NEW OWNERSHIP!! This place has been restored and runs flawlessly under new management. Ignore the…read moreolder reviews. I just returned home from a three night/four day stay at Arbor Seaside Cottages and could not be happier. I rented all five cottages for my party of 24. Nick handled my booking and was super easy to work with. He graciously answered hundreds of questions and customized the billing process to suit my needs. He was always a text or call away with responses within 24-48 hours. The property is located on Gulf Blvd, offers private parking spaces and is within walking distance of bars, restaurants, and convenient stores. It felt small at first because it's nestled between taller rental properties but was spacious enough for a small wedding. Simply rearranging the patio furniture made all the difference. The backyard is Indian Rocks Beach, just steps away from the sparkling gulf waters. The incredible sunset viewings and euphoric sound of waves crashing made for a dreamy vacation. Each cottage came equipped with full kitchens plus two shared grills outside, which minimized our need to dine out. The queen beds were very comfortable but a couple of sofa beds needed a tune up. The only thing we ran out of by day 3 was toilet paper. Five people to a bathroom will do that I suppose. We had plenty of towels and extra linens but nothing to worry about with onsite laundry. The quaint cottages were air conditioned, had tv's and strong WiFi. Convenient keypad locks on the doors so we didn't have to carry any keys. Everyone loved the pavilion outside. It became the gathering place for familia to enjoy morning coffee together, chill, play cards and drink. The strung lights around it made for beautiful ambience at night. Although I found Arbor Seaside Cottages by searching VRBO, they have a website for booking as well. If you're interested in hosting a small wedding or family reunion I wouldn't hesitate to reach out to Nick. The cottages may also be rented individually for smaller groups. We already plan on returning with or without the entire group!

The property is located on Gulf Blvd, offers private parking spaces and is within walking distance…read moreof bars, restaurants, and convenient stores. . The best thing about this place was that the backyard is Indian Rocks Beach! Breathtaking sunsets throughout our stay-ation! Everything was outstanding here, the property manager was great handling our booking and each cottage was came with a kitchen and a bathroom. The cottages each had two bedrooms and a sofa bed. The sofa bed was the only negative thing about this place, as it felt like I was sleeping on a pile of rocks.. actually I think rocks would have been more comfortable. There is a nice size pool and two grills that are for use at anyone in the cottage. There is also on site laundry room. If you have a family reunion or just are looking for a place for your friends to spend some quality time at the beach. Use these cottages! They will be a great fit!

My Second visit to the Edition. Not much has changed however the room above me had two small dogs…read morewho barked /howled until 1am when I presume the owners came back to their room. It was like sleeping in thin walled tenement And not a $900 per night luxury hotel The best the hotel could do was call the winters and ask they come back to shut them up.

The most amazing hotel in Tampa. It's all there around you including a world class market place…read morewith absolutely fabulous pastries, particularly their croissants. There's even a modern luxury French restaurant across the street with the mostest magnificent caviar and duck confit. Who ever heard of such a thing!!!

So we got to this place at around 9 and weren't able to get into our room until 12!!! They said…read morethat there would be a lock box for the key. Well this lock box must've been a myth or something because it was no where to be found. I guess the place was too lazy to keep somebody at the place over night. So we call and tell them the situation and they send someone over. It took them about 45 minutes to get there. They did apologize but didn't really repay us in any way for what had just happened. The room was nice and had an excelllent view of the beach. The room had everything you needed. It had high speed internet two beds (if you consider the couch a bed) a nice bathroom a kitchen and it was overall just a nice place to have to stay at. The mishap from the first night was awful but the room was nice and almost made up for it.

Our family has owned a week here since the early 80s. I have found the staff to be unceasingly…read morefriendly and helpful. The location and beach access are beautiful. The older residential neighborhood makes for a quiet, homey ambience and an early morning walk on the beach is often a pleasant, nearly solitary delight.

Nice and clean. Good people (Jake). Great pool. Private. Close to restaurants and beach. Excellent…read morestay. Thanks so much.

DO NOT BOOK HERE. I booked through Expedia with a stated free cancellation window of 24 hours…read morebefore check in. I am very pregnant and was told by my OB not to travel this close to delivery so I cancelled within the stated cancellation period and the hotel charged me anyway saying that actually that was wrong and their cancellation period is 72 hours before check in. NOWHERE was it stated or relayed to me by the hotel that their cancellation policy is different than what Expedia says. No email, no call, nothing telling me their cancellation policy is different than what's stated on their Expedia page! I spoke to the manager and she had zero empathy and told me to take it up with Expedia. The hotel charged me directly, not Expedia. This is their error and they will not fix it. Extremely poor customer service and just not right!! The hotel shouldn't allow bookings through Expedia if their stated policies do not align with the hotel's policy, that's straight misinformation to the customer and not right.

Even with Helena trying to destroy the Sea Rocket, they are coming back soon. In August the second…read morefloor that had no damage whatsoever will be available for rental while the first floor units get finished. This Florida icon being 75 years old is one of if not the oldest motel still in its original design.

