I would highly recommend staying at this property. Tony was a phenomenal host! He is very accommodating and goes above & beyond to make your stay memorable! The condo has everything you need while enjoying your time away from home. The condo was very clean & the air conditioning will freeze you out! The condo complex is very quiet and has a great dock to enjoy fishing as well as the morning sunrise!
Pool was private and great. Condo was simple and comfortable. Newly remodeled kitchen had everything. A little further from public beach than expected.
My stay was wonderful, and very relaxing. The condo is just a short walk to the beach. Tony was very communicative and helpful during my stay. The condo is equipped well for cooking and coffee. The bed is very comfortable, too! The condo has chairs and an umbrella for the beach. Everything was just lovely! Many shark teeth found during my 8 day stay.
The condo was excellent and had everything we needed. It was clean and well-stocked. I would recommend putting in an additional mirror and a bedside lamp. We were disappointed that we were not made aware of the damage still present in the area after the storms from last year. It was saddening to see the destruction it caused. It would have been good to know that the public beach across from the condo has been almost decimated. There were no signs to show where the public access was for the condo. We ended up sitting on a private beach without knowing. Thankfully, the resident was extremely understanding and allowed us to stay. I pray that this season does not bring damaging storms to this area. Residents were friendly, and the Waverley Restaurant is worth a visit. There is a free shuttle from the units to a number of local restaurants. Guy works for tips.
GREAT: the host was very accommodating by providing 100% cotton bedding at our request right away!BAD: We rented this property because it offered a full kitchen. However, we were not able to use the oven at all as it had white cleaning stuff residue on all oven walls. We asked the host to get it cleaned, but it was never done during our 10 nights stay .
I thoroughly enjoyed my stay. This condo was larger than I expected with beautifully updated furnishings. Very clean and well stocked kitchen. Easy beach access directly across the street. On the beautiful Back Bay with a clean pool. I would definitely stay here again.
It was great to be really close to the beach. We enjoyed the beauty of every sunset ( if that evening was not raining).
The apartment has everything for two person, maybe three, but four will be a little uncomfortable.
This condo is perfect for a small family. We had a very relaxing weekend here.
I would suggest that the AC unit be replaced or serviced. It was very warm and difficult to sleep. Aside from that I would definitely recommend to friends and return for another stay myself.
I couldnât ask for more from a beach getaway! Everything you thought you needed and things you didnât know you needed all in one beautifully decorated and beautifully located condo! Definitely easy on the wallet too!
We were satisfied with our stay at this condo. It was clean and comfortable and worked fine for 2 adults, but I wouldn't add any more people. The kitchen is decently set up for basic cooking, although there is no disposal (is this a FL thing?) and the dishwasher is tiny. As others mentioned the air conditioner does not cool the living room and kitchen area very well, especially if you close the bedroom door. Not bad in the evening, but a little uncomfortable during the day....or if one of you is freezing in the bedroom and the other sweating in the kitchen! We weren't there during the day a lot but it helped to set a fan in that doorway to pull cool air from the bedroom to the living room. One great thing over a lot of other condos we've stayed in: the bedroom can be darkened for sleeing in or napping!
As noted in the description: there is not a washer and dryer in the unit. (Coin operated machines are available $2 per machine in quarters). The complex was quiet and well landscaped, the pool was nice and never crowded. The nearest beach access is about a mile and half. It was nice to have beach chairs and other supplies from the condo to use. The bay is at the end of the parking lot and has nice swings to enjoy sunrises! Communication with the owner leading up to the stay (through VRBO messaging) was not prompt, in that I asked about payment options (no longer taking Discover) and check in procedures in the last few days leading up to our stay and did not receive a response until we were in route that morning. Had I needed to contact him during our stay I assume responses would have been better since I had a number I could text or call at that point.
I would say, once you weigh the pros and cons, it is a very average property for a reasonable price. It was clean and functional and nothing came up that needed to be fixed by the owner. I won't go out of my way to stay again but I wouldn't rule it out either. It worked fine as a home base to our beach time! More importantly, our rankings (starting with favorite) for the all the beaches we visited are:
Gasparilla State Park Beach
Manasota Beach
Blind Pass Beach
Venice Beach
Englewood Beach
The apartment was more spacious and airy than the pictures show. The apartment has everything we needed from the kitchen having spices and plenty of dishes plus a grill by the pool and beach chairs and toys and umbrellas in the closet. The pool was very nice and clean and we were the only ones using it so it was like we owned the place! Used Stumpyâs to get to the beach because there was no public beach parking.
Tony was ALWAYS available. The location of the property was the best of Lemon Bay and the Gulf. Condo was quiet and well equipped. Just get your groceries and settle in. Other residents were friendly. Very nice pool. We will definitely return.
Loved the area and the beach across the street. We found lots of shark teeth. Condo unit was clean and perfect for two of us. The pool area was very nice.