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Awesome beach.
This year Stephen Leatherman, known as Dr. Beach from Florida International University and director of the university’s Laboratory for Coastal Research, named Siesta Key’s beach as the second-best in the nation. (Hanalei Bay on Kauai, Hawaii, was first.)
Visitor information from the local chamber of commerce is at siestakeychamber.com. Another source of information is simplysiestakey.com.
WHERE TO STAY
A source for hotels and accommodations on Siesta Key is siestakeyguide.com/hotels.asp.
Sandbox on the Beach, 108 Beach Road; (941) 346-0141, sandboxonthebeach.com. Summer rates are $167 to $465 a night (10 percent off on weekly stays).
Turtle Beach Resort, 9049 Midnight Pass Road; (941) 349-4554, turtlebeachresort.com. Summer and fall rates range from $175 to $365 a night.
Tropical Beach Resorts (tropicalbeachresorts.com) are three highly rated hotels that cater to families, singles or couples. The Tropical Sun Beach Resort (941-349-2442) was named the best family resort on Siesta Key by the Discovery Travel Channel; Tropical Shores Beach Resort (941-349-3330) is suited for singles, couples or families. The Sara Sea Beach Resort (941-349-3244) opened last October and is especially suited for couples. Summer rates for all three resorts range from $59 to $269 a night.
Ringling Beach House, 523 Beach Road; (941) 349-1236, siestakeysuites.com. Summer rates are $120 to $242 a night.
Siesta Sands Beach Resort, 1001 Point of Rocks Road; (800) 331-7293, floridarent.com. Summer and fall rates for the three-night minimum range from $255 to $870.
Hyatt Siesta Key Beach Residence Club, 915 Seaside Drive, (888) 280-4928, hyattsiestakeybeach.com; time-share units range from $135,700 to $345,000.
WHERE TO EAT
A source for restaurants is siestakeyguide.com/restaurants.asp.
Gilligan’s Island Bar & Grill, 5253 Ocean Boulevard; (941) 346-8122, gilligansislandbar.com.
Daiquiri Deck, 5250 Ocean Boulevard; (941) 349-8697, daiquirideck.com.
Captain Curt’s Crab & Oyster Bar, 1200 Old Stickney Point Road; (941) 349-3885, captaincurts.com.
Ophelia’s on the Bay, 9105 Midnight Pass Road; (941) 349-2212, opheliasonthebay.net.
Sunrise Concession Stand at Siesta Key Public Beach, 948 Beach Road; (941) 312-0770.
This year Stephen Leatherman, known as Dr. Beach from Florida International University and director of the university’s Laboratory for Coastal Research, named Siesta Key’s beach as the second-best in the nation. (Hanalei Bay on Kauai, Hawaii, was first.)
Visitor information from the local chamber of commerce is at siestakeychamber.com. Another source of information is simplysiestakey.com.
WHERE TO STAY
A source for hotels and accommodations on Siesta Key is siestakeyguide.com/hotels.asp.
Sandbox on the Beach, 108 Beach Road; (941) 346-0141, sandboxonthebeach.com. Summer rates are $167 to $465 a night (10 percent off on weekly stays).
Turtle Beach Resort, 9049 Midnight Pass Road; (941) 349-4554, turtlebeachresort.com. Summer and fall rates range from $175 to $365 a night.
Tropical Beach Resorts (tropicalbeachresorts.com) are three highly rated hotels that cater to families, singles or couples. The Tropical Sun Beach Resort (941-349-2442) was named the best family resort on Siesta Key by the Discovery Travel Channel; Tropical Shores Beach Resort (941-349-3330) is suited for singles, couples or families. The Sara Sea Beach Resort (941-349-3244) opened last October and is especially suited for couples. Summer rates for all three resorts range from $59 to $269 a night.
Ringling Beach House, 523 Beach Road; (941) 349-1236, siestakeysuites.com. Summer rates are $120 to $242 a night.
Siesta Sands Beach Resort, 1001 Point of Rocks Road; (800) 331-7293, floridarent.com. Summer and fall rates for the three-night minimum range from $255 to $870.
Hyatt Siesta Key Beach Residence Club, 915 Seaside Drive, (888) 280-4928, hyattsiestakeybeach.com; time-share units range from $135,700 to $345,000.
WHERE TO EAT
A source for restaurants is siestakeyguide.com/restaurants.asp.
Gilligan’s Island Bar & Grill, 5253 Ocean Boulevard; (941) 346-8122, gilligansislandbar.com.
Daiquiri Deck, 5250 Ocean Boulevard; (941) 349-8697, daiquirideck.com.
Captain Curt’s Crab & Oyster Bar, 1200 Old Stickney Point Road; (941) 349-3885, captaincurts.com.
Ophelia’s on the Bay, 9105 Midnight Pass Road; (941) 349-2212, opheliasonthebay.net.
Sunrise Concession Stand at Siesta Key Public Beach, 948 Beach Road; (941) 312-0770.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siesta_Key,_Florida
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Coordinates: 27°15'18"N 82°32'10"W
- Longboat Key, Florida 26 km
- Mullet Key 48 km
- North Lake Shoal (Lake Okeechobee) 167 km
- Rattlesnake Island 363 km
- Cumberland Island National Seashore 427 km
- Jekyll Island 443 km
- Sea Island 457 km
- Wolf Island 473 km
- Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge 493 km
- Wassaw Island 543 km
- Midnight Cove II 0.2 km
- Jamaica Royale 1.3 km
- Gulf & Bay 1.5 km
- Sarasota Memorial Park 1.8 km
- Phillippi Estate Park 1.8 km
- Siesta Key Public Beach - Sarasota County Florida 2 km
- Heron Lagoon 2.7 km
- Big Sarasota Pass 5.1 km
- Sarasota County, Florida 21 km
- Manatee County, Florida 23 km
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