Siesta Beach in Sarasota makes Top 5 in U.S., ranked among Top 15 in world by Tripadvisor
Sarasota County's most popular beach has again been ranked among the best in the country and world by a national website. Tripadvisor announced its Best of the Best Beaches for 2023 lists as part of its annual Travelers' Choice Awards.
Siesta Beach on Siesta Key ranked No. 2 among the Top 10 Beaches in the U.S. The famed Sarasota County beach just missed the Top 10 on Tripadvisor's list of Top 10 Beaches in the World, placing No. 11 for 2023.
Ka'anapali Beach in Maui, Hawaii, topped the U.S. list while Baia do Sancho in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil, ranked No. 1 on the global list.
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Siesta Beach ranking improved from 2022
In 2022, Tripadvisor also named Siesta Beach No. 2 in the U.S. and No. 14 in the world. Ranked at No. 17 in the country the previous year, Siesta Beach did not place on the world list in 2021.
"Travelers have been raving about the white powder sand in Tripadvisor reviews, calling it a 'great beach for people watching, sunsets, breakfast/morning walk on the beach and finding sand dollars,'" a Tripadvisor spokesperson said in an email issued to the Herald-Tribune in 2022.
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In addition to Siesta Beach, Tripadvisor's Top 10 Beaches in the U.S. list for 2023 included Henderson Beach State Park in Destin at No. 6. Other Florida beaches on the Top 25 list are nearby Tampa Bay favorites St. Pete Beach (No. 14) and Clearwater Beach (No. 23). St. Augustine Beach (No. 13), Panama City Beach (No. 18), Pensacola Beach (No. 20) and Sombrero Beach in Marathon (No. 22) bring Florida's total to eight. The Sunshine State tied with the Aloha State for the most winners overall in the Top 25.
Tripadvisor bills itself as "the world's largest travel guidance platform." It noted in a press release issued today (Feb. 28) that The Travelers' Choice Best of the Best Awards "honor travelers' favorite beaches worldwide, based on the quality and quantity of reviews and ratings from Tripadvisor travelers for beaches, gathered over the 12-month period from Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022."
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Siesta Beach has been ranked No. 1 in the U.S. twice by Dr. Beach
Siesta Beach has been ranked No. 1 in the U.S. twice by Stephen “Dr. Beach” Leatherman and appeared in a Wall Street Journal story in 2022 about the best beaches in Florida. When Sarasota landed on Time magazine’s list of The World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2021, the blurb ran with a Siesta Key sunset photo and a subhead that read “The growing Gulf Coast scene.”
Siesta's wide public beach features soft sand made almost exclusively of pure quartz, which remains cool on the feet even when baked in the Florida sun. There's also the pavilion that's home to Siesta Beach Eats operated by concessionaire Venice Pier Group, which also owns Sharky's on the Pier and Fins at Sharky's on the Venice Fishing Pier at Brohard Park, as well as Myakka River spot Snook Haven.
In addition, Siesta Beach is conveniently located less than a mile away from bustling Siesta Key Village and a bunch of popular restaurants, bars and nightclubs.
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Wade Tatangelo is Ticket Editor for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, and Florida-Georgia Regional Dining and Entertainment Editor for the USA TODAY Network. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. He can be reached by email at wade.tatangelo@heraldtribune.com. Support local journalism by subscribing.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Siesta Beach named No. 2 beach in U.S., No. 11 world by Tripadvisor
