Wildlife and Natural Beauty Surround You :
Your walks to the beach (only steps away from the unit) will take you through beautifully maintained grounds showcasing flowering native plants and on to the incomparable soft sands and surf sounds of our beach. You may want to stop for a while to read in the shade of the tiki huts by the pool. On your walk up or down the beach, new surprises await you everyday: great blue or green herons, snowy egrets, ibis, terns, sandpipers, ghost crabs, baby’s ear moon shells, or even an endangered baby loggerhead turtle braving its first waves. A local great blue heron plays fishing companion to the human surf fishermen, and pelicans dive from 20-foot heights to target their catch of the day. Manatees and bottle-nose dolphins cruise by. You can fish in the surf for local game fish such as snook, sheepshead, whiting, and tarpon. Beachcombing is heaven for the nature lover, of course, even at night when meteors shower over the dark expanse of the Gulf of Mexico.
Resort and Island Activities:
With a kitchen to make dining at home simple and convenient, you can choose to relax on the beach for days at a time. Many activities are available within the complex and nearby, as are tennis (2 courts on the property), island grocery shopping, restaurants, and golf. Walkers, bikers, and rollerbladers enjoy a ten-mile bike path that winds along Gulf of Mexico Drive. If you decide to venture further, you will not want to miss beautiful Sarasota (15 minutes away), where you will find excellent opportunities for cultural, educational, and entertaining activities, including the Ringling Museum, Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Asolo Theater, Sarasota Ballet and Opera, live theater, live music in many genres, and more. At the south end of Longboat Key is the Mote Marine Aquarium, with fascinating marine exhibits.
Longboat Key is a Great Home Base:
While Longboat Key has numerous shopping opportunities, Bradenton and Sarasota provide mall and outlet shopping, and the beautiful shops of St. Armand’s Key are just one bridge away. Boat charters, scuba diving, snorkeling, and deep-sea fishing are all conveniently available in the Sarasota and Bradenton areas. You can also make Longboat Key your home-base and travel to many other exciting and popular attractions within a two-hour drive: Walt Disney World, Sea World, and Universal Studios in Orlando, Busch Gardens in Tampa, as well as Sanibel and Captiva Islands.
Other Activities:
beachcombing, shell-collecting, bird-watching, shoppping, restaurants, live music
marks the location of the property in Florida South Central Gulf Coast
