Punta Gorda residents, businesses brace for Hurricane Milton

Author: Nancy Semon, Gulfshore Business
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With Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall somewhere along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Oct. 9, some Punta Gorda hotels stopped taking reservations, flight disruptions are expected and residents and business owners spent Oct. 7 prepping.

Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor suspended all hotel operations, effective Oct. 8, to ensure the safety of guests and employees. Officials expect it to resume limited hotel operations Oct. 11.

The Wyvern Hotel in Punta Gorda, across the bridge from Sunseeker, is not taking new reservations and will close Oct. 8 and reopen Oct. 12, front desk receptionist Mia Blackwood said.

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