This was the perfect condo for our 1 month stay. Beth and Richard were very communicative before and throughout our entire stay. Beth even wrote a long, thoughtful, detailed email with her top recommendations on where to go, where to eat, things to do, etc when I asked her for tips. There was a hurricane during our stay and Richard was monitoring the weather and checking in with us and even offered to refund us if we wanted to leave the condo early (we ended up staying through it all). The place was recently renovated, and all the towels, linens, etc were super clean. The condo felt lightly lived in and I felt right at home -- they were very thorough and detail-oriented and had tons of utensils/plates etc. The furniture felt high-end (very plush, deep couch) and the master bed was very comfortable. The pool was very clean and well-kept and we were right on the beach, separated by a 3 min walk through some shrubs. The condo was also the perfect location, walking distance to 2 of my favorite restaurants (Mar Vista and Shore), right across bridge to Anna Maria Island and all the Bradenton Beach restaurants etc, and a 20 min drive to St Armand's Circle. The beach itself was beautiful, felt very private, clean white sand and warm turquoise waters. Really loved having Beth and Richard as hosts, and this is the only vrbo/airbnb I've ever stayed in where I would consider returning as repeat visitors/customers :) Thank you Beth and Richard, keep in touch!