The historic Surf Hotel is keeping its name and its iconic sign on the building. The hotel, built in 1876, whose name is featured on its Dodge Street-facing façade is in the hands of new ownership that is renovating the property.
Rob Blood, CEO of Lark Hotels in emails responding to questions from The Times about the properties, said that his company purchased both the Surf Hotel and The Gables Inn, which they are developing as one resort called the Block Island Beach House. Lark plans on making changes to those properties, including developing
