MARCO ISLAND, Fla.
JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of the 726-room JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort. Following an extensive $320 million renovation facilitated by ownership group Mass Mutual, the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, Golf Club & Spa has converted to a JW Marriott luxury property.
“This brand conversion brings to fruition years of planning, dedication and hard work, and I could not be more pleased,” said Rick Medwedeff, general manager, JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort. “As we move forward into the next chapter of our resort’s story, we are embracing our celebrated past and welcoming a new level of luxury by joining JW Marriott’s global portfolio of exceptional properties.”
The resort is poised to become one of the region’s most coveted culinary destinations, led by Executive Chef Eric Vasta, who most recently held the post at the celebrated five-star JW Marriott Marquis Dubai. Culinary programming will include private sommelier-led wine tastings and Chef’s Table experiences at signature restaurant Ario, helmed by Chef de Cuisine Gerald Sombright. The culinary offerings will extend to the beach with fish-grilling classes, rum tastings and private dinners.
JW Marriott Marco Island offers Spa by JW, the JW Marriott brand’s exclusive global spa concept with treatments based on four core benefit states: calm, indulge, renew and invigorate. Guests can customize their spa experience, choosing from a variety of menu options from full-service treatments to express spa services that start at a 12-minute entry point and are bookable without an appointment.
The property will also feature a 94-room, adults-only tower, scheduled to open in the fall of 2017—offering a rooftop pool, restaurant with an award-winning chef at the helm, and a 12,000-square-foot indoor entertainment center. Designed by Florida design and architecture firm, Edge of Architecture, Inc., the new tower will boast views of the Gulf of Mexico. Once construction is completed, the resort will include a total of 100,000 square feet of flexible event space and 810 guest rooms and suites.
In 2015, the resort began phase one of a three-phase makeover and brand conversion project, including expanded pool decks, a refurbished lobby, a new porte-cochere and a grand front entrance. The second phase, which concluded on Dec. 31, 2016, welcomed a complete transformation of guest rooms and resort culinary offerings, including the addition of two new signature restaurants, Ario and Maia.
