“Beautiful location, friendly service, nice accommodations”
Having never been to Pine Island or Tarpon Lodge, my husband and I decided to spend three nights here for the long July 4th weekend. What a fantastic location! The accommodations are waterfront, but provide beautifully landscaped grounds with gorgeous green grass and palm trees, along with a gazebo, a hammock, and benches and chairs scattered here and there for watching the sunset.
We stayed in the Island House, Room 2. Rooms 1 – 6 in the Island House are all face the water and have small balconies, while rooms 7 – 12 face the parking lot and have large windows. Room 2 does face the water, but it has the most privacy because of strategically-placed palm trees surrounding the balcony. This made it really nice while getting ready for bed or just waking up on the mornings – we never had to close our curtains. If you want an unobstructed view of the water, you’d want to book rooms 3 – 6. All balconies have awnings and provide some shade, but rooms 1 and 2 offered the most shade because of the palm trees…