Choose Longboat Key, Located Between Anna Maria and Sanibel Islands

For your next Florida vacation, choose Longboat Key over Anna Maria and Sanibel Islands. Visit Longboat Key on Florida’s gulf coast for spectacular beaches, sparkling, clear blue waters and an array of spectacular things to do.

On Florida’s west coast just north of Longboat Key, you’ll find Anna Maria Island. This island serves as a barrier between the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay. With beaches stretching for seven miles along the gulf coastline, Anna Maria Island closely resembles Longboat Key, where you’ll find Longboat Key Club and Resort, southwest Florida resort destination.

There is a canal network throughout Anna Maria Island that allows for interesting water recreation. On Anna Maria Island, there is also an island trolley system for transportation throughout the island’s three cities, which include Anna Maria City, Holmes Beach and Bradenton. The area offers residential, business, retail, condominium and resort areas.

At the southernmost tip of the Anna Maria Island (Bradenton Beach) you’ll discover the Longboat Key Bridge, which takes you to our gulf barrier island – the ideal Florida vacation location.

Adjacent to Sarasota – with incredible, distinct shopping and restaurants on St. Armand's Circle – Longboat Key Club and Resort offers a peaceful sanctuary, where you’ll enjoy a private white-sand beach, a beautiful Gulf-side pool, two championship golf courses, our new Island House Spa, and four superb restaurants and lounges.

Watch a Gulf Coast sunset from the private balcony of your luxurious suite here on Longboat Key, and enjoy the ultimate Florida vacation. You’ll be near Anna Maria Island, Sarasota and Sanibel Island, another island along Florida’s gulf coast.

Sanibel Island is about 12 miles long and 4 miles wide, and it lies off the coast of Fort Myers, Florida. It exists south of our Florida vacation destination. However, our quiet, central location on Longboat Key truly provides the best shopping, resort lifestyle and beaches on Florida’s gulf coast, offering a widely preferred alternative to Anna Maria and Sanibel Islands for your next Florida vacation.

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