We had an 8 night stay in March/April 2008 and stayed in Villa 4. On the plus side = Fantastic location close to a superb white-sand beach, big pool, relaxed atmosphere, parking on-site, large Villa with loads of room inside with a private deck outside front and back, ability to use facilities at both BBC locations. On the minus side... More

Letter I sent to BBC after our return. This says it all. Dear Banana Bay, I am writing you to let you know of our experience during our stay at your Beachside Resort location. We stayed in Villa 3 which is advertised as sleeping accommodations for four. Upon arrival we did find that your accommodations seemed pretty much as advertised... More

My husband and I just came back from our first trip to Siesta Key Florida. We found the Banana Bay Club beachside on the internet and it looked like it had exactly what we wanted. what a wonderful delight to arrive there and find that indeed this was a perfect place for us. We stayed in the Tropical Apartment which... More

My husband and I have stayed on Siesta Key frequently for nearly 20 years as we visit family in Sarasota. We thought we'd try somewhere different recently and chose the Banana Bay Beachside - I guess I got the higher-rated Banana Bay Waterside confused with the Beachside because this place was almost a dump. We stayed in Villa #7 (putting... More

My husband and I just returned from staying at this property. I was a bit worried after some of the reviews and I voiced those concerns with one of the owners. I was told that most of the bad reviews were before the renovations. We stayed in Villa #7 for around $135 per night. We never saw the owners. Lisa... More

My husband, our dog Choc Chip (a brown lab) and I stayed at the resort for 1 week. Gina was a great wealth of info and very willing to help with every request (which were usally about where to go and what to see.) The cottage at the waterside we stayed in was perfect. Outstanding views of the lagoon, a... More

My family stayed at the Beach House at the Banana Bay Beachside. The Beach House floor was filthy, we had to wear our shoes in the house. The bathroom is gross and in total need of renovations. There is a room off the kitchen that is so bad you avoid it completely. There has been some kind of damage to... More

We travel alot and have never stayed in a place like this. For $200 per night (she said she was giving me a special deal hahaha,) you would have thought we would be getting a 5 star hotel. Ridiculous. It stunk so badly. Beds are hard. Bedding smelled. Drain in tub was rusted and did not work. Had to use... More

This was a return visit after being very pleased one year ago. We opted for a 2 bedroom "beachside" (no beach in sight, by the way) this time and were very disappointed. The part that made us most uncomfortable was how dirty it was. The bedrooms were OK, but the living room sofa was just plain SICK. Even covering it... More