Outrigger Resort by RVA

Beautiful and steps to the beach

Had a wonderful vacation couldn't ask for a better location and beach. Well maintained and pleasant environment.

We wanted a weekday "beachy" getaway with no red tide in the Gulf of Mexico. We were traveling with my elderly, retired parents who are on a fixed income. We wanted to be directly on the beach and have affordable pricing. The Outrigger Beach Resort lives up to all the good/excellent reviews I read before booking our room. We were all pleasantly surprised to have a low rate of $122 during the month of October (no ocean views or efficiencies at this wonderful low rate). Our updated and clean room had a king sized bed and sofa -maybe a sleeper sofa. My parents had two double beds and a table. Both were spacious and provided a safe in the closet. There is a restaurant and tiki bar on the premises, both of which had good, reasonably priced drinks and a variety of food as well (burgers, pizza, nachos, potato skins, turkey clubs etc). There are oceanside rooms and oceanview rooms but you'll pay more money. However if you wanted to travel off "season" (when rates are lower), I highly recommend this resort in Fort Myers on the Gulf of Mexico. It is close to the pier and "Times Square," a touristy type of area with t-shirt, shoe stores, bars, clothing shops, and restaurants on the Gulf of Mexico and ice cream shops a plenty!

The BEST part about the Outrigger Beach Resort is the staff who work there! Everyone works hard all day to take care of the facility and keep it very clean and comfortable. Also all the staff members were super accommodating and friendly too. A shout out to Carl, a maintenance staff member who told me he loves his job, and went out of his way for us when he brought my mother a "beach wheel chair," both days, as well as fixing the shower head and bringing a handicapped shower chair into my parents room. I was so impressed with the customer service shown and cleanliness for an affordable resort.

The pool had plenty of chairs but beware of the lack of beach chairs directly on the beach. You'll need to add an additional $30 a day to your vacation if you want an umbrella and two rickety old beach chairs. That was my parent's only complaint, as there is plenty of room for the hotel resort to provide beach chairs/umbrellas. The front office staff said that "...after turtle nesting season ends in November, cabanas and chairs are provided by the hotel, not a vender..." I believe those are also with a $30 a day charge (they offer a $10 off coupon for those). It's nice when beach resorts provide beach chairs with no additional cost, but overall this is definitely a great place for families to go with lots of other "gator" and boating activities nearby. Thank you Outrigger for providing a comfortable and affordable beach vacay.

Try to find out if they have lots for extended stay are for 4 months.

Spent 2 perfect weeks at Outrigger Unit #8 ! Unit was spotless and very well equipped! Plenty of bath towels as well as beach towels and extra sheets for a 2 week stay...kitchen well equipped with everything you need. Grills outside and a gorgeous view from the lanai... Lots of beach toys were also available ....just perfect! Smooth check in with RVA! Highly recommend!! There is a coin operated laundry on premises however it only accepts quarters (lots of them)....a machine that makes change would be a nice addition since really no one carries change these days!