The Resort at Longboat Key Club

all the way to the final dance. We worked closely with Ayla who not only was a joy to work with, but also a true professional. She worked with us closely and answered any questions we had providing great detailed answers. We highly recommend to have your wedding or special event at The Resort at Longboat Key Club!

110% professional from start to finish. Our guests couldn't stop telling us how much they loved it!! Definitely please strongly consider having your wedding here.

aving our wedding here and got so much amazing feedback from our wedding guests about how beautiful everything was! We would recommend it to anyone!

tly, she was knowledgeable and responsive. Every ask we had seemed to be a "Yes!". Our guests had the best time and we are still getting compliments two months later! I would HIGHLY recommend booking your wedding here.

used the banyan tree for cocktail hour and then lagoon lawn for the reception, and the flow of this for a wedding is perfect. The wedding team at LBK did an incredible job, they got the venue back in order post hurricane helene and milton and you honestly would have no idea there were two hurricanes that hit the resort if you didn't live here. The grass was so perfect, soft and green, I still cannot figure out how they did that! The space is beautiful, its a night you won't forget. I loved working with the LBK wedding team, they all work really hard and made this day perfect for me.

bothering her even though I asked her a lot of questions! Thanks Ayla for all that you do!!

earsal dinner / welcome party for our destination wedding in April. The minute we got to LBKC and met with Sonja, we fell in love. When we left to go to our original venue, we called Sonja and begged her to let us also have our wedding there and she made it happen (we are forever grateful!). Sonja continued to deliver from afar- all of the stress of planning a wedding from a different state was put to rest (she was so quick to answer our 100 emails with grace and do anything she could to help us!). From that first visit on, we were continually impressed with LBKC. The property itself is unmatched- we had our friends and family from out of town compete in a pickleball tournament Friday morning at the Harborside pickleball courts (where staff greeted us with LBKC swag and champagne <3), our rehearsal dinner and welcome party on private south beach, our ceremony on South beach, our reception at Harborside lawn, and our after party inside Harborside ballroom. Our friends and family were blown away from the beauty of the property, the efficiency and friendly manner of all resort staff, the delicious meals at both the rehearsal dinner and the wedding, and Mother Nature showing off with 2 nights of amazing sunsets. We finished the weekend off in amazing cabana on the beach recapping the nights with our loved ones. It really was a dream come true! We cannot recommend Sonja and LBKC enough. We already can’t wait to go back for our anniversary and relive our favorite day.

We got married on the Harbourside lawn and had our reception in the Harbourside ballroom. The service was outstanding. 10/10 experience. Food was soo delicious and the drinks were great. We received so many compliments. We couldn’t be happier! :)

azing and accommodating with every annoying and minor question I had. Planning my wedding from WV was so easy because she made it easy. She answered every.single.email in a quick and timely fashion, and she truly makes the magic happen. She is wonderful to work with and she made my planning experience a dream from the start. The resort itself is gorgeous. Our ceremony was under the beautiful trees in the Oak Grove, and our reception was on Harborside Lawn. Their staff are EXCELLENT. They made accommodations for my grandmother who is in a wheelchair, and you even have your own personal staff member for your needs during your wedding night. She brought us our dinner, reminded me to eat, and prepared myself and my family with so many leftovers, and even put them in the getaway car for us. This resort for your wedding is one of a kind, and you won't regret having your wedding here. Their food is AMAZING. Everyone that complimented our wedding couldn't stop talking about how great the food was. We chose against doing a cake, and did the donut wall instead, and it was such a hit! The resort and their staff are wonderful and go above and beyond for their clients. My husband and I, along with some family members, even stayed at the resort before and after our wedding, and I highly recommend getting a suite for your wedding day. Gwen sets you up in a gorgeous suite, and their staff keep it very clean and organized. I feel like I could write an entire chapter on this resort, and it deserves 10/5 stars. My wedding was a dream come true, and was complimented as THE NICEST wedding our family and friends have ever been to.

n great hands. Gwen was SO responsive (within minutes even!) and thorough in answering our questions. Everyone warned me during wedding planning that something would inevitably go wrong on the day-of. I can confidently say that NOTHING went wrong on our wedding day. There were no hurdles or surprises, all thanks to Gwen and her attentiveness and attention to detail. The food was wonderful and the portions were much larger than any other wedding I've been to. I have a severe dairy allergy and the catering staff accommodated my diet and even baked a dairy-free cake so I could enjoy cake on my wedding day. Our guests were so impressed and kept telling us how much of a first-class event it was. I cannot recommend the Events team at LBKC enough!

