We absolutely loved our time here. The condo was clean, beautifully decorated and very spacious. (The pictures don't lie). The kitchen had most everything we needed to make meals at home. The bedrooms and living areas were also spacious. There were several beachy type items availalbe (chairs, umbrella, noodle) for our use and we loved having the washer and dryer inside the condo.
We spent a month here and it was interesting to get in the groove of the property. Meaning, we looked forward to our time in the screened in patio because we were able to see so many different birds including a Roseate Spoonbill that came by quite often. We enjoyed the Muscovey ducks as they liked to come to the patio door and greet us. (I am sure they were looking for a handout but we didn't cave in even though they wagged their "tails"). There were a couple of geese that made the pond their home and even began nesting while we were there. We were a short walk from the two pools, tennis courts, shuffle board and clubhouse. The area around the Shorewalk Villas was perfect and safe for morning walks and runs. Publix (grocery store) was only a short walk as were several restaurants from the property. Everything was so convenient and it made our stay so easy.
In addition to several trips to the beach, we visited several preserves during our stay and highly recommend Perico (so many shorebirds), Robinson Preserve (great for walking and we rented kayaks from Kayak Jack's), Emerson (located in Palmetto), Boyd Hill Nature Center (located in St. Petersburg). We always stop at Fort De Soto in St. Petersburg and love watching the dolphins that hang out near the fishing piers.
As for our host, Allen was absolutely wonderful. He responded to any questions quickly, offered his help when we learned that our credit card was compromised and was just overall extremely easy to work with. I would not hesitate to recommend this condo to anyone so if you are considering this place, book it now before someone else does!