I have never been to Siesta Key and I was simply passing through on a weeks trip headed south home…read moreand Thought Siesta Key would be a great spot to lay low for the night. Wow was I Lucky! Siesta Key and Siesta Sands On The Beach Hit all the marks for me. Great Beach, excellent clean Motel, & great Food & cocktails nearby. A Very short walk away from the Motel. The Motel is Literally On the beach & a short walk to the village where all the action is. I enjoyed a Clean spotless room with excellent hospitality. Easy check in & check out. It was a beautiful stay. The softest Beach sand I ever walked on. White powder! For that you have to come visit. For all future Siesta Key visits , Siesta Sands on the Beach will be my home base. It's was that great! Check them out!

No pool, no restaurant, no tiki bar, no high-rise, no elevators and no problem. Just a direct…read morebeachfront view of the Gulf of Mexico and the silica white sands of Siesta Key. Nothing else needed. Park right at your door & walk in to a first or second floor unit. Only 16 units total, all with direct beach view & access. You can view the individual condo units online and chose the one you want. Flexibility to rent a few nights or a week. We rented unit 71 for 3 nights. We preferred 1st floor as you have a small patio on the front and back. #71 is one bedroom but has sofa pull-out bed if desired. The owner has it fully engineered with 3 ceiling fans, USB ports, storage everywhere, kitchen with all dish-ware, 2 TV's, plus all the little items you may have forgotten to bring. Well thought out for many little conveniences. Bonus, it is only a 7 minute walk to the village where there are many shops, restaurants, etc., but little parking available day or night. We walked to the Summer House and the Cottage and recommend both.

Bring your allergy tablets. I'm allergic to the mold and the tiny walk unit air conditioning…read morecirculates the mold. Cheap stay in a gorgeous location. After I adjusted to the mold and explored the area I decided it is important to support places like this. It is an artifact and a testament to days gone by. Families deserve to have an affordable place to stay in the center of some of the most expensive real estate. I'm sure in time his place will be demolished and turned into a multi million dollar structure affordable only to the one percent. It is what it is: a cheap room by the beach. Thankful one exists.

Great affordable beach rental a little outdated but very cleaned. They probably could use a little…read moreupgrade and keep themselves less pricey than other beach rental places. A good affordable option very closed to Lido beach.

This vacation house is a wonderful (and needed) experience, especially after the last two years of…read moreCovid-related travel challenges. A very warm and welcoming place. The kayaks, bikes, pool, and other amenities there are icing on the cake. Mimi is an extremely gracious and generous host, and my experience helped prompt me to move down to this area full-time. A shame I can't move into that vacation house full-time, though. :) I can't recommend it highly enough!

Host has video surveillance all over the property. She watches you and your children while you…read moreswim in the pool which is very creepy. We felt very uncomfortable the entire stay as we knew we were constantly being watched by a host without much else to do apparently. We left the place spotless but host is refusing to return $500 deposit. We are currently in talks with a lawyer and the Sarasota police department. The property is amazing, but the host is not. Beware!

From the beginning to the end of our stay was perfect I believe this place to be family owned…read moreeveryone there was wonderful to me and my husband! The maid survives was excellent. The property is an oasis . We enjoyed it so much.

I had an enjoyable extended stay here. Comparable experience as other hotels in the area I…read morefrequent, such as the Art Ovation or Westin. This is 1/3 of the cost so I'd say it's a good value. Also feels like a family owned type of deal which was nice to see. I didn't spend a lot of time in the common areas, so cannot comment much on the state of the pool or tiki bar other than that they looked well kept. On fri/sat nights there was a solid crowd using both. I was able to find some secluded areas with hammocks and fire pits, which I appreciated. My room had a spacious and fenced back yard with multiple tables and an umbrella. There is smoking allowed in the yards and a few times I could smell my neighbors cigarettes while outside. Not a huge deal. Stove, kitchen sink, microwave, mini fridge, and tv in my unit as well. Lots of utensils and plates in the cabinets. Only takeaways I could note that keep my review from being a perfect 5 stars - the parking situation is rough. The front lot was always full due to how small it is. The back lot is unpaved and shared with the public tiki bar. Tight lanes and cramped spaces that are flooded with drunk people leaving at night since they aren't staying at the hotel. I didn't feel my car was very safe from scratches/bumps on weekend nights. Also the unpaved lot kicked up lots of dust onto my luggage and shoes, which ended up all over the inside of my car. It's gravelly mud as well so it's stuck to my seats and floor mats. Probably was worse than usual since i was loading my luggage after a night of rain. That being said, the parking was free. So take this relatively menial issue as you will.

