The Don CeSar Puts A Dollar Figure On Storm-Ready Florida Hospitality

Host Hotels & Resorts has committed $105 million to work on The Don CeSar, the landmark pink hotel on St. Pete Beach. The sum offers a rare, concrete look at what hurricane preparedness actually costs a property of that scale on the Florida coast. Host describes the spending as part of building resilience ahead of future storm seasons, while noting that such investment does not remove the underlying risk hospitality owners along the Gulf face each year.

With reporting from Skift.