Palm trees and pink and white oleanders line the fairways. Situated on the Sarasota Bay side of the island, it trails through stands of live oak, sabal palms, palmetto, and southern pine. It is a different experience from Islandside, at once more open and more trap riddled. The fitness center consists of an aerobics room with windows on three sides and a mirror on other and views of the golf course. There are two adjoining rooms, one with about a dozen pieces of cardio equipment, the other with freeweights.
Personal trainers are available, so are a variety of daily classes.
There are also two massage rooms. It offers a variety of educational activities including nature walks, field trips to an aquarium or the Gulf Coast World of Science, and trips to a zoo as well as on-property recreation, arts, crafts, and water sports. Lodging A series of stark 10-story concrete monoliths house the guest rooms, though at least they have been sensitively constructed behind the primary dune line. Lodging ranges from guest rooms to suites, some as large as two bedrooms. Dec. 20, 2001-Jan.