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Ivan / God Spare Us once again. We had some High water came close to building and a 10 mile an hour wind.  we sustain no damage ,water has receded  and beach is fine.  9/18/04  Tampa, St Pete ,Bradenton, Anna Maria Island , Longboat Key And Sarasota are all fine looks like nothing has happened. If you were diving into any of these town you would even no there had been a storm nearby.

 

Saturday 14 2004 -After Hurricane Charlie -  We are open for business no damage . Phone are back in operation please call 941-778-2577 for reservation. Where are thanking god for being gentle to us. And send our pray to those less fortunate in Naples Arcadia & Sanibel.

Hurricane Charlie (FRIDAY13 2004)
Changes direction and spares Anna Maria Island form the brunt of the storm. Looks like we dodge a bullet a big bullet. unfortunately it was not so kind to Sanibel Island and Naples. We have had to evacuate the island and are not yet able to return. Looks like It will be Saturday afternoon before we survey the property for damage. People who have Reservation can call us on our cell phone on Saturday to see when the Island will open back up for tourist. You reach us at 518-4029 or 518-4044 for emergencies. You can also call the Holmes beach police department to find updates. Our main phone is not in-service do to the fact we had to turn the power of when we evacuated. Thank you for your prayer and support.

 

 

The Waterfront restaurant had a fire and is closed for the next couple of months.


Island plantations resort is close they have demolished it and are in the process of building 11 luxury condos. also so part of the Econolodge is being turn into condos.
 

Chez's Italian restaurant has closed
 


1.) What's new? 
 

White Sands Gets a face lift. Property has gone thought major update.

 Unit 21 has had it bath room remodeled, units #8 and #9a  and #2 have been tile and units 2& 8  also had it bath room remodeled. 

Pool Gets New PVC Fence, Both Properties have been painted insidePicture from outside unit#9a and out, decorative stone and stone borders are place around property,
Columns have been places along walk way. Room get updates with new lighting and  all room now have wash wicker and rattan and fresh coat of paint. More to come when faze 5 is complete.  Pool deck will be enlarge , painted and fenced in.

 Rooms 1,2,4,5,7,8,9a, 10,11,12,14,22,23,24,25 & 26 are now or will be non smoking in 2004.   Smoker may also use non smoking room as long as they smoke outside. There will be a 200 charge for smoking in a non smoking room and removal.

We Have also Shot a video of the property for the Chamber of Commerce and our website , Check out part of the video on our website at http://www.2fla.com/wsr/video.htm We have Video CD's as a souvenir.  Who know you might see us on a TV station near you.



 ISLAND TROLLEY               

The FREE trolley service will begin a regular schedule starting March 23. Hours of operation: 6 AM to 10:30 PM, running every 20 minutes, 7 days a week on Anna Maria Island. The FREE trolley, with air conditioned area, as well as open-air seating, with wheel chair lifts and bike rack, will shuttle visitors and residents daily around the island, with connecting service to MCAT.

 www.co.manatee.fl.us    Click on Trolley

The beach restoration is now complete

 For the shell lovers this is a great time to fine sharks teeth and may be even some old relics like musket balls , you never know. Our beaches previously renourishment about 10 years ago .  renourishment pictures on our Website. Stay tune

 


Restaurants:

Sun House has replaced J.R Englanders on Bridge street.

Chez's Italian restaurant Closed

We now have a Peaches restaurant on near shells Restaurant. 

Duffy's
new location across  from the  City Hall  of Homes Beach is doing well..

ATO's has sold and is now The Waterfront restaurant it has good fishing chips.  The specials Run from about 8.95 the normal prices a round 12 to 15 dollars

 The rod and real fishing pier now has has taken over the Anna Maria Island historical oyster bar and pier restaurant on it and is supposed to have really great grouper according to some of our customers they will be reopening historical city pier. Anew little restaurant has open near the post office called hurricane hanks good lunches also has a bar.

Eckerd's drugstore moved in built a new place on the corner of manatee Avenue and East Bay Drive next to the Public's. Chamber of Commerce has move in to the Old Remolded  Eckerd's Building

To other news

The property next-door is finished . Condos are for sale 1,600,000 to 2,400,000 a piece.

Turtle season

Turtle season start  June 1st so please keep her lights off and do not disturb any nesting turtles on the beach at night. There'll season ends  early October.

White sands Has a new web site http://www.WhiteSandsBeachResort.com  it has some of the pictures with the new colors, also 2 web cams one poll cam & one beach camera. We update every day and some time when I am On line every minute but we are still working out the kinks AOL keeps signing us off. 

If you'd like to be put on a waiting list for a particular room or a particular date please give us a call or email us.

 


4:)Cool gadget site x10.com with coupon from ken at white sands 
Home automation & gadget site 15 dollar coupon http://www.x10.com/friend/forward.htm?wsresort@aol.com  this is where we go to get our webcam and home automation now they give a coupon to new customers.

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