First I want to say that my review is primarily related to the unit we rented. Sandy Key was nice and the white sandy beach was absolutely beautiful!
We stayed in building 1, unit 418. Upon arriving to the condo, I thought the unit was nice. It wasn't fancy, it appeared to be clean. My wife and I brought our daughters and planned to cook breakfast and a few dinners at the condo. The condo was advertised to sleep 8. I say this because there were exactly 8 plates, 5 bowls, etc. We were surprised by the lack of dishes. A few days later, my brother in law showed up. They were in building 2, unit 423. When we walked into their unit our jaws dropped! This unit was decorated beautifully. Really nice beach themed furniture and decor. Super nice! I immediately went to their kitchen to check their plates and bowls... They were loaded with 20 plates and I didn't even count the bowls. Nice cook wear, matching dishes, matching drinking glasses, etc. Back to unit 418 in building 1. The largest frying pan was scratched and had already started to rust. The refrigerator was leaning on the wall, not sure what that is about. The microwave, the number 1 and number 2 buttons don't work. The TV in the rooms were nice and I liked the on demand feature. The carpet in the master bedroom was a bit dirty. All in all, we enjoyed our visit and really, my biggest complaint about our unit was the kitchen. For what you pay, you should absolutely have a well stocked kitchen. In my photo there are 7 plates. One plate was in the dishwasher. Oh and the plates didn't match. I would have been embarrassed to have guests over for dinner! The drinking glasses, a large variety only a few matched, but there was a large variety of coffee mugs, they didn't match either. The exhaust fan in the master bath didn't work.
So while we would certainly return, it would not be to building 1, unit 418 and we wouldn't recommend that unit to anyone! read more