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10 Best New Sarasota Restaurants to Visit in 2025

Whether you’re a local foodie or planning an upcoming visit, this insider’s guide reveals the most anticipated restaurants to open in Sarasota, Florida, including Opal’s own Ringside restaurant at Cirque St. Armands Beachside. Read More

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Opal Sol or Opal Sands? A Guide to Clearwater Beach’s New Resort Duo

Considering a stay at either Opal Sol or Opal Sands? Here are the essential things you should know about Opal Collection’s new "sol" mate properties – including what makes each resort unique, their shared resort amenities, and which one best suits your unique stay. Read More

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Stone Crab Season in Florida: What to Know & Where to Get It

Beloved for their delicate, sweet meat, Florida stone crabs dominate minds and menus from October to May. Here’s why they’re so sought after and the best places to get your claws on, well, these delicious claws. Read More

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5 Digital Detox Retreats Designed for Distancing

We live in a noisy world with so much content vying for our attention. If you’re looking to distance yourself with a digital detox retreat, we have five worthy – and diversly different – picks in Opal destinations. Read More

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Best Beaches in Florida: Why Delray Beach Was Voted Number One in 2024

Scenic, natural, and accessible – these are just a few of the reasons Delray Beach was deservedly awarded “Best Beach in Florida” in USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Read More

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10 Experiences to Level Up Your Next Opal Escape

Opal Collection resorts and hotels are more than just luxurious places to lay your head. From private chef-led culinary events to hands-on outdoor adventures you’ll be raving about for years to come, here’s how our collection can craft and connect you to indelible experiences that discerning travelers covet. Read More

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Christopher Still’s Public Art Guide to Clearwater

A native Floridian whose paintings grace the Smithsonian Institution, Christopher Still knows a thing or two about art – and boy, does it abound in Clearwater Beach. Read More

Property in Perspective: Zota Beach Resort

One of Opal’s newer properties (it opened in spring if 2017), this modern-meets-casual beach resort is more than just a study in contemporary beach cool. Various elements hint and pay homage to the history and vibe of its location on Longboat Key in Sarasota. When Liz Bright, part of the… Read More

Street Smart: Cleveland Street in Clearwater

Clearwater Beach is known for its artsy, beachy vibe, but just over the Clearwater Memorial Causeway into Clearwater proper, you’ll find the walkable urban center of Cleveland Street. Beginning at Clearwater Bay where Drew Street turns back toward the city center,… Read More

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Condé Nast–Confirmed: 10 Opal Properties Recognized in 2018’s Readers’ Choice Awards

The people have spoken. Ten Opal Collection properties were awarded Condé Nast Traveler’s 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards. So what’s all the fuss about? Thirty one years ago, Condé Nast Traveler – the legendary luxury lifestyle travel magazine – put out its first travel survey. Back then, it was just a… Read More

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Day On, Day Off: Belleview Inn & Clearwater Beach

The beauty of staying at the historic Belleview Inn, just south of Clearwater Beach, is that there is just as much to do on site surrounded by the Belleair Country Club as there is in downtown Clearwater and Clearwater Beach. Day On at Belleview Inn Play a Morning Round As… Read More

The Clearwater Beach Family Bucket List

One of the top family resorts in Clearwater Beach, Sandpearl Resort gives you easy access to a frenzy of family-friendly to-dos on property – and off. Read More

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5 Ways to Enjoy Opal Destinations This Winter

We dug into our Opal destinations in Florida, Maine, and New York to build this list of top winter events and seasonal vacation ideas. Read More

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Day On, Day Off: Treasure Island Beach Resort & St. Petersburg

When it comes to staying on Florida’s Gulf Coast there are two ways to go about it, staying on resort and exploring the area. We show you the best way to experience St. Petersburg, by spending one day at the Treasure Island Beach Resort and another exploring town. Read More

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This or That: The Laureate Key West & Belleview Inn

In December, Opal premiered two new Florida properties – one set in a restored historic property overlooking the Gulf a stone’s throw from Clearwater Beach, the other embodying a classic island lifestyle in one of the Florida Key’s most colorful destinations. Read More

Must-See Stops Along the Northern Half of the Pinellas Trail

Belleair and Belleview Inn are the perfect jumping off point to explore the northern stretch of this 38-mile linear bike trail that runs from St. Pete to Tarpon Springs. Read More

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