Stayed for a week in May, the weather was a comfortable 86-88 for the high and having the beach…read moreright there was terrific. The condo was lovely with a fresh beach feel. The other condo our group was in was a little more traditional. Both were clean and ready for us to bring out food & stuff and hit the beach! We got to see the lunar eclipse which was an added bonus on a beautiful beach! If you have a tall vehicle there is parking out front but only cars, small trucks/SUV's will fit in the parking under the building.

These vacation rental units are really nice. While I didn't actually spend the night, I was…read morechecking into different options for friends and family. Each 2 bedroom 2 bathroom unit is individually owned and furnished. You can actually see pictures of each unit right here - http://www.seashellcondos.com/units/ They have a great beach front property where sunsets are endless. Sea Shell Condo's are located on Crescent Beach, Siesta Key. This is probably the perfect place for a wedding as well. Prices are on the high end, figure about $200 per night + tax. Beach front view will run you $200 - $300 per night + tax - http://www.seashellcondos.com/rates/ I guess it comes down to your standards and how much you want to spend. These look worth the price to me for sure! Great for 4 people. They have a nice pool too! The nice thing is the location, right across the street from Captain Curt's. Also Stickney Pointe Rd is almost right across the street. For those staying during holiday weekends like July 4th, you won't to wait in that Siesta Key Beach traffic. This alone is worth staying at Sea Shell. Make a right to go across the bridge, when coming back stay in the left hand lane and avoid the traffic.

AMI Premier properties AMI Locals RENTERS BEWARE!!! Owner is…read morenot accountable when properties have issues! Stay far away from their properties! For 9 out of 11 days Jacuzzi doesn't work, dryer in unit doesn't work, water pressure terrible in master. Best of all: For 5 solid days CO2 detectors going off and my family and guests can't sleep! Unsafe living conditions, family stressed, sleep deprived and owners says"you could have left"! On the busiest week of the year?! No refund given and for the amount of money you spend to have a relaxing vacation with your family, to get ruined! Thanks Jennifer! You're a classless business owner with no accountability for your properties! RENTER BEWARE!

Thank you for a spectacular week in your beautiful property on Anna Maria Island. From start to…read morefinish a wonderful experience! The property was immaculate, beautifully stocked kitchen and bathrooms. Another agency cancelled on us in the 12th hour. We had 10 family members all set to come to the island for a family reunion. Jennifer saved the day! Booking was easy, the house was amazing. We had two calls with questions while we were there and things were addressed immediately by her staff. Upon arrive a lovely charcuterie box Was waiting for us. We plan to book with Jennifer and AMI for years to come. We have found our new vacation home! Thanks to all who made this happen. A stressful situation turned out better than we could ever imagine.

We stayed at 75 Palms and Albert was our contact from the rental agency. First the good. We were…read morelooking for a place that could accommodate 4 families with king beds for all adults and plenty of bathrooms. Although no tub was an issue for the little ones. All of which were recently renovated This compound is one acre and has two homes. The second priority was outdoor space with 6 kids from 2 to 13 to run and play. The property offered that as well with lots of game options like cornhole, golf, soccer, frisbee golf and more. The pool was large and there is a hot tub The kitchens nice and are well stocked. Not a fan of induction stove top - very finicky even with correct cookware. The large game room became an evening gathering place. Now the not so good. I chose the property because of my love for pickleball that I wanted to teach the grands. The court is a joke There are no sides as it is walled right at lines It is built on a slope so every ball off back rolls down driveway out the gate and down the street Worst of all the ac condensation flows all through the court turning it into an ice skating rink as I learned quickly Speaking of ice skating. At least 7 of us slipped and fell around the pool and no we were not running. It is treacherous. Now let's talk service level from Albert at Anchor. From the time I made a reservation to questions in advance of our stay it took multiple calls and follow ups to get responses. The same was true on property. We had the porch roof partially collapse and asked if it was safe or at least should be cautioned taped in area Sent some one to clean up but no other response. We had no hot water most of our stay. We called texted emailed and the only response was there's a work order on for it. Never happened I would be concerned about renting from this group. When on vacation - a very costly one- it should not be as tough as it was to get responses and support when issues arise. We chose to rent through them because cheaper than air b and b or Vrbo. I guess maybe we got what we paid over 10k for idk?

