Texas-based Aimbridge Hospitality, a global hotel management company, will manage the Frenchman's Reef Marriott Resort & Spa and Noni Beach, Autograph Collection in St. Thomas, which are slated to reopen in the fall of 2022 after a $250 million rebuild.
Aimbridge was tapped to operate Frenchman's Reef in 2019 under prior owner Diamond Rock Hospitality Co.
The property was recently purchased by New York-based Fortress Investment Group, which has retained Aimbridge as the management company. Fortress will spearhead the rebuild and reopening efforts. With 384 rooms, including 28 suites at Frenchman's Reef and 94 rooms including two suites at the adjacent Noni Beach (formerly Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort), the property is the largest on St. Thomas.
The two properties, 15 minutes from the airport, will operate separately but will share select amenities.
Both properties have been shuttered since Hurricane Irma hit in 2017.
"With the renovations planned, the resort will be reinvented to take full advantage of the beach location. We look forward to continuing our management of these two destination resorts," said Rob Smith, Aimbridge's executive vice president of operations, full service and resorts.
Updated amenities at Frenchman's Reef will include three oceanfront pools, 72,000 square feet of meetings and event space, a spa and a casino as well as retail shops.
Six restaurants and lounges will offer indoor and outdoor seating and a variety of options, from Shots Caffeine & Goods to High Tide restaurant and a poolside bar.
Noni Beach is connected to Frenchman's Reef by a walking path and has a quarter-mile of beachfront. Amenities will include an oceanfront pool, event space and four restaurant and lounge spaces, including Seablue by Michael Mina, a swim-up bar and an oceanfront beach club lounge.