Directions

VIA  I-75 SOUTH FROM TAMPA AREA:

Take Exit #220, Bradenton Onto SR-64 West (Manatee Avenue).  Take Manatee Avenue West To Anna Maria Island. At The Traffic Signal Turn Left, Onto Rt.789 South (East Bay Drive).  Follow Rt.789 South, Down Anna Maria, Across The Drawbridge To Longboat Key. On Longboat Key Rt.789 Is Gulf Of Mexico Drive. The Diplomat Is About 5 Miles South, On The Right, At 3155 Gulf Of Mexico Drive.

VIA  I-75 NORTH FROM NAPLES AREA:

Take Exit #210 Onto Fruitville Road West.  Follow Fruitville Road West Until It Dead Ends At U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail). Turn Left, South Onto Tamiami Trail, Stay In The Right Lane. Turn Right At The Traffic Signal Onto Gulf Stream Blvd.  Take This Road Across The Bridges Into St. Armand’s Circle. Stay In The Right Lane Around The Circle To The First Spoke, Turning Right Onto Rt.789 North (John Ringling Parkway). Follow Rt.789 North Across The Drawbridge Onto Longboat Key.  On Longboat Key, Rt.789 Is Gulf Of Mexico Drive.  The Diplomat Is About 6 Miles North, On The Left At 3155 Gulf Of Mexico Drive.