Press Room

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (Feb 12, 2019) – Mainsail Lodging & Development is delighted to announce the recapitalization and reopening of Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina in the British Virgin Islands. On Dec. 31, 2018, The Ardent Companies, through a $41 million investment, replaced First Bank of Puerto Rico as principal lender. Mainsail Lodging & […]

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (January 16, 2019) – Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina, a private-island, AAA Four Diamond resort in the British Virgin Islands, has announced a number of major changes to the its world-class culinary offerings, including two newly rebranded restaurants, Cardamom & Co. and Donovan’s Reef Marina Bar & Grill. “Scrub Island’s new […]

TAMPA, Fla. (January 08, 2018) – Mainsail Lodging & Development has announced the appointment of Brad Hayden as the company’s vice president of finance. Hayden will oversee the areas of finance, project accounting and hotel operational accounting, and work closely with Mainsail Lodging & Development’s senior leadership and key stakeholders to identify additional opportunities to […]

Company Will Exclusively Manage both Oakwood and ExecuStay® Brands in Georgia and TennesseeTAMPA, Fla. (December 4, 2018) – Mainsail Lodging & Development, a Tampa-based hospitality company, announced today it is expanding its franchise agreement with Oakwood to exclusively manage the Georgia and Tennessee markets. In addition to these new markets, Mainsail will continue to manage […]

General Manager, Executive Chef, Director of Sales Join Newly-Opened Property DUNEDIN, Fla. (November 29, 2018) – The recently opened Fenway Hotel, the latest property from Tampa-based Mainsail Lodging & Development, announced today new additions to the hotel’s executive team, including Adam Hyatt, executive chef, and Nancy Calabrese, director of sales. Opened earlier this month, the […]

New Partnership with Epicurean Hotel Brings Best-in-Class Appliances to Culinary Classroom TAMPA, Fla. (October 30, 2018) – As part of a new partnership with Sub-Zero Group, the state-of-the-art Epicurean Theatre inside Tampa’s Epicurean Hotel was recently outfitted with best-in-class Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, including a Sub-Zero over/under refrigerator/freezer and a wine storage unit. In addition, […]

The Grand Lady of Dunedin makes her historic return  DUNEDIN, Fla. (October 25, 2018) – At a ribbon cutting ceremony today, Tampa-based Mainsail Lodging & Development announced a staged opening for the new Fenway Hotel (453 Edgewater Drive). A member of the Autograph Collection® of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR), the boutique historic hotel is […]

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (Oct. 11, 2018) – Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina has joined forces with Saira Hospitality, a non-profit organization that provides local students with the skills and knowledge needed to work in the hospitality industry. Scrub Island is one of five BVI resorts participating in a new eight-week “pop-up” school launched by […]

TAMPA, Fla. (October 9, 2018) – Condé Nast Traveler today announced the results of its 31st annual Readers’ Choice Awards with the Epicurean Hotel securing the #3 spot in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2018 Reader’s Choice Awards for “Top Hotels in Florida.” Up from the #4 spot last year, the Epicurean is the only hotel in […]

Private-island resort welcomes guests for grand reopening one year after Hurricane Irma  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (Oct. 8, 2018) – After months of intensive effort and significant renovations, Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina, BVI is once again fully up and running. The property was the first full-service resort in the British Virgin Islands to return […]