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Fort Myers, Lee County: licensed businesses
Active food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage licenses placed in Fort Myers from DBPR's license files, by type, with new licenses by month.
Active licenses as of DBPR's extracts of Sep 28, 2026 (food service), Sep 28, 2026 (lodging) and Oct 1, 2026 (alcoholic beverages). New lodging licenses exclude vacation rentals, which have their own count.
New licenses
New licenses by monthFort Myers12 months to Aug 2026: Food service 34; Lodging, except vacation rentals n/a; Vacation rentals n/a; Alcoholic beverages 44
New food service and lodging licenses by the month DBPR approved them, from the new establishment files, initial licenses only. Alcoholic beverage licenses by the month first issued, licenses still active only, so earlier years understate openings. A month inside a published file with no new license is zero; a month no file covers is left blank. Closures recorded since the first extract: Food service 0, Lodging, except vacation rentals 0, Vacation rentals 0, Alcoholic beverages 0.
New licenses by month, last 12 months
| Month | Food service | Lodging, except vacation rentals | Vacation rentals | Alcoholic beverages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 6 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 7 | n/a | n/a | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 5 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 months | 34 | n/a | n/a | 44 |
n/a: no published file covers the month. See the explained gaps on the sources page.
Active licenses by type
| License type | Division | Code | Active | DBPR summary | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food service, non-seating | Food service | 2010-NOST | 72 | ||
| Food service, seating | Food service | 2010-SEAT | 345 | ||
| Catering | Food service | 2013-CATR | 1 | ||
| Hot dog cart | Food service | 2014-HTDG | 4 | ||
| Mobile food dispensing vehicle | Food service | 2014-MFDV | 93 | ||
| Vending machine | Food service | 2015-VEND | 4 | ||
| Hotel | Lodging | 2001-HOTL | 23 | ||
| Motel | Lodging | 2002-MOTL | 10 | ||
| Nontransient apartment | Lodging | 2003-NAPT | 215 | ||
| Transient apartment | Lodging | 2003-TAPT | 6 | ||
| Bed and breakfast | Lodging | 2005-BNB | 1 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, collective | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-CLCT | 2 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, group | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-GRP | 2 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, single | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-SNGL | 15 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, collective | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-CLCT | 6 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, group | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-GRP | 2 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, single | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-SNGL | 30 | ||
| Club | Alcoholic beverages | 11C | 8 | ||
| Club, golf | Alcoholic beverages | 11CG | 4 | ||
| Club | Alcoholic beverages | 11PA | 2 | ||
| Caterer | Alcoholic beverages | 13CT | 5 | ||
| Beer, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 1APS | 3 | ||
| Beer, consumption on premises | Alcoholic beverages | 1COP | 6 | ||
| Beer and wine, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 2APS | 141 | ||
| Beer and wine, consumption on premises | Alcoholic beverages | 2COP | 108 | ||
| Liquor package store (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 3PS | 21 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP | 22 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special hotel or motel | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-S | 7 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SBX | 2 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SCX | 4 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special food service (restaurant) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SFS | 74 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special restaurant | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SR | 1 |
Temporary event food vendors are in DBPR's file but not its summary, and are not counted. An alcohol license is active at primary status 20, Current; DBPR publishes no current alcohol summary to compare with.
Hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and transient apartments
Every active license of these types here, with the rental units DBPR records. Apartments, rooming houses and vacation rentals are counted above and listed in the county CSV.
| Name | Type | Address | Units | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUMINARY HOTEL AND CO | Hotel | 2200 EDWARDS DR, FORT MYERS 33901 | 243 | HOT4605602 |
| DOUBLETREE HOTEL FORT MYERS | Hotel | 13051 BELL TOWER DR, FORT MYERS 33907 | 227 | HOT4602884 |
| LA QUINTA INN AND SUITES | Hotel | 20091 SUMMERLIN RD, FORT MYERS 33908 | 158 | HOT4602772 |
| COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT FORT MYERS CAPE CORAL | Hotel | 4455 METRO PKWY, FORT MYERS 33916 | 149 | HOT4602988 |
