We made a point of eating our dinner there a couple of times. Miss M, who is now 10 years old, spent her time there drawing and writing when time permitted. My mornings were spent on the balcony drinking coffee. Naturally, we had a screened-in balcony that overlooked the gulf. The kids and I stayed for four nights in a Matthews Lodge Gulfview Luxury Suite. Altogether, there is a mix of 49 accommodations are made up of five different hotel room types & cottages for guests to book.

The Island Inn is made up of the main building with a restaurant and office, cottages with beach views and two wings with guest rooms and suites. The Accommodations at Island Inn on Sanibel Island

And the best in terms of the nicest 10 acres on the gulf (part of the beach). And of course, since it was the first, it’s also sitting on the best piece of seaside real estate. Island Inn’s claim to fame on Sanibel island is that it is the oldest Inn on the entire island. If you’d like to read about what to do on Sanibel Island with your family, check out this post here: Sanibel Island With Kids – What To Do and See As always, opinions and fun times are always mine and those of my kids. We were gifted our accommodations at the Island Inn on Sanibel Island and with excursions while there. I vacationed there with my two kids, Miss M and Little Man for four nights in October of 2019. Suites? Sand? Surf? Sunshine? From amazing suites for families to beautiful white sand to ocean breezes and Florida sun.

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