My family and I booked a week here because we couldn't get the condo in Alabama we usually go to. Nonetheless we were all still excited for our vacation in Gulfport. When we got to our room, it was filthy. The staff had hours upon hours if not days to clean it from the family who stayed prior. The sheets were bundled up and tossed onto the beds, the furniture was somewhat intact with the pillows strown across the room, it just wasn't habitable. We called the owner of the the resort and they were rightfully flabbergasted (embarassed and upset) So they called and told the staff to get it cleaned and that it would be an hour or so, so we went out to eat, which the owner of Sienna payed half of for us (thank you!) The first few days were great, but i noticed that the staff was always on edge and pretty strict. We really wanted to use the hot tub but it was broken, however it only took 1 day to fix. On the 3rd day which is the day I'm writing this, I put a dollar in the downstairs vending machine which it took, but it wouldn't take the 2nd (i needed to pay $1.75) so i said BET! and tried to feed it my quarters, but they just went through the machine and down to the change catcher. Then we tried to press the refund button as hard as we could... nothing, dollar was gone. The condominium looks really good, mind you kind of small, there's enough rooms and beds for a family of 5 and nobody sleeping on the couch, and if you have more than 5, there's a retractable bed in the couch, plus the one master bedroom has i believe a king size bed fit for 3 and still have room. The one nice staff member will always greet you when you come in or come down, so that's nice. If you want to book the resort, go for it and try to get the top floor as it's the best view. There are no side rooms so you don't have to worry about not getting a good view, as you'll always have the ocean to look at comfortably. My last complaint, but not the end of the review: Both the outdoor pool and indoor pools are very warm. The indoor pool is only 4 feet at it's deepest point which is only in the middle. The rest is 3 feet. The hot tub is very small, so only about 4 people can fit in it at a time. The steam room steams up in large intervals and is extremely hot, i could only stay in for about 5 minutes and when you start it up, it takes a good 7 minutes to even do anything before water comes spewing out of a small pipe in the wall and gradually heats up until its steam. I haven't noticed anywhere to have breakfast at the resort, so bring your own food or buy some at walmart in town. If you're looking to go out and eat, i absolutely recommend Woody's roadstop, the food is absolutely awesome although they did forget out appetizer, so we had to ask for it again. Glad we did, it was awesome! If you want some family fun, I can't recommend Altitude Trampoline Park or Big Play Entertainment enough!! The trampoline park is MASSIVE with LOTS to do. There's 2 things that are out of commission though, the obstacle course, and the arm.. thing (you're supposed to jump over it while it spins, but it just doesn't spin anymore.) Big Play Entertainment is filled with lots of great arcade games, and a go kart track which is also fun. One last thing; Fishing charters are $500 or so if you want to do that! That's it, that's my review! Book it if it's what's you can afford, if you can go for more, and are willing to travel further, go to Phenoix West in Orange Beach, Alabama! read more

My friend and I decided to take a trip to the south with our 4 children, but didn't want the craziness of the Florida Beaches. I had a few places in mind to stay, but landed on Sienna by the Coast. The owners of the unit we are staying in did a good job with decorations and has most everything you would possibly need in the kitchen, but our trip has been ruined on our first full day, and we have 4 more ahead. We were all at the pool, the kids 17,16, 12 and 8 were all on one side and my friend and I were on the other. One of the children came over and told us that the security guard walked up to my 16 year old daughter and told her she was dressed inappropriately and needed to cover up (due to her bathing suit bottoms). I asked the security guard about it and I was told the same and he was already writing up an incident report. She was in a regular bikini you would buy at any store. She was a gymnast 13 years of her life and has a great figure, but she was covered, she wasn't in a thong. She's 16 and I would not allow anything inappropriate. The HOA President, Frank, ended up showing up and was telling me me the same, then wanted to go check her himself. I'm Sorry, but that is creepy that you want to go JUDGE my child, but due to how they were talking to me, I KNEW he wouldn't change his mind anyway. I had NO issue with what she was wearing, I would not expect anyone to be checking her out to a point of needing to judge her on whether we could stay or have to leave. I remained calm and talked respectfully just wanted to understand the situation. Both the security guard and Frank were extremely condescending and dismissive. They suggested we go buy her a new bathing suit. I just bought her 5 new bathing suits for this trip, I am not buying her any more because a man-child can't handle a girl in her bathing suit. They told me it's against the HOA rules that only state "appropriate attire" and I was told it was subjective to the security guard working. Now my daughter is completely creeped out and won't go to the pool, even in a different suit, for fear of being stared at in the security cameras, because this is how he saw her. I'm sorry but if you want rules this strict, there needs to be a better description or photos of what is appropriate attire. He said it was because her butt cheeks were showing. They want full coverage that goes all the way under the butt cheeks. And if that's the case put THAT in the HOA agreement, don't let it be subjective. Also keep in mind, I never saw the HOA agreement because I was renting from an owner and there was only a limited rental agreement I had to sign with no mention of this. We also had a 12 year old girl with us that had her cheeks showing as well but that was ok because she didn't have any junk in her trunk I guess. Furthermore, there was a few other people down by the pool that couldn't believe this happened to us. They own here and said they have seen MUCH worse by grown adults, but also quickly corrected herself saying there was nothing wrong with her suit. I'm extremely disappointed in this place. We drove 15 hours and chose a small town beach town so we wouldn't be out partying with a bunch of people doing inappropriate things in front of our kids since it is Spring Break. Now we will be stuck at the beach, which isn't great because it's the Gulf, or sit in our room to ensure that my daughter doesn't feel uncomfortable. There are plenty of other places to rent from, you should stay away from this place. read more

Sienna by the Coast - Stock photo of bikini - Gulfport, Mississippi

We rented a three bedroom three bath condo on the eighth floor and we're very pleased with the accommodations. The building had great parking, good security, nice indoor outdoor pool and a perfect view of the ocean. The only disappointing factor was the busy four-lane road right in front of the building. But it looks like that applies to almost all the places along Gulfport. We didn't wanna walk across the street with all of our gear for beach day so we would pack up our car and just pick a spot along the beach. Beach bathrooms were few and far between which caused us the second problem. There were plenty of places to choose from to go out to lunch or dinner. Lots of southern hospitality every place we went. Don't miss Ship island and Mary Maloney's if your staying a couple of days !! read more