Featured hotels in Sarasota
Bentleys Boutique Hotel
Bentleys Hotel provides boutique style lodging in Venice / South Sarasota near Gulf Beaches and Award Winning Golf Courses.
Longboat Key Club and Resort
Longboat Key Club and Resort is a 410-acre beachfront resort and private country club located on the barrier island of Longboat Key, just off the coast of Sarasota, Florida.
Hyatt Regency Sarasota
Discover comfortable luxuries at Hyatt Regency Sarasota, where you'll find the perfect blend of location, pampering amenities and welcoming atmosphere.
Lido Beach Resort
With a prime beachfront location on Sarasotas exclusive Lido Key, the Lido Beach Resort Sarasota, Florida offers the kind of warm hospitality, tropical resort atmosphere and top-notch services sure to please leisure and business travelers alike.
Holiday Inn Lido Beach
Situated on a barrier island, off the coast of Sarasota, The Holiday Inn Lido Beach is just steps from the powder white sand of Lido Beach and only two blocks from over 140 upscale restaurants, shops and galleries on St. Armand's Circle.
The Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel
The Helmsley Sandcastle located on Lido Beach in Sarasota has a relaxing sunny resort flavor, with a storybook seaside setting on a 600 foot strand of private, natural white sand beach on the Gulf of Mexico.
What to do in Sarasota
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Fiesta in siesta
Sarasota is all about fun in the sun and there's no better place to kick it than at Siesta Beach. Recognized for having the "whitest and finest sand in the world" by the Great International White Sand Beach Challenge, Siesta Beach offers 40 acres of land with fitness trails, ball and soccer fields, tennis and volleyball courts, concessions, grills, and more. Its shallow waters in the near-shore areas and the year-round lifeguard protection make it one of the safest and most popular beaches in the area. On 948 Beach Rd., Siesta Key Phone: (941) 346-1797
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Close encounters
Get up close and personal with fascinating marine life of all sizes at the Mote Aquarium. See a 135,000-gallon shark habitat, dolphins, stingrays, sea stars, sea turtles, jellyfish, manatees and a preserved 35-foot giant squid. Take it to the next sea level with high-tech exhibits like the HD Immersion Cinema and the interactive SHARKTRACKER, which allow you to experience what it's like to be a sea creature. Admission $10-$15. Open daily from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. On 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy, City Island. (941) 388-4441 Phone: (800) 691-MOTE
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A Hole Lotta Holes
Sarasota's only 45-hole municipal golf facility, the Bobby Jones Golf Complex was named after the legendary Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., who personally dedicated the facility in 1927. Its two regulation eighteen-hole courses and nine-hole executive course have challenged the likes of Walter Hagen, Tommy Armour and even the "Babe", George Herman Ruth. Join the millions of visitors from all over the world who come to this course to tee it up and walk the fairways steeped in golfing history. There are also three tennis courts, rental golf clubs, lockers, and a restaurant. Call for rates. On 1000 Circus Blvd. 941-365-GOLF (4653) Phone: 941-365-4653
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What to see in Sarasota
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The show must go on
Recognized as the official State Art Museum of Florida, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is a 66-acre estate where showman and circus legend John Ringling and his wife, Mable, collected art and built houses on a grand scale. The museum features 21 galleries of European, Asian and American art as well as The Circus Museums, which display the world's largest miniature circus, costumes, wagons, performance equipment and other artifacts chronicling the history of the Ringling Bros. Circus. Admission is $15, free for children 12 and under. Open daily from 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. On 5401 Bay
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Welcome to the jungle
A tourist attraction since 1936, the Sarasota Jungle Gardens capture the excitement of a genuine safari with over 70 exotic and native animals and lots of tropical plants. Stroll jungle trails, see monkeys and alligators, and even hand-feed flamingos. Kids of all ages will enjoy exciting educational presentations like "Reptile Encounter," during which you can hold an eight-foot python, and "Birds of the Rainforest," at which they test the birds' IQs and yours! Admission $8-$12. Open daily from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. On 3701 Bay Shore Rd. Phone: (941) 355-5305
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Hot wheels
One of the oldest car museums in the world, the Sarasota Classic Car Museum has been educating and entertaining visitors since 1953. The 60,000 square-foot facility features a collection of over 100 cars including Auburns, Bentleys, a Cadillac station wagon (one of only 5 ever made), DeLoreans, Edsels and Ferraris, plus John Lennon's Mercedes Roadster, Paul McCartney's Mini Cooper and Don Garlits' dragster. Admission $4-$8.50. Open daily from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. On 5500 N Tamiami Trail. Phone: (941) 355-6228
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What to eat in Sarasota
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Feeling haute, haute, haute
With its sophisticated, bistro-like ambiance, Morel is one of Sarasota's hottest and 'hautest' restaurants. Award-winning Chef Fredy Mayer pulls from his 25 years of experience to create innovative dishes such as the lump crabmeat wonton skin ravioli with leek sauce, Chilean sea bass with hoisin teriyaki reduction and irresistible desserts like the bittersweet chocolate terrine. Reservations recommended. Entrees $16-$26. Open Tuesday-Saturday from 4:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. On 3809 S. Tuttle Ave, downtown Phone: (941) 927-8716
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Far from blah
One of Florida's most unusual restaurants, Blasé Café offers upscale food in a fun, relaxed and casual atmosphere. Come here for breakfast, lunch or dinner and indulge in succulent entrees including seafood, pasta, beef, poultry and lamb prepared to order with the freshest ingredients of the highest quality. Enjoy a custom designed martini at the Martini Bar and jam to live music on weekends. Reservations recommended. Entrees $11.95-$19.95. Open Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday from 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Closed Monday from June to November. On 5263 Ocean Blvd, Siesta Key Phone: (941) 349-9822
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Fill 'er up
A 1920s gas station turned restaurant, Bijou Café is a charming restaurant offering award-winning cuisine inspired by Chef Jean-Pierre Knaggs' South African and French heritage. Selected in the Zagat Survey as "one of the most popular restaurants on the Gulf Coast of Florida," Bijou Café serves delectable specialties like prime veal Louisville, crab cakes with rémoulade or crispy roast duckling with orange-cognac sauce. Reservations recommended. Entrees $9–$19. Open Monday.—Saturday from 11:30 a.m.—2 p.m. and from 5 p.m.—9:30 p.m. Closed Sunday from June to December. On 1287 1st St at Pineapple Ave., downtown Phone: (941) 366-8111
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