Naples Ranks High On "Most Relaxing Beaches" List

A recent article in U.S. News Travel magazine ranked Naples Florida beaches as the #5 "Most Relaxing Beach" in the United States and the Caribbean. [although I am a bit perplexed as to how Corfu made the list at #6 since I believe it is in Greece, yes?] Anyway, Naples beaches are pretty spectacular. When customers tell me that they are first time visitors to Naples, but follow that comment with: 'I really don't like Florida, but have heard so much about Naples that I wanted to check it out', I tell them: "Naples is unlike any other coastal town in Florida!" Whereas many other Florida beaches are lined with hotels & motels, bars & restaurants, and neon signs leading you into souvenir & T-shirt shops...our beaches are predominantly lined with quiet residential neighborhoods, including the entire beach front south of Coquina Sands comprising of only family homes, mostly mansions, along the gulf. Each avenue ends at the beach with public beach accesses. The multiple entrances guarantee less crowded beaches, even during our peak season there is plenty of room for everyone to spread out. You can walk south for nearly five miles from Golf Drive, past the historic 1000' Naples Fishing Pier, all the way to Gordon Pass without seeing a highrise. The beaches are wide, the sand is soft & pristine white...Very few 'Spring-breakers' come to Naples because it doesn't have the same draw as, let's say, a Ft. Lauderdale or a Clearwater Beach...Not a lot of loud music or frisbee throwing going on here.

I think "relaxing" best describes our beautiful beaches...hope to see you getting a little bit of Naples' sand between your toes soon!

Call us to get information on Naples Real Estate beach properties today! 239.370.0574

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The Naples Real Estate Blogger

Mansion In The Sky

Naples Beachfront

Le Ciel Park Tower offers one  of the most prestigious addresses along Naples eminent Park Shore beach.  Spectacular views of both the Gulf of Mexico and Venetian Bay from this 14th floor mansion in the sky!

Three spacious bedrooms, 3 full-baths, an updated kitchen with stainless appliances & granite, brand new gorgeous hard wood flooring, Bahama shutters, and an expansive screened terrace with built-in BBQ...Imagine yourself watching the magical sunsets from almost every vantage point in this amazing home...steps to the white sand beaches, meandering promenade & beach-side parks, and just a short stroll to all the fabulous shoppes and fine dining waterfront restaurants at Park Shore's Venetian Village.

Le Ciel Park Tower also boasts 24/7 gated security, a magnificent gulf-front social room, state-of-the-art exercise room, 2 Har-Tru tennis courts, 2 resident guest suites, a beachside pool & spa, chickee area & grills! Owners can lease or purchase a boat slip at the nearby Venetian Bay Yacht Club. Everything is available here for the most discriminating buyer looking for an incomparable Florida beachfront lifestyle!

For a virtual tour of this home click HERE. For additional information, or to arrange a private showing please contact The Harris-Peppe Team today! 239.370.0574

Thank you, and make it a great day,

The Naples Real Estate Blogger

A Beautiful Sunset in Naples Florida

This is an un-retouched photograph of a beautiful sunset taken last night at The Moorings Private Beach in Naples Florida! You just gotta' love winter in paradise!

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Naples Beach Parking Permits

If there is one thing for sure, that sets Naples apart, it's the easy beach access. From Pelican Bay south to Port Royal, Naples has seven miles of sugary-white sand beaches with public accessibility. Unlike much of the rest of the Sunshine state where the beaches are dotted with hotels & motels, restaurants & ice cream parlors and t-shirt shops with neon arrows pointing the way...Naples beautiful beaches are predominantly residential...all spectacular beach front single family homes & large estates at the south end...and all majestic, towering high-rises and well manicured mid-rises and villas at the north end...Perfectly landscaped mediums, jogging trails, bike paths, and picturesque bridges. The beaches in Naples are pristine, and best of all they can be enjoyed by everyone! In the downtown area, at the end of every avenue there is public beach parking (avenues run east and west, streets run north and south). North of downtown as you meander along Gulfshore Boulevard you wind back and forth to and from the gulf up over bridges that look out over Moorings Bay and Venetian Bay. This is where the condos begin and there are several convenient locations along the boulevard which accommodate parking for beach access; Via Miramar and Vedado Way to name a couple. Getting a beach parking permit is easy, too. There are several locations around town, but most folks go to Naples City Hall at 735 8th Street South. They are open Monday-Friday from 8-5. Their phone number is 239-213-1800. You can also go to the Collier County Government Center, but they only do resident permits. Their phone number is: 239-252-8999, if you'd like to call first.

• Full time residents only require 2 documents: 1). A current Florida vehicle registration displaying a Collier County address (no copies please), and 2). A current Florida driver's license displaying a Collier County address.
• Part-time residents require 3 documents: 1). Current vehicle registration or rental car agreement, 2). Current driver's license, and 3). Current Collier County tax statement or deed or closing papers within 6 months.
• Visitors who are "non" residents (those who do not own property in Collier County) can get an annual beach parking permit with two documents: 1). Current vehicle registration or rental car agreement and 2). Current driver's license. The cost is $50. for the year and valid for 12 months.

In 2005 the Travel Channel voted Naples as having the nation's #1 beach. The sunsets are breathtaking and the parks along the beach are fabulous. We have some of the best shelling in the world, too! Lowdermilk Park is located just north of Old Naples in Coquina Sands, and Clam Pass Park is located north of Park Shore near the Naples Grande Resort. Come on down, get a little bit of sand between your toes...trust me, you'll never want to leave!

*If you have any photographs of the beach in Naples that you would like to have featured on our website, please email them to me at michele@NaplesRealEstate.com Thanks and have a great day!