Updated August 22, 2023. According to the Sanibel Captiva Chamber of Commerce, many businesses are open after the 2022 hurricanes. Places to eat, stay and things to do are available. Read below to get a list of Sanibel Island re-openings. The Sanibel Causeway has been repaired to enable traffic to cross. The toll booth is open and traffic is flowing. In fact, there are NO tolls on Sundays until September 10, 2023. The Island is still recovering from Hurricane Ian but more than 120 businesses are now open. The beaches are open so there isn't much to do for those of us who love to go shelling on Sanibel Island. Blind Pass Beach is open. You can see the photo below of Blind Pass Beach when it was being repaired.. The small, but popular beach makes it fun to cross from one side to the other during low tide. Across the bridge, which is still there, you enter Captiva. There are some restaurants, hotels and other businesses are open there too. These hotels may have limited amenities: elevators may not be working and construction may be ongoing. List of Open Beaches on Sanibel Island
Sanibel & Captiva Island Restaurants Open Florida tourists can still find a place to eat on Sanibel Island, but they need to be prepared for the limited offerings. For example, The Blue Giraffe restaurant is currently serving from a food truck. But, heck, Florida and food trucks go together! Whitney's Bait and Tackle is also open to the public. Here is a list of more restaurants open: Bleu Rendezvous French Bistro Blue Giraffe Food Truck Boops by the Bubble Room Cantina Captiva Food Truck Captiva Island Pizza Cielo Restaurant Crow’s Nest at Tween Waters Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille Gramma Dots Food Truck Great White Grill Huxters Market Island Pizza & Sweet Melissa’s Cafe Jerry’s Grocery, Café and Coffee Shop The Mucky Duck Mudbugs Old Captiva House at Tween Waters RC Otter’s Rosalita’s Cantina Sanibel Deli and Coffee Sanibel Grill Shell City Burgers Starbucks Shipyard at Tween Waters The Shack Traders Tutti Pazzi Italian Kitchen Staying in Sanibel & Captiva Royal Shell Vacations is open if you are thinking of booking a stay on the southwest Florida island. The Gulf of Mexico beaches are some of the best and we hope they will be open soon. Captiva Cruises is back in business. Places to eat include Captiva Island Pizza. Please remember to CALL AHEAD before you visit any of these businesses to ensure they are still in operation. Hurricane recovery is filled with ups and downs and business hours can change at any time. Beach Road Villas Island Inn Jensen’s “On the Gulf” Parrot Nest Periwinkle Park and Campground Sea Oats Luxury Estate Sea Palms Estate Seahorse Cottages South Seas Island Resort Tarpon Tale Inn Tween Waters Island Resort and Spa Breakaway Vacations Cottages to Castles Dream Vacations Elite Vacations Island Vacations Kingfisher Vacations Rosen Vacations Royal Shell Vacations Sanibel Captiva Island Vacations Sanibel Holiday Sanibel Vacations Select Vacation Properties VIP Vacation Rentals Sanibel Beach Recovery 2023 Although the islands look devastated, a careful observer will see the palms and plants are coming back. Even driving by the beaches you can see many pelicans and seabirds. The sand is coming back to the Sanibel and Captiva beaches as well. It is amazing how fast nature restores and heals itself. Other hurricane areas of Florida, such as Daytona Beach Shores, are also experiencing recovery. Sand is slowing coming ashore and driving has been restored on the beaches. Jeep Beach Week is going ahead in April 2023 with their 20th anniversary celebration. Disclaimer: Our blog website is for general information only and not to be used for any official information. Reference official news for your travel making decisions. Though we aim to provide you with up-to-date information, we make no representations or warranties of any kind (expressed or implied) about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability of any information, products, services or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Full Disclaimer here. You Might Also Enjoy: Disclaimer:
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