Description / Location

This Victorian charmer, built in 1897 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, sits on a 30-foot bluff over the western Florida Intracoastal waterway, in a gated golf and residential community. Palm trees, live oaks with Spanish moss, and a sweeping driveway lead to a modern reception area. Always a buzz of activity with weddings and other social events, the Belleview Biltmore Resort and Spa also hosts business conferences and functions. The Eclips Day Spa, an 18-hole Donald Ross-designed golf course, four tennis courts, complimentary shuttle service to the golf course and the resort’s Gulf of Mexico beach are available to guests. A daily resort fee includes reduced greens fees, preferred tee times, fitness center access, self parking, daily newspaper, beach chairs and towels, use of the 24-hour business center, entrance to the hotel’s historic museum with photos and souvenirs of its 100-year history, and use of the indoor pool and spa tub.

Accommodations

The Belleview Biltmore has 244 rooms, each different in size, shape, and configuration; those on the first floor have 14-foot ceilings. Rooms have period mahogany furnishings, ceiling fans, and air conditioning. Beds have triple sheeting. Some rooms have a small refrigerator, some have decorative, nonfunctional fireplaces, and some have water views.

Restaurants & Bars
 
Cabana Club Restaurant - At the hotel’s private beach on Sand Key on the Gulf of Mexico, guests can enjoy lunch and dinner on the deck or in the dining room. The restaurant features fresh seafood and shellfish, including tuna, snapper, and amberjack, sandwich wraps, flatbreads, and seasonal offerings.
Magnolia Café - Serving seafood, sandwiches, and salads, at indoor and outdoor seating. The restaurant overlooks the hotel’s south lawn with its pool and heart-shaped tree. Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Palm Grill - At night, the indoor portion of the Magnolia Café becomes the Palm Grill. The menu includes fresh fish, meat, chicken, and seasonal specials. The restaurant, with its crisp white napery, is located off the original lobby (now the Lobby Lounge). A Sunday champagne brunch, with live piano entertainment, is served in the Palm Court/lobby area.
 
Activities

A 200,000-gallon outdoor pool has a raised-platform spa tub, fountains, and waterfall; a children’s pool is also on the deck. Poolside bars are located at the main property and at the beach club. Boat slips (but no services) are available. The 18-hole, par 71, Donald Ross-designed course has four tees and tee times can be reserved up to 7 days in advance. Four clay tennis courts are lit for early evening play. Dolphins and manatees can be seen via organized boat trips that can be arranged at the guest services desk, and bicycles can be rented for touring the 34-mile Pinellas Trail. Box lunches can be ordered for an all-day outing.