Beachside 1 BR / 1BA Condo St. Pete Beach: Florida: Golf side: UpHam beach:

The apt was super easy to get to. The location can't be beat for the price. The area is very quiet but still has awesome restaurants and ice cream parlors near by. We had a blast!

Please read thru this review in it's entirety as I want to make sure that I'm communicating clearly and fairly...

This condo will make some renters COMPLETELY happy!! We just were not those renters.

Let me first start out by saying, the condo was clean & fully stocked, even with things we didn't expect like beach chairs, boogie boards, air mattress, etc. It is in a great location on the beach & we were close enough to walk to local restaurants & shops.

We reached out to the owners to add an extra night (arriving Tuesday evening around 8pm) to our original reservation. They responded quickly & were accommodating.

When we arrived, I was able to open the lock box according to the pictures on the lid but couldn't get it to close. Tried several times to no avail. Because we arrived in the evening, I was going to wait until the morning to contact someone about it but then, we discovered that the TV wasn't working properly. It would come on but had no signal. Since this was the only TV in the unit & we had 2 kids with us, we had to get this handled.

I contacted the owners. Again, they responded quickly, walked me through what I had to do to get the lock box to finally close & after a series of phone calls & text messages, I had get behind the TV to help re-attach the cable cord & help the cable company reboot the box to get everything working. By the time all that was over, I was really tired & annoyed so all I wanted to do was go to bed.

It wasn't until I got ready for bed that one other thing stood out to me that I hadn't noticed before..even in the pictures. You can only access the bathroom THROUGH the bedroom. Again, depending upon the renters, this can be an issue especially if you value privacy. With no TV in the bedroom & access to the bathroom only being through the bedroom, privacy is GREATLY reduced.

My main frustration during the trip was the internet. I work from home on my laptop...I NEED the internet! The signal kept going in & out which made it harder to get work done early so that we can enjoy the rest of the day. Admittedly, I didn't contact the owners about this because, at that point, I didn't want the troubleshooting process to eat into any more of our time there so I did what I could when it was working & just made the most out of the rest of our trip.

I really wanted to love this unit & our stay but, based on what mattered to us, overall, I would give our experience a 3.5 out of 5.

Loved this place ! So convenient to beach!

The condo is very well kept. Location is very convenient to the beach and within walking distance to many great restaurants. Check in and out are super easy. We loved that beach chairs (and towels if needed) were available. We highly recommend and will definitely stay again.