Three years after Hurricane Ian flooded the property and an electrical fire burned it down, the Hideaway Beach Club on Marco Island unveiled its brand new sports and wellness center.
WATCH: Fox 4’s Eric Lovelace takes us to the ribbon cutting:
Hideaway Beach Club reopens on Marco Island 3 years after Hurricane Ian
The beach club faced a devastating one-two punch in 2022 when Hurricane Ian brought 6 to 8 feet of floodwater across the entire property, followed by an electrical fire less than a week later that was ruled a total loss.
“Hurricane Ian came through here, and just like the rest of the coastline here in southwest Florida, we got significant damage,” said Eamon Murphy, chief operating officer of Hideaway Beach Club.
Murphy described the aftermath as gut-wrenching, with broken windows, smoke everywhere and decimation throughout the building…