Top 10 Reasons Your Vacation Should be On
St. Pete Beach on Florida's West Coast

10. Island ambience, easy access. Just 30 minutes from America's favorite airport Tampa International (TPA), and St. Petersburg/Clearwater (PIE) airport and just 10 minutes off Interstate 275.

9. Gulf of Mexico is gentle and tranquil. No heavy or dangerous surf. And no cars on the beach, so it's much safer for volleyball and sunning. It's much warmer than the Atlantic Ocean  on the East Coast too.

8. Florida's best destination for long stretches of soft, sugar white beaches. You can stroll for miles on St. Pete Beach. Perfect for building dream castles in the sand.

7. Sunsets. Glorious West Coast sunsets. You don't get those on the East Coast; those would be sunrises.

6. Ft. Desoto Park- The #1 rated beach in the United States in 2005 (according to "Dr. Beach", Florida International University's Dr. Stephen Leatherman) is only 15 minutes away from the TradeWinds Island Resorts.

5.  Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Adventure Island, The Florida Aquarium are just 45 minutes away. (Some pretty great museums are even closer!)

4. Nearly limitless beach recreation for the entire family from parasailing to beach volleyball. Very family-friendly. No large college spring break crowds. And a great value for your hard-earned dollar.

3. Less than 2 hours from Mickey Mouse and other Central Florida attractions. With gently swaying sea oats, soft sea breezes, and lots of nature, the West Coast is the best place to recuperate from the hectic Orlando theme parks.

2. The perfect place to sway in a hammock at shoreline, limbo to infectious reggae... feast on the freshest Florida seafood.

1. TradeWinds Island Resorts are the best places to "just let go" and are ONLY on the island of St. Pete Beach on Florida's West Coast.