Brooks Ross & Pete Reed
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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
photos & story by
Zhalman Harris
Tom & Carla Becnel
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