asy to get along with, which was really important to me since we are out of state. Not only that, but the food was so good! Larger portions than what I am used to at weddings and tasted amazing. The room we stayed in was perfect and right on the beach by our ceremony location, so everything felt really easy and calm. I don’t think our wedding could have gone anymore seamlessly. Thank you so so sooo much Longboat Key Club Resort!!! It was honestly a dream. I’d highly recommend this venue to any and everyone who’d listen.

ceived so many compliments about how great the staff was. The view from our suite was absolutely beautiful. We really could not have asked for more.

sts to enjoy. Gwen was such a pleasure to work with and went above and beyond in helpfulness and ensuring that our day was exactly as we pictured and beyond. The catering staff was so kind and on top of things as well. Also, if you have any hesitation in if you should also stay at the resort, PLEASE do! My husband and I were blown away by the beautiful room, view from our balcony, great food, and incredible service from everyone at the resort. It was the most special weekend!

a smile to our faces anytime we talked with her! She made planning easy and was open and honest about her opinions if we ever questioned anything! She even helped us pick our date based on the time of year and she was absolutely right - 11/12/22 was BEAUTIFUL! We had our wedding and cocktail hour on South beach and reception on Harborside lawn and it was BREATHTAKING! it turned out more beautiful than I could have ever expected. Go get married at LBKC!!

ly above and beyond. Planning a wedding from out of state could have been incredibly stressful, but Gwen was always super quick to respond with any questions we had and made sure our dream wedding become a reality! Our guests continue to rave about the service, the amazing food and the overall beauty of the resort. We can’t wait to visit the resort again to celebrate our anniversary next year!

plan and look into our details, she was so fast to reply to any request. Even through uncertain times, Ayla made us feel so confident that our wedding day would be handled with the grace and expertise the team at LBKC is best known for. From the moment we arrived on our wedding weekend, everything at LBKC was incredible. Our guests were blown away by the high level of service, absolutely breathtaking views from the rooms, and of course the impeccable golf course. When it came to the day of the wedding, we can honestly say it was the best day of our lives. Everything was so seamless and perfect it still feels like a dream. The coordination between LBKC and our vendors was so smooth from our eyes and it truly showed from beginning to end of the wedding. We still are getting compliments on how incredible the day was and went to share our thanks to the amazing staff that made such a perfect day possible. Looking back, our wedding was truly everything we have dreamed of and more.

quest, they are an amazing team!! It’s a premium location but man it’s worth every penny because the level of service is aligned with the price. Also, if you don’t meet the minimum they have great upgrade options. The beaches in Sarasota are Caribbean level with white sand and clear blue water. The resort is huge and has a lot of locations for ceremony, cocktail hour, and the reception, so they can accommodate many different visions. I wanted a beach vibe wedding without being at the beach, and also to be very elegant . This was the only place I could find that met all my needs. They also recently renovated the venues and rooms so it’s the perfect time to go.

e due to COVID. Ayla and LBK were so helpful during this time frame and quickly helped us gather a new wedding date- one year later. We had our rehearsal dinner at the south beach lawn, our ceremony on the Harbouride lawn and our reception at the Harbourside ballroom. Our rehearsal dinner had to be moved 2 hours before the event from the beach to the lawn because of 20 mph winds and they were able to accommodate this and set up a wonderful event with short notice. Would absolutely recommend to anyone looking to get married in the Sarasota area!

, and makes the process seamless! Their preferred vendor list guided us to a dream team of vendors who made our day perfect! Our guests could not stop complimenting the beauty of the property, their rooms, and the delicious food! The men enjoyed two days of golf on the property, and the girls had a gorgeous beach view to relax while getting ready. You will love it here!

Ballroom. The day was absolutely perfect and our guests had a great time. Ayla made sure all of the logistics were confirmed with her staff and our vendors - it was stress-free! I can't recommend Ayla and the Resort at Longboat Key Club enough. We couldn't have asked for a better experience!

so simple and painless. Our wedding was this past Friday, and when I say that the day was everything I could have asked for and more I am not kidding. Ayla did everything to make sure the day went off perfect - from seamlessly organizing things to making sure everything was done to our plans, there was not one thing I would have changed. The food was SO delicious, the waitstaff was extremely professional, the beaches are beautiful and clean, and the day felt like a dream. We will never forget this amazing experience, and cannot recommend this venue enough. Call Ayla, you won't be disappointed!!

telling you, you want a wedding venue and wedding team who when everything goes wrong, they don't skip a beat. That is The Resort at The Longboat Key Club. They will work tirelessly to ensure that this is your MOST special day, no matter what happens. They are flexible, understanding and will take the immense amount of stress out of planning a wedding (with or without a pandemic). Ayla is truly the most CARING, UNDERSTANDING and PATIENT human being on the entire planet and she will do absolutely anything and everything to ensure you have an unforgettable wedding experience. I am telling you, if you are deciding between other venues, there is no decision. I know of other brides who have not had even remotely the same experience I had with planning my wedding during all of this and to be able to have your MOST PERFECT DAY despite it all, I promise you it is worth it (we had to change our wedding plans 3 times and you would never know it if you would have seen how amazing everything was). You will not find a better wedding venue in terms of delicious food, incredible staff and breathtaking scenery. I only hope you end up choosing to have your Wedding at the Longboat Key Club so your day is as perfect and unforgettable as ours was.

and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience!

their wedding specialist, Ayla, was a dream! She is absolutely amazing at what she does! She is so bubbly and personable, and just exactly what you need when deciding on a wedding venue. The resort is absolutely beautiful, but Ayla made our decision to book them that much easier! She was so attentive to us, our emails, our visions, everything! This venue has a beach, romantic mangroves, a golf course, a marina, and many unique indoor and outdoor spaces to hold your ceremony or reception. We had our wedding at the marina mangroves which was just beautiful. Our cocktail hour was in the marina courtyard which almost felt like you were in Italy. Our reception was in their beautiful, large ballroom that is surrounded by windows and honestly has so much beauty to the room before it's even styled! Their options for what you serve for dinner are endless! Our guests raved about it being the most delicious food. The staff was amazing and attentive, from the front desk to the banquet captains. Our guests loved staying at the resort. I seriously cannot say one bad thing about this place! We loved everything about it! It was a wedding dream come true.

s BEYOND helpful answering our millions of questions very promptly and also suggesting vendors that fit the style we were going for. We absolutely loved working with her. We also got our rehearsal, cocktail hour and reception food through the resort and it was SO DELICIOUS!! And I can’t forget to mention the beautiful beach front view from our room and all the other amenities the resort had to offer that made our stay perfect!!! Would highly recommend and if we ever decide to renew our vows over the years, we will definitely be going back!

nswering my thousands of questions in the year leading up to the wedding. The ceremony and reception were executed flawlessly, and they accommodated all of my requests with setup, food choice, and package structure. The food and service for the reception were impeccable. All of my guests are still raving about it! I couldn’t be happier with the way our wedding came together and it’s because of LBKC!

able to get us an early check in to the two bedroom suite on the tenth floor and it was an excellent place to have friends and family stop by! Our wedding ceremony was on the Marina Oaks lawn and simply beautiful followed by our reception at the Harbourside Marina. I met Ayla the day we went to look at the venue and her bubbly personality did not stop over the 18 months of planning! She answered all of my questions and was overly helpful!!! She made sure everything ran smooth and worked with the other event coordinator, Swanky Soiree, to make sure everything was top notch. Our family and friends really enjoyed our wedding WEEK and time we spent at the Longboat Key Club resort will forever be thankful for. Also--- Renee and his cooking staff did an AMAZING job with the taco bar for the cocktail hour and the dinner- people could not stop raving about it!!! We had a dream wedding that we will never forget. Thank you AYLA and the Longboat Key Club!! Love, Matt and Jenny Donan

ing was so beautiful, perfect and FUN! LBKC really helped us carve out the destination wedding feel we were looking for in our Florida wedding, since we're from NYC and most guests were traveling in for the wedding. Our guests had such a blast staying at the resort, and the resort took such good care of me, my husband, our families, and our wedding party. The food was delicious, the drinks were awesome, and the waitstaff was superb. Our LBKC event manager Ayla Goggin, specifically, made our wedding weekend perfect. She is such a pleasure to work with, and had an answer for literally every little question we had throughout the whole process. She is a godsend. Thank you Ayla, and the LBKC team, for helping make our wedding wonderful!

