The Resort Group

What The Resort Group does

The Resort Group is a privately held, Honolulu-based real estate developer and operator founded by Jeffrey R. Stone, specializing in acquiring, creating, repositioning, and branding master-planned resort communities in the U.S. and internationally. Its portfolio comprises four anchor assets: Ko Olina Resort (642 acres on Oahu, with Four Seasons, Disney's Aulani, Marriott Vacation Club, beach villas, an 18-hole golf course, and a 330-slip marina), Princeville at Hanalei (9,000 acres on Kauai, featuring 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay, Westin vacation ownership, two Robert Trent Jones Jr. golf courses, a shopping center, and a private airport), North Shore Preserve (a residential community co-developed with Discovery Land Company), and Juniper Preserve (640 acres in Bend, Oregon, with Juniper Lodge, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Fazio golf courses, and a wellness-focused programming slate). The company monetizes through multiple streams: residential real estate sales (including vacation ownership and luxury homes), hospitality management and partner economics with globally branded operators, golf and marina operations, and development partnerships with capital partners such as Morgan Stanley, Starwood Capital Group, China Oceanwide Holdings, Colony Capital, and Henderson Land.

The underlying technology is non-digital in nature: the company's core competency is the proprietary design and integration of physical resort ecosystems that balance resident, visitor, employee, and community interests with local cultural values and land use requirements. Operational infrastructure includes championship golf courses, hotel properties, residential subdivisions, a marina, and airport facilities. The company's go-to-market combines direct residential sales (on-site sales teams and property websites), co-marketing with hospitality brand partners (Four Seasons, Disney, Marriott, 1 Hotels), and direct-to-consumer hotel bookings through brand-operated channels.

The business model is asset-heavy and capital-intensive, with revenue generated from a mix of one-time real estate sales (vacation ownership units, luxury homes, and homesites) and recurring hospitality, golf, and marina operations. GTM is enterprise-led on the developer side (negotiating long-term partnerships with global hospitality brands and capital partners) and sales-led on the residential real estate side (targeting affluent buyers seeking vacation homes and resort lifestyle investments). The company reports 101-250 corporate employees, though operating properties (e.g., 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay) employ an additional 350+ people through brand management agreements.

Name

The Resort Group

Legal name

The Resort Group LLC

Website

https://theresortgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Resort Group is a private, Honolulu-based developer and operator of master-planned luxury resort communities, anchored by Ko Olina (Oahu), Princeville (Kauai), and Juniper Preserve (Oregon), serving affluent vacation home buyers and global hospitality brand partners including Four Seasons, Disney, Marriott, and 1 Hotels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Resort Real Estate Development

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Accommodation (721)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Luxury Boutique & Lifestyle Resorts (THAGACAO), Destination Spa Resorts (THAGAMAA), Resort & Branded Residence Vacation Rental Management (BPAJAIAE), Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)

Keywords

• Master-planned communities
• Luxury resort development
• Resort real estate
• Hospitality development
• Vacation ownership properties

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Resort Real Estate Development and Sales: Sale of residential properties including single-family homes, condominiums, townhomes, and lots within master-planned resort communities. Properties include luxury vacation residences and resort-oriented living spaces.
2. Resort Hospitality Operations: Working with hospitality brands and management companies to operate resort hotels, generate cash flow, and achieve long-term asset appreciation through property management and guest services.
3. Golf and Recreation: Championship golf courses, marina operations, and recreational facilities that generate revenue through greens fees, memberships, and related services.
4. Development Partnerships: Strategic partnerships with investors and developers like China Oceanwide Holdings for future resort development projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Resort Group is a master developer that acquires, creates, repositions, and brands mixed-use resort master-planned communities in the U.S. and internationally. The company develops and sells luxury residential real estate (single-family homes, condominiums, townhomes, lots) within integrated resort communities, and partners with world-class hospitality brands to operate resort hotels, golf courses, marinas, and wellness facilities within those developments.

Product overview

The Resort Group is a master developer of distinctive mixed-use resort communities that deliver world-class experiences. The company's portfolio comprises multiple resort properties across Hawaii (Oahu's Ko Olina Resort and Kauai's Princeville at Hanalei) and Oregon (Juniper Preserve). The product ecosystem includes: Ko Olina Resort (642-acre flagship with Four Seasons, Disney's Aulani, Marriott timeshare, beach villas, golf club, and marina); Princeville at Hanalei (9,000-acre community with 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay, Westin timeshare, two Robert Trent Jones Jr. golf courses, shopping center, and private airport); North Shore Preserve (wellness-focused residential community co-developed with Discovery Land Company); and Juniper Preserve (640-acre wellness destination in Oregon with Jack Nicklaus and Tom Fazio golf courses, Juniper Lodge boutique hotel, Juniper Spa, and comprehensive wellness programming). The company also develops and operates ancillary amenities including golf academies, retail centers, and marina facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Juniper Lodge: An artistically inspired 104-room upscale hotel with panoramic mountain views, opened in 2019 as Huntington Lodge and renamed during the 2022 Juniper Preserve rebrand.
• Pronghorn Club
• Pronghorn Realty, LLC

Products and services

• Ko Olina Resort

Quantifiable outcome

• Ko Olina Golf has hosted the LOTTE LPGA Championship since 2012
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered key, core and minor.

• Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 February 2026Partnership to expand cultural programming and guide future development at Ko Olina Resort. CNHA will curate nearly 18 acres of land dedicated to enhancing visitor engagement with Native Hawaiian culture, arts and traditions. Plans include a Hawaiian cultural center or gathering space.
• Jeff Stone (Founder)coreOthers · 1 January 1997Founder, Chairman, CEO and President of The Resort Group. Stone acquired Ko Olina Resort in 1997 and revitalized the stalled resort, creating Oahu's first active resort destination.
• Discovery Land CompanykeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development partner for North Shore Preserve in Kauai, a neighborly residential community created and developed by The Resort Group and Discovery Land Company.
• Hawaiian CouncilkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerNative Hawaiian-led organization that will create workshops and performances blending Hawaiian, Tahitian, and Samoan influences. Partnership focuses on authentic cultural representation and restoring dignity to Hawaiian traditions.
• Four Seasons Hotels and ResortskeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFour Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina - an integrated five-star resort and residential development. First Four Seasons resort on Oahu.
• The Walt Disney CompanykeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAulani, a Disney Resort & Spa at Ko Olina - Disney's first family destination resort outside of its theme park developments.
• Marriott InternationalkeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMarriott's Ko Olina Beach Club - Marriott's most successful vacation club product, a Top 5 Marriott Timeshare Resort.
• SH Hotels & Resorts (1 Hotels)keyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorManagement company for 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay, managing the 252-room sustainable wellness resort at Princeville at Hanalei.
• Starwood Hotels & Resorts (Westin)keyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Westin Princeville Ocean Villas Resort - Hawaii's first Starwood Vacation Ownership opportunity at Princeville at Hanalei.
• Kerzner InternationalkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerKerzner International's Atlantis Resorts brand planning first U.S. location at Ko Olina with 1,400-room resort including aquarium, water park, and luxury residences.
• Troon GolfkeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTroon, the global leader in club and hospitality management, oversees operations at Pronghorn Club (Juniper Preserve), including the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course and Tom Fazio Championship Golf Course.
• Westbank (Canada's premier luxury hotel developer)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanada's premier luxury hotel and residential developer partnered with The Resort Group and Four Seasons for Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina.
• Barry Sternlicht (1 Hotels Founder)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerStarwood Capital co-founder and 1 Hotels founder and chairman, with longstanding connection to Kauai's North Shore from family vacations. Led the transformation of St. Regis Princeville into 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay.
• Montage Hotels & ResortsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorManaged Prince Course reopening at Princeville at Hanalei.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Broad incumbents

• Aman Resorts: Operates ultra-luxury, design-forward resorts with deep wellness and residential components (Amangiri, Aman New York). Aman's positioning around wellness, privacy, and design mirrors Juniper Preserve's rebrand strategy and represents the upper bound of the aspirational peer set.
• Rosewood Hotels & Resorts: Ultra-luxury hotel and residential operator (Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Hôtel de Crillon) competing for similar high-net-worth guests and brand-partner relationships in the resort-residential space that The Resort Group develops.
• Auberge Resorts Collection: Operates a portfolio of luxury boutique hotels and resorts (Mauna Lani, Esperanza, Hotel Jerome). While Auberge is primarily an operator/brand rather than a master developer, it competes for the same affluent guest and competes for capital partners in the luxury resort space relevant to Juniper Preserve and 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay.
• Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts: Operator of Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina and a key channel partner. As a global ultra-luxury hotel brand with a deep residential and resort portfolio, Four Seasons both competes for partnerships and is the operator of one of The Resort Group's flagship assets.
• Montage International: Operates luxury resorts (Montage Kapalua Bay, Montage Laguna Beach) and managed the Prince Course reopening at Princeville at Hanalei. Comparable as a competitor for luxury resort management contracts and as a peer in the Hawaiian luxury resort market.

Direct peers

• Discovery Land Company: Co-development partner with The Resort Group on North Shore Preserve. Discovery Land operates a portfolio of luxury master-planned residential and resort communities (Kukio, Makena, Hapuna) with an almost identical business model — develop trophy land, partner with world-class brands, sell residential memberships and lots — making it the closest comparable.
• Hualalai Resort: Owned by Blackstone, Hualalai is a Four Seasons-managed luxury residential resort community on the Big Island of Hawaii with championship golf and beach club amenities — a direct competitor for ultra-high-net-worth vacation home buyers in Hawaii and a comparable master-planned luxury resort model.
• Kerzner International: Strategic partner on the planned 1,400-room Atlantis resort at Ko Olina. Kerzner operates the Atlantis and One&Only ultra-luxury resort brands globally and shares The Resort Group's model of large-scale, mixed-use destination resort development tied to a flagship hotel anchor and branded residences.
• Mauna Lani (Auberge Resorts): Operated by Auberge Resorts Collection on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii's Big Island, Mauna Lani is a luxury master-planned resort community with residential real estate, two golf courses, and beach amenities — directly comparable to The Resort Group's Ko Olina and Princeville properties on a similar Hawaiian resort template.

Regional players

• Sentara Resorts / Turtle Bay Resort: 1,300-acre master-planned resort on Oahu's North Shore with residential real estate, golf, and surf amenities. A regional Hawaiian resort comparable to Ko Olina in scale and guest profile but operating in a different Oahu geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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