Naples hotels

If you’re looking for an all-encompassing resort experience at a Naples hotel with your family, with plenty to do onsite, around town and down on the beach, too, consider the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort.
I’ve stayed here a few times with my young kids, and there’s never a minute to be bored, between the property’s four swimming pools (including an adults-only one and the family-friendly tiki pool), chickee huts for lounging in the shade on the wide beach, onsite bowling alley and 12 restaurants.
Come sunset, I always grab a table set just back from the sand at the hotel’s best beachfront bar, Kane Tiki Bar & Grill, a must visit for sure while you are there. A fruity rum drink works magic for toasting the sun as it sinks into the Gulf of Mexico.

Casual beachfront sophistication on Vanderbilt Beach (one of Naples’ prettiest) is the name of the game when you plan a vacation at LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort – a Noble House Resort. Pick your favorite hangout in the form of four pools with Gulf of Mexico views or the beach itself, where you can relax in the shade of a private cabana with a Beach Butler at the ready to deliver drinks and snacks.
My favorite spot at this property during a recent stay ended up being the balcony of my suite, where I’d relax with my morning coffee while watching dolphins slice the glassy waters below.
The hotel is known among bon vivants for its excellent spa as well as its stellar seafood restaurant, BALEEN, one of the best in Naples, a serious foodie town, for freshly caught fish served at tables lit by tiki lamps overlooking the sand.

Part of Opal Collection, one of my favorite brands for unique hotels in Naples as well, Edgewater Beach Hotel is always my pick when I’m traveling with a group of friends with kids in tow thanks to the suites with full kitchens that make it easy to settle in and feel at home (with the bonus of gorgeous Gulf of Mexico views).
The property has a residential feel I appreciate, paired with great resort amenities like a two-lane lap pool and beachfront hot tub, beach beds and cabanas down on the sand (as well as kayaks and paddleboards you can rent to get out on the water).
The hotel’s open-air restaurant, Coast, with tables on a verandah overlooking the pool and beach, is perfect for a romantic dinner or group gathering. A full resort experience for the whole family, where kids and adults alike will have the time of their lives.

Something I really love about vacationing in Naples is that it offers as much to do off the beach as on it. Come evening time here, you’ll get European vibes strolling the upscale boutiques, bars, and cafes along Fifth Avenue, where you’ll find one of the best boutique hotels in Naples, The Inn on Fifth.
With 119 rooms and 32 club level suites, its amenities include a gorgeous rooftop pool and a dreamy spa complete with saunas, steam rooms and an outdoor relaxation area. Don’t miss one of my favorite Naples seafood restaurants at the hotel – Truluck’s, where you can try Florida specialties like stone crab claws and blackened grouper.
The inn’s concierge can help you get out and about on the water and around town enjoying things like yacht charters, fishing, golf and even family visits to Naples Zoo.