First of all the condo was exactly as the pictures show. It is located in the best spot, if you are looking for a quiet, relaxing vacation. It had everything you need, well stocked kitchen, plenty of storage. The closet in the master bedroom is one that I would have liked to bring home with me. The bed was very comfortable, shower is very big, room for two for sure. Was also nice to have a washer and dryer there even though they are smaller. Also, the dryer vent was in a very different spot (on the back wall of dryer) but we found it. FYI, a breaker went off and the breaker box is located inside front door to the left behind the boat picture on the wall. Condo has 3 flights of steps, so if steps are a problem, you probably don't want to stay here.

It is away from most of tourist traffic, yet it is located near Turtle Beach (not as nice as Siesta Key), however we enjoyed it. Siesta Key beach is beautiful, sand is cool to the feet, however it is quite a walk from where you park to get to the beach. If you have trouble walking, it will be tiring before you get there. We also found Crescent Beach enjoyable. Also, we visited Longboat Key (about 40 min drive) which was beautiful and we had the beach pretty much to ourselves. The day we were there, turtles hatched and while in the water, a manatee swam very slowly past us, it was an incredible experience. They are gentle giants.

Ophelias restaurant is right across the street from condo, very, very good food, but on the expensive side. Also Turtle Restaurant was just a short drive up the street and we found the food and service to be very good also. Both restaurants are on the water. We enjoyed eating at the Lazy Lobster in Longboat Key and the clam chowder at Captain Gus's, delicious and more clams than I've have ever seen in a chowder before. It won the chowder cookoff in Newport, RI.

The pool was very nice to have except the black birds were a nuisance, taking dips in the pool and doing their "dirty work" on the sides of the pool. Someone put an owl (not real) on edge of pool, which worked for awhile but then they came back. Being from the PA dutch country of Lancaster, PA, my husband got tin pie plates and hung them on the fence and that kept the birds away. That is what the Amish do, to keep critters out of their beautiful gardens. P.S. only negative, next time I would request paying for cleaning of condo at the end of our trip rather than doing it myself. Loved Siesta Key!!!!