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South Seas Island Resort Captiva Island
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5400 Plantation Road
Captiva Island, Florida, United States
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South Seas Island Resort is a 330-acre full service destination resort on tropical Captiva Island in Southwest Florida. South Seas combines a natural wonderland with modern resort amenities and accommodations. Offering many styles and sizes of accommodations including guestrooms, one to three bedroom villas, and spacious private homes, the Resort is well suited for all sized parties. Whether looking for a variety of activities or complete relaxation, South Seas Island Resort provides it all. Tennis, golfing on our 9-hole Gulf-front Executive course, and an extensive water sports program including kayak tours, boating and parasailing, are all available on property. Or, enjoy miles of private sugar sand beaches or spend the day at The Pointe with two lagoon style pools, complete with private cabanas overlooking Pine Island Sound. Kids and kids at heart love the new H2Whoa pool with two fun water slides. For relaxation, the Zen Spa is located at the south end of the resort, providing special pampering with a complete spa treatment menu. Dining at South Seas Island Resort is as varied as the activities. The Harbourside Bar and Grille nestled at the north end of the resort and overlooking the Yacht Harbour, offers a menu with tempting choices and delectable deserts. At the Pointe, lighter dining options and exciting cocktails are available, along with breathtaking views of the Pine Island Sound and natures watercolors at sunset. For a taste of old-fashioned fun, visit Scoops & Slices, located next to The Pointe, for ice cream or coal fired pizza. On the resorts south end, other options included Starbucks and The Captiva Provision Company, a new gourmet and deli is stocked with the finest imported gourmet offerings and a unique variety of prepared salads, soups and entrees. For your convenience a Resort Fee of $12.50 ($14.04 including tax) per day, per adult (an adult is 17 years of age and older), will be collected upon check out. The Resort Fee is not quoted with your rate. The Resort Fee includes: Unlimited local and 800 phone calls Guest room high-speed Internet Pool/Beach (South Beach and Sunset Beach) services (i.e. poolside towels and lounge chairs, beach towels and chairs) Daily Trolley Service throughout the property Fitness center access Access to Nature Center Participation in Special Resort Activities Weekday New York Times newspaper delivery CATV with free movie channels (cable with HBO)
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24 Hour Reception
Air Conditioned
ATM / Cash Machine
Babysitting / Child Services
Banquet Facilities
Bar / Lounge
Business Center
Cable / Satellite TV
CD Player
Coffee / Tea Maker
Complimentary Toiletries
Concierge
Conference Room(s)
Currency Exchange
Disabled Access
DVD Player
Elevator / Lift
Fitness Room
Golf Course
Hair Dryer
High-speed Internet
Housekeeping
Kitchenette
Laundry service
Massage / Beauty Centre
Meeting Rooms
Microwave
Multilingual Staff
Parking
Porters
Private beach
Refrigerator
Restaurant
Room Service
Safe-Deposit Box
Sauna
Secretarial Service
Security Guard
Swimming pool
Tennis Courts
Tour Desk
TV
Wake-up Service
Check-in:
From 4:00 PM
Check-out:
Prior to 11:00 AM
Location Description:
South Seas Island Resort is a 330-acre full service destination resort on tropical Captiva Island in Southwest Florida. South Seas combines a natural wonderland with modern resort amenities and accommodations. Offering many styles and sizes of accommodations including guestrooms, one to three bedroom villas, and spacious private homes, the Resort is well suited for all sized parties. Whether looking for a variety of activities or complete relaxation, South Seas Island Resort provides it all. Tennis, golfing on our 9-hole Gulf-front Executive course, and an extensive water sports program including kayak tours, boating and parasailing, are all available on property. Or, enjoy miles of private sugar sand beaches or spend the day at The Pointe with two lagoon style pools, complete with private cabanas overlooking Pine Island Sound. Kids and kids at heart love the new H2Whoa pool with two fun water slides. For relaxation, the Zen Spa is located at the south end of the resort, providing special pampering with a complete spa treatment menu. Dining at South Seas Island Resort is as varied as the activities. The Harbourside Bar and Grille nestled at the north end of the resort and overlooking the Yacht Harbour, offers a menu with tempting choices and delectable deserts. At the Pointe, lighter dining options and exciting cocktails are available, along with breathtaking views of the Pine Island Sound and natures watercolors at sunset. For a taste of old-fashioned fun, visit Scoops & Slices, located next to The Pointe, for ice cream or coal fired pizza. On the resorts south end, other options included Starbucks and The Captiva Provision Company, a new gourmet and deli is stocked with the finest imported gourmet offerings and a unique variety of prepared salads, soups and entrees. For your convenience a Resort Fee of $12.50 ($14.04 including tax) per day, per adult (an adult is 17 years of age and older), will be collected upon check out. The Resort Fee is not quoted with your rate. The Resort Fee includes: Unlimited local and 800 phone calls Guest room high-speed Internet Pool/Beach (South Beach and Sunset Beach) services (i.e. poolside towels and lounge chairs, beach towels and chairs) Daily Trolley Service throughout the property Fitness center access Access to Nature Center Participation in Special Resort Activities Weekday New York Times newspaper delivery CATV with free movie channels (cable with HBO)
Dining:
Located at the south end of the resort, Holy Smokes offers great take-out barbeque.
