A hotel near a major interchange along Interstate 75 in Sumter County was just sold for over $7 million.

The Days Inn by Wyndham located at 551 State Road 44 in Wildwood was sold by Villages Hospitality LLC to Gunatit Hospitality LLC for $7,275,000 on Jan. 20.

Days Inn sign in Wildwood
The Days Inn is located at 551 State Road 44 in Wildwood

The property, which is 3.519 acres in size, features a hotel structure built in 1966. It is situated near the intersection of State Road 44 and Interstate 75, just southeast of the Pilot Travel Center.

Days Inn by Wyndham in Wildwood
The hotel is situated at the intersection of State Road 44 and Interstate 75

State corporate records show that Gunatit Hospitality is owned by eight members of the same family (Patel), with a registered address in Wesley Chapel.

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The new company that runs the property is family-owned.

According to Sumter County property records, Villages Hospitality LLC purchased the site for $6 million in 2018.

The transaction is yet another large commercial property sale in Sumter County this year.

In late February, the Spruce Creek Terrace Shoppes, a multi-building retail and office center located at 17860 SE 109th Avenue in Summerfield, was sold for $13,475,000.

In January, Better Times RV Community in Lake Panasoffkee was sold to a Tampa-based management group for $3.05 million.

In late December, Inter Continental Real Estate Development acquired a property along County Road 470 for $12.4 million.