JACKSONVILLE, Florida—AC Motels by Marriott opened the AC Resort by Marriott Jacksonville St. Johns City Heart—situated inside Northeast Florida’s outside purchasing, eating, and way of life vacation spot—and welcomed its first company on March 6, 2024.
The four-story resort contains 118 guestrooms; a health heart; 1,500 sq. ft of assembly area, together with a non-public boardroom; an activated AC Lounge; and a fresh-air patio, pool, and recreation area.
“We’re delighted to open the doorways to this ‘Completely Exact Resort’ expertise,” says Basic Supervisor Hope Jenkins. “Trendy vacationers search out AC Motels, the place our mantra is to offer every thing company want—and nothing they don’t—with equal emphasis on refined type and sensible comforts.”
OTO Growth, a part of The Johnson Group, developed AC Resort Jacksonville St. Johns City Heart in partnership with Simon, an actual property funding belief.
“Vacationers love staying at AC Motels by Marriott—and we love constructing and working them,” says Matt McClelland, COO of OTO Growth. “Company will particularly respect the synergy created by connecting this fashionable resort to St. Johns City Heart, placing them inside strolling distance of an interesting array of market-exclusive retailers and common eating places.”
The resort additionally provides proximity to the area’s seashores and different recreation alternatives together with TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Seaside, Jacksonville Seaside, and EverBank Stadium.
The design creates a way of place at AC Resort Jacksonville. The seashore comes metaphorically inside through components just like the sand-and-neutral palette, diverse textures and supplies, and sculptural particulars starting from the entrance desk to a big piece of artistically displayed driftwood within the foyer. The resort exterior mimics the navy-blue waters of East Florida through windowpanes of various blue hues, vertical sunshades, and sand-colored tiles.
“The resort is stuffed all through with the main points that matter most to the fashionable traveler, from activated facilities to intuitive expertise,” Jenkins says. “One standout function is what we name our ‘oasis,’ a fresh-air patio adjoining to the AC Lounge with an outside pool, a water function, and yard video games, making it the proper place to get pleasure from Jacksonville’s 200-plus days of sunshine per yr.”
The AC Kitchen serves breakfast centered round recent croissants, sliced prosciutto, cheese, fruit, yogurt, and Nespresso. The AC Lounge has flatbreads, sandwiches, and shareable plates, each small and huge.
AC Resort Jacksonville was developed by OTO and Simon with venture companions DLR Group, architect and inside designer; and Kellogg & Kimsey, normal contractor.