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Date of Stay:
June, 2009
The Ups: - unbeatable landscape and setting, - architecture blends into landscape, - staff at the reception, in the small supermarket and in the restaurant "Harbourside" was extremely friendly and efficient. The Downs: - in a 300+ $ room I expect other furniture than plastic veneer that peels off in some places; - same applies to a bathroom with a plastic tub and a rusty shower curtain rod; - the dishwasher in the kitchenette was leaking; - no light on the porch; - the room was made up only at 3:30 pm; - check-out at 11 am is extremely early for a resort, where one wants to spend the rest of the day; - on departure day 80 minutes before check-out time someone was coming to the door asking: "When are you leaving?" in a tone that rather indicated "Why haven't you left yet?"; - on the beach adjacent to the room there are by far not enough sunshades and out of the ones present some are not functioning; - delivery of beach towels to the room was promised but not done; - in an upscale resort I expect at least one restaurant with upscale cuisine; - in a hotel of this price range room service should not be discontinued at 12 am. Bottom Line: in a resort customer satisfaction should have priority over profitmaking.
Date of Stay:
July, 2009
The location was wonderful, the 3 pools were great, there was a lot to do, or, do nothing. There are places to eat on sight, but the town is close by, and there are a variety of places to go...The Mad Hatter had the best food, but they are pricy. the only down fall for us, was that the only breakfast option was the $17.00 buffet. I would have liked there to be other options. We can not wait to go back!!
Date of Stay:
September, 2008
Wasn't as nice as expected for price but was ok for quiet get away. Food and service at resort need work, clearly inexperienced staff but most were friendly. We'd only go back if price wasn't as high-- thought we'd get more luxury for the cost. $12 per day per person resort fee on top of hotel cost seems ridiculous considering what you get for it (towels and beach chairs).
Date of Stay:
June, 2008
I went for 1 night in July 2007 with three girls age 13-17. We had a ball. The gulf was like bath water. We saw at least 50-75 dolphins. Some from our room balcony & some 10 feet from us while in the water. It was incredible. We basically lived at the beach & saw an amazing sunset. We were having so much fun that we wanted to stay another night but there were no available rooms. The staff was excellant & the room was one of the best beach rooms we have stayed at in FL. We are coming back the end of June...we can't wait.
Date of Stay:
April, 2008
We were disgusted by the service and amenities at this resort. It is not in line with what an individual expects when paying 5 star prices. The only good thing about the resort was the scenery. The hotel restaurant served butter that had gone bad. The room service was high priced, late and the whipped cream served with the dessert had change back into cream. There were no towels at the pools. The employees were clueless at best. The hotel is obviously not counting on return customers.
Date of Stay:
June, 2009
We hit the beach, played tennis (little pricey) and enjoyed the area. It was a last minute trip and although not cheap, a good deal for the money. I wish we'd had more time to enjoy more of the amenities.
Date of Stay:
July, 2008
Beautiful place. While our room was not huge, it was clean and served it's purpose, as we did not spend too much time in it. We spent most of our time at the beach or pools and exploring. Beach towels and charis are complimentary and you coud rent just about whatever you needed. Plenty to do here. Could use a few more restaurants at the resort, but you could also take the trolley into town for more restaurants. Pools were crowded, but they are in the process of building more. I also liked the fact that they were very concious about recycling and conserving. We only stayed a week, but I could have easily stayed for two!
Date of Stay:
May, 2008
The drive there was beautiful, but, once we made it to the room, I was really let down. Service was average, for the price not good enough. Rooms were terrible-it looked like a cheaply fixed timeshare and was not clean at all.
