We've stayed at Cheston House five times, and look forward to it eagerly every year. The place is perfectly located, right near the beach, but on a quiet street. It's beautifully kept up, always clean and with a lot of nice touches. The staff is friendly, cheerful and always eager to help in any way, especially Bill the manager, who lives on the premises. Great pool with plenty of space, a perfect location to relax for whole afternoons. But the best part is the friendly, interesting, unpretentious clientele--we always meet great people to talk with, go out to eat with, etc. There are many repeat guests, so you begin to see some of the same guys every year, and they become real friends. It's great for young and older people alike. After a couple of stays, you get a discount on the rates, too. The only bad part is that we always have to leave before we want to!

We stayed at the Cheston House between Christmas and New Year's. What a way to spend the holiday week! We were pleased from the moment we checked in until we sadly walked away to head home.
The staff are the best. They became like good friends during the week we were there. They kept the place--including our room--spotless. Someone was always available to give directions, provide beach chairs or sunscreen, or ask about our stay. We often sat around the pool after breakfast only to find our room already cleaned when we went in to prepare for the rest of the day!
The continental breakfast was a good way to start the day around the pool with other guests. And we always planned our beach time in order to be back for the daily cocktail hour. This also proved to be a good time to meet the other guests from around the country and beyond.
The 24-hour pool was heated and spotless. There were plenty of lounge chairs for catching some sun--also shade for those who preferred.
We thank manager Bill and the fantastic Cheston House staff for making sure we had one of the best vacations ever. If I didn't know better, I'd give them credit for the sunny, 80-degree weather we expreienced! I know they'd do it if they could!

I have actually stayed at Cheston House on numerous occasions and found the "quaint, small but cozy" resort to be very, very nice. The Mgr, Bill is one of the nicest guys you could every meet and the staff is equally the same.

The rooms are large enough for 2 adults and have adequate closet space as well as the bathroom which you can close off for alittle privacy.

The resort is very quiet and just 2 blocks from the beach itself and a short 10-15 min walk the the gay beach. It has one pool that is always clean with plenty of chairs to lounge. The music is awesome and the drinks by the pool are to die for!!!

The whole atmosphere is great, the price is perfect and the staff is wonderful. Thanks Bill for a so many great stays!! I will always stay with you while in town!

I wrote to the property directly and asked if space was available in September 2007. They wrote back the next day saying yes the dates I requested were available and I could book online. I then noticed they offered a special of pay for 3 nights get the 4th night free. As I am going down to go on a Cruise for a week I wrote back and asked would they allow me to stay 3 nights prior to my cruise and use the 4th free night the night I return from my cruise since I have to stay over that night anyway. Simple question and a simple answer like Yes, no problem or No, sorry, nights must be consecutive, and I would have been happy and changed my vacation dates, but I heard nothing from them. I wrote to them first by replying to their email about availability and then through their website and still received nothing back. September is a slow month in Florida. You would think they would have welcomed the business and a New Customer...Needless to say I booked elsewhere...Their loss, both of revenue and creditability as a warm friendly resort...