Anna Maria Island Florida offers a wonderful setting for family vacations. Stay in private villas that offer a "laid back" luxury travel experience.
With a seven mile coast line of exquisite sugar-white sand, an average daily temperature of 84 degrees and 361 days of sunshine per year, you'd be forgiven for thinking such a place doesn't exist. But it does. With a rustic charm, a laid-back Floridian style and unhurried tropical living, the word 'recession' will be far from your thoughts.
The locals want to get to know you and the local businesses welcome you with signs that say 'come as you are' and promising to 'feed your soul'; a truly indicative symbol of the delight that is Anna
This hidden gem is located 40 miles south of Tampa, surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico on the West, Tampa Bay and Anna Maria Sound on the East and Sarasota Bay to the South. The Island consists of three town communities; Anna Maria City to the north end of the island, which houses some of the largest residential homes. Holmes beach in the centre and Bradenton Beach in the south; with its fun shops and restaurants. However with only 8,000 inhabitants on the Island, it is far from being crowded. Read more