The US$175m (€157m, £114m) Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida – inspired by the lyrics and lifestyle of singer, songwriter and author Jimmy Buffett – has confirmed it will open in Q3 of this year.
The 349-bedroom 17-storey resort has been designed by architects and interior design firm The McBride Company with a “no worries” tropical theme, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and Intracoastal Waterway.
Among the numerous leisure facilities planned for the resort, there will be an 11,000sq ft (1,022sq m) St. Somewhere Spa, complete with 11 treatment rooms and two couples’ suites. Additionally, the spa will offer a mixed gender wet zone with heated benches, steamrooms, monsoon showers and a cascade pool. There will also be gender-specific lounges and locker rooms.
Other features of the resort will include seven dining venues, 30,000sq ft (2,787sq m) of function space for events, extensive water recreation and active adventure areas – including a number of pools and cabanas – retail space measuring 7,000sq ft (650sq m) and a 4,700sq ft (437sq m) beachfront fitness centre.
