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n Friday, September 14, Sandestin Investments, LLC 
celebrated the beginning of construction for a new 250-
room full-service hotel with a ground breaking ceremony. 
The Sandestin Hotel, as it will be called, will be located 

adjacent to the Baytowne Conference Center at Sandestin Golf and 
Beach Resort, and completion of the hotel is slated for April 2020. 

The Sandestin Hotel will be constructed by Batson-Cook, builders 

of a wide range of commercial projects for multi-family residential, 
offi ce, and private development clients throughout the Southeast. 
Architect for the project is internationally recognized design fi rm 
Cooper Carry who specializes in the design of hospitality, residential, 
and restaurants projects. Highgate, a premier real estate investment 
and hospitality management company, has been tapped to manage the 
newly developed hotel.  Additionally, celebrity Chef Hugh Acheson 
will partner to develop the new hotel’s culinary offerings.     

The new full-service hotel will include a three-meal restaurant, a 

lobby bar, room service, a luxury spa, a fi tness facility, a signature 

rooftop pool and bar allowing Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort 
to better meet the needs of the leisure traveler as well as expand 
group business. The Sandestin Hotel will include 20,000+ square 
feet of meeting space and feature a 13,000-square foot ballroom, all 
contiguous to the 30,000+ square feet of existing meeting space at 
Baytowne Conference Center. Additionally, guests of the hotel will 
have access to the many amenities offered by Sandestin Beach Golf 
Resort including more than seven miles of beaches and bayfront, four 
championship golf courses, 15 world-class tennis courts and a 113 slip 
marina.   

“Today marks the beginning of a great addition to Sandestin,” 

stated Sara Becnel, Vice President of Development for Sandestin Golf 
and Beach Resort. “We are excited to expand our hospitality offering 
with the new hotel as well as provide a fresh new guest experience not 
currently available at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.”  

The Sandestin Hotel

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Zhalman Harris

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