A commercial umbrella supplier for major U.S. resort markets has to understand that Las Vegas is not Orlando, Miami is not New York, and a beachfront property in the Florida Keys has very different outdoor challenges from a mountain resort. The umbrellas may serve the same basic purpose, but the environments surrounding them can be […]

A commercial umbrella can look great on the day it arrives. The harder question is what it will look like after several seasons of sun, wind, rain, cleaning, opening, closing, and constant guest traffic. For hotels, resorts, restaurants, waterparks, and other busy properties, durable commercial outdoor umbrellas need to do more than make a good […]

Choosing umbrella sizes that work best for restaurant tables sounds simple until you start laying out an actual patio. A canopy can look enormous in a catalog and surprisingly small once four people are sitting underneath it. Go too large, though, and neighboring umbrellas begin overlapping, servers lose room to move, and a carefully planned […]

Choosing outdoor umbrellas for Florida hotels is not simply a matter of matching canopy colors to the pool furniture. The umbrellas need to look appropriate for the property while standing up to conditions that can be hard on outdoor furnishings. Florida hotels ask a lot from their outdoor spaces. A pool deck may be packed […]

Commercial pool umbrellas serving Orlando-area resorts need to be built differently from umbrellas intended for a residential patio. They are part of a working hospitality space and have to handle a demanding pace. Orlando resort pools rarely have a quiet day. By mid-morning, lounge chairs are filling up. Families are moving between the pool and […]

When operators ask which umbrellas hold up best at waterparks, the answer usually has less to do with appearance than with what is happening underneath the canopy. A waterpark umbrella lives a rough life. The sun beats down on it for hours. Chlorinated water gets splashed nearby. Wind catches the canopy. Employees open and close […]

The best poolside umbrellas for waterparks have a harder job than most people realize. They are opened and closed constantly, exposed to sun and sudden weather changes, surrounded by splashing water, and used in spaces filled with families moving from one attraction to the next. A pretty umbrella that works well on a backyard patio […]

The best cabana options for waterparks need to do more than create shade. They have to give guests a place to settle in, store personal items, escape the sun, and enjoy a little privacy while still fitting into a very active commercial environment. For waterpark operators, cabanas can also become part of the guest experience […]

Choosing the best patio umbrellas for outdoor restaurant seating is about much more than finding a canopy large enough to cover a table. Restaurant umbrellas have to work through long days of sun, frequent opening and closing, changing weather, spills, constant guest traffic, and the occasional gust that seems to come out of nowhere. At […]