My husband & I have been renters on VRBO for over 25 years with the last 7 being in the Clearwater/St. Petersburg Gulf Beach area. I can honestly say this has been one of the nicest condos we have rented in this area. For us, amenities are important as we tend to be homebodies & this condo has lots! Some that we really appreciated was the beautiful master bathroom with its colorful tiling, large counter top with double sinks, & glass shower that gives you a view of the Gulf while taking a shower - if you leave the bathroom door open. We also appreciated the tropical fans, in condo washer/dryer, private secure internet connection provided by the owners - thanks Nancy & George!, & new large TV in the living room with HDMI connection so we could use Chromecast (we brought this with us) to connect to our home cable service via the internet. And the fantastic Gulf front views from both the living room & master bedroom with their large glass sliding doors & full length deck - which is only available on the 4th floor units! Who was the architect who designed this building with only full decks & views on one floor? Luckily Nancy & George bought this unit on this floor, thus referencing the title of this review.
The covered parking on the Gulf Blvd side under the building is roomy, lighted at night, close to the elevator & protected from the beach wind & sand by a wall that also contains a locked storage closet that is filled with sand & beach equipment & right by the pool entrance on the other side of the wall.
When we did step outside, we really loved the newly replenished & expanded beach front, the swimming pool, club house & grill area, separate wooden patio & manicured grounds.
In the area, we like to frequent the Cafe de Paris Bakery for crepes and baked goods which is just a 10 min drive south on Gulf Boulevard, & Maggie Mae's at the Shoppes on Sand Key just 2 miles north on Gulf Boulevard. My husband loves to frequent the Wagon Wheel flea market in Largo on Saturday mornings so he can get ripe and tasty fruits for the week & find great deals from the flea marketers. Being from the Pennsylvania home area of QVC, I love shopping at it's competitor, the HSN outlet stores for some extremely great bargains. There are several in the 20 min to 1 hour driving area. And being from Pennsylvania, we love that Florida has imported our WaWa's so that we can get our beloved hoagies on Amoroso rolls, Herrs potato chips & access fee free ATM's.
