After 17 years, the group that owns the Tidewater Inn is planning to sell the establishment. The Star Democrat reports Coastal South president Dereck Janes informed staff on March 3 that the ownership group has enlisted JLL, a hospitality real estate advisory firm, to market the historic Easton hotel, with a sale expected before year’s end. Coastal South is the managing partner and operator of the Tidewater Inn. Janes said in an interview Tuesday that the listing will not be active for a couple of months so there’s sufficient time to prepare the marketing materials correctly.