Fort Myers & Sanibel
DiamondHead Beach Resort & Spa
124 guest rooms; 8,000 sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor event space; Esterra Spa & Salon; fitness center; guest bicycles; heated pool; business center; gift shop; Florida Green Lodging award-winner.
Harborside Event Center
41,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting space; located in historic downtown Fort Myers, along Caloosahatchee River; great views; within walking distance of shops, restaurants, entertainment.
Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport at Town Center
169 guest rooms; 6,800 sq. ft. of meeting space; 2 miles from airport; complimentary shuttle; Oasis Restaurant; pools; hot tub; outdoor fire pit; audiovisual equipment provided.
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa
454 guest rooms; more than 82,500 sq. ft. of meeting space, following a $4.1 million update; Lazy River water park; seven restaurants, including elegant Tarpon Bay; Stillwater Spa; Raptor Bay Golf Club.
Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina
212 guest rooms; 7,318 sq. ft. of indoor meeting space; more than 37,000 sq. ft. outdoors; First Green Lodging hotel on Fort Myers Beach; two restaurants; private dining on beach; fitness center; spa; Offshore Sailing School offers team-building events.
Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa
347 guest rooms; 30,108 sq. ft. of meeting space; set on an 85-acre peninsula; full-service spa; Sanibel Harbour Princess yacht available for group functions; five eateries.
South Seas Island Resort Captiva Island
471 guest rooms; 20,000 sq. ft. of meeting space; located at tip of Captiva Island; seven unique eateries; boat cruises; water sports rentals; three pools; sailing lessons.
Sundial Beach Resort & Spa
400 guest rooms; 12,000 sq. ft. of meeting space; four restaurants; tennis courts and pro shop; 12-court pickleball facility; full-service spa; voted Best Full Service Resort on the Islands four years in a row by The Sanibel-Captiva Islander.
The Gasparilla Inn & Club
163 guest rooms; 6,576 sq. ft. of meeting space; National Historic Landmark on barrier island in Gulf; four restaurants; five retail shops; charming Old Florida accommodations; two pools; spa; fitness center.
The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village
263 guest rooms; 15,000 sq. ft. of meeting space; new conference center with 30,000 sq. ft. of meeting space due to open in 2018; AAA Four Diamond property; 24-hour fitness center; three pools; Esterra Spa & Salon; nature trail.
Naples, Marco Island & the Everglades
Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort & Spa
298 guest rooms; 12,000 sq. ft. of meeting space; AAA Four Diamond hotel; recently completed $40 million renovation; new restaurant.
Hilton Naples
199 guest rooms; 16,061 sq. ft. of meeting space; Shula’s Steakhouse; free shuttle to beach; free Wi-Fi throughout hotel; 24-hour fitness center; received Three Palm designation in Florida Green Lodging program.
Hyatt House Naples/Fifth Avenue
183 guest rooms; 3,160 sq. ft. of meeting space; and Latitude26, a large waterfront restaurant/bar; resort-like pool; fire pit.
Inn on 5th Naples
119 guest rooms and suites; 8,000 sq. ft. of attractive meeting space; onsite catering; downtown Naples landmark; Ocean Prime and Truluck’s Seafood Steak and Crabhouse restaurants; Spa on 5th.
JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort
810 upgraded guest rooms; landmark resort undergoing $320 million conversion with expected completion in mid-2017; meeting space will double to more than 100,000 sq. ft.; pool decks; two new restaurants.
La Playa Beach & Golf Resort
189 guest rooms; 11,000 sq. ft. of meeting space with outdoor views; Baleen restaurant was voted one of 100 Best Al Fresco Dining Restaurants in America by Open Table; fitness club; water sports include parasailing, fishing and kayaking.
Marco Beach Ocean Resort
98 guest rooms; 10,000 sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor event space, including a private meeting floor; boutique hotel with luxurious decor.
Naples Bay Resort
144 guest rooms; 6,000 sq. ft. of meeting space; near shopping, dining and arts district; 1500 South restaurant by celebrity chef Art Smith; spa; three pools, 97-slip, full-service marina; water sports.
Naples Grande Beach Resort
475 guest rooms; more than 83,000 sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor space; seven restaurants; golf course; tennis court; spa; three pools; Catch of the Pelican restaurant.
The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club
319 guest rooms; 34,000 sq. ft. of meeting and event space; opened in 1946; golf course; tennis; full-service spa; waterfront dining at HB’s On the Gulf; team-building activities and white-sand beaches.
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort Naples
295 guest rooms; 16,500 sq. ft. of meeting space; beautifully landscaped, Mediterranean-style resort; two Greg Norman golf courses; pro shop; award-winning Lemonia Restaurant; fitness center; spa.
The Ritz-Carlton Naples
450 guest rooms; 42,000 sq. ft. of meeting space; world-class beachfront resort and Florida Green Lodging property; spa; pool; seven restaurants.
Further Reading:
The Great Escape: Southwest Florida
