Our family has been going to Gulf Surf for years. It is a very small Mom and Pop motel with no frills. But it sits directly on million dollar beach front property. The location is out of this world! The beach has lots of shells, sharks teeth and so much wildlife that it is a protected Key. We had turtles nesting when we were there. We saw manatees mere feet from us and one bumped into my son! Every day we were in the water we saw dolphins and had egrets, ibis and all sorts of birds inches away from us. If you stay at Gulf Surf there is an egret that comes to the door looking for handouts. It is a quite, private place with the most beautiful beach. Perfect for families.

Tranquil, that's exactly what it was, from the moment we arrived until we left. A weekend in a beach house on Casey Key island Nokomis. We found this place while searching for a hotel in Sarasoto.we rented for the weekend apartment number 5 , which is fully equipped, located at the back of the office with a deck containing table and chairs, sun loungers and our own Barbeque,we had more privacy than the others.Some of the apartments are beach facing.
You can either buy food from the large supermarket or eat out at the many restaurants (only a few minutes drive). There is one restaurant on the Island, we ate dinner there on the first night, although the food was good but a little expensive to be served with plastic plates and cups.
This place is not for young people wanting to party all night, it is for people who want to relax and enjoy the peace and quiet.Situated on a residential street. Apart from a beach there is nothing else.Sarasota town centre is twenty minutes drive, it has a beautiful marina park. You can take a cruise around the Gulf of Mexico.