Visit Florida's Island Coast

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Escape and Relax...  

Florida’s Island Coast offers you everything you can imagine in a tropical vacation: the sun, the sea, miles of wide white sandy beaches, the palm trees and so much more. Located off the coast of Fort Myers just 30 minutes from the Southwest Florida Regional Airport, RSW, the islands are home to rare shells, wildlife, and exceptional shopping and dining. A wide selection of accommodations along with watersports, fishing, golf, the arts and entertainment, simply enhance the image.

No matter where you stay, you won¹t have to go far to enjoy all that our islands have to offer and just steps from the pristine cerulean waters of the Gulf of Mexico and some of the finest shelling beaches in the world. Choose from condominium vacation resorts, small inns or cottages and enjoy your beautiful, quiet and serene garden paradise then watch it come alive with activities for people of all interests and ages.

Stay Fort Myers Beach at the Lighthouse Resort Inn & Suites just across from the Times Square - Baywalk area. Or, stay on Sanibel at any of our Gulf front properties like Sanibel Moorings, Sanibel Arms West and Sandalfoot Condo on Sanibel, each one possessing a uniqueness that will meet your vacation needs all within minutes of the historic Sanibel Lighthouse. For those who prefer a more centrally located property, there's Anchor Inn & Cottages just around the corner from the heart of the island and Pelicans Roost Condominium on a wide sandy beach. Just up the coast is Casa Ybel Resort complete with its award winning on-site Thistle Lodge beachfront restaurant made famous by Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. If you're looking for a vacation home or a property for an extended stay, V.I.P. vacation rentals has locations on Sanibel and in Fort Myers.

The area attractions are numerous and include educational and informative sights like the The Edison House, the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, The Ostego Bay Foundation and Marine Science Center and the Bailey Matthews Shell Museum to name a few. For family fun, Salty Sam's Waterfront Adventures is a top attraction on the coast in Fort Myers Beach and offers boat rentals, charters, and a pirate cruise. And if it's shopping you're after, the islands are home to a myriad of unique shops, boutiques, and souvenir palaces to please everyone. Periwinkle Place on Sanibel is a must.

Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach also offer a wide variety of dining choices ranging from small island cafes to fine dining restaurants featuring fresh island seafood, steaks, and many other varieties of ethnic cuisine.  Nightly entertainment is prevalent in the area. You can listen and relax to local island sounds, jazz or classic rock and roll, or, you can dance the night away. The choices are many and you’ll never run out of things to do.

Explore our world famous Island coast for the perfect and complete Florida vacation. The shell-strewn beaches, friendly encounters with nature, balmy days and fun filled nights help make your dream a reality. Visit us on-line to explore the selection of accommodations for the ultimate vacation in paradise.