Hotel Near Siesta Key Beach Sarasota

Whitest Sand Beaches in the World

In 1987, a team of scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution judged the sugary powder at Siesta Key to be the “finest, whitest sand in the world” during the “Great International White Sand Beach Challenge—”a title that still stands today. The scientists studied samples from more than 30 beaches around the world and declared Siesta’s sand was made of 99% pure quartz. The ultra-fine texture allows the sand to remain as cool as flour, even during the hottest time of day.

And if this prestigious title weren’t enough:
Conde Nast Traveler magazine judged Siesta’s sand to be “The Best of the Best Sand” in 1999.
3,000 readers of USA Today named Siesta as one of the top three U.S. beaches.
And just this year, The Travel Channel named Siesta Key Beach as the “Best Sand Beach in America.”