Naples, Marco Island and the Everglades
Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel
- Naples Bay Resort (239.530.1199; www.naplesbayresort.com) is scheduled to open in February with 85 hotel rooms and 2,500 square feet of meeting space.
- GreenLinks Golf Resort (239.732.9920; www.greenlinksnaples.com) in Naples is planning to unveil a new conference center with 3,000 square feet of meeting space this winter.
- Big Cypress Market Place (239.262.3210; www.bigcypressmarketplace.com), scheduled to open in December in Naples, will combine discount shopping at more than 100 retail vendors with an outdoor produce market and tiki bar, a winery, a food court, an entertainment stage, and a 13,000-square-foot event center that can be rented for trade shows and other gatherings.
Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel
- South Seas Island Resort (239.472.5111; www.southseas.com) on Captiva Island reopened last spring following a $140 million renovation.
- The Pink Shell Beach Resort & Spa (239.463.6181; www.pinkshell.com) on Fort Myers Beach recently capped off a major transformation with the debut of Captiva Villas, a 43-unit condo-hotel.