Saddlebrook Resort Florida Renovation

Saddlebrook Resort, the 480-acre retreat in Wesley Chapel, simply north of Tampa, Florida, simply unveiled a $92 million renovation that provides a splashy new pool scene, 4 new eating places, and a redesigned golf programs from famend architect Rees Jones.

Since its opening in 1981, Saddlebrook has hosted generations of athletes and vacationers, incomes a stellar fame for its championship golf and top-tier tennis. Now, following a complete redesign by Florida-based EoA Group, the resort has been reworked from the within out. All 451 visitor rooms and suites had been reimagined with heat wooden tones, a sophisticated impartial palette, and nature-inspired paintings. Every opens to a personal patio or balcony dealing with the fairways, pool, or nature protect, whereas one- and two-bedroom suites add full kitchens and residing areas for households and longer stays.

“Saddlebrook has all the time captured the spirit of Florida’s athletic and leisure life-style, and this transformation brings that legacy into a brand new period,” says Camilo Miguel Jr., founder and CEO of Mast Capital, which owns the resort with Amzak Capital Administration. “Our imaginative and prescient was to honor what makes Saddlebrook iconic whereas infusing it with new vitality—from fantastically redesigned visitor rooms and assembly areas to elevated facilities that help group occasions and replicate how immediately’s vacationers need to keep and play.”

A part of that imaginative and prescient is an bold new culinary program with 4 signature eating venues. Uncommon 1981, the flagship restaurant, celebrates Gulf Coast flavors in dishes like mojo-glazed shrimp skewers, seared snapper, and family-style sides. The sports activities tavern channels the property’s athletic roots with elevated pub fare, big-screen televisions, and communal tables. Palmhaus, set beside the resort’s 500,000-gallon Tremendous Pool (the identify is a nod to the 1984 Tremendous Bowl hosted in Tampa), serves sandwiches and small plates alongside frozen cocktails, whereas all-day cafe Brew retains early tee instances and pool days fueled with espresso, pastries, and grab-and-go bites.

Past eating, visitors will discover a fully reimagined pool space with verdant landscaping and personal cabanas, plus a brand new membership program that extends entry to locals and past. The resort’s golf programs had been redesigned by Rees Jones, recognized for renovating basic programs to host main championships, and now type three interchangeable nine-hole layouts, with rebuilt tees and tournament-grade greens, and a 13-acre driving vary. The reimagined programs complement the resort’s present 41 tennis courts, eight pickleball courts, and a health middle. Additionally within the works is a deliberate multi-court padel complicated.

“Saddlebrook has lengthy been a spot the place champions are made, with world-class tennis and golf applications which have formed among the biggest athletes within the recreation,” says Jeff Mayers, the resort’s managing director. “Whether or not you’re perfecting your serve on the identical courts as the professionals, internet hosting an occasion, or just soaking within the vitality of a vacation spot constructed on efficiency, Saddlebrook’s revitalization invitations each visitor to be a part of its legacy and expertise its new period of hospitality.”

Nightly charges at Saddlebrook Resort begin from $230, and you’ll e-book your keep at saddlebrook.com.