Originally Posted by bursa

I have friends coming over at the end of March looking for some sand. Now I live in central florida, so I'd prefer to use MCO, but DAB is manageable. Which beach should I recommend? They'd like to spend a little less than a week in a rental house or cheap motel and be able to walk to places so they don't have to rent a car. Would y'all recommend Panhandle/West&GulfCoast/EastCoast/Miami/Keys for their budget vacation? Any cheap convenient hotel ideas? How about Daytona Beach Airport- are there shuttles to get to the beachfront hotels?
I should know more about beaches living in FL but I guess I'm too busy flying and writing on FT.