Sanibel and Captiva Capture Multiple Awards

From time to time we have posted on awards won by our two tropical islands, but we just came upon a list of all the awards won in the last few years.

It is an impressive display, indeed.

Our islands have received many awards over the past several years from some of the most respected national organizations in the country. From shelling and beaches to bird watching and overall a great place for family vacations. As you will read  below Sanibel & Captiva Islands have stood the test of time as a great place to visit for many many reasons. 

The applause goes on and on, but we will just highlight a few special recognitions here:

• 2011 – Trip Advisor Traveler’s Choice award – Best Beaches in the United States voted Sanibel (#5) and Captiva (#8) and 16th in the world by Trip Advisor’s Travelers’ Choice Award.
• 2011 – Condé Nast Traveler Magazine – Sanibel and Captiva earned top spots in the Top-10 North America Islands list: Sanibel Island ranked fourth, while Captiva Island came in at number six
• 2011 - Frommer’s – Arthur Frommer’s 10 Favorite Travel Destinations – Arthur Frommer named Sanibel Island one of the “Top Ten Favorite Places to Travel” in the world
• 2012 – Dr. Beach – Most Romantic Beaches – Captiva Island has been ranked one of the country’s most romantic beaches for two consecutive years by Stephen Leatherman, Ph.D., (a.k.a. Dr. Beach) Florida International University, recognized as the nation’s foremost beach authority
• 2012 – U.S. News & World Report - Best Florida Beaches - ranked Sanibel Island’s beach at the top of the magazine’s list of the 8 Best Florida Beaches
• 2013 – Smarter Travel – Sanibel Island Makes Smarter Travel’s 1 of 10 Best Beach Towns in Florida
• 2013 - Peter Greenberg – Best Bird-watching - Peter Greenberg, America’s foremost travel expert, listed the J.N. Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge among his top five recommended spots for a bird-watching spring break vacation
• 2013 – Travel & Leisure Magazine – listed Captiva Island as one of the most Romantic Beach Getawaysin their August 2013 feature
• 2013 – Coastal Living – 2013 annual America’s Happiest Seaside Towns – and also Sanibel was voted one of the best places to live on the coast
• 2014 – Men’s Journal – Sanibel named ‘Best for Shell Hunting’

So for family's looking for great beach vacations, for couples seeking romantic getaways, for shell collectors of all ages seeking new specimens, and for birders sighting yet one more feathered friend to add to their list, our intimate, delightful, tropical paradises are the answer.

We realize that we only one award for 2014, but the year is not even half over.  We look forward to many more to come!