City: Marathon, FL

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (305) 743-3500 or (866) 689-42

Address: MM 49.5 Bayside

Description: This dazzling 10-acre plantation-­style resort on Florida Bay is a popular Marathon destination. The grounds are ancient: gnarled trunks of massive royal poinciana trees, 20-foot traveler’s palms, and mature bird-­of-­paradise plants. And don’t miss the bananas, 15 varieties tucked between towering scheffleras and gumbo-­limbos, papayas, and staggering banyan trees. Don’t let this quiet island charm fool you. There is plenty to do besides loll by the L-­shaped swimming pool or soak in the hot tub. Banana Bay offers an on-­premises playland: tennis, parasailing, sea kayaking, sailboarding, or rentals of personal watercraft, sailboats, and more from Fish-­n-Fun Boat and Watersport Rentals. Banana Bay offers popular island wedding packages, including a choice of romantic settings for the ceremony.