I love this motel. No frills, no slamming doors in the middle of the night. Nice normal people.read more

Keep in mind these units are individually owned. Some are much nicer than others. We stayed our…read morefirst two days in unit 50 and it was just gross, filthy, dated in major need of repairs and updating. I want to warn others unless you want a college frat house party room, room 50 is probably not for you. Unit 29 is absolutely delightful! Spacious room with retro decor and dishes. It reminded me of my childhood. Large living/ dining area with a partial ocean view. King size bed with a huge closet for storage. Those of you that love a fan, the bedroom has a fan over the bed on the ceiling! It was wonderful!! Everything you need is here! I would love to stay here again. I'd also like to mention the house & ground keepers were excellent and friendly. The place is really kept up nicely.

Such a great vibe. Easy place to settle in. Other guests and residents are so nice. Kids had a…read moreblast. There's a soft-serve ice cream place in walking distance, and nearby Cuban restaurant with good take-out. A local company sets up an enormous water slide on the beach in front of the motel, which was an unexpected perk.

The Beach House was in great condition. close to everything we wanted to do. just a 10 minute…read moredrive to the beach. There is a small one in Gulfport but we decided on St. Pete Beach to visit. There are multiple places to eat and listen to music. We also found a place in Gulfport hat has music on Sunday afternoon. The house was clean and well stocked. I didn't see a firepot but everything else was there. One tip though. If you are short ask them to remove the topper on the master bed. We literally had to climb in and pull each other up. kind of like a comedy routine but the bed was so comfortable that was just a small thing. Love the terazz floors Throughout. And the whole house is clean. Really clean. That's a big plus for me. We will be back.

Decided to take a couple days away by the beach with GF and kids…read more First, let me start with the bad. Stay with me here, because the bad are so minute compared to the good, it didn't affect my rating. I'm just being really picky (but if you've read my reviews before, you know that's the way I am ) We got there at night and drove from Brandon. When you get off the highway and head towards this place, you start wondering if you made a HUGE mistake, as the neighborhood you have to drive through looks sketchy. With that said, I know that St. Pete area can literally go from bad to million dollar houses from one street to the next, and sure enough, a few miles before we got there, we crossed a major road, got into Gulfport, and it was gorgeous. It was hard to see the neighborhood driving to the house, but found out the next day it was beautiful and very safe, which made me feel a lot better since I was there with my 7 and 9 year old kids. The house was not lit and neither was the numbers, so we drove by a couple times as we were not sure it was it. From the outside, it didn't look like anything special. Going inside the house, we didn't know how to get the wifi info so we had to contact the rental company. It was 11pm so didn't expect a response until the next day, but he responded right away. There is a binder with all of the info you need about the place, WIFI, neighborhood, restaurants, menus, etc..., but it wasn't marked, so we didn't know to look at it. When we did, the wifi network it told us to connect to didn't match the ones available. We figured quickly it was a typo, and connected fine. Now for the positive. As I mentioned, it didn't look like much from the outside, but when you walk in, all I can say is WOW!!! It has obviously been completely gutted out and renovated recently, and it is GORGEOUS! Decorations are tasteful, appliances are brand new, lighting, bed, bathroom, TV...Absolutely beautiful. Felt very cozy. Temp was very comfortable and even throughout the place and was adjustable. As mentioned above, owner responded almost immediately to questions, and that binder was full of great info about the area. There is a covered outside porch with a swinging bench, and large table and chairs, as well as lights you can change colors by downloading an app on your phone and play music through. We ate dinner there the second night and it was very nice and peaceful. The area couldn't be better. Beach is straight down the street about 1/4 mile walk (you can see it from the outside of the house). If you walk a couple streets over, there are a bunch of shops and great restaurants as well as a small casino by the beach. All the shops were in houses, and all houses in that area are old, but obviously all renovated beautifully. It was like walking around a town in the early 1900's to 1950's (some were big 2 story houses with balcony's surrounding the house on both floors like old plantation houses). Everyone was very friendly, and prices of restaurants are very affordable (most around $10 to $20 per person). In conclusion, we LOVED the place. Very quiet, very comfortable, super clean, responsive owner, and great area. We will DEFINITELY be back.

I stayed here 10 years ago and kept their postcard. They are right on the beach, near the pier,…read morewith clean rooms and fresh linens and I had a brand new quilt. I spent my days walking the beach and filling the bathtub with shells, which I still have. Don't waste your money on fancy hotels with amenities, like a gym, you're not even going to use. There is a pool here and your kids will love it. Nothing like being on the beach in Florida.

Beware travelers... My friend and I stayed at the trails end…read moremotel looking for a less expensive option on the beach. We expected the quality to be lower than that of a hotel, but we never expected it to be this horrendous. To begin with, the light outside the room was not functioning. There were exposed wires and 2 broken outlet boxes (insert photos here). We didn't feel comfortable walking around barefoot and even showered (concealed behind the worlds most disgusting, stained brown, shower curtin) wearing sandals. The drawers were broken. There were ants crawling on the walls, furniture, bed...you name it. There were random, slightly creepy, people living there, because as it turns out this little gem is also an apartment complex. We did speak with the general manager. After telling him all the problems we encountered and saying we didn't think it was worth the $110 we paid his response was, "What do you think it's worth?". He ended up taking $20 off a night, nice gesture, but still not worth $90 a night. Avoid at all costs. Pay the extra money, stay at a real hotel.