This place is true getaway--just you, a big beach, a couple restautants, and the people you bring with you. If you're goal is to truly relax and unwind in a quiet place with palm trees, the gulf, and the warm Florida sun, or a moonlit walk on the beach, this is it. Its not commercialized--this is one of the few places in Florida where the beach, hotels, etc. have not been taken over by big investors and big business. And I liked that.

However, if your goal is to hit the bars and find a "happening" nightlife scene, this is not it. Although St. Petersburg is nearby, you still need to drive there.

The units are okay, and are right on the beach, and that's very convenient. The trade off is that they are a bit small. There are also grocery stores nearby.

Overall, I liked it. Next time I would go in October or early November instead of late November.

We have stayed at a couple of other vacation condos in the Tampa Bay area. This one was the smallest. Granted, everything is new and beautifully furnished but if you need space this is not the place. Traveling was, myself, my husband and our 3 year old daughter. The dining room table or more like a table with 4 high bar chairs around it was too high for my daughter to sit up on. As much as she wiggles around I could see her falling down from there and getting seriously hurt. So all her meals were served at the coffee table. We have family in the area so having them over made it kind of crowded. Plus not enough utensils and discovering there is no can opener when you need one is a pain. I would complare this place to the size of a hotel suite. If you want something larger like a true apartment size look furthur because it is not here. The pool was also on the small size. Treasure Island Beach is a very long walk from Condo or parking lot to the water. Quite a long haul carrying chairs, towels etc. Next vacation we will be spending at a condo in Madeira Beach instead. It's a shorter walk to the shore and a lot of very spacious condos there.

First off, to call this place a resort is not really accurate. It is a place where people own individual condos. When we checked in at 4pm on Saturday, there was no one there to check us in. It was easy to get the keys and find the room. The parking is numbered according to the room you are in. Just so happened that I had someone in my spot and with the way the rules read about having your car towed, I was hesitant to park in the guest spot. The room was nice and decorated pleasantly.

The view was nice, but please note, it is about 500 yards to get to the water. It is a hike if you have little ones. So if you have a wagon, bring it!! The walk is in sand the whole way.

If you were thinking about grilling. Don't! The only grill was next door, (a good hike) at the public beach. The grill was about to fall over and needed a good detox!!

Our stay was average and most likely would not stay here again with the price. It would have been nice to have a staff on site for normal business hours and be in the office when they say they will be.

We spent five days at this property with two other adults and two small children. We had a great time. The property was only completed in December of 2005 so everything was bright and new. I do not think the stove had ever been used, and why would you want to with so many places to eat so conveniently located near the condo complex.

To be clear about what this property is...it is a building of condos. It is not a resort hotel. There was never any on-sight manager when we were there except on the morning that we left. If your neighbors become unruly, your only recourse would be to call the police, or perhaps the emergency contact number provided by the property managers. There are no hotel amenities...no room service, no extra towels, no ice machine or snack machine and no one to make a dinner reservation or give you directions.

The trade-off is that you have your own apartment complete with living room, kitchen, two bedrooms and two bathrooms (one with a only a shower), and best of all...a washer and dryer. You can pretend like you are actually living at the beach. Each condo has a great view of the gulf and the sunsets are spectacular. Try to create a schedule that permits you to take advantage of them from your own private balcony.

The condo is not large, but there is space for four people to comfortably watch TV in the living room, and there is a very nice television in the living room and a smaller TV in the master bedroom. The bedrooms are small, and we had difficulty finding space for the portable crib even in the master bedroom, but we made it work.

The water is some distance from the condo property, but surely not much more than a five minute walk. The beach is lovely, though not quite as nice as the sand in the Destin area of the Florida panhandle. There is a nice heated swimming pool and hot tub, and the public areas are carefully maintained. Someone cleaned the pool and wiped down all the pool furniture every morning of our visit.

When I go again I will take a few extra towels for use in the pool and at the beach. Otherwise everything you need is provided for you.

We had only one tiny complaint. Our feet were all black whenever we walked on the tiled floors, and clearly there is some kind of problem because the carpeted areas in the bedroom were also very soiled. The floor seemed clean to the touch, and every thing else was immaculate, but something made our feet very dirty. We just all used a wet wipe on the souls of our feet before going to bed.

Even though this property is not particularly convenient for many of the activities we do in Tampa (It took us nearly an hour to get to Busch Gardens), we will surely stay here again. It is rare to find beach accomodations this nice at such a great price!