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The Celeste Hotel – Best Hotel Near Addition Financial Arena

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Among the numerous high-profile Orlando attractions lying near The Celeste Hotel, one of the very closest is Addition Financial Arena. This topnotch 252,000-square-foot event facility is a neighbor of ours here on the campus of the University of Central Florida, just a pleasant stroll from our luxury Tribute Portfolio hotel.

Any number of events might bring you to East Orlando and Addition Financial Arena. If so, avail yourself of the finest local accommodations with a room or suite at The Celeste!

Addition Financial Arena: A Multipurpose Venue on the UCF Campus

Roughly 10,000 seats strong, boasting more than a dozen luxury suites and nearly 35,000 square feet of exhibition space, Addition Financial Arena provides an outstanding venue for athletics, concerts, conferences, tradeshows, and myriad other events right on the UCF campus.

Home to UCF Knights basketball, the arena, which opened in 2007, also serves as a grand location for commencement ceremonies and all sorts of other university functions.

There’s also typically a busy schedule of touring shows and other events on the Addition Financial Arena calendar. Upcoming performances include CHEER Live on June 16th, featuring a slew of stars from the hit Netflix docuseries CHEER, plus Big Time Rush (with special guest Dixie D’Amelio) on their Forever Tour on June 23rd and, on July 30th and 31st, Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure.

Perfect Upscale Accommodations Near the Addition Financial Arena at The Celeste Hotel

Within easy walking distance of Addition Financial Arena, The Celeste Hotel provides top-of-the-line Tribute Portfolio accommodations right on the UCF campus. Our stylish rooms and suites reflect the astronomical theme that defines our upscale hotel: a focus that fits right into the university’s foundational mission to support the U.S. space program (and the school’s associated motto of “Reach For the Stars”).

Besides the luxury lodgings, we treat our guests to a variety of amenities. Those include, of course, our outstanding on-site restaurant Aurora, putting the spotlight on the exceptional culinary skill and creativity of Chef Mike Trudnak and his team while serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You’ve also got an outdoor pool to enjoy, plus a fine spectrum of special event spaces for weddings, meetings, and other happenings—including our regal Event Lawn.

Whether you’re heading to Addition Financial Arena for a business conference, a basketball game, a concert, or any other occasion, take advantage of the most convenient accommodations in the form of the UCF campus’s one and only luxury hotel. Book your stay at The Celeste Hotel today!