Pcb 5-Star Luxury Ocean Front Condo- 4 Bedroom/4 Bath Ocean Ritz

Nicely decorated!

Loves waking up every morning and walking out to the balcony listening to the ocean!! Very clean!!

We recently stayed at the Ocean Ritz condo with my entire family (10 people - 9 adults, 1 child). I'll break down my review the way I would like to read on in Pros and Cons.

PROS:

1) We had plenty of room and the overall condo layout was great. The best part was the large spacious balcony on the 15th floor where we spent most all of our time and certainly all of our meals.

2) The 4 bedrooms/baths were very well equipped

3) Kitchen amenities had all of the comforts of home we needed for a week.

4) There were beach towels and beach toys provided which was a great benefit to not have to worry about bringing these items from home.

5) View was spectacular

CONS:

1) the parking is VERY lacking and was is available, is very tight. Large vehicles are pretty much a disaster. Aside from the one parking spot provided under the building the parking garage, the public parking lot is the only real option. No bad parking just costs $5 per 24 hour period.

2) elevator access and availability is a disaster. Two elevators for 22 floors of condos. this makes check-in/out VERY challenging and frustrating. Especially as one or both elevators had problems and did not work while we were there for one reason or another. Be prepared to walk the stairs several times (which is a great workout if you are so inclined)

3) carts are a challenge with the mass of people transitioning in and out on Saturday and loading/unloading space is at a premium. Pack lite and carry what you bring. Anything extra will need to wait a day for cart and elevator access.

4) Pool is VERY small for a condo of this size. It is certainly not adequate for a fully rented facility of 22 floors with 2-4 bedroom condos on each floor. The pool would hold maybe 40 people and then you were on top of each other.

5) the beach is VERY crowded BUT that was due to the city and hte rental chairs. two full rows of chairs already setup (and only 1/3 rented/used) with everyone else setting up in front of or all around them. Great for people watching but bad for ocean views. Most chairs/tents/umbrellas would be setup the night before so there was never access to the ocean without swarms of people. Time of year affects this issue obviously.

4) Front beach road was under construction while we were there and made entry a challenge at times (no idea when this is slated to be finished but it didn't look like they made much progress while we were there).

Hope this helps.

This condo was everything it advertised and more! The beds were very comfortable, and the rooms were all tastefully decorated with beautiful bedding and solid furniture. The owners, Pat and Warner, are incredible to work with and Pat is so easy to contact and has made their home very welcoming. We found every comfort of home in this condo and even things we didn't expect. The bath towels and bed linens are excellent quality. Even though we brought our own beach towels, it was a nice surprise to find the condo offered extras if we needed them, as well as some fun beach toys, noodles and boogie boards for the kids. The kitchen had everything we needed, with great quality cookware, dishware and silverware, and more than enough of everything to cater to our group of 8. The balcony is massive and the furniture is ample so that everyone had somewhere to sit and enjoy the beautiful gulf views and breezes, and we did not feel like we were crowded at all.

The elevators are fast, and we really had no trouble with them except for the day we checked in. However, we've stayed in various condos over the years and long waits for busy elevators is not uncommon on arrival day. This condo is beautiful, the location is fantastic, and the owners are wonderful. For families needing a four bedroom/four bath unit, I highly recommend staying here!

We were a party of 8. It was never too crowded. We did all cooking in condo with the exception of 1 night. The beach views were perfect and the beach was literally at our back door. We brought extra towels for the beach visits along with toys for the sand. We needed now of them. There were plenty of towels and toys for us all. The kitchen was well accommodated. Everything was in walking distance. The pool and hot tub was clean along with the grounds. I highly recommend Ocean Ritz and look forward to our next visit. We found our beach condo.