Fernandina Beach’s oceanfront heavyweight just came out of a serious glow-up. Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa has wrapped a roughly $40 million, property-wide renovation that reimagined guest rooms, public spaces, dining venues and the resort spa. The oceanfront destination on Amelia Island now touts refreshed restaurants, a restored Oak Marsh golf course and revamped meeting facilities aimed at weddings, conferences and leisure travelers, with management saying the work blends coastal design and locally inspired art across the 1,350-acre property.
Inside The $40 Million Overhaul
As reported by the Jacksonville Business Journal, the full-scale project carried a price tag of about $40 million and touched "all public-facing elements" of the resort. The outlet notes that the overhaul spans refreshed food and beverage concepts, updated event spaces and reworked guest rooms as part of a push to modernize the property for both vacationers and group business.
Omni’s official renovation materials outline several new and reimagined concepts that rolled out during the multi-phase work, including Palmetto Press Coffee & Provisions, the updated Surfcaster pool restaurant, an elevated Nonna Mia and an enhanced FloraBelle breakfast venue. The resort also rebuilt meeting and event spaces and added a spa courtyard, relaxation rooms and upgraded locker rooms in the new spa complex, according to Omni Hotels & Resorts.
Golf, Groups And A Local Spin
Trade coverage notes that the refresh extends across the resort’s 401 oceanfront rooms and roughly 80,000 square feet of meeting and event space, positioning Omni to court larger conferences and destination weddings, according to Meetings Today. Meeting planners and travel writers have called out the coastal-modern palette and emphasis on indoor and outdoor living as central to the resort’s repositioning in the First Coast market.
“This renovation will further elevate our guests’ journeys, infusing newly designed spaces with coastal character, locally inspired art, and a refined sense of place,” Theo Schofield, the resort’s managing director, said in a statement provided by Omni Hotels & Resorts. The statement underscores local artwork and Lowcountry design as guiding themes for the resort’s new look.
The spa portion of the project quietly came online earlier in the spring, with the Jacksonville Business Journal reporting a May grand opening that showcased new features such as quartz-sand treatment tables and a serenity garden alongside the treatment menu. The outlet adds that the phased approach to construction allowed selected outlets and amenities to reopen along the way, so the resort could continue welcoming spring and summer guests even as the makeover unfolded.
