Welcome!

Runaway Bay is a vacation resort of 186 individually owned modern condominium units, most of which are available for weekly, monthly, or seasonal vacation rental. We boast a beautiful campus located between the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay on beautiful (and mostly undiscovered) Anna Maria Island (north of Sarasota and south of St. Petersburg). Our island is unique in having no high-rise buildings and such a wide variety of quality restaurants that one may enjoy dinner in a different setting every day for weeks. Of course, since each condominium is fully equipped with the necessary amenities, there is always the option of cooking all your meals in your vacation condominium home. (But the restaurants are more fun.)

Choose Runaway Bay for your next Florida vacation and you will enjoy early morning walks on the miles and miles of refurbished Gulf beaches, swim with the occasional friendly dolphin in the Gulf's warm blue waters, and enjoy watching as the sun seems to set each evening far across the sparkling waters near the shores of Mexico. In addition you will enjoy our large heated swimming pool (largest on the island) tennis court, recreation room, sauna, exercising equipment, shuffleboard court, Bocce court and fishing pier.

When to come:

The high season is winter (January through Easter) when Florida's famous snowbirds escape here from northern climes, but many, especially Europeans, enjoy the warm summers. There are those however who claim the best time of all is Fall when the crowds are few, the kids are back in school, the Gulf waters are warm and the restaurants offer discounted meals and special two-for-one coupons!
Bottom line is that any time of the year is a great time to vacation at Runaway Bay.