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Old 03-08-2011, 06:36 PM
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Default whats the best beach area max 2 hours from Tampa
We would like to rent a beach house but not sure yet where to rent.

Captiva? Ft Myers? Anna Maria Island? St.Pete? Clearwater?

Open to any good suggestions
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<3 Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, but a lot of people are partial to St. Pete. Clearwater seems to be full of young ruffians causing trouble, at least in my head.
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Anna Maria has tons of small beach house rentals. It still feels like Florida in the early days. Lots of great places to eat.
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Anna Maria or Long Boat Key!!
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Oh and a few restaurant suggestions for Long Boat Key and or Anna Maria would be:

Chart House
Chart House LongBoat Key

The Colony
The Colony Longboat Key

In fact the Colony is a great place to stay as well.
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On Anna Maria:

Beach Bistro 5*
Rod and Reel Pier
Rotten Ralphs
Bridge Tender
Sand Bar
Anna maria Beach cafe

On Longboat:

Euphemia Hay 5*
Mar Vista
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Hey guys,

thanks for the suggestions.

Since we are 7 people, We actually rented a beach house on the west side of Anna Maria Island/Holmes Beach for mid April.

So we choosed the right location!

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So we choosed the right location!
Sounds Great. I walk the beach every morning. Hopefully we can meet up. PM me details as you get closer to the time.

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Good choice but if you ever get the chance Sanibel/Captiva island is a world of its own. Truely amazing wildlife and one of the top places in Fl to collect sea shells and since its a small island its really cool
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