Sanibel Captiva Beach Resorts: Share Your Story
First of all, we thank everyone again for the wonderful, touching outpouring of support and love for Sanibel Captiva Beach Resorts and our very special islands paradise. Please keep your thoughts and prayers positive for us and for our community as we begin the recovery process.
While our team of Sanibel Captiva Beach Resorts management leaders have begun to create a plan of action to bring our resorts back to successful and exemplary operation as quickly as possible, we want to keep you in touch with each other by sharing memories or favorite moments at one of our resorts. Whether you recall vacationing with family at Beachview Cottages, or relaxing at the beach with your friends at ‘Tween Waters Island Resort, this is a space for you to recall those moments with each other: a place to share your story.
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Guest Ambassador Assistance Program
On behalf of all of our team members, we sincerely appreciate the outpouring of love and support we’ve received over the past several days in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Thankfully, everyone is safe, secure and accounted for. We have created a GoFundMe with 100% of the proceeds to benefit employees in need of financial assistance.
Stories You’ve Shared!
We are overwhelmed by the amazing stories of you and your families at our resorts. Our team is proud to have been a part of your special occasions, family vacations, and “just-because” visits. Below are stories that have been submitted by guests at Tween Waters, West Wind, Beachview, and Castaways Cottages.
Andrew
My family and I have been coming to Sanibel since I was about 6 months old and we would always stay at the west wind. For a week over spring break we would call the island our home and not a second was ever wasted on it. From the early morning walks on the beach to sitting in the sand watching the sun set without a care in the world. At the end of the day it’s the simplicity of it that makes it so worth coming back too. A little piece of paradise for everyone to share. The important thing is that we keep these memories close to us because the sad truth is that the island will never look the same. I have great faith in everyone on the island that they will restore it to its original beauty. Im hoping and praying for everyone right now that you are safe and can have a quick recovery. I am excited to see everyone back on the island soon.
Wendy & Jeff B
It is our home away from home where we have chosen to spend time for the last 12 years. Made friends with our cottage neighbors and staff. Our son and daughter-in-law were married in their beach at sunset. We love every thing about tween water and captiva.
Robin
Our family has been vacationing at the Castaways for over 25 years. The countless amount of memories we have created there are PRICELESS to us. Our thoughts and prayers are with the AMAZING staff and look forward to being able to return in the future.
Tiffani
My favorite thing about Castaways Cottages was nighttime shelling. My mom and I are pretty hard core about our shelling opportunities and the first time we came to blind pass was at 4 a.m. We got a ticket in the parking lot because I was too impatient to read the meter and we thought we’d be out before the park opened. While out there with my 8 year old budding shelling addict, sister in law and teenage niece in tow, we saw the cutest cottages and said to ourselves … “how do we get to stay there?!” Soon after, we booked our first night in the (then) green cottage duplex. We were in heaven with unlimited shelling. Loved the screened porches and rustic living-on-the-sand feel. It was perfection. We felt we had found a secret place. We brought select friends and family back to our newfound slice of heaven over the next two years. Made lots of memories in a short time: plastic kites from the gift shop stuck in palm trees, “riding” the tide in the bay, finding some show-worthy whelks, playing with fallen coconuts, drinking wine, digging sand forts, buying swag in the office…. I’m so happy I got that white castaways hat when I did :) forever in our hearts— a “secret” slice of heaven for so many
Kristen K
One of our favorite memories, we still often talk about our stays there. This is my mom and I from the mid-1980s.
Terri D
We used to come for a week in heaven at tween waters every spring. We love your resort and it was there that we decided to retire in Ft. Myers so we could be closer to your resort and could visit just because. We love Captiva and especially Tween Waters. Can’t wait until you reopen!
Janet G
My little one loved going to Sanibel and staying at the cottages. She would spend hours looking for shells and when low tide came we would go back out to look for more shells. The best of our family vacations have been at Sanibel at the cottages.
Tina P
We love vacationing to Westwind!! We have lots of memories there and just Sanibel itself !! We Celebrated birthdays and anniversaries there! We even come over to the WW from Ft Myers just to enjoy lunch and have a drink at the bar or to take a stroll on the beach!! Best place ever! We plan to be back as soon as we are allowed to get back on the Island!!
Jen
We had the pleasure of visiting Beachview Cottages in May 2006. It was myself, my fiance and his parents. Little did they know that this trip to the beach would be one to remember.
We had a surprise…. we had plans to get married on the beach! We enjoyed the week and our suprise was wonderful. Our 1st and only visit to the island will always hold a special place. These coordinates of the beach will always remind me of our time there.
We have talked about taking our boys to show them around and just hadnt made the trip but now you can bet when it’s time for guests, we will be there! Thank you for the memories; we look forward to more.