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South Seas Island Resort

Address: 5400 Plantation Rd., Captiva, FL, 33924 | Map It
Phone: 239/472-5111; 800/965-7772
www.southseas.com

Price range: $$$$
Location: Sanibel and Captiva Islands

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 3.8/5

Fodor's Review:

After a top-to-bottom renovation, this 330-acre resort looks rejuvenated, with refurbished accommodations, 19 swimming pools, reinvented private restaurants and shops, a new water park, and a remodeled 9-hole golf course with lush water features. Stylish low-rise accommodations are scattered all over the property but are concentrated at either end, near the marina and the small shopping complex. Dunes fringe a pristine 2½-mi beach, and mangroves edge the main road. Entry gates and water on three sides give the resort a delicious seclusion, but trolleys take you around the property and into the village. Pros: full range of amenities; exclusive feel; car-free transportation. Cons: high rates; a bit isolated; spread out.

Hotel Details: 106 rooms, 487 suites
In-room: kitchen.
In-hotel: 4 restaurants, golf course, room service, tennis courts, bars, children's programs (ages 3-18), pools, gym, spa, beachfront, water sports, bicycles.
Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V

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Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by srk101 from Virginia on 3/12/08
We are on this resort for 6 days. Generally it is very nice and very rejuvenating. We have a Land's End 2 BDR villa. The unit is spacious and nicely furnished, very comfortable. However, aggressive beach ants have made the kitchen (which is beautiful!) unusable. All our food is stored in the frig for self defense! If you leave a crumb or drop on the granite counter, they are on it in seconds! I wasn't planning to cook much anyway but this makes it uncomfortable.
One other negative to be aware of: when you book, you are NOT guaranteed a specific location. We came from quite a distance and had never been here before. I specifically requested a water view accommodation and confirmed several times in advance. We are assigned to a golf course view near the pool and were told upon arrival that they do not guarantee specific units! We're positive folks, so we've dealt with it but it's the first time I've been to the beach anywhere where I thought we were paying for water front or water view and didn't get it! We do like this place for the nature and the peace. Watersports are great here.
You do need to drive to restaurants. We won't choose it again though because of the accommodations assignment.