The former Blue Water Beach Club motel on Anna Maria Island has been converted into a luxury lodging facility, one of several Sarasota-Manatee area hotels to undergo major renovations in recent months ...

There's no shortage of charming, laid-back places to stay on or near Anna Maria Island on Florida's Gulf Coast, whether your looking for a waterfront resort or a beachy cottage. Here are just a few of ...

With average lodging costing $294 per night, Anna Maria Island ranked as Florida’s most expensive spring destination in a recent survey. Tiffany Tompkins [email protected] With lodging costing ...

With a keen eye for detail, Waterline was designed to delight with the effortless, casual warmth of island hospitality in a welcoming and uncomplicated environment. Awash in a sea of soft watery hues, ...

Anna Maria Island is the still-hidden jewel of the Sarasota, Florida area. This small barrier island is home to gorgeous, sugar-sand beaches along the Gulf of Mexico, also known as the Gulf of America ...

The persistence of red tide along the shores of Manatee and Sarasota counties since early August has taken a toll on all tourist-related businesses, including the ledgers of hoteliers. “The hotels are ...

With average lodging costing $294 per night, Anna Maria Island ranked as Florida’s most expensive spring destination in a recent survey. Tiffany Tompkins [email protected] With lodging costing ...

The bone-white, sugary sand whistles underneath my bare feet as I walk along Bean Point, a secluded broad beach dotted with dunes and tucked away on the northern tip of Anna Maria Island. It’s 7:30 in ...

Anna Maria Island, that seven-mile stretch of beautiful white-sand beaches, lively seafood restaurants and tiki bars (some of them literally perched on the sand), fishing piers, souvenir shops and mom ...