Island Towers

Island Towers: A Gulf Coast Base on Fort Myers Beach

Island Towers is an independent timeshare property set in Fort Myers Beach, one of Southwest Florida's long-established beach towns. Its RCI affiliation means owners aren't limited to this one address every year — a week here can also be used as currency to book into other RCI resorts, subject to RCI's own rules and availability. For anyone comparing resale weeks, that combination of a fixed Gulf Coast base plus exchange flexibility is usually the main draw.

Fort Myers Beach and What's Around It

Fort Myers Beach sits on a barrier island with the kind of wide, sandy shoreline that's made this stretch of coast popular for decades. The **Fort Myers Beach Pier** is about 1.6 km away and remains the town's social hub — a spot for a sunset walk, fishing, or a casual seafood dinner looking out over the Gulf. A short drive brings you to **Estero Bay**, where the mangrove-lined waters are well suited to kayaking and spotting manatees or dolphins, and to **Lovers Key State Park**, a barrier island preserve with beach trails and minimal development. Beyond that, history and culture fans can head to the **Edison and Ford Winter Estates** or into the **Fort Myers Downtown River District** for galleries, restaurants and riverfront evenings. You won't need to plan around long drives — most of this sits within 20 minutes of the resort.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you own at Island Towers and are ready to move on, resale here works as a private, owner-to-owner sale — you list your week, set your own asking price, and interested buyers contact you directly through the marketplace. There's no commission on the sale; sellers simply pay a one-time listing fee to get the week in front of buyers. The same applies if you'd rather rent out a year you're not using: you set the rental terms and deal directly with the renter.

Because Island Towers is independently managed rather than part of a branded timeshare chain, the resale process itself — transfer paperwork, any transfer fee, and whether the resort's owners' association has a right of first refusal — is handled through the resort's own management or HOA rather than a big-brand transfer department. Before agreeing a price with a buyer, both sides should confirm directly with the resort: the current transfer fee, how long the transfer typically takes to process, and the current annual maintenance fee, since these figures aren't standardised across independent resorts and change over time. A resale buyer should also ask in writing what carries over with the week — for instance, whether the RCI enrollment or exchange credits transfer automatically or need to be re-registered by the new owner once the deed changes hands.

Renters, meanwhile, are generally looking for straightforward things: confirmed week and unit size, proximity to the beach and pier, and clarity on what's included versus what costs extra locally. Being upfront about all of this in a listing tends to move things along faster.

Practical Notes for Owners and Buyers

Fort Myers Beach is warmest and busiest from late in the year through spring, which is also when demand for weeks here tends to increase, so list or book with that seasonal rhythm in mind. If you're relying on the RCI affiliation to exchange your week elsewhere, check deposit deadlines and exchange windows well ahead of your travel dates, since last-minute deposits limit your options. And whether you're buying, selling or renting, get any verbal promise about fees, transfer timing or exchange rights confirmed in writing by the resort before money changes hands.