| HYATT PLACE FORT MYERS | Hotel | 2600 CHAMPION RING RD, FORT MYERS 33905 | 148 | HOT4605591 |
| QUALITY INN INN FORT MYERS CENTRAL | Motel | 4760 S CLEVELAND AVE, FORT MYERS 33907 | 135 | MOT4602412 |
| BAYMONT INN FORT MYERS CENTRAL | Motel | 4850 S CLEVELAND AVE, FORT MYERS 33907 | 129 | MOT4602446 |
| STUDIO 6 EXTENDED STAY FORT MYERS FL | Hotel | 4395 COLONIAL BLVD, FORT MYERS 33966 | 129 | HOT4605579 |
| RESIDENCE INN FORT MYERS SANIBEL | Hotel | 20371 SUMMERLIN RD, FORT MYERS 33908 | 127 | HOT4605590 |
| TOWNEPLACE SUITES FORT MYERS GULF COAST | Hotel | 16795 VINTAGE COMMERCE BLVD, FORT MYERS 33912 | 126 | HOT4605616 |
| HOMETOWNE STUDIO FORTMYERS | Hotel | 4470 EXECUTIVE CIR, FORT MYERS 33916 | 124 | HOT4605619 |
| STUDIO RES FT MYERS | Hotel | 9251 HILSMAN LN, FORT MYERS 33912 | 124 | HOT4605618 |
| HOLIDAY INN | Hotel | 2431 CLEVELAND AVENUE, FORT MYERS 33901 | 122 | HOT4605597 |
| WOODSPRINGS SUITES | Hotel | 1915 COLONIAL BLVD, FORT MYERS 33907 | 122 | HOT4605613 |
| HAMPTON INN FT MYERS | Hotel | 2151 JOHNSON ST, FORT MYERS 33901 | 118 | HOT4605611 |
| HOME2 FORT MYERS | Hotel | 4333 FORD ST, FORT MYERS 33916 | 118 | HOT4605604 |
| SUPER 8 FORT MYERS | Motel | 2717 COLONIAL BLVD, FORT MYERS 33907 | 116 | MOT4603014 |
| HOWARD JOHNSON | Motel | 4811 S CLEVELAND AVE, FORT MYERS 33907 | 115 | MOT4601287 |
| TOWNEPLACE SUITES FT. MYERS SOUTHEAST BY MARRIOTT | Hotel | 8445 DANI DR., FORT MYERS 33966 | 112 | HOT4605617 |
| HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES FORT MYERS EAST - THE FORUM | Hotel | 3427 FORUM BLVD, FORT MYERS 33905 | 111 | HOT4605589 |
| BEST WESTERN FORT MYERS INN & SUITES | Hotel | 4400 FORD ST EXT, FORT MYERS 33916 | 106 | HOT4603496 |
| SPRINGHILL SUITES FT MYERS AIRPORT | Hotel | 9501 MARKET PLACE RD, FORT MYERS 33912 | 106 | HOT4605565 |
| HAMPTON INN & SUITES FORT MYERS-COLONIAL BLVD | Hotel | 4350 EXECUTIVE CIR, FT. MYERS 33916 | 102 | HOT4605575 |
| SUBURBAN STUDIOS | Hotel | 10150 METRO PKWY, FORT MYERS 33966 | 101 | HOT4605387 |
| CANDLEWOOD SUITES | Hotel | 3626 COLONIAL COURT, FORT MYERS 33913 | 80 | HOT4605595 |
| RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT | Hotel | 2960 COLONIAL BLVD, FORT MYERS 33966 | 78 | HOT4604384 |
| BANYAN HOTEL | Hotel | 1520 BROADWAY, FORT MYERS 33901 | 75 | HOT4605585 |
| GOLFVIEW MOTEL | Motel | 3523 CLEVELAND AVE, FORT MYERS 33901 | 38 | MOT4600616 |
| SEA CHEST MOTEL | Motel | 2571 FIRST ST, FORT MYERS 33901 | 30 | MOT4600427 |
| DELUXE INN | Motel | 3358 CLEVELAND AVE, FORT MYERS 33901 | 23 | MOT4605193 |
| 2070 BRAMAN AVE 2LLC | Transient apartment | 2070 BRAMAN AVE LLC APT#2, FORT MYERS 33901 | 22 | TAP4603760 |
| BUDGET INN | Motel | 3715 CLEVELAND AVE, FORT MYERS 33901 | 20 | MOT4600566 |
| TRAVEL INN | Motel | 2939 CLEVELAND AVE, FORT MYERS 33901 | 20 | MOT4600320 |
| HIGHLANDER MOTEL | Motel | 3893 PALM BEACH BLVD, FORT MYERS 33916 | 14 | MOT4600422 |
| CHERYL BAXTER | Transient apartment | 2716 MICHIGAN AVENUE, FORT MYERS 33916 | 7 | TAP4605566 |
| M&M BARRA VILLA | Transient apartment | 2219 BREVARD AVE, FORT MYERS 33901 | 6 | TAP4605646 |
| DL PROPERTY FUNDING LLC | Transient apartment | 3236 DORA ST, FORT MYERS 33916 | 5 | TAP4605688 |
| GREEN PALM VILLA | Transient apartment | 2218 BREVARD AVE, FORT MYERS 33901 | 5 | TAP4605755 |
| HIBISCUS HOUSE OF FORT MYERS | Bed and breakfast | 2135 MCGREGOR BLVD, FORT MYERS 33901 | 5 | BNB4604737 |
| M AND M BARRA VILLA LLC | Transient apartment | 2229 BREVARD AVE, FORT MYERS 33901 | 2 | TAP4605690 |
Of 1,239 active licenses here, 910 are placed in a city by their geocoded location (761 matched exactly by the Census geocoder) and 329 by the city name as filed, where the address could not be placed. Unincorporated means outside every Census incorporated place in the county.
Sources on this page
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation: public food service license files, public lodging license files (Division of Hotels and Restaurants, one file per district, refreshed weekly) and the retail alcoholic beverage license file (Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco). Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- Validated against DBPR's own summaries on every build: the statewide license summary (HR400A, dated Oct 1, 2026) and the county license and unit summary (HR400C, dated Oct 1, 2026), by license type, within 1.5% or 15 licenses for the days between the weekly extract and the monthly summary. The retail alcohol file is compared with DBPR's all licensees file, series by series and county by county, exactly. The last alcohol count DBPR posted by county is dated July 1, 2021 and is carried in the published counts download.
- Locations. Every license address was geocoded with the US Census Bureau batch geocoder (current benchmark) and placed in a Census incorporated place (TIGERweb, retrieved 2026-10-01) by point in polygon. DBPR publishes no GIS layer of its licenses.
- Sources and methods.
Download the data
Lee County licenses CSV Every license, statewide (CSV, gzip) New licenses CSV (gzip) DBPR published counts CSV
One row per license with its type, status, address, county, geocoded coordinates, the city it was placed in and how. The new licenses file has every approval with its month; the published counts file has every figure from DBPR's summaries since 2017.