te dinner by the pool catered by Sands Pointe afterwards. The staff is responsive and always had someone to answer our questions and help us with what we needed. During the time I was planning, there was quite a lot of turnover within the event staff. This process could have been handled more professionally with the Resort. We felt neglected throughout the rest of our planning process. We found out our coordinator left after checking HER FACEBOOK because I had called and sent several emails attempting to reach her. The Sands Pointe restaurant did an amazing job catering our dinner. They had turnover as well but made the process flawless and the new manager, Maria, had all the existing notes regarding our event. When we checked in that night before, the bridal suite was poolside behind the pool bar. It was a disappointment and not as promised. The resort did their best to accommodate us to a better view but we had to move into a smaller room. That was unnecessary stress I needed on my wedding day. The event coordinators are also disappointing. An event I had been planning with this resort for a year and half, visited several times and talked to several people, was thrown to the side due to a golf tournament the resort was hosting that weekend. I felt since this tournament took precedence over any other event that weekend, they should not have booked weddings. I saw my event coordinator once the entire wedding day. Thank goodness for my wonderful photographer who assisted more than needed to run the entire morning, talk to vendors, and assist with any questions I had. I would recommend this resort for its beautiful on site locations for a wedding, but I would strongly encourage any bride to hire an outside wedding planner to assist with the process, do not expect much from the coordinators.

er it ripped!) Our guests raved about the food, and we heard many people tell us "my wine glass was NEVER empty!" Service was phenomenal and bar tenders were awesome. My groom and his groomsmen loved the room they got ready in and our bride and groom suite was beautiful. We did find that that everything has a fee, from signature drinks, to the delivery of welcome bags, and we weren't totally impressed with the wine list. Other than that, we were very happy with the overall experience and would recommend the venue to others.

or was so organized, patient and knowledgeable. Staff at the resort were so nice and the Banquet manager at Harbourside was ok.

utiful and the staff cleared and raked the beach just prior to the ceremony. The harbourside clubhouse is about 4 miles from the beach and gorgeous. The staff was very accommodating and made the evening flawless. My bridesmaids and I brought the Centerpieces to the venue and set them up and then the staff added all the finishing touches for us. Kristin was our wedding coordinator at Longboat Key Club and I don't think we asked for a single thing that she did not easily accommodate. Food was delish! Bar and bartenders were on point! I could not have asked for a better day.

and she truly handled everything. It was so low stress and the day of was absolutely perfect. I wouldn't have changed a thing!

felt like we were taken advantage of immensely. A few months after planning with Brynn, the previous Wedding Coordinator, she had left for another job. Then we were introduced to Kristin, who turned out to be amazing and on top of everything. She made me feel confident that my day who go without a hitch. Plus after all the MONEY and TIME we spent planning this once in a lifetime Wedding, it was good to trust someone with your special day. Two days before the big day I get an Email (NOT a phone call) that Kristin is going to be out of town because of a Emergency. So I was then appointed to her boss. TWO days before the day! The person I spoke to over months and months of emails and phone calls was not going to be at the Wedding I had planned for a year! You could imagine my how stressed I was. Her boss then reaffirmed me that everything would be fine. So I took a leap of faith and trusted him. I knew I should of trusted my gut instincts instead... Well let me continue with the moments that went WRONG that weekend... The Wedding Day: Everything went great until the end of the Ceremony when the "Wedding Coordinator" said his quick goodbye and left for the rest of the night. Kristin (my original Coordinator) told me that she would be around until Dinner was served to make sure everything went according to plan. Well that did not happen. I had to get someone to grab my expensive wooden Winebox at the ceremony, along with my other decor before the rain came in. When we got to the Rehearsal, there was no direction with food, service, or hospitality. My bridal party went a long time without food and drinks. I had to search for "someone in charge" to serve my Wedding Party. They had ONE bartender (very slow) for the whole Wedding. My guests had no direction as to when to come in to be seated and when to get up for dinner. Luckily my DJ took initiative and helped me and my family out with this. I should not be doing there job on OUR WEDDING DAY! This is what I paid thousands and thousands of dollars for!!!!! It was like nobody was in charge and knew how to run a reception. I'm not done...in the beginning of the reception, the FIRE ALARM went off. It went off for about 10 minutes. VERY LOUD and interrupted a special night. It was from the Pasta station in the small room adjacent within the Island House. I am sure I am not the first Wedding to have stations in that room, so why not take precautions so that does not happen? I had no apologies or anything for that matter. The housekeepers were VERY RUDE and ignored my Mother when she was trying to find my room. To put the icing on the cake...The billing Department over charged me the next day without telling me and I ended up going negative in my account. They refunded me my money but as everyone knows it is faster to take from a bank account than it is to put money back in. So I had to wait a week to get my funds back. I also go charged from my bank for over drafting. This is not something I want to deal with after my Wedding.

The food was fantastic and a great variety. Definitely look into this facility for your venue.