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Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina to reopen Tuesday

By Nathan Mayberg - Editor | Oct 14, 2024

Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina workers dry out the flooded ground floor of resort after Hurricane Milton pushed about two feet of water inside the beachfront hotel on Fort Myers Beach. Photo credit: Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina

The Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina announced they would reopen Tuesday after Hurricane Milton flooded part of the hotel and left it without power. The quick work of its staff to clean out the pool, parking lot and ground floor from water and muck, has made for another miraculously quick reopening.

“We’re excited to announce that we’ll be welcoming guests back on Tuesday, Oct. 15 including both overnight and day pass visitors! Both the Captiva and Sanibel pools will be open, with the Octopool following soon,” resort management said in a Facebook posting. “Jack’s will be serving breakfast, and Bongo’s will be open for lunch and dinner. If you have any questions, feel free to call our team at (888) 222-7465 or email us at bookings@boykin.com. We can’t wait to see you back at Pink Shell.”

The resort faced down more than five feet of storm surge Wednesday night into early morning Thursday, as the pool deck was overrun by the flooding.

Just two weeks earlier, Hurricane Helene dumped sand and three feet of water into the resort’s pool deck and flooded the ground floor level just days before the Island Hopper Songwriter Festival. The resort staff somehow worked a miracle to reopen just in time for the annual pool party and headlining show of Scotty McCreery.

On Friday and into the weekend, workers were digging sand out of the parking lot and out of the pool after Hurricane Milton

. The resort took about two feet of water that got onto the ground floor level, General Manager Bill Waichulis said. Power was restored over the weekend.

Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina workers clean out the muck from Hurricane Milton. The hotel will reopen Tuesday, the resort announced. Photo credit: Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina

The hotel was evacuated Monday as part of a mandatory evacuation declared by the Town of Fort Myers Beach. About 100 rooms had to be evacuated, Waichulis said. He said there was some landscaping damage. “It’s not a catastrophe. It was a lot better than we thought was going to happen. Worse then Helene and not even close to Ian. We dodged a bullet,” he said.

“It’s one of the pleasures of living in paradise,” Waichulis said.

The Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina's Octopool takes on flooding from Hurricane Milton Wednesday night. Photo credit: Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina

The Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina pool deck and ground floor took on flooding from Hurricane Milton. Photo provided

The Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina withstood all that Hurricane Milton had to offer. The Fort Myers Beach resort will reopen Tuesday. Photo credit: Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina