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| Caddy's rooftop bar, 4th of July. Just another perfectly ordinary evening on Treasure Island. 😄🎆 |
🍽️ Lunch & Dinner
From barefoot beach bars to candlelit waterfront dining, the Treasure Island and St. Pete Beach area has something for every mood and every occasion. These are the places we actually go — the ones we recommend to every single guest without hesitation.
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| The struggle is real. Café Soleil to my house is exactly 4.2 miles. These pastries made it 4.2 miles. Barely. 🥐 |
One of the questions I get most from guests is "where should we eat?" And honestly, after 20 years of living here, I have a lot of feelings about this. 😄 This is the first installment of our ongoing local dining guide — written from the perspective of two people who have eaten their way around Treasure Island, St. Pete Beach, and beyond. These are our genuine opinions, not sponsored recommendations. Some of these places we've been going to for years. A few are newer discoveries. All of them are worth your time. We'll keep adding to this list as we find new favorites — and if YOU discover somewhere amazing that we should try, tell us in the comments! We are always on the lookout for our next great meal.
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| The only argument your teens will lose on this vacation — whether or not the Treasure Island sunset was worth putting the phone down for. (Spoiler: it was.) 📸 |
Traveling with teenagers can feel like a high-stakes negotiation —
they're too old for sandcastles but too young to be left to their own
devices. The good news? Treasure Island and the surrounding Gulf Coast
area is genuinely one of the best destinations in Florida for teens.
Between the beach action, water sports, nearby attractions, and a
surprising amount of "actually cool" things to do, you might even hear
the words "this is awesome" — and mean it. Here's your guide to keeping
teens happy while staying in Treasure Island.
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| Your private patio welcomes you the moment you arrive — a peaceful little corner of Largo that's entirely yours. 🦩 |
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| Sunset Beach, Treasure Island — wide, uncrowded, and one of Florida's best-kept secrets. (Taken right across the street from Funshine Sunset Beach.) |
Planning a Gulf Coast Florida vacation and can't decide between Treasure Island and St. Pete Beach? You're not alone — it's one of the most common questions we hear from guests. Both are gorgeous, sun-soaked barrier islands on Tampa Bay's doorstep, but they have distinct personalities. Here's your honest, locals-perspective guide to help you choose.
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| Sunset on Fort De Soto |
This post started with a question from a guest staying at Funshine Pointe Capri who wanted to know where to go to experience Florida's natural side beyond the beach. I had so much to share that a quick text wasn't going to cut it — so I wrote it all up, printed it out, and added it to the in-condo guidebook. Now it's here on the blog too, because if one guest was wondering, plenty more probably are! Treasure Island is famous for its gorgeous Gulf beaches — and you could spend your entire vacation with your toes in the sand and leave perfectly happy. But if you're the kind of traveler who loves to explore beyond the shoreline, you are in serious luck. Some of Florida's most beautiful state parks and nature preserves are right in our backyard, and as a local who has spent years exploring them, I can tell you firsthand — they are absolutely worth a detour. Pack your trail shoes AND your beach towel, because some of these parks give you both.
✨ Update, March 2026: We're thrilled to report that both properties are back open and welcoming guests! Funshine Pointe Capri has been fully restored and operating since January 2025. Funshine Sunset Beach is also back — the unit itself is beautifully restored, though the building's pool was lost to Helene and the first floor units are still being rebuilt. Construction on the first floor is nearly complete and we're hopeful everything will be wrapped up by end of May 2026. The beach, the sunsets, and the free parking are all very much intact. 😊 Read on for the story of how we got here.
It’s been a tough few days to be a resident in Florida. We've been watching the devastation unfold before our eyes in person, on TV and the internet, and it's widespread. First, I want to stress that Evan and I are OK, our families are OK, and our pups were oblivious to everything except the lack of air conditioning and the scary winds. Our power came back on at 6 a.m., and the house is finally cooling off. I am so thankful to all the family, friends, and former guests who reached out to check on us, so I wanted to post an update on how things are going with Funshine Properties. Please keep in mind that we don’t know a lot right now, but here’s where we stand as of the morning of September 28th.
Following the rainbow through the streets of St. Pete during Winter Pride 2026. And yes — that's a rainbow bike rack he's leaning ...
