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The cost of paradise: why 41% of Fort Myers Beach hotel rooms remain dark

Fort Myers Beach may look busy again, but WINK found 985 pre-storm rooms are still dark and many small hotels remain stuck in recovery limbo.

When
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Where
Fort Myers Beach
Official source
WINK News
Posted by LeeScoop June 10, 2026 Fort Myers Beach

What happened?

WINK Investigates reports that more than 41 percent of Fort Myers Beach hotel rooms that existed before Hurricane Ian are still closed. The outlet says 985 of 2,380 pre-storm rooms remain dark even as countywide lodging has reopened above 86 percent. The split is especially stark between large resorts with insurance capital and smaller historic motels that still cannot finance a comeback.

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Source

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