If I had to write one word it would be: GREAT! Great location - just 10 minutes max walking to the beach, no sand in your car :) All shopping is within 15 minutes drive - Costco, Walmart. Free taxi ride within Siesta Key - very clever way to attract people to the town core. Great place - clean, spacious, well stocked (from beach chairs, umbrellas, beach cart to such little things like ice cream spoon and pizza cutter)! Great condo complex - nice pool, natural gas grill (we call it barbeque in Canada :), nice property manager. We had two weeks of truly family vacation, enjoyed very moment of it. But the best part is the owner - Dave. I've never met him but can't recommend him enough! ALWAYS replies to my questions withing short period of time and answers are always prompt and informative! When we decide to go to Florida again we won't have to decide where to go :) (Little secret: My wife didn't want me to write review - she was afraid we won't be able to get time slot next time :) But I convinced her to do it just because we felt to tell other people about this place). Sorry if my review looks like commercial but we honestly enjoyed it! So don't hesitate and book it (just check his calendar - it's already booked for half of the 2016).

Great place, very clean, cozy, very organized, safety very nice pool great location across from the best beach .

From the beginning when I booked the property to the end when we left everything about this experience was phenomenal.
The property owner e-mailed me and we spoke on the phone as well. It was kind of like house sitting for a relative. That is how personable the property owner was.
We stayed for three weeks. And we will probably rent the same next year. My sister came down for a week and we immediately began making our plans for next year.
The beds were super comfy. My husband wants to find out the brand of the mattress in the MB so we can purchase a similar mattress. Both bedrooms have televisions. Plenty of storage for all of your clothing too. In the guest room- anything you need for the beach is there. Also there are books to read and DVDVs to choose and board games too. My son and my sister enjoyed several evenings of Jenga.
The bathrooms were nice and to my surprise there were hairdryers in both bathrooms. Leave your hairdryer at home. There are plenty of towels and linens also.
The kitchen was more well stocked than my home kitchen and everything was where you would expect to find it. If you felt like making a turkey dinner with all the trimmings- you can do that without buying a dish or pan because it is all here- even a turkey baster!
The walk to the beach was nice. It was about 7 minutes on the beach path. It is quite the jungle walk. We stayed right after tropical storm Andrea came through so the bridge at the end of the path was flooded. There were signs saying it was closed and flooded out, but we are like Bear Grylls and easily negotiated it. We talked to a park ranger in charge who said we could use the path but to be careful on the flooded bridge. We had no problems. But if you want- it is an easy walk to the main public entrance or you can drive the minute and thirty seconds to the public beach parking lot.
The pool area is very nice with showers and restrooms. The pool is a 45 second walk from the condo winding through lush landscaping.
The landscaping at this property is quite amazing. It attracts beautiful birds and it is nice to just look at and daydream the day away when you are not at the beach.
This property was very very reasonably priced. The only negative we experienced were ants in the kitchen and no-see-ums on the lanai. But this is Florida. If it were my own home I would know what to do but in someone else's home you have to be careful of using any kind of harsh chemical. I ended using just OFF and spraying it on a paper towel and wiping their trail in the kitchen. That ended the ants for the duration.
The condo is about a mile and a half from the village. We walked from the village (Gilligan's) to a beach access near Siesta Beach Resorts and walked the beach all the way back to the condo one evening after dinner. It was an amazing and beautiful walk.
If you want NOT to drive or walk to the village, you can call Jerry's Free Rides and they will pick you up at the entrance to White Sands Village and drive you where you want to go for a tip. We used the service several times.
All in all it was very fabulous and I cannot say enough about the excellent time we had at this property.