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Downtown Orlando, Orlando — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Downtown Orlando is the historic core and central business district of Orlando, wrapped around Lake Eola between Marks Street and Kaley Avenue.
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Where to stay in Downtown Orlando
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
The Central Business District, the strip between Colonial Drive and Lake Lucerne, gathers the office towers and puts the Orange County Regional History Center within a short walk of most rooms. Thornton Park keeps the east side. South Eola wraps Lake Eola Park, trading the tower blocks for lawn, water and a slower start to the morning. Parramore runs west toward Orange Blossom Trail.
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Central Business District
The office strip between Colonial Drive and Lake Lucerne, with the history centre a few blocks from the lobby doors.Find hotels in Central Business Districtmornings that start on Lake Eola ParkSouth Eola
Lawn and water at the door, on the stretch that carries east and south around Lake Eola Park.Find hotels in South Eolathe east side of downtown, off the office gridThornton Park
The eastern quarter running toward Mills Avenue, close enough to walk in and far enough out to lose the tower blocks.Find hotels in Thornton Parkarrivals coming in over the Marks Street edgeNorth Quarter
The northern end of the district below Marks Street, alongside the older streets of the Lake Eola Heights Historic District.Find hotels in North QuarterHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Orlando
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Museums & Galleries
1- Orange County Regional History Center
Churches & Religious Sites
2- St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church Heritage
- First United Methodist Church of Orlando
Stadiums & Sports
1- Tinker Field Heritage
Landmarks & Notable Places
2- Dr. P. Phillips House Heritage
- John N. Huttig Estate Heritage
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About Downtown Orlando
What are the main landmarks in Downtown Orlando?
The Orange County Regional History Center is the district's museum, and the First United Methodist Church of Orlando stands among the older masonry of the central grid. Tinker Field sits out on the western side. The Well'sbuilt Hotel keeps its place on the Parramore side, west of the office towers.
Lake Eola Park gives the district its open ground, and the Lake Eola Heights Historic District takes the streets immediately north of the water.
What is the history of Downtown Orlando?
Downtown Orlando is the historic core of Orlando, the ground the rest of the city grew outward from, and the oldest of that fabric survives in the grid between Colonial Drive and Lake Lucerne. Two historic districts hold that record. Lake Eola Heights Historic District preserves the older streets north of the lake, and Lake Cherokee Historic District does the same at the southern end toward Kaley Avenue.
The Well'sbuilt Hotel carries the Parramore side of that story.
Where is Downtown Orlando?
The district runs from Marks Street south to Kaley Avenue, and from Mills Avenue west to Orange Blossom Trail, with Lake Eola near its centre.
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What is the best area to stay in Downtown Orlando?
Central Business District: tower rooms beside the Orange County Regional History Center. South Eola: mornings that start on Lake Eola Park. Thornton Park: the east side of downtown, off the office grid. North Quarter: arrivals coming in over the Marks Street edge.
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Updated October 2026