Gorgeous Bay Views - Beautifully Updated! in Siesta Key

Great location, great views over the bay

Sue (Crawley, UK)
Review submitted: June 2, 2013   Date of arrival: May 16, 2013

We had a brilliant stay in this spacious and well appointed townhouse, it had all that we needed but the best part is the location right across from the pool, a short walk to the fantastic beach and the view from the lanai cannot be beaten, we watched boats, canoes and best of all dolphins. Would recommend to my friends and would definitely go back again

Recommended for: families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, romantic getaway

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An enjoyable stay

Dick L. ()
Review submitted: March 3, 2013   Date of arrival: January 20, 2013

Overall - good location and nice place........would return. Wouldn't call it luxurious however as some things didn't work correctly and/or were a bit aged. The pool across the street was nice and very convenient....just a walk out the door. The beach is less than a 10 minute walk which is also nice. Also convenient location for going to the Siesta Key Village or other retail including groceries. The lanai and master shower were also well received. The property in Bayside is well kept.

Might suggest the owner furnish this place with a few of the basics so people don't have to bring or purchase......coffee filters for the coffee machine, toilet paper, paper towels, etc.

Places we enjoyed........downtown Siesta Key Village, St. Armand's shopping (and their art show while we were there), Captain Curt's restaurant, Rosebuds restaurant (for a nicer meal), Venice shopping, walks on the beach in the morning, the lanai for sipping wine and thinking about the people back home shoveling snow!

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Nice place

Jennifer S. ()
Review submitted: November 1, 2012   Date of arrival: October 11, 2012

The unit is very nice. We loved having the lanai doors/ balcony doors open in the evening to let the warm breeze it. The unit was very clean and I would say very accurate to the pictures. The bedrooms and closets are large. We actually had our two infant daughters sleeping in the master bedroom walk-in closet, very convenient. The living room and dining nook feel large and roomy. We absolutely loved the double shower in the master bedroom ensuite.

It's really nice to have the beach close by, though given the width of the key at this location, it's still about a 10 minute walk (pushing a stroller). We made good use of the beach toys, umbrella and other beach items provided. The main pool was on the cold side, but there's another smaller pool near the entrance gate that was pleasantly warm. Of course, the beach was wonderful.There's a great buffet restaurant close by called the Sweet Tomato which has a fabulous salad bar, pasta, dessert--very reasonably priced ($10).

We have been back to Siesta Key many times (really is the best beach in the U.S.) and would certainly consider staying in this unit again.

A few minor annoyances though, the kitchen could use one or two good knives (cutting beef into stir fry meat was quite a challenge) and a good non-stick frying pan. Also, some supplies were low during our stay; we ran out of dish soap (from the sink-mounted dispenser) and ran out of toilet paper shortly into our stay. Unfortunately, the only DVD player that worked was in the master bedroom (couldn't get the door on the other two to open), and I couldn't get the master bedroom phone to work. Note that you will need to purchase your own laundry detergent.

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