The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort

We loved the full service experience as we were looking for a beach escape for me to relax and get away from my job and work and Darren at the beach made sure we have everything at our fingertips. My goal of relaxing on the beach and have excellent food options as well. Was a dream for us. We did not leave for 3days. Love the Italian home Made dishes and desserts

We were here for a family celebration and our stay here was fantastic! The lobby bar was stunning and food was excellent at all locations in the resort. The rooms were nicely appointed and spacious. The staff were friendly and went above and beyond to make our celebration special!

My wife and I loved our time at the St Regis we will definitely return. Service was amazing in particular our time on the beach each day Darren was the always going above and beyond, professional, personable, friendly and responsive. Beautiful place, beautiful rooms and first class service.

Exquisite, luxurious, modern, serene! just some of the many reasons to visit this resort. We made a last minute decision to come to Sarasota and we were between this hotel and the Ritz Carlton in Sarasota. We definitely made the right decision! First impressions on arriving and being greeted by Giorgio, we knew we were in for a treat! We were checked in by the lovely manager Eduardo, whilst being served with a glass of fizz in a traditional champagne saucer. For those that don’t know, a champagne saucer is the original glass for champagne and only normally found in hotels such as The Ritz and Claridges (it’s maybe an English thing!) The lobby is beautiful; decor and layout along with a scrumptious scent From there we met the lovely butler Frazier. He showed us around the resort which is definitely worth doing. We were taken to our room, with an upgrade and wow! The view was something else. Everything here is outstanding…from the lovely Eva at the beach bar to the Asian/peruvian restaurant. We are booked into CW Prime tonight which looks fabulous. Thanks to Tim for sorting everything The hotel isn’t big, and apparently it’s at 77% capacity but it feels like it’s 25% as there’s just so much space! Not going to lie, not going to give the lazy river a try, but the kids look to be having a ball in there! The beach is stunning, the beds extremely comfy and love the little button for when you need a drink. We have been fortunate to stay in some amazing hotels around the world, and this is up there with the Burj, Six Senses, One&Only and Shangri La. My only complaint is that we aren’t staying for longer, but we will definitely be back for a little bit of luxury.

We spent 5 days at the resort over spring break with our 2 kids, ages 6 and 8. Our kids had celebrated their birthdays the week before and were surprised with macrons in the room, a cute note from the butler team, and personalized bags with their names and princess peach/yoshi on them. It was an amazing touch and made the kids day. The service was top notch, from the pool to the restaurant. We had breakfast at Riva every morning which was great, and we ate dinner there twice. Food was very good. We also ate lunch at the pool a few times and it was all delicious. We loved the Sabrage they have every night at 6pm, and it was a great touch that they included the kids by passing out Shirley temples to all of them. We did the snorkel experience which was really awesome. Loved feeding the stingrays and snorkeling around looking at all of the fish. The tortoises were a big hit with the kids as well. The room was spacious and the balcony was as well. My only complaint about the room was that when you shower, water leaked between the door and the shower wall and caused a puddle to form on the floor outside the shower. Overall, this was a very family friendly resort and I would 100% go back. I wish I could remember everyone’s names to give a personal shout out, but seriously everyone we came in contact with were top notch. Everyone went out of their way to make not only my husband and I, but our kids as well, feel welcomed and special.

Be warned. The traffic on this island during season is brutal. Only one road and only one bridge at either end of the island. Pull out of the gates after 3:00PM and expect to sit in traffic for 45 minutes to get to Sarasota. This is a glitzy overdone resort. Food at CW prime was good but staff was pretensious. Outrageous parking fees. Just down the road the Longboat Key Club has free valet parking and valets are happy with a $5.00 tip. Same with the beautiful Shore restaaurant on the north end. We were staying else where but went for dinner.