I doubt there is a resort with more activities than
Imperial Bonita Estates Located in SW Florida five miles from the beach and between Fort Myers and Naples, you will discover that the RGV wind and the middle Florida bugs just aren't here. People are here! And for a reason. If your idea of snowbirding is sitting outside with a book in one hand and a cold one in the other, then Florida is the place to be.
I'm not sure where the 2 gypsies were, but their list of negatives all in one place just isn't accurate. As stated elsewhere, winter is a time of low humidity in Florida; and the rest is hyperbole. Traffic is heavy at times, but intelligent snowbirds do not shop when the locals shop and quickly learn the back roads to avoid most traffic.