The new Aloft Sarasota boasts a prime location blocks from the water and minutes from Sarasota’s islands and beaches. An innovative Tactic meeting room includes state-of-the-art A/V equipment, plasma TV and fast (and free) Wi-Fi.
Slated for a February 2017 opening, the 250-room Westin Sarasota is expected to include 12,500 square feet of meeting space, a spa and a rooftop pool facility. It will be adjacent to the new VUE 140-unit condominium.
Newly opened on Clearwater Beach,Opal Sands Resort offers 230 oceanfront rooms and suites, a full-service spa and fitness center, zero-entry pool and 25,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space along with a 5,500-square-foot event lawn.
The recently openedTreasure Island Beach Resort fronts Gulf waters west of St. Petersburg, and includes 77 suites, a beachfront pool and sundeck, a fitness center and the signature restaurant, BRGR Kitchen + Bar.
Set for an early 2017 opening, the 450-room Wyndham Grand Resort Clearwater Beach is on track to become one of the largest banquet and meeting facilities in Pinellas County, with 24,000 square feet of event space in the works. Additional amenities include an outdoor pool complex, a full-service spa and multiple restaurants.
Just east of Clearwater, the historic Safety Harbor Resort & Spa recently renovated treatment rooms in its 50,000-square-foot spa, including men’s and women’s bath and shower facilities. The Historical Landmark hotel features a natural spring bubbling beneath the property, and also includes meeting space for up to 1,000.
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa recently unveiled Grey Salt, a new Mediterranean-inspired restaurant created by Chef Marc Murphy, a 20-year veteran of the restaurant business and a regular judge on The Food Network show, Chopped.