We stayed at the tennis club in Bonita Springs. Right across from the beach and so pretty at night with the moon shining on the water. We stayed on Anna Maria Island and it was great. Hard to find a reasonable place there but we found one until we lost it. Bradenton Beach is good. It's right off the island and less expensive. Love Sarasota.It's a great area. We stopped going after we lost our place there, since I hated the drive. We had to go around Washington and take 95 and every year we saw accidents. The last time a tire blew off a Wal Mart truck and luckily went under our van rather then through the windshield. That was enough for us. We've seen cars upside down. It just got to be too stressful. My DH doesn't like the winter but I love it. It's quiet time for me. Time to sleep and quilt.