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

Damaged in 2024's storms, the Wicker Inn Beach Resort resort is for now for sale.

  • By Eric Garwood
  • | 1:10 p.m. April 14, 2025
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The Wicker Inn on Longboat Key is listed for sale at $15.5 million.
The Wicker Inn on Longboat Key is listed for sale at $15.5 million.
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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.

 

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