Tortuga Inn and Beach Resort

Overlooking Sarasota Bay, the Tortuga Inn and Beach Resort features daily and weekly vacation-style lodgings in six different configurations. Facilities on the property also include outdoor swimming pools, a 15-foot-high courtyard waterfall, charcoal barbeques for guest use, fishing docks, and boat slips.

The resort's Gulf View Studios offer studio apartments with Jacuzzis and kitchenettes. The spacious Tortuga Gardens apartments are luxury condos that are available as hotel suites, and they come with either a full kitchen or a mini-kitchen. All Deluxe master baths have their own Jacuzzi tubs. Standard and Deluxe units have walk-in closets in most bedrooms, screened porches, and washer/dryer units.

Next to the Tortuga Boat Dock and Fishing Pier are the Bayfront Villas, both North and South. Many of the units here have a private garden and in-ground spa. All lodgings include full kitchens and ground-level accommodations have patios. The Palm Court apartments, North and South, are near the beach and feature two bedrooms plus a full kitchens. Patios are standard on the ground level.

For weddings and receptions, the resort and its sister property, the Tradewinds, can accommodate up to 450 guests. There is dockage for wedding party members who arrive by boat, and the private beach can be used for either formal or barefoot ceremonies.

Tortuga Inn and Beach Resort is located on Anna Maria Island. The address is 1325 Gulf Drive North, Bradenton Beach, Florida 34217-2315. The pet-friendly property offers covered self-parking free of charge.