
This hotel close to Sand Key Park faces the Gulf of Mexico from 10 acres of gorgeous white-sand beach, past the park and across
a bridge from Clearwater Beach. Pier 60 is six miles away.
Catering to both families on holiday and conventioneers, this
hotel provides a beachside pool, lots of meeting space, a children's camp, tennis courts, and a fitness center with Gulf
views.
The bright lobby has recessed lighting, wall sconces, and hanging fixtures, all illuminating the conversational
table and chair groupings. Families gather before their outings and conventioneers meet before and after business sessions.
The hotel is adjacent to 95-acre Sand Key Park, which has two picnic shelters with grills, a playground, and a dog
park. The beach area has cabana rentals, beach wheelchairs, outdoor showers, boardwalks, and bathhouses, and a lifeguard is
on duty daily. Heron, roseate spoonbills, and great horned owls visit regularly.
Children 17 and under stay free when
occupying same room as adult(s) and using existing beds in room.
Amenities:
A convenience store is open 24 hours daily, selling snacks, magazines, and necessities.
A supervised children’s program is available June through August.
A business center has two computers, high-speed Internet access, connections for laptops, and printers. The hotel’s 24,600
square feet of function space is available for gatherings of up to 1,200.
Dining & RecreationDining Rusty’s - Casual elegance with international specialties
and Florida favorites, such as mustard-crusted salmon, lamb shank, or lollipop pork chop (caramelized shallots, balsamic demi-glacé,
and fruit salsa), along with seafood, steaks, pasta, and vegetarian selections. The menu also includes appetizers such as
fois gras, crab cakes, and shrimp cocktail. Breakfast and dinner.
Island Grill - Light fare,
including shrimp scampi, vegetarian quesadilla, or the guilt-free burger (char-grilled burger with grilled tomato, salsa,
cottage cheese, and chipotle tortilla). Open for lunch and dinner.
Recreation
The resort has an adult splash pool, heated in the cooler months; a children’s wading pool and playground offer diversions
for the little ones. A staffed fitness center on the ninth floor (surcharge) has several treadmills, and cardio and strength-training
equipment, as well as large windows overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Two massage rooms and a sauna are located in each of the
locker rooms. An on-site tennis complex has three lighted, all-weather courts. The resort’s tennis program accommodates
players of all levels, with a daily schedule of clinics and teaching programs, twice-weekly round robins, and a player matching
service. Dolphins can be seen from the property or by taking commercial dolphin watching boat excursions.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golf - miniature
- Golfing
- Golf - driving range
- Rowing or canoeing
- Sailing
- Jet skiing
- Snorkeling
- Swimming
- Motor boating
- Boat launch
- Windsurfing
- Running track/path
- Volleyball
- Tennis
- Hiking/biking trails
- Bicycle rentals
- Parasailing
- Fishing
- Bird watching
- Playground
Rooms:The Sheraton Sand Key has 375 sleeping rooms including special access accommodations. All rooms are equipped with 27"
color TV's, coffee makers, in-room Nintendo, pay-for-view movies, cable TV, electronic voice mail, speaker phone, in-room
video folio review and checkout, iron and board, private balcony. High speed DSL Internet access (for laptop use) is also
available in selected accommodations