Wyndham Vacation Ownership

Margaritaville Resort and Restaurant Opening in Downtown Atlanta | Eater Atlanta

"Planned as a 22-story Margaritaville resort hotel with a Jimmy Buffett–themed restaurant overlooking Centennial Olympic Park and the SkyView Ferris Wheel, the project is described as a "margarita‑soaked, urban oasis" that would include a 14,000‑square‑foot, two‑story restaurant fronting the park (though it's unclear what that restaurant plans to serve), 207 landlocked vacation ownership units likely to be used as rentals and timeshares, and potentially rides as part of a sky‑high amusement park adjacent to the Ferris wheel and the Tabernacle. Local preservationists and downtown activists have opposed the proposal since it was first floated in 2014, and critics note it would replace similar failed celebrity‑driven concepts such as Planet Hollywood." - Beth McKibben