LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL The George Steinbrenner family has two hotels under development. The first property to open will be the $10 million, 128-room Holiday Inn of Lakewood Ranch, which is slated to debut on June 5.
The hotel will be the first of two local properties owned by the George Steinbrenner family in Florida. Steinbrenner is the owner of the New York Yankees baseball franchise, while his son, Hal, serves as president of Zieg Hospitality Corp. of Sarasota, which also owns three hotels in Ocala and one in Tampa.
The second hotel, an 87-room Fairfield Inn by Marriott, is in the planning stages. The final site plan was approved last week. The property will cost an estimated $4.5 million, according to reports. (5/31/01)