Take a look at our various rental items including: tents, stages, dance floors, tables, chairs, linen, china, flatware, stemware, service ware, stanchion & rope, carpet runners, and much more! Ready to tie the knot with that special someone? Check out our arches, arbors, columns, floor standing candelabras, champagne fountains and other wedding items! Think you know about Rent-All City? Check out our Mission Statement page and beef up your knowledge on our deep-seated history in the Tampa Bay Area! Last Update: 2/20/2017 1:06:46 AMScreenreader Navigation: [Skip to Main Content | Skip to Main Navigation] Discover Clearwater Beach - Rated "Best Beach in Florida" PoolFitness CenterArt at Opal SandsResort ActivitiesClearwater EventsClearwater Attractions Along with a magnificent setting right on the Gulf, Opal Sands Resort offers the perfect base for enjoying the endless beach activities, attractions and adventures synonymous with Florida’s Gulf Coast. Our gulf front hotel in Clearwater Beach, Florida is moments from the city’s most popular attractions, including the nightly sunset celebration at Pier 60 and the Clearwater Marine Aquarium – home of Winter the Dolphin, star of the motion pictures Dolphin Tale and Dolphin Tale 2.
Enjoy endless fun for all ages, including sunset sails and dinner cruises to deep sea fishing expeditions and dolphin encounters. Beach chairs and cabanas are available on Clearwater beach for resort guests to rent, just a short walk down the dune to the sugar sand beach until 5pm daily. The front office and pool attendants can issue a voucher for the rentals which allow guests to charge the rentals directly back to their guestroom folio. Towels are available for use at the beach and are located at the pool stand on the pool deck. Opal sands resort does not own or operate the beach concession. There is no food or beverage service to the beach concession and there is a strict no alcohol code on the beach. HomeOpal CollectionGalleryContact UsAbout UsAccommodationsGuest RoomsSuitesAccessibleAmenitiesDiningSea GuiniSea Guini LoungeSandbarPool BarSpaMassageSkin CareBody TreatmentsSalonDay PackagesSpecials & EventsEventsMeetingsFunction SpaceCateringMeeting RFP2017 Meeting IncentivesWeddingsVenuesCateringStart PlanningGatherings & Getaways Contact Events ConciergeActivitiesBeachPoolFitness CenterArt at Opal SandsResort ActivitiesClearwater EventsClearwater AttractionsOffersSpecial OffersDining OffersRomance OffersSpa OffersFamily OffersHoliday OffersUnpackedTerms + ConditionsPrivacy PolicyReservations PolicyCareersPressNewsletter Sign-Up
Tampa, Florida's third-largest city, sprawls along the shoreline of Tampa Bay. Despite being on the water, Tampa only has two proper beaches, both along the bay. Nearby Clearwater's beaches front the Gulf of Mexico on barrier islands connected to the city by a series of bridges. The majority of the beaches in the Tampa Bay area are in Clearwater and adjacent cities, including St. Petersburg, a short drive from Tampa. Ben T. Davis Beach Located off of the Courtney Campbell Causeway near Tampa International Airport, Ben T. Davis beach is a narrow swath of sandy shoreline maintained by the city of Tampa Department of Parks and Recreation. The beach offers concessions, picnic shelters, metered parking and restroom facilities. Lifeguards are on duty from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Davis Islands Beach Located on Davis Islands in South Tampa, Davis Islands Beach is a small beachfront area with amenities including a boat ramp, canoe launches, picnic facilities and restrooms. An adjacent dog park also includes a dog beach, one of the few places in the area where dogs are allowed on the beach.
Clearwater Beach On the Gulf of Mexico, Clearwater's barrier islands offer white sand beaches 22 miles from Tampa. The area known as Clearwater Beach encompasses three miles of beachfront and includes Pier 60, with shops, restaurants and a fishing pier, and Beachwalk, a landscaped trail along the south portion of the beach with a bike trail. Metered parking is available in various places along the beach and lifeguards patrol daily. Beachgoers have access to cabana and chair rentals, sand volleyball courts, restrooms, concessions and beach showers. Sand Key Beach South of Clearwater, Sand Key Park, operated by the Pinellas County Parks Department, offers 96 acres of parkland and beaches on Sand Key, a barrier island considered part of Clearwater on the Gulf of Mexico. Beach amenities include cabana, umbrella and chair rentals; and lifeguards on duty from March through September. The park also offers playground facilities, picnic shelters and an off-beach dog park. A boardwalk and nature trail allow visitors to observe area wildlife.
Nearby Beaches In addition to the beaches in Tampa and Clearwater, visitors to the Tampa Bay area can enjoy more of the Florida coast at a number of nearby beaches. North of Clearwater in Dunedin, Caladesi Island was named "America's Best Beach" in 2008 by Dr. Beach, otherwise known as Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, head of the National Healthy Beaches Campaign. Caladesi has a marina and snack bar with chairs and umbrellas available for rent. The Island is only accessible via boat or ferry, which operates out of Honeymoon Island State Park, a beach known for its shelling. Beaches in the St. Petersburg area include St. Pete Beach, Madeira Beach and Treasure Island. /Getty Images Suggest an Article CorrectionClearwater Beach, Florida Travel Tips Clearwater Marine Aquarium will not fail to disappoint those who love the animal life found on the West Coast of Florida in both saltwater and freshwater environments. You can see otters, dolphins, sea turtles, various fish, and so forth when you come to the aquarium and spend a few hours or a day away from the property you've chosen from our list of Clearwater vacation rentals.
Don't forget to pay a visit to Winter, the rehabilitated dolphin whose story was put on film in 2011 in the movie Dolphin Tale. Gulfview Boulevard and Mandalay Avenue Westfield Countryside Mall offers more than 150 well-known retailers, a movie theater, restaurants, and other favorites when you're looking for some more traditional shopping opportunities. If your family wants a break from the beach, save them from the sun at this excellent indoor mall. Honeymoon Island State Park is a great place for those who are vacationing in Clearwater in order to enjoy watersports such as kayaking, fishing, surfing, and much more. This barrier island also features a children's playground and ample opportunities for picnicking and hiking. There are many activities for adults and children alike in Clearwater. It is a beautiful location with lots of exciting activities for the whole family. Contact us today to wee what rental properties by owner we have available. Since beach parking is expensive, many visitors opt to leave their cars at home and walk around Clearwater Beach.
The town itself is walkable, but if you’d like to see the nearby towns of Dunedin, Tarpon Springs, Palm Harbor, or Downtown Clearwater just jump aboard the Jolly Trolley. Clearwater Beach boasts warm temps (for most of the year) and balmy breezes. The humidity hangs around 90 percent in the summer, with air temps around 92, but gulf breezes keep it feeling cooler than inland Florida. Afternoon showers are common during the summer, and they’re very localized. Floridians joke that sometimes it rains in their front yards and not in their backs. Hurricane season lasts from June 1 to November 30th, with most of the activity in this area occurring in late August and September. This is also one of the cheapest times for finding Clearwater Beach vacation rentals. The biggest event in Clearwater Beach is a nightly one – the setting of the sun. It’s best experienced from Pier 60, where not only do a number of people join to watch it, similar to Mallory Square in Key West, but street performers, musicians, and artists add to the beauty of the evening.