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We are thrilled when our guests have a great time at the Beach Castle and welcome any feedback they may have on their stay. Below are a few new reviews we have received from guests. Want to learn more about the Beach Castle? Go to www.BeachCastle.net to view our beachfront and bayfront units, our resort style amenities including pool & boat dock, and to make reservations!   “Lissy - Thank you for...

Keep Manatee Beautiful takes advantage of its location on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico with SandBlast, a sand sculpture competition that pairs youth groups with local business sponsors to raise funds to support Keep Manatee Beautiful’s programs. To kick off the event, a team a professional sand artists, dubbed “Team Sandtastic,” built a huge exhibition sculpture at the BeachHouse restaurant,...

Guests & owners of the Beach Castle Resort kicked off the holiday season Saturday, December 5, 2009, with the annual Grand Illumination ceremony. Resort manager, Lissy LaFlamme, decorated the beachfront complex with the help of Sarah, Daivd & Annie Hale, owners of Beach Castle Unit 1. Also in attendance for the Grand Illumination were Lena & Karl and Yvonne & Nils, two couples from Sweden...

Anna Maria Island’s wedding industry has grown from about 50 weddings a year five years ago to nearly 1,000 in 2008. And a large number of the members of wedding parties return to the Island as vacationers, said Caryn Hodge, marketing director for the Sandbar Restaurant in Anna Maria. “Many of them who are visiting the Island for the first time with a wedding party say they’re coming back for a vacation....

  Down the 7-mile stretch of white sand on the Gulf of Mexico, waves lap and sea oats sway in the dunes. Two bridal parties and a few dozen tourists assemble by The Sandbar lounge/restaurant for Anna Maria’s nightly rituals: sunset weddings and guessing which minute the red orb will drop below the horizon. The Sandbar winner typically gets a bottle of Champagne (dessert or T shirts for teetotalers). Unlike...