off-site airport check-in service that it is offering called BAGS Inc. (Baggage Airline Guest Services). Approved by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, BAGS allows guests to obtain their boarding passes and check bags at the hotel for a small fee. Bags are scanned by TSA representatives, and then transferred to a secure vehicle and routed to the airport.

Four on-site restaurants include Jack’s Place with casual fine dining. Café Matisse offers buffets as well as full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. Rossini’s Pizza serves fresh pizza and Italian specialties to go. The Lite Bite is open 24 hours a day and serves deli sandwiches and snacks.

Rosen Plaza guests receive preferred tee times at Shingle Creek Golf Club, recently named one of the “Top 40 New Courses” by Golfweek magazine. The par 72, David Harman-designed championship course is just minutes from the hotel and lies along historic Shingle Creek – headwaters of the Florida. Rosen Plaza guests receive complimentary transportation to the golf club, can host tournaments on the course, and can arrange corporate group programs with The Brad Brewer Golf Academy.

For more information, visit www.rosenplaza.com or call 1-800-627-8258.