Naples Bay joins Preferred

The 131-unit Naples Bay Resort has become part of the world's largest independent hotel brand, joining a number of luxury properties throughout the Gulf Coast.

Preferred Hotels & Resorts also markets the Resort at the Longboat Key Club; the Zota Beach Resort, also on Longboat Key; the Opal Sands Resort, in Clearwater Beach; and the Sandpearl Resort, also in Clearwater Beach.

In all, the Chicago-based company counts more than 650 lodging properties in 85 countries in its collections of properties.