The Sunny is a new oceanfront hotel in Sunny Isles Beach, marking the transformation of the historic Newport Beachside Hotel into a modern beachfront destination. The 340-room property blends thoughtful design with a strong food and beverage program, multiple dining concepts, and a series of lively social spaces designed for both guests and the local community.
Family-owned for three generations, the property builds on decades of hospitality on one of South Florida’s most storied beachfront sites. With a completely refreshed guest experience and an ambitious culinary program, The Sunny represents a new chapter for this longtime Sunny Isles Beach landmark.If you’re passionate about hospitality, motivated by growth opportunities, and excited to be part of a team that creates meaningful guest experiences every day, we invite you to explore your future with The Sunny Hotel.
Join us and help create moments guests will never forget.
Pier Restaurant is The Sunny's pier restaurant and a central part of the property's food and beverage program. Serving a full menu of thoughtfully prepared, crowd-pleasing dishes alongside a strong beverage offering, it is designed to support the pace and energy of a full day over the water.
Set directly on the Newport Fishing Pier with unobstructed water views, Pier Restaurant blends high-volume service with a clear point of view, delivering food and drinks that feel elevated, consistent, and easy to enjoy in a relaxed, waterfront setting. As one of the property's most active outlets, it plays a critical role in shaping the guest experience and driving overall food and beverage performance.
Reporting to the Director of Food & Beverage, the Restaurant General Manager is the strategic and operational leader of Pier Restaurant. This role oversees all front-of-house operations, delivering exceptional guest experiences, driving financial performance, and upholding service and brand standards.
The General Manager will lead and develop the team, working closely with culinary leadership to ensure high-quality execution in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. They will foster a culture of professionalism, accountability, and genuine hospitality. Through strong leadership and operational discipline, the General Manager will play a key role in shaping the experience at Pier Restaurant and driving the success of The Sunny's pier food and beverage program.
The Sunny Hotel is managed by Davidson Hospitality Group, an award-winning hospitality operator behind leading hotel and restaurant brands. As part of the Davidson team, employees enjoy a robust benefits program designed to enrich their lives and support their well-being:
A remarkable thing happens when you bring people together who are driven by a common goal and personal passion to make a difference—they do. Every team member at Davidson Hospitality Group is united behind a singular vision: Delivering hospitality and creating value for every customer, every time.
This simple but powerful vision provides the impetus for our approach to value creation, the cornerstone of how we’ve operated for nearly 50 years. It brings a spirit of collaboration, innovation, and hospitality to our select portfolio of clients. It fosters an entrepreneurial management style that allows us to look at each property through the eyes of an owner, and treat each and every property as if it was our own. In the end, it makes a remarkable difference driving top line revenue and bottom line results for our property owners. It’s the reason why our property owners see us as a true value-creation company, not just a management company
We invite you to join us as we continue to set the standard in the hospitality industry.
