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Holiday resorts in Florida

Boca Raton

Probably as close to Utopia as one can get, the Boca Raton Resort and Club on Florida's Gold Coast is America's most exclusive premier holiday resort, set on 144 hectares (356 acres) in the expensi... more

Clearwater Beach

Known for its breathtaking sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico and warm tropical breezes, the holiday destination of Clearwater Beach is the crème de la crème of Florida's west coast and ... more

Cocoa Beach

Centre of Florida's 'Space Coast' around Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach has become one of the Sunshine State's prime holiday resorts, boasting the top attraction of the Kennedy Space Center and close ... more

Daytona Beach

The ocean-front metropolitan area in central east Florida stretching 23 miles (37km) along white sand beaches south from Ormond Beach is known as Daytona Beach, America's favourite family beach hol... more

Fort Lauderdale

Situated in the heart of the Gold Coast in the Sunshine State of Florida, and known as the 'Venice of America', it does not take much imagination to understand why Fort Lauderdale was once the favo... more

Fort Myers Beach

Billed as 'Florida's tropical island getaway', Fort Myers Beach is a haven for Floridians themselves seeking a relaxing family holiday, as well as visitors from the rest of the United States and ab... more

Key West

Watching a splendid sunset while dining al fresco on delectable seafood at one of 250 or so restaurants is but one of the pleasures in store for visitors on holiday in the USA's most southernmost c... more

Marco Island

Measuring just over six-by-four miles (10km by 6km) Marco Island is a bustling, full-service holiday resort community on the northern edge of west Florida's coastal wilderness area, which is known ... more

Naples

The sophisticated, cosmopolitan city of Naples is the jewel in the crown of Southwest Florida's holiday paradise on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico; the central area preserves its old world charm, ... more

Palm Beach

The palm trees arrived at Palm Beach in 1878, when a ship laden with Cuban coconuts was wrecked here on the offshore barrier island that is only 14 miles (23km) long and half a mile (one km) wide. ... more

Pompano Beach

Situated midway between Palm Beach and Miami, the holiday resort town of Pompano Beach is the heart of the Gold Coast, known for its excellent beaches and fishing. Anglers are understandably drawn t... more

Sanibel and Captiva

Those who enjoy getting away from it all for their beach holiday will delight in the Florida Gulf coast resort island of Sanibel, and its smaller sister, Captiva, where the main event of the day is ... more

St Pete Beach

About a million holidaymakers a year tread the sugary sands of the long, thin barrier islands skirting the shores of the Pinellas Peninsula opposite the exciting city of Tampa in west Florida, with ... more