Amelia Island Travel and Things to Do Guide

Located in northeastern Florida, Amelia Island offers an unspoiled setting for relaxing and rewarding getaways. Amelia Island is 13 miles long and two miles wide, with preserved park lands at it's northern and southern tips, making up nearly 10 percent of the entire island! Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Intracoastal Waterway, strong-currented Nassau Sound and one of the East's largest and deepest inlets - Cumberland Sound - Amelia Island is edged with natural Appalachian quartz beaches and framed by sand dunes as tall as 40 feet.

Treasured for her long stretches of quiet beach, natural beauty, unique history and charming seaport character, Amelia Island is consistently ranked among the best of the best, including Travel +Leisure's 2020 World's Best Awards "Top 15 Islands In the U.S." and Conde Nast Traveler's 2020 Reader's Choice Awards "Best Island in the U.S."

The island is home to an irresistible mix of luxury golf and spa resorts, historical attractions; and Fernandina Beach, a charming Victorian seaport village with a 50-block national historic district.

Amelia Island is easy to get to but hard to forget - located just 26 miles from Jacksonville International Airport. Amelia Island meeting and event venues are chiefly found in its quiet upscale resorts, but offers venues to match any size or budget, including select service hotels, historic bed and breakfasts and non-traditional indoor or outdoor spaces. Larger groups are drawn to such properties as the 446-room The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, with 45,000 square feet of meeting space; the 700-room Omni Amelia Island Resort, with 80,000 square feet of meeting space; and the 133-room Residence Inn Amelia Island, with 1,177 square feet of meeting space. New Courtyard by Marriott and Springhill Suites by Marriott opening in Spring, 2021 will add 6,000 additional space to the mix.

Popular off-site venues in Amelia Island typically incorporate the beach or a golf course. An engaging possibility is the Golf Club of Amelia Island's evening program that includes a glow-in-the-dark Night Glow tournament with drink stations and catered dinner on the 18th fairway.
Whether it's a reprieve from intense meetings, a spouse program or just scheduled fun for a group, the recreation menu is expansive. The offerings range from golf and tennis outings and spa programs to historical tours, kayak and canoeing excursions and dine-arounds and shopping days in Fernandina Beach.

Dining options on the island are eclectic, highlighted by luxurious hotel gourmet restaurants and quaint, locally owned restaurants in downtown Fernandina Beach. During the fall and spring months, dining al fresco amid sunny days and on clear, mild nights is a treasured experience on Amelia Island.