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We ended our night at the resort’s Tiki bar and the crowd was lively, the bartender entertained us with fancy dance moves while mixing drinks. It was karaoke night, which at times earned its scarioke name, there were some amazing singers; the margaritas by the bucket helped smooth things out. We headed up to our room early, thinking the crowd would keep us up but found the room to be well insulated to the outside noise. The two bedroom two bath suite was well appointed and the beds very comfortable.<\/p>\n![\"Simple](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/fortmyersbeach.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1\")
In the morning the tiki bar had a very nicely done breakfast. After we went for a stroll along the beach, which was right across the street. The fishing pier, right off the pedestrian mall went quite far out with a covered area and shop for supplies. Overall this was a great stop which was