EDITOR'S NOTE: Third in our summer series featuring the best beaches in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Lido Key offers a huge variety of activities for every kind of beachgoer. Families, ecotourists, ...

The makeover that turned Christopher’s on Lido into Lido Beach Grille was, in the main, a success. And if views figure prominently in your plans for an evening out, you’ll swoon over this restaurant’s ...

Globetrotters looking to time-travel to a more glamorous era would be hard-pressed to find a more majestic destination than Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort. Opened in 1908, the majestic ...

Situated right on the Gulf of Mexico, the Lido Beach Resort contains a full vacation’s worth of offerings on site, from the Lido Grille and beachside tiki bar to beach volleyball to private cabanas, ...

Walking along Lido Beach, you'll see an array of resorts on the sands' edge, with pools, bars and restaurants available only to guests. Yet if you're not paying attention, you might miss a humble tiki ...

Lido Beach Resort is located on an excellent stretch of this famed white-sand beach, a mile south of St. Armands Circle (reachable via free shuttle). The owners are conscientious, and the staff is ...