Positives: The Condo is HUGE and was more than we would ever need.
The front opens to the Gulf of Mexico and the back to a lake. Patios are on both sides and you can choose to hear the crashing waves or the sounds of frogs croaking.
As with most vacations, the time spent inside was limited as we were outside, doing outdoor vacations things. But evenings were spent on the balconies, watching the people on the beach.
The inside is HUGE and even if you had a decent sized family, there would be plenty of room on rainy days.
Huge separate ice maker helps.
Shopping is only a few blocks away. We rode bicycles to CVS and Winn-Dixie for supplies.
There's a restaurant almost across the street if you're not wanting to go far for a small meal.
Negatives: The bathrooms look like the 1980's. Brass fixtures and shower. Master bathroom shower head dribbles because it's clogged. Bathroom toilet sticks and won't stop running. Leak detectors turned off the water three times and had to be reset. Very minimal supplies when you arrive. One bar of soap and one toilet roll per bathroom, upon arrival. You have to purchase your own.
Street between condo and beach is NOISY from daylight to 8-9pm. Revving engines, subwoofers shaking the ground and people honking horns detract from the sounds of the waves.
Expect to pay for chairs and umbrellas ($45) each day at the beach, as the rest of the complex gets these for free. "The Empress" building is for some reason, excluded from the deal.
Master Bedroom screen door is frozen in place so no listening to waves while you sleep. :(
It really is a nice place but, is just getting older.