This was a business trip for me but the hotel location and amenities made me wish that I was on vacation. good value, a little on the expensive side, staff always willing to assist. plenty to do nearby. Fly into sarasota airport if you can, tampa is further away and cost more to get there.

This resort is huge - but feels like you are part of a village. We had a two bedroom suite that was very well equipped and roomy. It had a dining area and decent kitchen with washing machine so we didn't need to pack loads of clothes. Every window had a view of the sea as we were on a corner and it was peaceful and picturesque. The hotel itself was very good - nice pool and bar area, plus you can hire bikes for free which we did every day (its very flat there!). The pool guys were excellent and very helpful. The food in the hotel varied - their Tavern restaurant was the best and the Portofino the worst (wouldn't recomment eating there!). The amenities were excellent - tennis and golf were are superb. Gloria who was on the concierge desk was brilliant - she sorted out cabs, restaurants and a boat trip for us. My only negative was the cleaning of the room was very varied. Our first few days it was excellent and then another older lady started and she was impatient if we were in the room and asked her to come back and her cleaning was minimal. However, I think we got the previous cleaner back as it improved again towards the end of the stay. The resort was sold whilst we were staying there, but all the locals say the new owners have a fantastic reputation so I'm sure it will remain excellent. Well worth a visit.

We were at LBK for a weddiing. While I have to say this is a rather expensive resort .........eveything was done very well. The room was very spacious and clean, with very nice toiletries that were larger size than the usual. Loved have the washer/dryer in the room.The pool is a little on the small side but very nicely maintained. The beach was awesome. The only downside was bug bites ..........almost everyone had them .........some much worse than others.People got them outdoors and were told they were 'no see ums' and we didn"t. Apparently you need bug spray,as well as sunscreen. That being said it was a wonderful trip.........

Great shallow beach with very powdery soft white sands.
Excellent views...
Room 3504 beachfront on building 3 very well kept, modern
Parking is a very accesssible, no need for valet
Wi-fi, beach lounges included in resort fee..
Service fees [tip] should not be an automatic 20%... I would recommend 15% if automatic and the customer can add more depending on satisfaction.
Pool too small for resort and very bland... otherwise pool area is acceptably nice.
I would have given a 5 if it was not for the pool. 4.5 is my final grade.