Top Things to Do in Sarasota January Through April
Up-close and personal with MLB stars, exclusive art tours, and a seafood festival are just a few reasons to visit Sarasota, Florida, during these select winter and spring months.
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Cirque St. Armands: A New Sarasota Hotel with a Circus-Sophisticated Spin
Sure, it has the classic hallmarks of an Opal: signature hospitality, the best in food and beverage, and a prime location just steps from the beach. But when you see the collection’s newest reimagined Lido Beach hotel, you just can’t deny, there is something oh-so singular about this property that masterly blends sophistication, spectacular, and surprising.
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Florida’s Sea Turtle Nesting Season: Ways to Help & Proper Protocol to Follow
We sat down with research experts from two renowned Florida marine centers – Mote Marine Laboratory (on the Gulf Coast) and Loggerhead Marinelife Center (on the East Coast) – to talk turtles.
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Mote Marine Laboratory’s Coolest Conservation Projects Across Florida
Mote is more than just an aquarium headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. It’s a world-renowned marine research lab, boasting cutting-edge conservation projects from coral cultivation to blasting and burying red tide cells to amazing aquaculture innovations.
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All About ‘Tom’s Blueberry Muffin,’ Opal’s Most-Loved Breakfast Staple
With a recipe that dates back to the late ‘60s, Opal Collection’s blueberry muffin has been a longtime breakfast staple, loved and devoured daily by guests. Now, this handheld treat will be that much easier to recreate at home.
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Save the Date: Sarasota Arts and Entertainment for Spring 2022
With jazz on the waterfront and pop culture–inspired symphonies, the Sarasota arts scene blends the classical with contemporary.
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Condé Nast–Confirmed: 12 Opal Properties Recognized in 2021’s Readers’ Choice Awards
The people have spoken. Twelve Opal Collection properties were awarded Condé Nast Traveler’s 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards. So what’s all the fuss about?
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5 Ways to Reclaim Your Postponed Vacations
Postponed doesn’t have to mean canceled. Whether it was an annual holiday celebration the whole family was excited for or a big anniversary you had hoped to spend on white-sand beaches, it’s due time to cash in your rain-checks and cancelations for check-in confirmations. Here are five fabulous…
Read moreHospitality That Holds Up
A few of the ways that Opal employees and partners responded, connected, and lent a hand during the COVID-19 pandemic, and why we are so thankful to have them at the helm of our operations and at the heart of our communities. Opal team members have always been…
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6 of The Best Botanical Gardens in the US & Opal Destinations
Pop art woven among blooms, a royal garden cultivated for a king, and a Japanese-style sanctuary reimagined for the craggy coast of Maine. Consider seeking out these best botanical gardens rooted to Opal destinations for a much-needed breath of fresh air.
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