Florida Beach Resorts: Casa Ybel Resort, Sanibel Island

By VI Staff on May 10, 2020

Resting on the white sandy shores of Sanibel Island, Casa Ybel Resort is a luxurious all-suite beachfront resort that offers elegantly-appointed accommodations, award-winning cuisine, and breathtaking views of the Gulf of Mexico. Surrounded by 23 acres of idyllic tropical island landscapes on Florida's Gulf Coast, the Sanibel Island hotel offers an array of luxury amenities, facilities, and recreational activities, including in-suite spa treatments, tennis courts, Gulf-side swimming pools, and indoor and outdoor event spaces.

1.Guest Accommodations

Casa Ybel Resort features a variety of all-suite accommodations in the form of beautifully appointed One- or Two-Bedroom suites with spectacular views of the Gulf of Mexico. Suites are decorated to reflect the comfortable ambiance of a private home and feature separate bedrooms with king or queen size beds with luxurious linens, en-suite and private bathrooms with walk-in showers and soaking bathtubs. Spacious living rooms have comfortable seating and sleeper sofas for additional guests, fully equipped kitchens with refrigerators, ovens, microwaves, coffee makers, and dishwashers, screened lanais and balconies with gas grills, outdoor seating, and beautiful beach views.

Every suite offers a host of modern amenities, including iPod/MP3 compatible alarm clocks, flat screen televisions with cable channels and DVD players, individual climate control with heating and cooling, telephones with complimentary local calls, hairdryers, irons and ironing boards, in-room safes, and complimentary wireless Internet. Extra specials include delivery of The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, and ‘Get Fit Kits’ with mats, resistance bands, and fitness videos.

2.Dining

The Casa Ybel Resort offers excellent dining experiences two beautifully appointed restaurants with stunning sea views. Recognized as one of Sanibel Island's most romantic restaurants, the award-winning Thistle Lodge Beachfront Restaurant serves an irresistible menu of epicurean delights inspired by Asian, European and Floridian cuisine along with a hand selected menu of fine wines from around the world. For a more relaxed poolside dining experience against a backdrop of beautiful ocean views, Coconuts Poolside Bar & Grill serves a menu of freshly prepared salads, healthy sandwiches, and tropical cocktails and offers live entertainment on the weekends.

3.Amenities & Recreation

Amenities at the Casa Ybel Resort include pampering in-suite spa services, ranging from hot stone massages, facials, body scrubs, and reflexology, to aromatherapy, manicures, pedicures, and other salon services. Other amenities include a daily maid and housekeeping service, a recreation concierge, a 24-Hour fax and photocopy service, and an exclusive Casa Kid's Club & Family Programs.

Activities at the Sanibel Island luxury resort include an array of water sports to enjoy off the private beach on which the resort is set, including swimming, snorkeling, scuba-diving, windsurfing, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, boating and deep-sea fishing. The beach features private cabanas with sun loungers and umbrellas, and the resort is home to an Olympic-sized swimming pool overlooking the Gulf, six tennis courts, and a professional tennis coach, two shuffleboard courts, a basketball court, croquet, and horseshoes. Guests can rent bicycles to explore the island, and there is an exclusive Casa Kid's Club with family-friendly activities and a special swimming pool for children, and a nature sanctuary.

4.Weddings & Events

Casa Ybel Resort offers a variety of Beachfront Sanibel Island Wedding Packages for ceremonies and receptions. Packages include the use of the resort’s beautiful indoor and outdoor venues, ranging from a beachside gazebo to an elegant ballroom, along with an array of premium services such as professional wedding specialists, award-winning catering and customized menus, rehearsal dinners and wedding brunches, Champagne toasts and personalized wedding cake with a cake-cutting service.

Casa Ybel Resort also caters for business meetings and corporate events of up to several hundred delegates with four indoor function rooms, several tented outdoor gathering spaces, a lakeside gazebo and a tropically landscaped lawn with beautiful views of the Gulf. Catering is provided by the award-winning Thistle Lodge Beachfront Restaurant, and the resort offers a range of business services, including copying, fax and printing services, a PC station and conference telephone, modern audiovisual equipment, and complimentary wireless Internet.

2255 West Gulf Drive, Sanibel Island, Florida 33957, Phone: 800-276-4753

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