| Cape Haze Peninsula is a peaceful, little known, off | | | | companies, state parks, boat ramps and hundreds |
| the beaten path coastal vacation community | | | | of professional fishing guides to assist the visitor in |
| located in southwest Florida between Sarasota | | | | enjoying the water. I recently rented a kayak at |
| Florida and Fort Myers. The peninsula includes the | | | | Grand Tour for $25 for a two hour rental and |
| communities of Cape Haze, Boca Grande, Placida, | | | | explored Coral Creek, which runs parallel to the |
| Manastoa Key, Palm Island, Don Pedro Island, | | | | intra-coastal waterway toward Rotonda. |
| Gasparilla Island, Knight Island, Grove City, and | | | | I have visited many of the vacation rental |
| Englewood, Florida. | | | | communities and found that tremendous vacation |
| This area boasts the "old Florida" moniker and | | | | rental values are everywhere. Luxury |
| enjoys all the comforts of home without the | | | | condominiums along Placida Rd, that were selling |
| traffic jams of our more famous larger | | | | for $500,000 or more, just a few years ago, are |
| communities. As the name implies, the peninsula is | | | | now available as vacation rentals often for less |
| surrounded by water, and the place attracts | | | | than $500 per week, and in some cases as little |
| boaters and fisherman, beach walkers and nature | | | | as $1500 per month. These include Hacienda del |
| lovers. Anywhere on the peninsula, you are never | | | | Mar, The Hammocks, Cape Haze Resort, Boca |
| more than a few minutes from the intra-coastal | | | | Vista Harbor, and Angler's Club. Aside from these |
| waterway, the Gulf of Mexico, Charlotte Harbor, | | | | resort style condominiums, there are also great |
| Lemon Bay, Gasparilla Sound, or any of the many | | | | privately owned homes including private swimming |
| tributaries. | | | | pools, in the Rotonda community. |
| There are numerous marinas, boat rental | | | | |