The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota

In Central Sarasota, minutes from the bay and white-sand beaches. Walk to Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Marina Jack, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens and St. Armands Circle. A luxury beach hotel that’s pet-friendly and family-friendly.

The property offers 276 air-conditioned rooms and suites with pillowtop beds, private balconies and sweeping bay views. Rooms include minibars, LED TVs, complimentary Wi‑Fi, designer toiletries and in-room safes. An expansive spa provides roughly 100 treatments plus separate men’s and women’s wellness areas with steam rooms, saunas and spa tubs.

Soak by an outdoor pool with bay views, hit three lighted tennis courts, or train in a fitness center with free weights and a movement studio offering Pilates and yoga (extra charge). Enjoy exclusive access to a nearby beach club on Lido Key, championship golf nearby, a complimentary beach shuttle, concierge service, coffee shop and several bars — perfect for wake-up sea-breeze mornings and slow, salty evenings.

Large meeting and event capabilities with up to tens of thousands of square feet of indoor and outdoor event space, a business center, express check-in/out and complimentary high-speed Wi‑Fi for conferences and banquets.

Four on-site restaurants, a coffee shop and multiple bars — including a tiki-style beach bar — plus limited-room service. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 11 AM for a fee.