The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, Autograph Collection

In 1923, Pennsylvania businessman Aymer Vinoy Laughner commissioned architect Henry L. Taylor to design a luxury hotel overlooking Tampa Bay. Two years later, the $3.5 million The Vinoy Park Hotel with 362 luxurious guestrooms was open for business. The Vinoy reopened as a hotel in 1945 and continued operations until 1974, when, in a state of disrepair, it closed for more than 20 years. The salmon-colored St. Petersburg hotel then underwent a $93 million restoration and expansion that added a guest tower and complete recreational facilities, including an 18-hole golf course redesigned by Ron Garl. The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, Autograph Collection has been named to these Historic Hotels of America Top 25 Lists The 2024 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Afternoon Tea Experiences The 2024 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Historic Golf Courses The 2024 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Romantic Hotels The 2023 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Historic Golf CoursesThe 2022 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Historic Golf Courses The 2021 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Historic Golf Courses