Luxury For Rent on Longboat Key

If St. Armand’s Circle is Sarasota, Florida's Rodeo Drive, Longboat Key is its Palm Beach, a stream of luxurious homes, private condominiums, beautiful resorts and Florida vacation rentals – the most preferred being offered by Longboat Key Club and Resort.

Everything on the island, from residential areas to the resort’s Florida vacation rental properties, is cloaked in lush landscaping and manicured hedges. Longboat's clean straightaway bike path invites Florida vacation rentals visitors to explore, and serious riders clad in formal bike wear and sleek racing helmets, adore the island's 24-mile round-trip distance down Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Longboat also offers Florida vacation rental guests what may be the best martini bar in town, the New York-inspired Maureen's Palm Grille in the Centre Shops. Euphemia Haye at the northern end of the island is a perennial winner of Florida Trend magazine's Golden Spoon award, and its upstairs HayeLoft is devoted to the art of the dessert. Pattigeorge's, on the bayside, serves contemporary and fusion-inspired food and hosts many special dinners and wine events. Finally, Florida vacation rental guests discover old Florida spots, like Mar Vista, where diners often arrive by boat.

Beach parking on Longboat Key is sparse. Most spots are along Gulf of Mexico Drive and hold just a few cars; those that hold more are not prominently marked. Check out Whitney Beach, where finding a space is worth the trouble for this secluded, blinding white sand.

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