The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota

Description:

• If you prefer to stay in a towering, elegant, modern old world style hotel with feather beds and a five star rating as well as five star service, check into the The Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota. Elegant rooms overlook a marina. Readers of Condé Nast Traveler contend it is one of the best places in the world to stay. That would make this hotel truly special. It features a huge, delightful, opulent spa which promises to provide the visitor with the "soothing, ever-present rhythm of the ocean." It includes treatment rooms, saunas, steam rooms, whirlpools and relaxation lounges. Located on 11 acres, the Ritz-Carlton Resort includes a private club on the white-sand beaches of nearby Lido Key as well as an 18 hole championship golf course, located a little more than a dozen miles away. Often listed as one of the top 10 golf courses in America, it was designed by Tom Fazio. The Ritz-Carlton is close to downtown Sarasota and all that goes on there, as well as the galleries, shops, and restaurants of St. Armand's Circle. It is difficult to describe all that the Ritz-Carlton offers its pampered guests. Those who stay there will undoubtedly talk (brag) about the experience for years to come.

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Awards:

Frommer's

•  Very Highly Recommended 2010