Curious

I have rented a condo on the beach at the Gulf Strand Resort for a week on our honeymoon in July. Can anyone tell me if I have made a good choice? Were from Kentucky and have had to rely on Pics. off the internet for info. Also, we were assured we would have a gulf view, does it appear that all the condos have gulf views or what? I would appreciate any input!!!!

Curious

I really think you will like the Gulf Strand. It has the best beach access and lovely balconies off of each room. I think all the rooms do have a gulf view. (Check the candid photos on TA). I%26#39;m pretty sure you will enjoy your view.

The only down side is that is next door to the public access beach parking.

Another upside is that you have shopping right across the street (groceries, restaraunts, everything).

Curious

Thank you for your input swim, that reassures me quite a bit. It was a hard decision going on blind faith .........ummm ok. stupid question time. What candid pics. are you referring to?

When you view the list of hotels on TripAdvisor, it will give you one picture provided by the hotel and a like to other photos provided by the hotel. However, when you click on the hotel%26#39;s name, or in this case condo, it should have a link up at the top near the address that says ';View Candid Traveler Photos';. I submitted quite a few just last week and they should be accessible from there.

:) I don%26#39;t think that link is very noticeable there either. I keep hoping TripAdvisor will move it up to be accessible from where they list all of the hotels.

I just read the London reviewers review about the views overlooking the parking lot. That is true. It is not a straight shot looking out where you would see nothing else but water unless you are on the end of hte building closest to the beach.

Did you find the pictures? If that doesn%26#39;t look like what you were wanting, I don%26#39;t recall any condos on St. Pete Beach that are laid out longwise along the beach so that every room has a dead on view but Madeira Beach is full of them. Las Brisas, Kima, Ocean Sands, Sea Breeze are just a few. I%26#39;d beware of Sea Breeze though as it has some some bad reviews despite having possibly the best beach and prettiest views.

We have been coming to st pete beach for many years. This year our neighbors stayed at the Gulf Strand and were very pleased. Her only complaint was that it was small for her family, but that won%26#39;t be a problem in your case. The grocery store is across the street and you can actually walk to some fun restaurants. As mentioned in other replies, the condo sits at a right angle to the beach. For good beach grub go to Crabby BIll%26#39;s and order something like the blackened grouper sandwich. 24 years ago we spent our honeymoon in Clearwater. Best wishes!!

For pictures go go google.com click on images and enter gulf strand. Quite a few come up.