Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort Golf Club & Spa
With direct access to three miles of beach, Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort includes guest rooms with private balconies featuring floor-to-ceiling tinted windows as well as high-def plasma TVs, refrigerators, coffeemakers and high-speed internet. Hotel amenities include a fantasy swimming pool with Gulf views, shops, a game room and a fitness center with 24 cardio machines and free weights. On-site restaurants include Tropiks, which serves island cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner; Quinn's On the Beach, a beachside bar and bistro that dishes up seafood and steak entrees; and a classic tiki bar with tropical drinks. The Marriott Beach Resort also schedules numerous guest activities such as tennis clinics, aquatic workouts, sand-dollar painting, waterside bingo and yoga. The on-site golf course at the resort, the Rookery, is filled with natural water obstacles.
Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort Golf Club & Spa
400 S. Collier Blvd.
Marco Island, FL 34145
(239) 394-2511
marcoislandmarriott.com/
Marco Beach Ocean Resort
All rooms at the Marco Beach Ocean Resort have balconies with views of the Gulf or the landscaped gardens, marble bathrooms, bathrobes, slippers, multi-line cordless telephones, high-speed Internet, live orchids in vases and twice-daily maid service. On-site amenities include a pool, hot tub, spa, fitness center and rooftop gardens. Dining options include The Saletta, which serves three meals a day in café-style setting; The Terrace, which has beach and Gulf views; and the poolside bar, which serves a basic menu of sandwiches, salads and simple entrees. Guests also have exclusive access to four miles of beach. Tee times at nearby golf clubs can be arranged by the hotel's concierge. The Marriott Golf Club is next to the hotel and Eagle Lakes Golf Club is just more than a mile away.
Marco Beach Ocean Resort
480 S. Collier Blvd.
Marco Island, FL 34145
(239) 393-1400
marcoresort.com/
Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites
Built in 1883, Old Marco Island Inn & Suites features modern suites in an inn surrounded by landscaped gardens of native plants. One- and two-bedroom suites are available, and each suite features a living area with a queen-size foldout sofa, a screened-in lanai, three TVs, a DVD player and a kitchenette. The outdoor pool is set among the gardens, and the Inn's restaurant, Bistro Soleil, has been named one of the top 10 restaurants in Gulf Shore Magazine and has received national recognition in Gourmet Magazine. The dinner-only restaurant serves a menu of French cuisine, with influences from other culinary cultures, including those of Mexico and the Mediterranean. Guests can benefit from association with the Olde Marco Golfing Society, and staff can arrange preferred tee times at area golf courses. Naples National Golf Club is the closest to the Inn, located less than three miles from the hotel.
Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites
100 Palm St.
Marco Island, FL 34145
(239) 394-3131
oldemarcoinn.com/
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