Omni Hotels & Resorts reports it was the highest bidder in a bankruptcy auction for the Amelia Island Plantation, located 29 miles north of Jacksonville, Florida, and plans to take over and expand the luxury destination resort this fall.
The brand bid $67.1 million for the resort at a bankruptcy auction held on August 23, which is contingent on the Amelia Island Company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan obtaining approval at another court hearing on August 26.
Omni Hotels & Resorts says it expects to take over full ownership and operation of the Amelia Island Plantation luxury resort this fall. Omni plans to expand the resort with approximately 125 additional guest rooms and suites as well as a new 16,000-square-foot ballroom to accommodate additional meetings and events.
“We are exceptionally pleased to add this extraordinary resort to the Omni portfolio given its great beauty, gracious accommodations and broad range of amenities,” says Mike Deitemeyer, president of Omni Hotels & Resorts. “We believe that the property extends our luxury resort collection and exemplifies our commitment to deliver memorable experiences to our guests.”
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The hotel brand says the Amelia Island Plantation resort acquisition is part of Omni’s strategic expansion across North America. The brand has expanded in the last few years with the addition of the Omni Bedford Springs Resort in Bedford, Pennsylvania in January 2009 and the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire this September.
Situated on 1,350 acres at the northern tip of Florida, the Amelia Island Plantation resort is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, green marshlands and the Intracoastal Waterway.
Certified as being in harmony with nature, the resort is suitable for a family beach vacation, a romantic getaway, a spa or golf vacation or meetings and events. In addition to offering three and a half miles of wide, uncrowded beaches, the resort exemplifies environmental sensitivity and sustainability and is designated as a sanctuary by Audubon International as well as a certified Green Lodging Destination.
Accommodations include the Amelia Inn, with 249 ocean-view guest rooms and the Villas of Amelia offering one-, two- and three-bedroom villas with ocean, golf or resort views. The resort also offers a beautiful setting for meetings and events and has nearly 50,000 square feet of space for conferences, retreats or weddings.
Amelia Island Plantation’s Conference Center includes two ballrooms as well as 15 breakout rooms, pre-function areas and outdoor venues.
The resort features 54 holes of award-winning golf; a tennis center with 23 courts; a spa; numerous pools; a shopping village; a state-of-the-art fitness center; nine culinary venues ranging from casual to upscale; and recreation options which range from fishing, sailing and horseback riding to more than seven miles of trails for hiking, segway tours, bike rentals and island hoppers.
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