I understand the Amelia Island Plantation Resort has a wonderful Thanksgiving package for families. We are from South Texas so I wonder if the temperatures in Amelia Island may be to cold for us on Thanksgiving. Does anyone know if any of the Sanibel, Naples, Boca Raton, or Orlando resorts have such great activities planned for Thanksgiving? Thank you all for helping me get my family together for Thanksgiving. My kids ages are 21, 18, & 16. We are all spread out this year - one in Boston, one in PA, and we are in Texas.

Oops! "may be TOO cold for us on Thanksgiving" Thanks

Amelia Island will be cooler than South Texas.

I'd look at The Breakers Resort (Palm Beach) or The Boca Raton Resort (Boca Raton) or the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne (Miami key).

here is a link to your other post with a similar title. to find an old post of yours, simply click on your name -

good luck - also, if you put "amelia island" into the search this forum box at the top, you will see lots of threads about amelia isl and places to eat, etc and trip reports

you can check the weather thru the resort website usually or through www.weather.com

the answers to your other post provide a link and also many ideas for resorts to look into in florida

good luck

sorry, here's the l ink to your first post:

http://fodors.com/forums/threadselec...1&tid=35075982

Thank you all so much! You all have been a great help.

It is Bonita Springs near Naples that we are considering.

That will be just about as warm as anywhere in Florida. Is that the Hyatt? Can't think of much else in the resort category in Bonita (actually the Hyatt is more Estero than Bonita).

It is the Hyatt Cocunut Point Resort.
The con is the shuttle to the beach, so I am still looking into resorts in Sanibel, Orlando, and Boca Raton. Any suggestions for those areas?

How about the Vinoy in St. Pete? It's on Tampa Bay, near the Pier and downtown. The Gulf coast beaches and Tampa are close by and the restaurants are excellent. Best of all it's just a great place to walk around and enjoy the scenery.

Orlando? That will take more than a simple shuttle to the beach!!! LOL

CasaYbel on Sanibel is worth checking into, and of course South Seas Plantation on Captiva. The worst problem with either, particularly the latter is the long drive if you want to do things away from the resort. Are the "kids" content to hang around the resort, or are they going to want to go do things?

What about Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club which is really close to lots of restaurants, entertainment, and shopping in Naples and sits right on the beach?

Thanks ya'll. I will look into those resorts.