Within walking distance of Oasis, dazzling downtown towers mingle with pedestrian malls and open green spaces, and lamp-lit streets are lined with restored 1920's Mediterranean revival buildings that now house attractive restaurants, cafes, shops, museums, and galleries.

The city also boasts modern metropolitan conveniences: a thriving international airport, sophisticated shopping, dining, and a continuous cultural menu of theatre, festivals, exhibits, fairs, and music from jazz to classical, bluegrass to blues.

For recreation, there's the restored and expanded city yacht basin, the white sands and famous shells of nearby Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel Island, and excellent fishing on the Caloosahatchee River and the Gulf.