Longboat Bay Club — Hotel in Longboat Key

I think this Condo is a Gem. My only concern is that the beds in unit 204 need a upgrade. The King, and two twins. They did not sleep well.||The location is A+ ||The unit had a stacked Washer and dryer. That is so nice. Pack light as you can wash clothes. Big living room area. Beautiful covered porch to sit in mornings. A drip coffee maker. |Both bathrooms were clean and working well. Dishwasher was top tier. Refrigerator had filtered water and ice machine. Kitchen had lots of utensils and plates, pots, pans. There is a Publix 2 miles to the left of complex. Breakfast and lunch can be for sure completed in kitchen. We ate dinner in local area. Wow are the places to eat top notch. St Armand’s circle has so many places to eat. Top notch. ||I found two sweet spots. Local places: Owen’s Fish Camp. Wow what a dinner. Breakfast place is the Breakfast House: 1817 Fruitville Rd|Sarasota, FL 34236|United States. Historic area. ||Walt’s is a Sarasota Sea food place- 1918. Siesta Key Village has about 40 plus places to eat. ||We visited Coquina Beach one day. Very nice. Take a right out of condo complex and drive and site see. ||The Condo complex has umbrellas and chairs to take across the street to the beach. Very nice. Complex has two grills to use for lunches or dinner. ||The pool area was great. Hot tub all maintained well. The maintenance man Ricky was great. Friendly and responsive. The office staff was great. ...

Timeshare is dated and showing wear. Bifold closet door tracks are attached with rounded head screws, making it difficult for doors to align with top track properly. They jam while still open. Toilet flush handle so corroded in tank that I had to repair it with a paper clip. Noticed that water line to ice maker is tapped into the HOT side of the water heater. Not only forcing the ice maker to work harder but also...yuck! Hot water tank sediment in your drinks, anyone? Water pressure is very low. Elevator that services all three floors was broken for two days. Blackout drapes have multiple 1/4" sized holes in them. Three regular pillows on the King sized Sleep number bed. Tiny 28" tv in Master bedroom. 50" Plasma TV in the living room. No Netflix or SMART option on either. Outside hot tub pressure very low, as was the water temperature in it. Regular pool was nice with plenty of seating available. Location is great. Cross Gulf of Mexico Rd to beach. Crosswalk directly out front with push button WALK light. Pickleball court. Lots of books to borrow. New room key system, but with glitches. Keys working one day, not working the next. Bicycles available in the parking garage under the building, as well as beach chairs, umbrellas, and foam noodles. Boat piers for four boats directly out back, next to filthy bbq's. Other than being somewhat "tired", a nice, spacious, cold A/C...

I’ll start with the positives! The staff are friendly and helpful! The pool area is very nice and clean. The bikes are great and the property is quiet. The location is spectacular! Beach access steps away and great restaurants nearby.||We stayed in Unit 202. Apparently these are time shares. I’m not sure if all the units are as “tired” as this one. The condo had a substantial musty odor which didn’t go away even with doors wide open and scented candle burning for the whole stay. The furniture is chipped, stained and worn, mattresses are thin and uncomfortable, bedding is bare basics, bring your own pillows! The drapes are moldy and gross. The beach chairs provided are musty, rusted and some are broken. I would say the unit was “clean” but it just felt a little icky.||We kept saying “this place would be fabulous with a little TLC”! I assume the negatives are the reason we were able to book last minute and rent for only one week. One week rentals are hard to find on the island.||Overall, this is a 2-star property. We won’t be back unless they do some...