Ideas for staying on the coast but not the beach

[whitec]

Hi

We are looking at staying 4/5 days on the west coast probably based in Clearwater beach but looking for ideas of places to visit , great places to eat ( love seafood and restaurants with great views) etc that don't include spending all day on the beach , we have a car so happy to travel upto an hour ...
Any good ideas ?

[Redfoxcar]

Hiya,

Have you thought about a little further down, we did a road trip last year from Orlando , which took us across to cocoa beach, Fort Lauderdale,Miami, key west and a few other places on way back up to Orlando.

Our favourite place bar key West was Naples, only stayed 3 nights but was wonderful, can't recommend inn on fifth highly enough as well.

Nick

[SunbreezeFL]

Naples sounds just what you are looking for

[JLH]

we visited Sarasota , did the farmers market and then looked round the shops and had an ice cream at St. Armands Circle , though that may be too far for you from Clearwater . We were staying at Anna Maria .

[barryp1]

As others have said do not stay at Clearwater but further down at say Siesta Key. The best parts of the coast lie between St Pete Beach and Naples.

[Saxon]

Try past venice and look at port charlotte, Englewood,and Fort Myers

[7SeasSailor]

We have enjoyed staying at Rotonda for the last couple of years.

[mouskevik]

Thanks for this thread! We are going in 2019 for 3 weeks and want a non-Orlando week. We would not be able to sit on a beach all day, every day so want to visit Miami but also want somewhere coastal where there are things to do. Will now check out Naples

[Saxon]

Just returned from Rotunda west..was fab

[bernard301]

We're staying in Cape Coral and will be travelling between tampa and naples througout for days out!