Tampa family-run firm exits hotel business after 45 years


  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 9:20 a.m. July 21, 2025
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Hampton Inn Tampa East just off of Interstate 4 was sold to a local hotel company, KMD Hospitality Management.
Hampton Inn Tampa East just off of Interstate 4 was sold to a local hotel company, KMD Hospitality Management.
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The Liberty Group, a Tampa based investment firm, announced Monday it is has sold six Marriott and Hilton properties across the state, bringing to an end the company’s 45-year run as a hotel operator.

The hotels, the final ones in a portfolio that once spanned 57 properties with more than 5,000 rooms, are in Cape Coral, Tampa, Fort Pierce, Ormond Beach and The Villages. Several sold earlier this year.

 

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