TAMPA, FL-In another sign that Florida’s hospitality industry is recovering, construction is underway on a new 42-room hotel in Clearwater. The Coconut Cove Boutique Hotel will be the first all-suites hotel in Clearwater Beach when it opens in July.

“We feel there is significant demand for an all-suite boutique hotel on the north Pinellas County beaches,” says Gilles Arditi, president of Southwind Hospitality, the hotel managing firm on the deal. “We expect Coconut Cove to be extremely attractive to families, business travelers, long-term stay professionals and anyone who wants the convenience of preparing and eating their meals onsite.”

Located across the street from the beach, the new hotel will feature full kitchens, balconies, a large tropical pool, free Wi-fi, access to the beachfront amenities of its neighboring sister property, Quality Hotel on the Beach. Rooms will range from 550 to 750 square feet, with nightly rates in the $130-$250 range. Steve Page, who works closely with Southwind on a number of projects, owns the hotel. Because the hotel is leveraging the shell of a previously existing hotel, the construction is rapid.