FORT MYERS BEACH TRAVEL GUIDE

Fort Myers Beach is a popular yet small beach town located just outside south the city of Fort Myers, Florida, known for it's floury, soft white sand beach that stretches the entire length of Estero Island from north to south on the Gulf of Mexico.

Fort Myers Beach is a popular spot for snowbirds who like a more lively and beach town atmosphere compared to nearby Sanibel, spring breakers from colleges in the south-east, and even high school spring breakers. While each hotel or vacation rental has their own calendar that does vary slightly, high season generally starts in December and lasts through April, although November and May are also great times to be at the beach.

There are a number of activities from boat & jet ski rentals to the Key West Express ferry, and plenty of places to stay from vacation rentals and resorts to bed and breakfasts and hotels in Fort Myers Beach to fit almost anyone's interests while visiting this beautiful part of Florida. Key West is also only a 3 hour ferry ride (or 30 minute plane ride) away and you can drive or boat to a number of other islands with distinct different vibes if you are looking to explore.

The Town of Fort Myers Beach officially covers 6.2 square miles, although 2.9 of those square miles are water and part of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway. The remaining portion is made up of Estero Island, San Carlos Island and a small part of "mainland" Florida, although many visitors to the area spend their entire time on Estero Island.

First time visitors may benefit by reading about getting to Fort Myers Beach to make their trip hopefully a little bit easier.

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Salty Sam’s Marina

Boat Rentals, Kayak Rentals, Marinas

Salty Sam’s is a full service marina offering boat sales, service and storage along with Boat & Kayak rentals. They are not located on Estero Island, but on San Carlos Island near the Key West Express ferry terminal. Boat rental fleet consists of a 20 and 24 foot pontoon, a Hurricane deck boat and a […]

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Yo! Taco

Restaurants

Yo Taco! at 1375 Estero Blvd (right across the street from Lani Kai Resort) is the beach version of Taco Bell. It’s great for a couple quick, cheap tacos (the burritors are a bit small so I don’t order those) on the go, a spot to hit after partying it up till late night, or […]

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Bayfront Bistro

Restaurants,

Fine Dining, Beach Style: Bayfront Bistro at 4761 Estero Blvd (down past mid-island, turn in the Publix parking lot and go all the way to the back) has excellent food in about as fine of a dining atmosphere as you’ll find on the beach which means it’s a nice place, but do expect to see people […]

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Heavenly Biscuit

Restaurants,

Best Cinnamon Roll in the World: Heavenly Biscuit at 110 Mango Street (Bay side. It’s small so doesn’t stand out, but look for the quaint house with a porch and usually a bunch of people outside) seriously has THE best cinnamon roll ever. Unless you don’t like cinnamon rolls. Also consider the fried chicken biscuit […]

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Mango Street Inn Bed And Breakfast

Bed and Breakfasts

The Mango Street Inn offers a cozy environment and makes a great bed and breakfast style inn. Within walking distance from the Inn, you can access many of the tourist attractions at Fort Myers Beach. Hospitable staff, beautifully decorated bedroom suites, a tropical courtyard etc. are some key features of this Inn. As a bed […]

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Gulfview Manor Resort

Hotels

This resort is located 3 miles from the Matanazas Pass Preserve on the shores of Fort Myers Beach. A private balcony or patio are available for all accommodations in the resort. Each of these apartments feature a full kitchen, free wired internet access, TV and DVD player. Guests are also allowed access to the business […]

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Wicked Wings

Restaurants, ,

Until recently, Wicked Wings was one of my favorite restaurants in Fort Myers Beach. I still like their food, but it seems the service is slipping and I haven’t seen my favorite server there for some time; the other servers aren’t nearly as good. They have also changed their pet-policy so you can’t take your […]

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Esterra Spa at Diamond Head Resort

Spas and Salons

This particular Esterra Spa location – they have 4 including 2 in Fort Myers Beach – is located on the 2nd floor of the Diamond Head Beach Resort, just across from the guest services lobby. Diamond Head resort is located at 2000 Estero Blvd, on the beach side about 1/2 mile south of the north-end […]

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