BEACH IT
Take the bridge from
St. Petersburg over to
the string of barrier
islands and you’ll find
dozens of motels, boutique
inns, condos and
timeshares overlooking
the beautiful white
sandy beaches of the
Gulf of Mexico. There
are also several highend
luxury resorts. The
Don Cesar Hotel, often
referred to as the pink
palace, is a stunning
1920-era fully restored
landmark venue on
the beach with several
restaurants and a
spa. The Sirata Beach
Resort and Tradewinds
Resorts are popular
full-service resorts
with restaurants, bars
and miles of private
beach. The Tradewinds
Resorts are actually
two sister resorts—The
Island Grand, which
features a large floating
ocean water park, and
RumFish Beach Resort,
which has a 33,5000-
gallon aquarium, a
children’s touch tank
and a Guy Harvey
retail outpost. Hotel
Zamora is a boutique
hotel with panoramic
rooftop lounge offering
view of the beach
and downtown. Sirata Beach Resort
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