Date of Stay:
June, 2009
We had an awesome time we loved the resort can't wait to go again and take the kids. It's a very family oriented resort with plenty to do for the kids. They provide a number of water sport activities which we took advantage of. The beaches and pools are beautiful and the views are spectacular. I highly recommend this resort.
Date of Stay:
January, 2008
This is the most disorganized, poorly serviced and overpriced hotel we have ever visited. The rooms (we had two) did not have towels, soap or shampoo; the sheets were not changed daily; the only way to get the room serviced was to complain repeatedly; and the food service was completely inadequate. No reservations are available at any of the resort restaurant and the waits are interminable first for seating and then for food service. I understand that this resort has recently reopened after repairing storm damage. Nothing will repair the damage they are causing by the miserable service they are giving their guests. The prices are insulting in light of the quality of service. Anyone who comes here deserves the service they don't get.
Date of Stay:
April, 2009
We liked the ability to move around to different activites with ease. The staff was exceptionally nice, though we waited until 5 pm for our room despite being told that we could check in early.
Date of Stay:
September, 2007
We had a blast during our honeymoon, the place is gorgeous! Staff very friendly, the food is great, fun activities, great rooms, a breath taking sunset, marvelous beaches, and not too crowdy, just perfect! We'll go back!We definately recommend.PS: Resort is about an hour away from the airport...please rent a car, taxi is overpriced!
Date of Stay:
December, 2008
The beach, the swimming pools, etc. are all within walking distance. Next time we go there we probably not rent a car. They have a trolley taking guests back and forth on the island. And the trolleys run non-stop. It was great. Beautiful beautiful resort. miles long. We picked shells every day. They were very exotic shells, capiz too. I would love to go back there. We loved the screened-in lanai, where we relaxed every day, after shell picking, and dolphin cruises and sun-bathing.
Date of Stay:
August, 2007
Stayed alone for 5days front desk could use some help very very unhelpful and poorly organized. Room service pizza was horrible. Food near the main pool was great and sevice was good. Pretty far from anything interesting to do shopping other eating areas a good 20-30 mins away. For me this was great as was looking for peace and quiet. Beach was amazing. I stayed in a tennis court villa was on bayside with a screened in balcony absolutly amazing view read for hours. the room was always clean and comfortable honestly one of the best vacations ever. housekeepers were great and friendly. Heading back again this year booking very soon love it !!!!
Date of Stay:
November, 2008
Nice resort. Very large. Nice clean beach and pool area. Room cleaning was a bit random - no clean towels a few days and a four star resort on the beach (in the sun) that did not offer any moisture lotion.
Date of Stay:
October, 2007
South Seas can't be beat if you love nature, birding and magnificent beaches. I feel that the Captiva experience shows the best of Florida, and the folks that live there. Wildlife Conservation is very important and the remote location makes you feel that you are really away from civilization.
Date of Stay:
October, 2008
Too spread out....couldn't find parking every time when we returned to the hotel.....elevator broken during our entire stay.....food average, and very limited choices and times....much better options in Sanibel with numerous places to eat and things to do....probably would not return...
Date of Stay:
August, 2008
The south seas Island resort was indeed beautifull, however I do feel its over-priced. They should have more options for food and enjoyment. The villa was nice but for the price it was small. The scenery was the best part.
Date of Stay:
February, 2008
South Seas Plantation was a wonderful resort for our family vacation. The amentities kept our children very busy. They had a kids club,tennis (with wonderful instructors), planned activities throughout the day for a nominal fee and many more great things to do. They had a free trolley to get from point A to point B (our kids enjoyed that also). The views were spectacular especially from the Point Restuarant and the pool at the end of the island. Our favorite spot for our visit was the T-dock.As we were fishing there (a hotel activity) a family of manatees swam by the dock along with many fish and 3 dolphins. The wild life was wonderful to look at throughout our stay. Our children did not want to leave and requested that we move to the island. We will visit this resort again.
Date of Stay:
September, 2007
The south seas resort was comfortable and reclusive it takes about an hour to arrive to the resort from the toll plaza into sanibel and the lifestyle is very lay back the room was spacious but not extraordinare the pool is nice as it is situated right next to the gulf the beaches were nasty and smelly check-in is a little too late and checkout way too early but those are the rules. staff is friendly at the cabanas and pool since you must tip and indistictive and ordinary at the front desk.
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