We rented unit 207 at San Remo through Sandy Beach Vacation Rentals at Redington Shores Florida this August (2019.) Cherie was our person of contact and helped us with making our reservation, our stay and everything along the way, and through checkout. It was the GREATEST experience of our lives. The condo was just as it looked in the pictures. So nicely decorated. Bright and cheery and very "beachy". It was clean and ready for our arrival and the best part was that we were allowed to check in VERY early! This was great because our flight arrived at 11:00 am and we would have had many hours to wait.
The very thorough check in instructions that were emailed to us before our trip, were easy to follow and worked like a charm! You don't use keys for anything. Everything from entering the building, to entering your condo, to entering the pool area is done by entering a digital code. This was so great to not have to remember to bring different keys with you everywhere you go. There was PLENTY of parking. We had a need for handicap parking and we were able to find a spot almost every day of our stay.
It felt like home from the minute we stepped through the door. The first thing we saw was the view from the front door, straight through the living room,directly through the sliding glass doors, looking out to the pool, beach and ocean! It was BREATH TAKING!
The owners really put a lot of thought into what a renter would need while vacationing. From soap, dish-washing detergent, paper towels, toilet paper to lots of bath towels and beach towels!!! Which was GREATLY APPRECIATED! There was also a closet full of beach toys, floats, coolers, umbrella, etc. There were lots of extra pillows and many extra blankets (thought we didn't need them.) There were even coat hangars in the closet which was also greatly appreciated. There was every kitchen utensil you could think of and there was both a coffee pot and a keurig. As a huge coffee loving family, this was AWESOME! There was even some coffee to get us started!!!! There were plenty of dishes, glasses, pots, pans, bowls, and silverware. All the appliances were in great working order! There was PLENTY of drawers for clothing. There was a blow dryer in each bathroom. The beds were comfortable and bedding was clean and comfy. You had to keep the a/c at 72 degrees or higher. However, I am somebody, who - for health reasons - needs a very cool (actually cold) environment, and 72 was plenty cool. It was the perfect temperature for me! Most people would probably find it too cool and want to put it up a few degrees, like my family lol.
The building is an older building but it is kept up and the grounds are kept well. The pool and hot tub area are awesome. They are enclosed and can only be accessed with a code. There was not any propane/charcoal for the grills outside but that was okay because you had everything you needed to cook a big meal inside. BEWARE, there is a little step down from the area where the bathrooms are to the regular pool deck and even though it is high lighted with a yellow strip of paint, people continued to fall on it every day. I tripped several times even though I knew it was there. It just sneaks up on you. It would be great if they leveled that out for safety. There was a male and female bathroom at the pool but the lights did not work so when you closed the door it was pitch black in there. The hot tub was AMAZING! It was hot enough that made you hesitate for a moment at its heat, but then quickly melted into it relaxing your muscles and bones. It was heaven and oh how I wish we were back there right now!!
There was one problem that occurred twice while we were there. The first day we arrived, there was a huge moving truck outside that blocked the handicap/close parking spots and they were filling the elevator up with furniture and we had to wait quite a while for the elevator to go up and down while they occupied the only elevator. We could not use the stairs because of my medical condition so we were forced to wait with all of our luggage. But, the day before we left, the elevator was "out of order" for a few hours. None of the guests could use it. We were told it was being worked on. Fortunately, it was nice weather out so we just went back and stayed by the pool waiting for it to be serviced. I noticed that there was another moving truck parked at the entrance to the building. We later discovered that the elevator was not broken but rather was held up by the movers on purpose so that they could use it to move their belongings. This was very upsetting because it was a few hours and there was a gentlemen who could not walk without a walker and because of that, and my medical condition, we could not use the stairs. But all in all, it was heaven! I highly recommend staying here. We are already planning our next stay. You will enjoy Unit 207 very much and Cherie is WONDERFUL to work with!!!! read more
