Sundial Beach Resort & Spa

My family and I traveled to Sanibel Island and stayed at the Sundial Resort this past month. I booked the Sundial based on the recommendation of a friend who had previously stayed at the resort, prior to the hurricanes in 2022. Although there is still "construction" (using that term very loosely), it in no way shape or form deterred from our trip. We are a family of five and I took advantage of an online special that included vouchers for the breakfast buffet every morning of our stay. We stayed in a 2 bedroom suite with a partial Gulf view. The room was immaculate, spacious, and extremely comfortable for all five of us. It had a full kitchen and two bathrooms. I will now never go anywhere with my family unless it has two bathrooms! It just made life so much easier! The building where our room was located was 1 building away from the main resort pool and beach access however this was not an issue for us. There was a pool by our building but we opted to use the larger resort one for reasons I'll describe in a bit. Upon our arrival, much earlier than the check-in time, I was told that our room was available. We quickly changed into bathing suits, put on our wristbands, and headed down to the pool area. We had a delicious lunch at Turtle's Tiki Bar. We ate here every day of our stay with the exception of two days (one day we ate off property, one day we ate in the room). Our arrival day was a Saturday and, to be expected, the pool area was crowded but not overly crowded. We were able to get chairs. We headed down to the beach where chairs and two umbrellas were also set up for us. Now, I'll be honest, I was a little worried that my three sons would be bored in a matter of days and we were booked for a week. They are ages 19, 17, and 13. It turned out to not even be an issue! Everyday there are poolside activities, including Bingo. We played everyday! My 13 year old even won twice (free ice cream)! There was also arts and crafts (that was a hard no for them), beach volleyball, spike ball and pool basketball (we unfortunately didn't get to do this because a thunderstorm shut down the pool for a bit both times). They also brought a football to throw around. Between the warm water of the Gulf and the warm water in the pool, they happily bounced back and forth between the two. If they needed a break from the sun, they walked back to the room to chill and enjoy the Wifi. The breakfast buffet every morning at the Captain's Catch exceeded our expectations. There was an omelette station which my husband took full advantage of. The staff was incredibly friendly and after seeing us for just 2 days, remembered what each of us liked to drink in the morning. In fact, all of the staff at the resort were wonderful! We ate dinner one night at Shima and we all agreed it was actually better than our local hibachi place here in NY. Overall, this was a relaxing and enjoyable family vacation. We have never been to Sanibel and it is very

Very clean, large and nicely renovated condos! Staff and hotel were very accommodating. Would definitely stay here again.

Really great to see property coming back to life after getting hit hard by hurricane Ian a few years ago. The room I stayed in was brand new and very nice. Staff was polite, responsive, and helpful. Great pool area with plenty of seating, drink/food service at your chairs, and the kids loved the water slide. The hibachi restaurant on property was a lot of fun as well.