Renewed interest in building hotel in Downtown Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, FL –
The city of Fort Myers has been trying to get a riverfront hotel for years. When it looked like it was finally going to happen, the developer backed out last month. Now, city officials say there is renewed interest that could make for a better deal.
A lot has changed downtown in the past decade. There’s a new streetscape, a new river basin and plenty of new shops and restaurants. For the past few years, many business owners have been excited about a new hotel that would be attached to Harborside Event Center.
“It was a little disappointing. It would be nice to see that finally develop with the vision downtown has had for the last, how many years,” said Pam Lemmerman, owner of the French Connection.