Tween Waters Inn
 

Anyone stayed at the Tween Waters Inn on Captiva Island, FL? Looks really nice on the Web Site. Am booked there in April. Looking forward to a few days lying on the beach. Also anyone have a few websites for the Sanibel and St. Augustine that have message boards? Thanks. Appreciate e-mail your responses to me

I have not stayed there but my good friend highly recommended it to me. We are going to be on Sanibel rather than Captiva. I looked for message boards and couldn't find one for Sanibel.

The beach at Tween Waters is great. We had a very relaxing vacation there. We stayed in one of the cottages near the water. It was nothing fancy, but very pleasant and clean. We met mellow, laid-back, very nice people, friendly and family-oriented. Loved Sanibel, too.

Stayed there a number of years ago. It's just as Susan said. Definitely get a cottage rather than a hotel room - more character. You can rent a boat and explore the intracoastal too - there's an island nearby that's a park, very beautiful (forgot the name) and also, another island nearby with a famous restaurant on it, with dollar bills all over the walls, a former Jimmy Buffett hangout. I also forgot that name, but can do some research if no one else remembers. (Can you tell it's been a while? Or was that too many Margaritas :)<BR><BR>P.S. While on Sanibel, rent a canoe and paddle through the Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge!

The Mucky Duck on Captiva is a great place for lunch. Be sure to try the Key Lime Pie.

Here's a message board I found:<BR>http://www.voy.com/2078/<BR>It doesn't seem to be the same one I followed before going down to Sanibel, but maybe you can pick up some tips there.<BR><BR>Someone mentioned Mucky Duck already. You might also want to try Matzaluna's for great Italian food, Cheeburger, Cheeburger for, well, burgers, and when you get a chance, try a grouper sandwich anywhere. They're a local specialty. <BR><BR>Sanibel will be the most relaxing vacation you've ever had, so enjoy!

We had a very nice lunch at Tween Waters this Sunday. Look for "The Canoe and Kayak", overlooking their marina. They have a back porch for very casual dining with wonderful scenery....you've just got to overlook their very very hyper and stressed wait person, who eventually becomes a source of clandestine amusement for all the other diners. :&gt;<BR><BR>I've heard alot good said about Tween Waters and was anxious to see it for myself for future visits, so we made a little side trip over on our way home from Naples. I did love the looks of the cottages, but they seem awfully close to the highway and I wondered if there was an issue with highway noise? Also, is it difficult getting across the highway to the beach?

We are going to Sanibel rather than Captiva. I know that they are next to each other but I don't really understand the differences between them. Any information on this would be appreciated.

I believe they are separated by a short bridge. I can't really tell one from the other. Anyone else?

As to the differnce between Sanibel and Captiva:<BR>At one point there actually was water between the 2 islands, but it has pretty much disappeared. What's left is kind of a muck that's actually supposed to make for some great shelling. <BR><BR>You follow San-Cap Rd. and cross a bridge to "Captiva". Once across, there are a few differences. You'll notice narrower, winding roads with foliage growing quite close to the pavement. You really need to drive slowly on Captiva. The real estate has a more exclusive feel. Many cottages are set way back from the road so that you can't really see them. There are some quaint cottages, but also some HUGE residences. <BR><BR>Whereas on Sanibel most of the restaurants are located on main roads or in clusters, on Captiva they are sort of intermixed amongst the cottages. <BR><BR>I guess you have to drive it to see what I mean. I'd be interested in others' takes on the differences between the two.<BR><BR>

Tween Waters Inn is very nice. The Mucky Duck is wonderful for lunch. For dessert, you MUST do the Bubble Room. I normally stay with a friend in Sanibel, but always go to Captiva to shell (which is great in both places) and to get dessert at the Bubble Room. The two are separated by small bridge. The atmosphere is very casual & laid back. You couldn't ask for nicer people. Scarlet O'Hairs is the place to go for a quick, good beauty pick me up!! As you can see I love Sanibel.<BR>As

we have been going to Sanibel with our 3 kids for several years now, every july. I do love to visit captiva, but perfer to stay in sanibel. log onto sanibel-captiva.org it's a great web site we stay at the pointe santo condos in sanibel, beautiful part of the beach, I think it's the best part

Linda - why do you like Sanibel better?

I think Lori said it best.<BR><BR>Captiva is more remote and doesn't have all the hotels and condos that Sanibel has. Private (expensive) residences seem to line up along the ocean. There is a huge resort at the tip of Captiva (South Seas Plantation). With the exception of South Seas Plantation, I don't where you could stay on Captiva that has access to the beach. <BR><BR>Sanibel is beautiful, Captiva is breathtaking. Sanibel, however, is just more convenient.<BR>

Cheryl, you're right about the "breathtaking" part. I still remember the foliage on Captiva as being amazing. And no condos! Hooray!<BR><BR>Olive, would you really call the road past Tween Waters a "highway"??? It's been quite a few years (maybe 10) since I was there, but I remember a 2-lane road, with very few cars, no danger, and at night, practically none passed by...

Hi Joan...I don't differentiate between highway and road (though maybe I should), just used that term because it's the connector between the two islands. It's still the narrow little two lane road it always was, BUT...even on the pea soup foggy day it was last Sunday, we had to wait some time for lines of traffic in order to cross. We wanted to check out their beach...which was very nice by the way. If traffic is as bad, or worse on a better day, I would wonder if crossing is a problem, but even more, if noise from the road carries into the cottages. That would be the only drawback that I could see to it. <BR><BR>When we've stayed down there before (always in the summer when it's a bit quieter) we've stayed at Casa Ybel...very nice and right on the beach, but I like the feel of the smaller place, loved the exterior appearance of the cottages, and do love the look of Captiva--just worry about road noise and ease of getting back and forth to the beach.