Stay sharp

The Gasparilla Inn & Club already had a lot of things going for it — a hundred-year history, an idyllic island location in Boca Grande and a reputation as a service-oriented, luxury lodging option.

With the addition of its new Sharp House, it looks to become an even more appealing place for multigenerational family vacations and couples' getaways.

Named in honor of the inn's late former owner, Bayard Sharp, the six houses sit just steps from the inn on a piece of property Sharp always wanted to build on. (A villa that had been on site was torn down to make room for the houses.) Ranging from 2,300 to 3,850 square feet, the newly constructed dwellings have either three or four bedrooms along with bathrooms for each bedroom, a full kitchen, washers and dryers and two living spaces in most cases.