The location was wonderful with sunny, quiet, Upham Beach as our front yard, sunset views from the balcony nearly every evening, occasional views of dolphins and the sound of waves 24/7, all of which was why we booked here and paid the price we did. The condo was clean and fairly well stocked with dishes, pots n pans, etc… The beds were comfortable and all linens were of a good quality. What little we saw of the pool area, it seemed clean and well kept, as did the grounds around the pool. The parking area was tight but we always had a spot.
A couple areas where improvements are needed, specifically in our unit:
The sliding screen did not work well at all on one of the balcony doors (never tried the other one) The vertical blinds on the window and both doors were lousy, getting jammed every time we tried to open them and there were panels missing. The lighting for our entrance was very poor, a true security risk as well as very inconvenient to try to see to unlock the door. No where in the information did we read that we would only be supplied 2 rolls of toilet per bathroom and then we would have to buy our own. We had to call and pick up more bath towels/washcloths. Being four adults we didn't use the dishwasher much, just washed up as we went which was good as we were only supplied 2 tablets of soap, for a week. I think we only had one dishcloth and maybe two kitchen towels.
If you decide to book here, realize the rental agreement is HEAVILY weighted in favor of the owners. So much so that I'm surprised VRBO hasn't taken exception to it. Be certain you examine the cancellation clause very carefully. We did, so we knew our last day of possible cancellation was 61 days out, no option for partial payment lost at 45 or 30 days out. Cancel 61 days or mire before arrival date or lose all your money. No rooms for natural disasters (think not only things like hurricanes but also red tide). No allowance for emergency health issues like a pandemic.
Bottom line: The location is perfect. Upham Beach and St. Pete Beach as a community are awesome, reasonably quiet, family oriented areas. But before renting this or any condo at the Caprice again, we would look at other units much closer and ask a LOT of questions.