Acqualina Resort & Residences, the Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond property in Sunny Isles Beach, is marking its 20th anniversary this May with a wave of new dining, wellness, and guest experience programming — moves that signal how legacy luxury resorts are doubling down on food and beverage to sustain relevance and repeat visitation. The resort, which first opened its doors on May 16, 2006, has built its reputation on personalized service and design excellence across two decades of continuous five-star recognition. Now, as it enters its third decade, the property is using the milestone as a launchpad for experiential upgrades that operators and hospitality professionals will want to watch closely. For hotel and resort operators, Acqualina's anniversary strategy is a textbook example of how luxury properties are leveraging food, beverage, and wellness investments to deepen guest loyalty rather than rely solely on room product. The approach reflects a broader [hospitality industry trend](/hospitality/industry-trends) of treating F&B programming as a primary driver of return visits — particularly in high-competition coastal luxury markets like South Florida. The timing is notable. Miami's luxury hospitality corridor has grown increasingly competitive, with new entrants raising the bar on culinary identity and spa programming. By announcing a suite of new experiences at the 20-year mark, Acqualina is reinforcing its positioning at the top of that market while giving long-standing guests — many of whom return annually — fresh reasons to rebook. For restaurant and beverage professionals tracking hotel F&B strategy, the Acqualina model underscores a recurring theme in [upscale resort dining coverage](/restaurants/trends): that anniversary moments are increasingly being used to relaunch culinary identities, introduce chef-driven concepts, and expand wellness-adjacent beverage and nutrition programming. Industry observers following the [Food & Beverage Magazine](https://fb101.com/?utm_source=rhfnews&utm_campaign=powered_by) network will recognize this pattern as emblematic of where luxury hospitality investment is flowing in 2026. Written by Michael Politz, Author of [Guide to Restaurant Success: The Proven Process for Starting Any Restaurant Business From Scratch to Success (ISBN: 978-1-119-66896-1)](https://www.amazon.com/Beverage-Magazines-Guide-Restaurant-Success/dp/1119668964), Founder of Food & Beverage Magazine, the leading online magazine and resource in the industry. Designer of the Bluetooth logo and recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine's "Top 40 Under 40" for founding American Wholesale Floral, Politz is also the Co-founder of the Proof Awards and the CPG Awards and a partner in numerous consumer brands across the food and beverage sector.