The developer behind Ovation Orlando has scooped up the 718-room Delta Hotels by Marriott Orlando Celebration right next door, a move that instantly reshapes the scale of one of Osceola County's biggest entertainment projects. The full-service resort sits on 20 acres at 2900 Parkway Blvd. in Kissimmee, just 1.5 miles from Walt Disney World, and it now falls under the same ownership as the sprawling mixed-use district rising beside it.
Accesso acquired both the hotel and its ground lease, which had been held by Tishman Hotels, according to GrowthSpotter. The purchase price was not disclosed. Tishman Hotels sold the ground lease and improvements, while KCP Celebration had owned the property since 2018, and the Delta Hotels by Marriott franchise agreement on the resort runs through 2042, meaning Accesso inherits a long-term branding arrangement along with the real estate.
Moises Benzaquen, Accesso's founding and managing partner for finance, called the deal a chance to land a recently renovated resort at a steep discount to what it would cost to build from scratch. He described the Delta Marriott Orlando Celebration as representing “a compelling opportunity to acquire a recently renovated, full-service resort at a significant discount to replacement cost in one of the world's most prominent leisure and convention markets,” per the same report.
A Resort With a Long History Changes Hands
The Delta Hotels Orlando Celebration opened in 1987 and has cycled through several identities over the decades, first operating as a Radisson, then running independently before relaunching under Marriott's Delta flag in 2022. It now ranks as the second-largest hotel in the Kissimmee submarket, built around six towers, outdoor pool areas, a restaurant and an on-site conference center, according to Tishman Hotels, whose listing describes the property in detail.
That conference space totals 11,632 square feet of flexible meeting area with room for outdoor events, per the same Tishman Hotels account. The resort recently underwent an estimated $23 million renovation and offers more than 13,000 square feet of meeting and event space, and guests currently have access to two outdoor pools, sports courts, a fitness center, and food and drink options including Waves Bar & Grill, The Pointe and the Rum Shack Pool Bar. Aimbridge Hospitality will manage the property going forward.
Ovation's Room Count Nearly Doubles Overnight
The acquisition pushes Accesso's land holdings at Ovation to nearly 100 acres and, combined with the resort's 718 rooms, is set to nearly double the project's planned hotel inventory from 740 rooms to 1,458. Ariel Bentata, Accesso's founding and managing partner for investments, framed the hotel as a strategic anchor rather than just added square footage. “Hospitality assets are critical components of any destination-oriented mixed-use project, and having the Marriott as an adjacent anchor for Ovation will create a seamless experience for visitors,” Bentata said.
The Delta hotel is also expected to allow for more seamless integration of a new parking garage planned at Ovation and will complement a planned Curio Collection by Hilton hotel within the district. Accesso still intends to build a four- or five-star hotel of its own on the Ovation property.
Ovation Orlando is already advancing toward vertical construction on its 77-acre footprint near Interstate 4 and U.S. 192. The project's own site describes it as a 650,000-square-foot mixed-use dining, retail, attraction, hotel and entertainment destination, while a separate announcement from the developer put the figure at 670,000 square feet. Either way, the plans call for a 1,000-seat theater, a convention center exceeding 35,000 square feet, and a mix of retail, restaurants, immersive art installations and live music venues, with visitors expected to be able to experience the finished district starting in 2028 and beyond, per Ovation Orlando's own materials.
Why Orlando's Convention Market Makes the Timing Work
The timing lines up with a tourism and convention market that is still climbing. Orlando welcomed roughly 76.7 million visitors in 2025, a 1.8% jump over the prior year and the highest visitation total in the destination's history, according to Visit Orlando. Group meetings visitation climbed 3.1% year over year to 5.8 million visitors in the same period.
Much of that convention demand flows through the Orange County Convention Center, located about 20 minutes from the Ovation site and ranked the nation's third-largest convention facility. Orange County has held the title of the country's No. 1 meeting destination for 10 consecutive years, and the center is now in the midst of a roughly $900 million expansion, including a $560 million Grand Concourse project that will add 44,000 square feet of meeting space and a 100,000-square-foot ballroom, according to the Orange County Newsroom. Construction on that piece began in early 2026 and is set to wrap in 2029, delivering an additional 1.15 million square feet by that year. The convention center already hosts nearly 200 events a year, including more than 115 conventions and tradeshows, drawing over 2 million attendees annually.
Orlando's hotel market is expected to remain among the top U.S. markets for hotel value appreciation, a backdrop that helps explain why Accesso moved quickly to fold an established, newly renovated resort into its still-rising entertainment district rather than wait years for its own hotel towers to open.
