Pier Sixty-Six Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Is Now Open

• The Fort Lauderdale, Florida, lodge closed after Hurricane Irma, however has reopened after $1-billion renovation.
• It now has a spa, three swimming pools, and 12 eating places.
• With a brand new tower, there Pier Sixty-Six has 325 rooms and 88 residences.

Pier Sixty-Six with its eye-catching midcentury trendy design, has been certainly one of Fort Lauderdale‘s most beloved hospitality locations for many years. In 2017, the lodge was compelled to shut after it sustained heavy water injury from Hurricane Irma. However as of January, Pier Sixty-Six is formally again open for enterprise after a large, $1 billion renovation.

The 32-acre property that the lodge sits upon was initially developed within the Nineteen Fifties by Phillips 66 Petroleum, who used the land as a gasoline dock. The lodge, with its iconic 66-spire facade, made its debut in 1965 with an expansive marina and its signature rotating rooftop lounge, the Pier Prime, that attracted celebrities from Walter Cronkite to Frank Sinatra with its glitzy views of the Atlantic.

After its in depth makeover, the hospitality mega-complex now boasts a brand new further lodge tower, 325 rooms, 88 non-public residences, a brand new 13,000-square-foot spa, three swimming pools, and 12 eating places. Fort Lauderdale is named the “Yachting Capital of the World,” and a crown jewel of the property is the Pier Sixty-Six Marina, one of many largest superyacht marinas on the East Coast—it has 164 slips that may accommodate vessels as much as 400 toes in size. However maybe essentially the most hotly anticipated characteristic of the lodge is the historic, rotating Pier Prime, slated to reopen in March—and it’s leaning closely into its luxurious x-factor.

“Pier Prime reveals 360-degree views of the Atlantic Ocean, skyline, cruise port, and marina and [offers] modernized dishes like retro caviar pie, that includes 125 grams of Golden Osetra caviar, house-smoked salmon, whipped crème fraîche, œufs mimosa, chives, all served in a tart shell like a pie and topped with gold leaf,” Colm O’Callaghan, Pier Sixty-Six vice chairman and managing director, stated in an announcement to Journey + Leisure.

Nevertheless, whereas the Pier Prime is getting ready for its debut, there are nonetheless loads of different eating places to take a look at, starting from Calusso, providing French and Italian Riviera-inspired seafood and pasta choices, to Sotogrande, specializing in southern Spanish coastal delicacies and jap Mediterranean flavors. 

“Pier Sixty-Six is Broward County’s first property in 20 years with this many meals and beverage locations,” O’Callaghan stated. 

After consuming to their coronary heart’s content material, visitors can chill out and unwind on the expansive, soon-to-debut Zenova Spa & Wellness facility, which can characteristic physique remedy rooms, a VIP suite, in addition to a “snow room,” a enjoyable various to a chilly plunge. And in the event you’re trying to plan a get-together, the revamped Pier Sixty-Six has one of many largest occasion areas within the metropolis, with over 40,000 sq. toes for visitors to make the most of. 

To O’Callaghan, Pier Sixty-Six’s revival, with all of its shiny new facilities, is a bigger image for the way forward for Fort Lauderdale.

“Pier Sixty-Six serves as a bridge between Fort Lauderdale’s previous and the current cultural renaissance unfolding,” O’Callaghan stated.

Nightly charges at Pier Sixty-Six begin at $599.