Ocean City gets ready to welcome upscale resort on beachfront Fontainebleau property

New owners of Ocean City’s Fontainebleau Resort are getting ready to reopen the nearly 50-year-old oceanfront landmark as the Ashore Resort & Beach Club — complete with upscale amenities and suites. It’s all part of a new trend where upscale lodging options are taking hold in the beach town famous for visitors having to shell out $300 a night for a scraggly room.