The Pelican Shore Cottages are on the Manasota Key, a beautiful 11-mile-long barrier island of beaches. The establishment, nestled between Sarasota and Naples, offers apartments as well as cypress cottages on four acres of beachfront property with more than 290 palm trees.
Each cottage has two bedrooms, central heat and air, microwave, refrigerator, stove and color TV with cable. Additional amenities include free Wi-Fi and use of a laptop computer upon request, private boat dock, picnic pavilion and a coin laundry room. Guests can also enjoy kayaking, snorkeling and hunting for sharks' teeth.
Pelican Shore Cottages
4076 North Beach Rd.
Englewood, FL 34223
941-474-2429
pelicanshorecottages.com
The Manasota Beach Club features a variety of vacation rental accommodations, including beachfront cottages on Englewood Beach. Choose from one- to three-bedroom cottages on 25 acres between Lemon Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Guests have access to nature walks, clay tennis courts, basketball, kayaking, sailing and nearby nature parks. Also available are indoor/outdoor pools and on-site dining, including breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Manasota Beach Club
7660 Manasota Key Rd,
Englewood, FL 34223
941-474-2614
manasotabeachclub.com
Soul's Rest & Hearts Desire are two units in the same cottage managed by Manasota Key Realty. Guests may rent both units together or rent them separately. Soul's Rest, the upstairs unit, has one bedroom and one private bath. Heart's Desire offers two bedrooms, with a studio/third bedroom, beach deck and one bath. Both rooms have scenic views of the Gulf of Mexico. A full kitchen, wireless Internet access, umbrellas, beach chairs, outside showers and a private car wash area are among the amenities at this cottage, located a half-mile from nature trails and birdwatching at Stump Pass State Park.
Soul's Rest & Hearts Desire
1927 Beach Rd.
Englewood, FL 34223
941-474-9534
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