Sandy Lane Resort

A luxurious beach resort in Barbados, the Sandy Lane resort is a paradise for honeymooners. Offering a combination of privacy, numerous activities, and first class service, the resort is located on the west coast of the island of Barbados. Sandy Lane also offers three golf courses and a 47,000 square foot spa. The resort also offers a white sand beach and the Caribbean Sea.

The island of Barbados offers tropical climate with year round temperatures that stay between 75 and 85 degrees. The non stop flights to Barbados take around 4.5 hours from New York City, making the island one of the best beach vacation spots from the East Coast.

The country club at Sandy Lane Resort is a golfers'paradise. The resort spa, fronted by a waterfall and swimming pool, offers guests a combination of relaxing and healing therapies from the Far East, Caribbean, and even Europe. For the ultimate in spa indulgence you should try one of the nine VIP treatment suites with a private landscaped garden and three hydrotherapy pools.

The 112 resort rooms are both luxurious and very spacious, with each one offering a plasma television and high speed internet access. The hotel also provides 24 hour room service, and maid cleaning service twice a day.

If you plan to go on a family vacation, the resort offers the Tree House Club, which is a special facility designed for children 3 - 12. Kids here can experience exciting thrills, such as swimming with turtles and easter egg hunts. The resort will also offer you and your family a number of exciting water sports, tennis, and even shopping.

The signature restaurant, L'Acajou, serves French cuisine that features fresh island seafood and other local treats. The restaurant also offers you an open air setting on the waterfront, that offers you breathtaking panoramic views.

Cloister At Sea Island

The Cloister At Sea Island is a private five mile long coastal vacation spot in Georgia. Sea Island is well known for its championship golf course, which after recent improvements, is now better than ever before.

There are a total of 54 holes, which include the 18 hole Plantation Course which opened in 1998, and was designed by Rees Jones. The 18 hole Seaside Course was renovated by Tom Fazio and re-opened again in 1999. You can learn to play golf at this course, or just play and polish your game.

The Sea Island resort also offers a spa with several fitness facilities. You can participate in special classes as well as personalized fitness and wellness
programs. Other activities around the resort include tennis, horseback riding, sunset cruises, boating, fishing, shooting school, kayaking, swimming, and
even diving lessons.

Sea Island also offers a family destination where kids can choose from several different vacation activities. Children can play afternoon tennis free of charge and even participate in complimentary golf and tennis clinics. During the summer, spring break and even holidays, the resort is happy to provide a program for kids ages 3 - 11.

Resort rooms and food
The Cloister at Sea Island offers you well over 250 guest rooms and suites that are situated in various houses on Sea Island. The Retreat House, Hamilton House, and Harrington House are all located on the beach, while the newer guest houses and Terrace Houses are all located between the beach and the
tennis center.

Guests that visit Sea Island can also stay at the Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club, which opened in March of 2001. The Lodge offers guests 40 luxurious rooms and suites that are situated above the clubhouse with golf course and even ocean views.

The main dining room at the Cloister offers live music and dancing during warmer months. The Terrace dining room, located at the Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club serves continental cuisine with a Southern twist.

Late spring, summer, and early fall are by far the best times to check out the Cloister at Sea Island. Sea Island is an hour drive by car from Savannah Georgia and one hour away from Jacksonville Florida. Private aircraft can also land at the McKinnon Airport on St. Simons Island, which is four miles away from the Cloister. No matter how you get here - you'll be glad you did!

Longboat Key Condos Report - Water Club

In our December 2007, Water Club report, there were 11 Longboat Key condos available at Water Club in the Sarasota MLS. Water Club is conveniently located along Longboat Key's prestigious Gulf of Mexico Drive directly on the oceanfront. This popular luxury complex offers outstanding amenities and excellent concierge services to its full-time and part-time residents. With one of Longboat Key's most beautiful and opulent Club Houses, residents enjoy an elegant entry for entertaining, library, game room, fitness center and ballroom for larger functions.

Currently there are 9 available untis priced from $1,395,000 to $3,595,000 at Water Club. There is also a 1 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath guest condo available for $500,000.

For more Sarasota FL real estate information on Longboat Key condos, contact Annette Smith at 941-504-3922 or email Annette.

Beachplace, Longboat Key Condos for Sale

Longboat Key Gulf Condos for Sale Under $1 Million

Beachplace, condos on Longboat Key, offer an assortment of amenities in addition to being right on the beach. The community features a recreational building with a fitness center, heated pool, tennis courts, all behind its guarded gates. Beachplace on Longboat Key does not allow pets so be sure to ask your agent if you want to bring Fido or Felix along to your second home in Florida. Many units have sweeping views of the water from balconies that are steps from the white sands of the Gulf of Mexico. Units can be rented for a minimum of one month.

Currently in the Sarasota MLS, 15 units are listed as active, some with 3 bedrooms.

Prices at Beachplace start at $499,000 for a two bedroom and two bath unit with 1172 sq.ft. of heated space. For $995,000, you can buy a condo with two bedrooms, two baths and over 1531 sq.ft. with full Gulf views. Beachplace is centrally located on Longboat Key making your drive for shopping, dining, groceries, errands convenient. Click the highlighted link for the more information about the area amenities and search for Beachplace on Longboat Key, Florida.

Annette Smith offers the highest of Internet exposure for properties in Sarasota or surrounding keys with multiple websites and a creative marketing strategy for the changing Sarasota FL real estate market. Email Annette with your questions or to ask for a buying or listing appointment.