Anonymous wrote:What about Sarasota and/or Siesta Key? I know they got hit hard, but heard most things are back up, although many Siesta Key restaurants and beach businesses are still closed. Not totally sure about Sarasota?

PP here. We're thinking of staying in Sarasota, if anyone is familiar enough what areas/neighborhoods would you recommend staying in?

What about Sarasota and/or Siesta Key? I know they got hit hard, but heard most things are back up, although many Siesta Key restaurants and beach businesses are still closed. Not totally sure about Sarasota?

Anonymous wrote:Pinellas is ok.

We were there for Thanksgiving visiting family and drove all through Madeira Beach/John’s Pass/Treasure Island etc. Pinellas is not OK. We had a hard time finding a restaurant on the beach road that was open. Some condos and hotels still hadn’t started repairs.

Just got back from Tampa right before xmas. It was great. No signs of any issues, damage, etc…

We were there only 2 days as tail end of another trip. We were pleasantly surprised and liked it more than we thought. The riverwalk area and all the things along there is great.

Went to St Pete Beach yesterday and it was gorgeous!

Anonymous wrote:Fort Myers/Sanibel is still in recovery.

True. Not many restaurants/shops right on the beach have fully rebuilt.

Pinellas is ok.

We are in Naples right now and everything is fine except for the pier that got wiped out 2 years ago. This years hurricanes were more damaging further up the coast from Fort Meyers to Tampa.

Naples is fine. Our friends live there.

Fort Myers/Sanibel is still in recovery.

Trying to see if Tampa/St Pete, Fort Myers, Naples, Clearwater are options for travel in March/April. Have they recovered from the hurricanes? Are hotels, restaurants etc. operational or are they still months away? Appreciate any updates before we start planning. TIA.