Who owns daytona beach resort

Eid said he and his partner plan to retain the same hotel management company that had been running The Plaza Resort prior to their becoming majority owners: North Carolina-based Boykin Management Co. It provides continuity and stability for the employees and condo owners," said Pottinga. Pottinga described the new owners as "fantastic.

They're great people. I'm really impressed by how they not only have an interest in improving the building, but the whole area as well. They want the district to become more of an entertainment district and to bring it back to its former glory. This is great news for The Plaza. Rates typically go up during big special events such as last month's Biketoberfest.

Overall rates are down compared with last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. September was good compared to last year, but October was down and so has November.

We're getting a lot of groups that are changing room reservations to next year. Hopefully next year will be a much better year. He talked about revitalizing Seabreeze Boulevard and wants it to become a hub for entertainment," said Davis.

I like the idea of bringing back entertainment. I have a meeting set up with him and the Mayor when he comes back to town in December," Davis said.

We need rejuvenation," he said. The Plaza Resort is Daytona Beach's oldest continuously operating hotel, dating back to It is located at the east end of Seabreeze Boulevard.

Its clock tower is one of the first things motorists see when they drive over the Seabreeze Bridge heading towards the ocean. The oceanfront hotel included a casino. The hotel burned down in and was rebuilt two years later. The section of beach behind The Plaza Resort is where legendary race car driver Sir Malcolm Campbell set a new world land speed record in Wysocarski said the decision by Vienna Capital to buy The Plaza Resort is "a step in the right direction.

Atlantic Ave. Gissy's group placed the highest offer in an online auction that drew 30 bids. Davis was the property's listing agent. Gissy is executive vice president of Orlando-based Westgate Resorts, but his purchase of the former Beachcomber site did not involve that company, said Davis. Westgate, however, in a separate transaction, recently acquired an oceanfront property down the street: the former Americano Beach Resort timeshare complex at 60 N.

Davis was not involved in that transaction but represented another party that was looking at the former Americano property. The story, unit Americano has been closed for more than three years after suffering damage during Hurricane Irma in September , Davis said.

Davis said to his knowledge Gissy and his partners have no immediate plans for the former Beachcomber Inn property. Siegel and his wife Jackie were the subjects of "The Queen of Versailles," an award-winning documentary on how the couple and their family attempted to build the Versailles house in Orlando's ritzy Windermere community.

The 90,square-foot mansion is the largest and most expensive single-family house in the United States. It is named and modeled after the Palace of Versailles in France.

The Orlando Business Journal on Sept. David Siegel told the publication that his family was committed to completing the project which began in On its website, Westgate describes itself as the operator of "27 beautiful resorts in premiere travel destinations throughout the United States.

The Oct. Its Westgate Cocoa Beach Resort was named by the travel magazine as one of the top 25 resorts in Florida. Westgate was founded in and is a subsidiary of Central Florida Investments Inc.