Like the best chefs, event professionals know that planning an unforgettable meeting requires the perfect balance of ingredients and attention to detail.
On Florida’s Paradise Coast, the recipe is precise: equal parts five-star resorts; expansive, updated meeting spaces; plentiful world-class restaurants; picture-perfect golf courses, served with a side of stunning beach views.
Outside of the meeting room, attendees can delight in the award-winning restaurants that have earned Florida’s Paradise Coast its reputation as a culinary mecca. In fact, Naples, Marco Island and the Everglades are consistently named among the best cities for food in the United States. With everything from casual beachside eateries to elegant downtown restaurants, Paradise has a venue to accommodate groups of all sizes and tastes of all kinds.
Prefer a sophisticated vibe? Invite attendees to explore storied Fifth Avenue South and Third Street South in downtown Naples, where expert sommeliers and chefs de cuisine are at the ready to guide guests through a culinary journey unlike any other. For a true dining delight, many of our restaurants feature fresh-from-the-Gulf seafood and locally sourced produce.
Or keep things casual, and plan an excursion to Everglades City, where authentic, Old Florida diners serve down-home Southern favorites, fresh-off-the-boat seafood and even alligator. Naturally, no one will want to miss our world-famous stone crab claws. This local delicacy is only available from October through May, and is served chilled with a side of tangy mustard sauce.
Of course, every visit to Florida’s Paradise Coast calls for some quality beach time. Meeting attendees can enjoy toes-in-the-sand dining at The Turtle Club on Naples’ popular Vanderbilt Beach, or savor a beachfront wine tasting at Coast at the Edgewater Beach Hotel. There’s something for everyone on Marco Island, from sushi and oysters to pasta and steak. And best of all, since it sits right on the Gulf of Mexico, Marco Island is the perfect location for a group dinner followed by a sunset show.
With fresh-from-the-Gulf seafood, seasonal stone crab claws, local produce and farm-to-table ingredients, Florida’s Paradise Coast is a place where every dish is remarkable and memorable—and every meeting is, too.
