Beachfront vacations just got a little groovier with the opening of Mello on the Beach. A remodel of a former hotel, it’s located on Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, and it caught our attention with ...

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 ...

The best hotel restaurants and bars make you feel like you are on vacation regardless of whether you have reserved a room or even left town. Fortunately, Sarasota and Manatee counties offer numerous ...

Compass Hotel is situated beside the highway that leads to Ana Maria Island, just before the road crosses a small bridge onto the island. Compass is also located on a waterway with a small local ...

A 103-room, four-story hotel with a rooftop swimming pool could be coming to Bradenton Beach. Shawn Kaleta, a rental property heavyweight on Anna Maria Island, and Jacob Spooner, a Bradenton Beach ...

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 ...

Nestled in the Gulf of Mexico, Anna Maria Island is seven miles long with wide white sandy beaches and clear turquoise waters with the Gulf of Mexico on one side and Sarasota Bay on the other.

Someone recently bought the Layby Hotel Resort on Holmes Beach for $8.825 million, making it one of the largest property sales on Anna Maria Island. Buyer and seller were corporations, but the word on ...