Casa Ybel Resort

Frommer's Review

One of the best resorts on Sanibel, this all-condo property sits on 23 acres beside the beach on the historic site of the island's first beachfront hotel, the Thistle Lodge. The present-day Casa Ybel's turn-of-the-20th-century central building houses a restaurant of that name, where both guests and nonguests can enjoy wonderful cuisine -- butter-poached lobster tail, pan-steamed Maine lobster, crackling coconut prawns with Thai orange-chili sauce -- and magnificent Gulf views. The swimming pool in front of the restaurant is one of Florida's most picturesque. There are also 14 miles of seashell-studded white sand. This is bliss. The spacious one- and two-bedroom condominiums, housed in gray four-story buildings on the island's most beautifully landscaped grounds, all have screened porches (complete with outdoor gas grills facing the Gulf). With upstairs bedrooms, the town house-style units provide more privacy than most condominiums on Sanibel.

Facilities:
Restaurant; pool bar; heated outdoor pool; tennis courts; Jacuzzi; watersports equipment rental; bike rental; children's programs; concierge; in-suite massage; babysitting; laundry service

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