Thank you for the expensive experience. My review is intending to catch the eyes of those looking…read morefor what could possibly go wrong with the above management company/property... Lake O Woods AKA camping with the woods Say it to yourself out loud....I am willing to go on family vacation and kill ants and roaches daily and be okay with replacing all food items that were purchased and washing all dishes that roaches and ants were in contact with. Maybe the people I communicated with about my issues this is a normal day in their life dealing with the insect at their house. Definitely not okay at my house. . If I owned the house I would be embarrassed. Just as I was to introduce this experience to my family. I know I sent a text with pictures and videos of a snapshot of what we got to experience. It was handled with a service person for roaches and ants, plumbing issues call and a apologizing text. So good on management company on responding right!? Ants. Roaches. Ants. Wasps. Roaches. Broken closet light in the master. Roaches. Ants. Shower not draining/toilet leak/backup (NOT caused by us per the plumber) repeat on ants and roaches killing daily with my own spray I purchased while on this vacation. Explaining the insect infestation to the family members you invited on vacation and your toddler children....fun right on vacation right!? We booked this rental because it was phenomenal last year. This year the place has clearly taken some steps back. I don't know how I ended up paying the price I paid $3500 to do basically camping with a private pool that ended with green algae/moss in it by the end of the stay. My wife will not let us and our family return to this property.. Explaining daily why we have to buy new food because the bugs took it over is not something someone should have to do on vacation. Nor is it a vacation when you see 3 different house service people. (Maintenance, plumber, pest inspection) there are so many places to do business with down here.... Unfortunately this was a tough expensive experience. I don't know what the fix should have been...(maybe finding us a property that could get us in if vacant) another idea is that when a service needs to happen....should I bet the person to be taking to the plumber or pest control or should there be a liaison from said management company there to handle it.... However I wasn't able to book another property after day 1 and 2 and 3 of issues. I would have loved to book a hotel for 8 or get out of this infested house... But that's not possible when you are binded by the money you already spent on this rental. Again a truly expensive experience lesson learned. Make it make sense. Reach out for questions. I have video of the roaches and will upload them if this could help someone else decide who to do business with. bryansmithatc@gmail.com This might be standard for some companies to respond this way. After all is done - we checked out on Tuesday and the management company/owner agreed to compensate me %50 of the full monies spent on Thursday afternoon Unfortunate Respectfully, Bryan Smith Oklahoma City

Our stay started off great. Amazing location just feet away from the beach and a short walk to the…read morevillage we could not have asked for a better location. Then on the 4th night of our stay we got in late and encountered cockroach in the toilet. When we looked around the bathroom we saw several more. They were small but there we several visible. We didn't sleep well at all but had to stay in the room. When we got u a couple hours later we saw a large cockroach just above the toilet paper holder on the side of the sink vanity. We called Vacasa right then and explained the situation and sent the representative pictures to substantiate our issues. He was helpful and told us the local property manager would be contacting us. We packed our belongings as quickly as possible and reserved a hotel room in Sarasota. Our last full day of vacation was a bust. The local agent could not be reached for several hours. When she did call around 11:30 am she told us she saw no evidence of cockroaches she told us that the picture of the large cockroach in the bathroom didn't look like anywhere in the unit. We told her the location of the other cockroaches and she continued to tell us she could find none at all. She told us the room is rented continuously and they never experienced cockroaches prior to this. She continued to state that she could find none. We felt as if she implied we were lying. She didn't use the word lie or liar but it felt implied. We felt very insulted. We have been visiting Siesta Key the same week for several years and we always stayed at the same place. This time we tried a new place and now we regret that we didn't stay where we had in the past. we had an a legitimate issue and it was handled poorly by the local Vacasa property agent. She is crediting us for the last day but she still insulted us by the implication that we were lying. We won't use Vacasa again. We feel bad for the next guests to experience the cockroaches because it is only a matter of time before someone else sees the cockroaches as well. We stayed in cottage 4.

MY husband and I found this lil slice of heaven on a spur the moment drive to Siesta Key years ago…read more We've been going back ever since. Most recently we stayed in August for our family vacation and rented all 4 units. What a wonderful time! Located a stones throw away from the semi private beach & within walking distance to anything and everything you need in the village. You absolutely cannot beat the location! Especially with children. Its so easy taking them to and from the beach especially when a bathroom break is needed or something forgotten. The units are all decorated with a beachy vibe, well maintained and clean. The pool, grilling area, outdoor shower and laundry is great,and management is very attentive and accomodating.