Sanibel Moorings Condominium Resort

My family has been staying at the Moorings for years. Each condo is privately owned. Staff are nice. The Moorings does regular renovations in the «off season» (Oct-​Nov). The property is well kept and frequently updated. The property includes laundry, conference center, bikes (for a fee), canoes, kayaks, BBQ area, laundry, fitness room, 2 pools and 1 baby pool.
The Moorings has property on both sides of East Gulf Drive. On the gulf side there is a swimming pool and baby pool. On the canal side, they have a smaller pool.
If a swimming pool is important to you, make sure that the pools will be open when you come. I visited in early October and the pool on the canal side was closed for renovations. I stayed 1 week and in that time they closed the pool on the gulf side for renovations. This put a dent in our plans since we come to Sanibel for the pool and beach.
The condo comes with a full kitchen. Kitchen utensils are provided – if there is a kitchen utensil you need, just go to the office and they will provide it for you. When staying at the Moorings, plan on buying «the basics». For example: milk, bread, butter, salt, pepper, laundry detergent, paper towels, garbage bags, ziplock bags. The Moorings gives you a starter pack of dishwasher detergent, garbage bags, dish soap, bath soap, shampoo, & conditioner. Bath towels and bed linens can be exchanged for fresh towels/​bed linens in the laundry Mon-​Sat (closed Sunday’s) between 0900 – 1200. You can do your own laundry ($ 2.50 for washer – 30 min; $ 1.50 for dryer – 45 min dry) in the laundry.
Beach chairs and beach umbrellas are provided by the Moorings – but you have to drag them to the beach yourself & drag them back at the end of the day. I would suggest getting a little shovel if you plan on putting up an umbrella.

On (or across the street from) the beach. Nice rooms for the price, although they list a one bedroom condo as a two room (because technically the living room is a room). Within walking distance to a few decent spots.
Kayak/​canoe rentals available for no charge, but the path is through the island’s residential canal system, so it’s unlikely you’ll see anything incredible. You may, however, see a mannequin seated on a toilet on somebody’s dock, because Sanibel is weird. Movie rentals available as well for rainy days. And they have full kitchens, grills, a couple pools, all sorts of stuff.
Staff is helpful and courteous and not intrusive at all. Great place for the price!

I would give more than 5 stars if allowed! My family has been coming here since the 80’s and will continue forever! The nicest condos and so clean! The gardens are beautiful to walk through every time we walk out the door it smells so good. Easy access to the beach, they provide chairs to lay or sit in and umbrellas for shade. The pool is always clean as well and heated (which I love). Beautiful views there is no bad view here. Friendly staff and other guests are as well, at least we have never had any problems or unruliness. The only problem we had was the assigned parking spaces. Three times someone else was parked in our spot but that is no big deal the parking lots are small so not far to walk. Extremely satisfied again this vacation!

This place really is a hidden gem! So quaint, peaceful and beautiful right on the gulf. We stayed in unit 912 on the top floor (2^nd). Each bldg has a total of 8 units with private entrances. They refer to them as condo suites. I found it closer to a 1 bedroom apartment. They also have 2 and 3 bedroom units. Screened balcony was perfect. The no see ums will bite you so screen made all the difference. Beach chairs available for use for free. Even though you are not supposed to reserve your chairs by setting them up on beach and leaving with a towel on them people still do so you almost have to do it too or you won’t get a chair. They want you to return them too but there is a person that will collect them off beach at end of day. We stayed in a pet friendly unit with our two little dogs. There were several dogs there during our stay. The grounds are amazing and you can go on a garden tour if you like. A shelling expert comes on Mondays and that was interesting. You can then go on a boat tour he runs for $ 75 each if you want to. We were going to but no one else signed up so it was cancelled. Other guest we talked to went and loved it. They have grills (3). The one night we wanted to use one they were all taken but another guest shared his which was very nice. The condo was decorated in a beach theme and had all the cooking utensils and dishes we needed. Including a wine cork and scissors. They are set up for self serve towel and sheet service which was simple. We also rented bicycles from the moorings for the week which is suggested mode of transportation there. It was very busy over Christmas/​New Years. Driving would’ve been too stressful as it was backed up for miles everyday. The staff was the friendliest I’ve found. We definitely plan to return.

We were there for a week in July. LOVED our stay. My family had 2 units and one was more updated than the other, but it was nice to have plenty of space and everyone have their own room. The grounds are AMAZING, so many tropical plants and trees. There was an avacado tree outside our room, gardenia, jasmine, plumeria, all just lovely!
Beach chairs & umbrellas for us to use and wonderful views even from our «non-​ocean» view room. Would absolutely go back!!!

My family has been coming here for about 30 years. You just can’t beat it! Love the outdoor screened-​in patios and the location. Friendly, gorgeous grounds, and clean condos. We’ve stayed in many different condos here and there really is not a bad one. This is the most relaxing place to go on vacation. Walk right out to the beach or layout at the pool. Condos have everything you could need. I can’t wait to keep coming back!

Will come back!!! The condo was absolutely gorgeous! Very updated and close to the beach! I wish my kitchen at home was as nice as the one in the condo!!! The staff is very friendly, the parking convenient. It was all we wanted and more!!! I can’t say enough about it! I highly recommend!

Wimbledon is on, so it’s handy that you can pee and watch TV at the same time

We very much enjoyed our stay here – clean unit, walking distance to beach, 2 pools, laundry.

This is the most impressive hidden gem on the island. I’m amazed more people haven’t reviewed it! For a truly tropical experience, in a friendly, beautiful, family-​friendly setting; you simply cannot beat The Moorings. Quiet pools (during the 2, hour-​long adult swims!) and clean, well-​kept condos make the experience even more enjoyable. The Weber BBQ Grills and eating area are perfect for lazy evenings with family and friends. Hit The Sanibel Grill Store for the freshest seafood on the island, then grill it up in style at the Moorings! Friendly staff can’t be beat!