Crescent Beach and this condo are a little piece of heaven on earth. My husband and our three kids (ages 2, 5, and 8) stayed here the last week of August. It was magical. The condo is perfection. Everything from the artwork to the furniture is beautiful and thoughtfully laid out. Stacy was wonderful to work with, and thought of the smallest details. The kitchen and bathrooms were stocked with all the household items we needed including dishwasher and laundry detergent. We loved the big blue beach towels, it was so nice not having to pack those. And of course the balcony views are absolutely amazing. The pool is also outstanding. Clear, clean water and was never once crowded.
Crescent beach exceeded all of our expectations. The white sugar sand and turquoise water are a dream. The thing that surprised us most was all the sea life we encountered. The first morning I took our older two kids swimming we only went out waist deep and still saw dozens of angelfish, trumpet fish, and schools of silvery “rainbow fish” as our daughter called them, not sure of their official name lol. A sea turtle nest hatched near the condo gate during our stay and we saw three baby sea turtles on two different occasions. Our last day at the beach while swimming at sunset, we saw a pod of dolphins swimming about 30 feet away from us. It was low tide and we weren’t far from shore, it was honestly as if the dolphins were coming to say hello. I mean. Talk about the experience of a lifetime.
We spent most of our time at the beach or in the pool and in the condo, but the other areas of Siesta Key we explored were lovely. Turtle Beach is stunning, a totally different experience than Crescent Beach but equally wonderful. The sand is coarse, a salt and pepper mix with larger grains. The waves were rougher and the water more of a jade color. The whole area had kind of an otherworldly feel that was really neat. There’s also an adorable playground with a pirate ship right by the boardwalk.
Be sure to stop by Jake’s ice cream, everything is homemade including the waffle cones. And Green Turtle Shell Gift Shop was so fun. We mostly cooked in the condo (Stacy has all the cookware, dishes, and even cooking spices you could ever need), but the two restaurants we tried, Mellow Mushroom and Dutch Valley, were excellent.
5 stars for Stacy’s condo, 5 stars for Crescent Beach, and 5 stars for Siesta Key ❤️❤️❤️
