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Sunset Palm Hotel converting to long-term rentals on US 27

Where it is. On US 27 in Davenport, under 100 feet from Waffle House and about 150 feet from Burger King. Distance measured from map data, October 2026.

Two of the places within a quarter mile, nearest first; the nearest large store is kept when there is one. Straight-line distance between the mapped points. Restaurant locations geocoded from the Florida DBPR active food-service licence file, read Oct 15, 2026.

Sunset Palm Hotel on Highway 27 is converting to long-term rental use.

The Sunset Palm Hotel at 44199 Highway 27 in Davenport is converting its use to long-term rentals, according to county records filed in early 2025. A site-plan review for the new use was completed and closed in January 2025.

The hotel also filed a permit in November 2024 for a new exterior deck of approximately 1,200 square feet.

What happens next

The conversion to long-term rentals has been approved by the county. No further public action is expected.

Timeline

Nov 15, 2024
Permit filed for new exterior deck (approximately 1,200 SF)
Polk County Building Permit BC-2024-1224
Jan 9, 2025
Site-plan review for long-term rental use filed and approved
Polk County Land Development Review LDDRC-2025-5

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Spotted by the Lakelandmarks records pipeline Β· records checked Nov 3, 2026

Summaries are derived from public permit and agenda records and may contain errors β€” verify with Polk County before relying on them. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it fast.

Sources for this page: Polk County permit records.