LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. — JLL has arranged a $735 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of the 2,619-room Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort. The property comprises three Marriott-branded hotels: the 756-key Swan (Sheraton), the 1,514-key Dolphin (Westin) and the 349-key Swan Reserve (Autograph Collection).
A consortium between Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs provided the loan to the borrower, a joint venture between Tishman Hotel & Realty and MetLife Investment Management.
The Swan & Dolphin Resort is situated adjacent to Walt Disney World’s Epcot and Hollywood Studios theme parks in Lake Buena Vista. The partnership between Tishman and MetLife completed the property in 1990.
The property’s amenity package includes 16 restaurants, seven bars, three fitness centers, six outdoor pools and a 12,000-square-foot spa. In addition, the property offers 452,000 square feet of meeting and event space, including eight ballrooms, 99 meeting rooms and 100,000 square feet of outdoor space.
Kevin Davis, Mark Fisher and Caleigh O’Connell led the debt placement efforts for JLL.
“The Swan & Dolphin Resort CMBS loan [is] priced at the tightest pricing levels seen for hotels since 2021,” says Davis. “The market pricing was an affirmation of the strong in-place cash flows, the unique competitive position of the resort and the incredible 35-year track record that Tishman and MetLife have created in Orlando.”
— Taylor Williams