About Naples - Marco Island - Everglades

Florida’s Paradise Coast – Naples, Marco Island and the Everglades – provides an array of luxury, adventure, vacation, and business travel options year-round. Featuring endless horizons and world-renowned Gulf of Mexico sunsets, the destination is bordered by a 30-mile coastline ribboned with white-sand beaches and the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, which is the gateway to the Everglades. With more than 80 percent of Collier County a dedicated “green space,” visitors and locals alike are surrounded with beautiful open-air spaces and spectacular tropical flora at every turn.

Renowned for its luxury lifestyle and sophisticated ambiance, travelers to the destination indulge in dining experiences from farm-to-table concepts to culinary classics. A globally inspired arts and culture scene offers a full schedule of live theatre, opera and philharmonic events, complemented by a line-up of museums that offer fine arts, historical artifacts, and interactive exhibits for the young and young-at-heart. Shopping experiences abound and include home décor and decorating ideas in the design district to luxury designer boutiques on 5th Avenue and 3rd Street South. The lively downtown area, known as Old Naples, is the perfect location to sip a cocktail while enjoying the “see and be seen” vibe of people-watching as luxury, exotic, and classic cars parade down the avenue.

Taxes

  • How much is the total cumulative hotel tax? 5%
  • How much is the F&B tax? 7%
  • How much is the average F&B gratuity? 22%

Airport

  • How many miles from the airport to downtown? 34 miles
  • Is there public transportation, such as a bus or subway available? No
  • How much does the public transportation cost? N/A
  • What is the shuttle bus fare from the airport to downtown? N/A
  • What is the taxi fare from airport to downtown? $70-$85
    • UberX: $47-$63
    • UberXL: $68-$90
    • Select: $87-S115
  • How many daily flights into the airport? 100
  • How many daily flights out of airport? 100
  • Is the airport a hub for any carrier? N/A
  • What are the major carriers serving airport?
    https://flylcpa.com/airlines/

Hotels

  • How many committable hotel rooms downtown on peak night? 1558
  • How many committable hotel rooms downtown on peak within walking distance to convention center? N/A
  • How many headquarter hotel propertiesN/A
  • How many rooms available on peak night at the largest headquarter property? N/A
  • Can you list hotels by rating?? 5-star, 4-star, 3 star?
  • 5 STAR
    • The Ritz Carlton, Naples
  • 4 STAR
    • The Ritz Carlton Golf Resort
    • Naples Grande Beach Resort
    • Laplaya Beach and Golf Resort
    • Hilton Naples
    • Hyatt House Naples
    • Inn on Fifth
    • JW Marco Island Beach Resort
    • Marco Beach Ocean Resort
    • Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort

Off Site Venues

  • How many off site venues within walking distance can host up to 2,000 people? N/A
  • How many restaurants are within walking distance of the convention center? N/A
  • Can you list 3-5 local attractions and there whereabouts?
    • Everglades City, the original County Seat for Collier County. This quaint Old Florida-style small town sits on the edge of the wilderness. It provides access to the breathtaking Ten Thousand Islands and Wilderness Waterway sections of the park, where visitors access this saltwater wonderland area via boat tours, fishing charters and guided paddling adventures. In addition to alligators and rare American crocodiles, adventurers will spot bottlenose dolphins, manatees, and sea turtles, along with a large variety of birds of prey and wading birds on display in the Gulf Coast Everglades.
    • Fifth Avenue South is a dynamic, pedestrian-friendly area featuring a variety of art galleries, as well as clothing, gift and design boutiques, restaurants and bars, the Sugden Theatre, and the Naples Art Association. The street was named the No. 2 “Best Alfresco Dining Neighborhood in the U.S.A.” by editors and readers at USA TODAY’s 10 Best travel section.
    • The Revs Institute is more than a car museum – it is a place to see society through a different lens. It is a working educational institution dedicated to the study, preservation, conservation, and restoration of historically significant automobiles.  It houses one of the largest private car collections in the world and showcases classics, such as the 1926 Bentley-3-Liter Super Sport Skiff; a 1924 Miller 122/91 Racing Car; a 1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Tourer; and an 1896 Panhard et Levassor Wagonette. But the stars of the show are the sleek and sexy 1995 McLaren F-1; a 1971 Porsche 917 K; a 1967 Eagle Gurney Weslake Mk1 Formula 1; and a 1950 Cadillac Series 61 Le Mans “Le Monstre.”  This is a “must-see,” once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the beauty and incomparable engineering of some of the world’s most treasured automobiles. The museum has limited admissions and viewing hours per day and tickets must be purchased in advance.
    • Multi-generational families enjoy the array of activities, attractions and events throughout the Paradise Coast, including the Naples Pier, Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens, Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples, Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Naples Botanical Garden