Collier and Lee County · Area guides
Naples and Southwest Florida area guides
Neighborhoods, homes, schools, beaches, getting around and what to check before you buy or sell, from Marco Island and Naples north to Fort Myers. Written by Jorgie Arndt, REALTOR® with Premiere Plus Realty in Naples.
Cities and towns
- Naples Living in Naples means Gulf beaches like Vanderbilt Beach and Lowdermilk Park, downtown streets like Fifth Avenue South and Third Street South, and a wide choice of homes, from canal-front houses in Port Royal to condo towers in Pelican Bay and gated golf communities like Lely Resort and Fiddler's Creek. Read the guide
- Marco Island Living on Marco Island means a city of canal-front houses and Gulf-front condo towers on a barrier island reached by the Jolley Bridge on Collier Boulevard, with Tigertail Beach, South Marco Beach and Residents' Beach on the Gulf side and Rookery Bay and the Ten Thousand Islands to the south and east. Read the guide
- Bonita Springs Living in Bonita Springs means a Gulf beach on Little Hickory Island, a small historic downtown on the Imperial River along Old 41 Road, and gated golf communities such as Bonita Bay, Pelican Landing and Spanish Wells, with Naples about 15 miles south and RSW about 15 to 19 miles north. Read the guide
- Estero Living in Estero means a village of planned communities such as The Brooks, Pelican Sound, Stoneybrook and Grandezza, shopping at Coconut Point and Miromar Outlets, Koreshan State Park on the Estero River, and Southwest Florida International Airport less than 5 miles north. Read the guide
- Fort Myers Living in Fort Myers means a historic downtown River District on the Caloosahatchee, McGregor Boulevard's palm-lined drive past the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, and neighborhoods from 1920s Dean Park to newer communities near Gateway and RSW. Read the guide
- Fort Myers Beach Living in Fort Myers Beach means seven miles of Gulf beach along one road, Estero Boulevard, between the Matanzas Pass Bridge and the Big Carlos Pass Bridge, with Times Square, Bowditch Point Park and Lovers Key State Park at hand. Read the guide
Naples communities
- Lely Resort Lely Resort is a master-planned community about 8 miles southeast of downtown Naples, built around three golf courses (The Classics, Flamingo Island and Mustang) and The Players Club & Spa, with dozens of separate neighborhoods of single-family homes, villas, coach homes and condos. Read the guide
- Fiddler's Creek Fiddler's Creek is a gated, master-planned community by Naples developer Gulf Bay, at the southeast corner of Tamiami Trail East and Collier Boulevard, with an Arthur Hills golf course, a club with spa and fitness, and Tarpon Club access to a Marco Island beach pavilion and an Isles of Capri marina. Read the guide
- Naples Reserve Naples Reserve is a gated community of single-family homes and villas built since the mid-2010s around 125-acre Eagle Lake and 21 smaller lakes, about 11 miles southeast of downtown Naples and about 11 miles from the Marco Island beaches. Read the guide
Naples neighborhoods
- Old Naples Living in Old Naples means walking to the Gulf beach ends, the Naples Pier, Third Street South and Fifth Avenue South from a street of historic cottages, rebuilt homes and low-rise condos. Read the guide
- Port Royal Living in Port Royal means a home on a Gulf-front lot along Gordon Drive or on a canal or Naples Bay with a short run to the Gulf through Gordon Pass, inside the City of Naples. Read the guide
- Pelican Bay Living in Pelican Bay means homes set back from the Gulf behind the Clam Bay mangroves, with a tram and boardwalks to the Pelican Bay Foundation's North Beach and South Beach, and Waterside Shops and Artis Naples at the edges. Read the guide
- Vanderbilt Beach Living in Vanderbilt Beach means a walk or short drive to Vanderbilt Beach Park and Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park, shopping at Mercato, and a choice of Gulf-front condo towers, canal homes on Vanderbilt Lagoon or older single-family homes in Naples Park. Read the guide
- East Naples Living in East Naples means a short drive to downtown Naples and the Gulf, the Naples Botanical Garden and Sugden Regional Park close by, and homes that range from older bayside and canal houses on Bayshore Drive and Haldeman Creek to gated golf communities like Treviso Bay. Read the guide
- Golden Gate Living in Golden Gate means a short drive to I-75 at Golden Gate Parkway or Pine Ridge Road and about 8 miles to downtown Naples, with Golden Gate Community Park, two library branches and a long list of public schools nearby. Read the guide
