The last few months of 2025 brought sweeping changes to a 785-room resort in Charlotte County. Less than two years after opening, Sunseeker Resort got new owners, new management and a new name. In a transaction that closed in September, Allegiant Travel Company sold Sunseeker to Blackstone Real Estate Group for $200 million.
The travel company opened the resort, which cost $695 million to build, in December 2023. Construction took more than four years due in part to pandemic-related challenges and Hurricane Ian damage.
After buying Sunseeker, Blackstone — which bills itself as the largest owner of commercial real estate globally — changed the name of the property from Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor to Sunseeker Resort Florida Gulf Coast, Curio Collection by Hilton. Blackstone, which also owns a controlling interest in Great Wolf Resorts and added Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort to its portfolio in 2024, also hired Pyramid Global Hospitality as Sunseeker’s management company…