Celebrate Independence Day in Paradise!

Have you made your 4th of July plans yet? Why not head on down to The Castaways and celebrate our nation's birthday in paradise? On Saturday, July 3rd at 9 a.m. head on down to watch the City of Sanibel's Independence Day parade. Then after spending the afternoon on our beautiful white sand beaches, bring the family to the Sanibel Causeway to watch an amazing fireworks display over the Gulf of Mexico!


Then top off the weekend by attending the 1st Annual Castaways 4th of July party and cookout! We'll be grilling burgers and hotdogs along with all the fixings, and providing fun kids games and patriotic decorations for all! Make your reservation today! Cottages are going fast...

Looking forward to seeing you in paradise!

Oil Spill Update

We've all been following the Deep Water Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and we're keeping tabs on where the oil moves in relation to the State of Florida and specifically Southwest Florida beaches.

Currently, there are no impacts to Florida’s 2,276 miles of tidal shoreline and 663 miles of beaches. Our shores are clear, beautiful and open for business.


In the event that the oil spill moves toward Southwest Florida and is likely to impact our beaches, we will immediately notify guests with reservations. We will give you the option of changing your reservation date or canceling your reservation, at which point your deposit will be fully refunded.

We are hoping the forecasts are correct and that our beaches will be spared from any damage from this spill, but our hearts go out to anyone that is affected by this tragedy. We'll keep you updated on our blog as we receive any new information.

Enter our Photo Contest for a chance to win a FREE STAY!

If you’re a current or former guest you won’t want to miss this great contest! We know our guests have an eye for the tropical beauty that is Sanibel Island and take some fantastic photographs while staying at The Castaways! Here's your chance to show off your best photo from your stay at The Castaways and enter to win our Grand Prize! Submit your best Sanibel vacation photo and you'll be entered in our contest. We'll select the Top 10 best photos and post them online to our website. We'll then open it up to voting from our website visitors and the photo with the most votes wins!



Contest is open from May 1 to July 31, 2010.

Voting for the Top 10 Finalists will be held from August 1 to August 14, 2010.

The GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be announced on August 16, 2010

Grand Prize is a 5-night FREE stay (available from July 1 to Dec. 19, 2010, excluding holidays)in a 1 bedroom unit in the Marina, Poolside, or Bayside area. The winner will also receive 1/2-day use of a kayak and a 1/2-day use of 2 bicycles.

2nd Prize is a 2-night FREE stay at The Castaways with the same restrictions as the Grand Prize. This also includes 1/2 day kayak and bicycle use.

We'll accept ONE submission per person so find your best photo and send it in now! Visit our contest page for details, complete rules and to enter the contest.

No purchase necessary.