Iconic Longboat Key inn closes, property listed for $15.5M

Damaged by the wind and waves of 2024’s mean hurricane season, Longboat Key’s iconic Wicker Inn Beach Resort announced last weekend in a “final update’’ on social media that repair work on the seaside vacation spot would not resume, and the resort has closed.

The property is for sale for $15.5 million, according to a listing from Longboat Key real estate agent Reid Murphy. "Sought after slice of beachfront paradise on the exclusive island of Longboat Key," Murphy states on his website and on a Zillow listing. "Rarely available two acre property with 200 feet of beach frontage."

The owners, meanwhile, addressed the closing on Facebook.