![]() ![]() They anticipate opening eight to 12 homes after Jan. Prior to Ian, they had 130 properties, but lost 40% to the storm. Sun Palace Vacations rents out investment homes on Fort Myers Beach. We are looking at a year or two to be a fully functional resort again.” “We are working diligently on getting at least one pool put back together but of course there is a material/part shortage. “We are hoping to have another 60 rooms available by the end of January,” wrote Kunz. There is a real need for housing, and we are trying to be part of the solution.” “The resort just got all utilities back over the last couple of weeks, and we have one building that will be ready to house the above-mentioned guests. ![]() “We are not renting to resort guests as we do not have any amenities,” she wrote. The units will go to displaced residents, relief workers and construction workers. In an email, resort spokesperson Katja Kunz said the resort is opening with 43 units on Dec. The Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina at the north end of Fort Myers Beach, one of the more famous resorts on the island, is a good example of the challenges faced by properties that are still standing. The on-site marina is still under repair. Their inland location, 2 miles from the beach, at 17863 San Carlos Blvd., is open for business and has bike rentals and a heated pool and 26 rooms. Salty Sam’s Marina on Fort Myers Beach is seen with storm damage in early December, amid relief efforts from Hurricane Ian.ĭespite the setback, there are a few spots beginning to open.Īs for places to stay, Latitude 26 Waterfront Resort & Marina has three locations but the two on the waterfront are currently closed. The southern bridge over Big Carlos Pass has a curfew from 8 p.m. ![]() The bridge at the north end, Matanzas Pass Bridge, has a curfew from 8 p.m. There’s also a curfew for non-residents using the bridges on and off Estero Island, where Fort Myers Beach is located. This barrier island was decimated by Ian, and is in recovery mode. 23.ĭespite the limited customer base, ‘Tween Waters Resort & Spa on Captiva will be open to all guests on Dec. She said Sanibel’s city manager predicted 80% debris removal by Dec. Tamara Pigott, executive director of the Lee County visitor & convention bureau, said debris removal is crucial, and additional traffic might be a hindrance. The causeway to Sanibel, which both islands rely on to get to and from the mainland, was washed out during the storm, and a temporary causeway allows residents, supplies and cleanup crews to enter and leave the islands. Sanibel and Captiva Islands are currently closed to non-residents, but according to Sanibel officials, unrestricted access to Sanibel will begin on Jan. The advisory urges the public to not enter the water due to the possible increase of waterborne illnesses. Lee County, home to Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and Captiva Islands, as well as Pine Island, Matlacha and Cayo Costa State Park, was the bullseye for Ian.īeaches are not technically closed, but the Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a countywide precautionary swim advisory for all public beaches and swimming pools. He said it’s set to open in about a week.Īs for downtown Naples, “Everyone’s favorite restaurants are open,” he said. “Word is they’re probably spring or summer.” The other property currently closed is La Playa Beach & Golf Resort, a mile or so north of the Ritz Carlton, and also right on the beach. “They are right on the beach, and they took a significant hit,” Beirns said. Workers used 8,200 loads of fill dirt, 2,400 loads of rock, and 4,000 tons of asphalt.One is the Ritz Carlton, Naples, about 10 miles north of downtown Naples. The governor’s office said 100 crews worked around the clock to repair the causeway, which includes three separate bridges. It means everything to get it back,” said Thompson, operations manager at his family’s Lazy Flamingo restaurant. One lifelong Sanibel resident, Troy Thompson, said having the causeway back will really help the barrier island because so much recovery work remains. The storm killed more than 100 people in Florida, many of them in Lee County, where Sanibel and its famed seashell beaches are a major tourist destination. Sanibel Island is home to about 6,300 people. “The work that has been done to restore vehicle access to Sanibel Island has been historic,” the governor said. Ron DeSantis DeSantis, said at a news conference, adding that government bureaucracy should not hamper such efforts. “It’s something that shows a little bit of a can-do spirit,” Gov. Instead, the span reopened just three weeks after the storm blew ashore Sept. ![]() The 3-mile (4.8-kilometer) causeway was badly damaged by the Category 4 hurricane, with initial predictions that repairs could take months. The causeway washed out by Hurricane Ian that links Sanibel Island to the Florida mainland reopened with temporary repairs on Wednesday, announced. ![]()
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