Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort is area's largest hotel. What are other biggies?
New owners are taking the helm at the 744-room Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, a landmark hotel at the center of the beachside tourist district in Daytona Beach.
Columbia Sussex Corporation, based in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, is slated to become the hotel’s new owner, according to multiple sources, including longtime Daytona Beach-area hotelier Manoj Bhoola, president and CEO of Ormond Beach-based Elite Hospitality Inc.
Bhoola was among nearly half a dozen Daytona Beach-area hospitality professionals who independently confirmed that Columbia Sussex was the new owner of the property. Based in Kentucky, it’s a family-owned company with more than 50 years experience in the hospitality and hotel industry.
The sale is big news because the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort is the largest hotel in Volusia-Flagler hospitality and hotel industry.
If you’re curious about the area’s other big hotel properties, here’s a list of the top 10 arranged by order of room count, courtesy of information provided by the Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and News-Journal research.
Top 10 hotels by room count in Daytona, Palm Coast, Volusia, Flagler
1. Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, 100 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach: 744 rooms; largest meeting space, 18,000-square feet.
2. Daytona Grande Oceanfront Resort, 422 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach: 434 rooms; largest event space, 5,346.
A photo of the entrance to the Daytona Grande Oceanfront Resort in 2023.
3. Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa, 200 Ocean Crest Drive, Palm Coast: 275 rooms; indoor event space, 15,000-square feet.
4. Perry’s Ocean Edge Resort, 2209 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach: 214 rooms; largest event space, 1,184-square-feet.
5. The Shores Resort & Spa, 2637 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach Shores: 212 rooms; largest event space, 6,895-square feet.
6. Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach, 918 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach: 200 rooms; largest event space, 6,400-square feet.
7. Renaissance Daytona Beach Oceanfront Hotel, 640 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach: 190 rooms; largest event space 4,336-square-feet.
The dining room and bar at the Renaissance Daytona Beach Oceanfront Hotel is pictured in 2024.
8. Holiday Inn Resort Daytona Beach, 1615 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach: 188 rooms; largest event space 1,500-square-feet.
9. Best Western International Speedway, Daytona Beach: 151 rooms; largest event space 700-square-feet.
10. Spark By Hilton Ormond Beach, 205 S. Atlantic Ave., Ormond Beach: 147 rooms; largest event space is flex space.
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