Hotels near Lido Beach: (0.11 mi) Gulf Beach Resort Motel (0.4 mi) Beau Lido Suites (0.25 mi) Lido Beach Resort (0.63 mi) Holiday Inn Sarasota - Lido Beach (0.62 mi) Sarasota Sands; View all hotels near Lido Beach on TripAdvisor. Located directly on the powder white sands of Lido Beach, the Lido Beach Resort sits nestled just three blocks walking distance from. Visit Website Savor Sarasota: Crab & Fin.
Lido Key Lido Key (Caribbean) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gulf of Mexico |
| Coordinates | 27°19′01″N82°34′53″W / 27.31694°N 82.58139°WCoordinates: 27°19′01″N82°34′53″W / 27.31694°N 82.58139°W |
| Administration | |
| State | Florida |
| County | Sarasota |
Lido Key is a barrier island off the coast of Sarasota, Florida, in the United States. It is part of the city of Sarasota and is connected to mainland Sarasota by John Ringling Causeway.
Nearby keys[edit]
Lido Beach Sarasota
To its north is Longboat Key; to its east are Bird Key and St. Armands Key; and to its south is Siesta Key.
Lido Beach Resort Sarasota Fl
Description[edit]
The island features numerous sandy beaches facing the Gulf of Mexico, as well as a park called 'South Lido Park', which has a beach and a woodland trail.[citation needed] The island is well developed with a wide variety of luxury hotels and beach houses, and has a seasonal nightclub scene. While not as popular as Siesta Key Beach, Lido Key Beach is reviewed as a more private beach that is more relaxing for the tourists who come from around the world to visit it. Weddings and other private parties will often book a section of the beach for their guests.[1]
History[edit]
In 1926, Lido Key opened to automobile traffic, the Lido Beach Casino opened, and John Ringling, Samuel Gumpertz, and Owen Burns built a $30,000 pavilion, dock, and bathhouses just south of where the Lido Beach park sits presently. However, by the 1950s, poor management resulted in the deterioration of the casino. It was demolished in 1969, and remodeled and modernized by 1970.[2]
Gallery[edit]
Lido Beach, c. 1930
Lido Beach
An ecotourist on a kayak tunnels through red mangrove trees and roots
Lido Beach Casino Sarasota Florida Hotel
References[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lido Key. |
- ^'Lido Key Sarasota Beaches'. www.lidokey.net. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^'Lido Key Beach, 400 Ben Franklin Drive, Lido Key, FL'. Sarasota County. Retrieved 2016-02-02.