Manasota Key is a barrier island located off the southern Gulf Coast right across from the town of Englewood. Visit Sarasota-Hotels.net and book the FL, Manasota Key Motels online. Once on Manasota Key, visitors are enchanted with this island where there are no high rise buildings, no traffic lights and no crowds. This pristine island is covered with lush, tropical foliage and has a large variety of things to do.