Its centerpiece is the award-winning restaurant, Truffles at Thistle Lodge, designed to resemble the home that one of Sanibel's first settlers built as a wedding gift to his daughter. Spacious suites overlook the Gulf of Mexico. A heated olympic pool with waterslide and poolside bar are centrally located and sure to appeal to everyone. The offshore island of Sanibel, Captiva, Estero, Pine, Gasparilla and others are lovely and exotic and all easily accessed. Camera bugs can spot more than 200 species of birds and wildlife.
Fishing is excellent.