Shorewalk Vacation Villas

No fun. This place is dated. Not pleasing to look at. Management is terrible. If you’re coming with a family, be prepared for 0 fun. Amenities were almost none existent except for the pool. Speaking of pool, they have 2 large pools, which you would think would be great for kids. Wrong. No toys, not jumping or any thing allowed in the pool. I can understand no diving. That’s a given, but jumping? That’s absurd. So just get in the water with your kids and stand. That’s all that’s allowed. Not a great place for families.

Lovely relaxing break Absolutely lovely relaxing break. Apartment was spotless, pool and grounds well maintained. Great location for everything. The staff were friendly, we did see the comments about the pool passes and not being family friendly, we were asked for pool passes a couple of times and it’s really no bother. We were at the pool every day and children and families were using the pool with no issues. We enjoyed it so much that we booked to go back next year as soon as we got home!

More like a cheap hotel than a vacation villa This place is horrible! The interior is falling apart, the furniture is scratched and the seat cushions are cut. There were bugs everywhere. The "office" is of no help: to begin with, since they are painting the exterior of the units, they took down the sign that identified that unit as the office. There are no signs in the parking lot or on the road to lead you to that building. We walked/drove around for 20 minutes at 10 PM until we got someone on the phone who helped. The office is only open until 3PM, but checkin starts at 5PM! So it is guaranteed that there is never going to be anyone to help you. Of the 4 beds in the 2 bedrooms, 3 of them are twins on wheels, so if you lean up against it, you (and the bed) go flying. There HAS to be a better place to stay.!

Find somewhere else! First of all , the good. The apartment is conveniently situated; close to Bradenton shops, restaurants & to Anna Maria Island with its lovely beaches It is well equipped & clean.(Beware of tiny ants in the kitchen though!) However, there are no instructions at all for the TVs, or any of the electrical equipment. The "office" was unhelpful, especially when we had problems. The issue is that many of the condos are privately owned (by French Canadians in the main). They rent out their properties to whoever they want This meant we had a different set of attached neighbours every few days with varying levels of noise. a group of young people with odd hours, loud music etc; insomniacs who watched Tv, loudly, all night long & the worst of all a couple who fought physically & verbally from 2.00am to 4.00am. In the end my husband went round & spoke to them...it was so awful. The next day after no sleep we went to the office to be told it was nothing to do with them, private owners let & if it happened again call the police! We left & stayed in a hotel . The leisure facilities are ok but run like a boot camp. You must have your pass with you at all times. There are only 2 bbqs which have to be booked. You can only book for half an hour, no dressing or marinade on what you cook. The person in charge takes your pass & only returns it when you have cleaned the bbq after your half an hour. It was a trial & we only did it once. One of the 2 hot tubs was out of commission over the New Year & when I asked when it would be repaired I was told that people had used it too much because of the cooler weather over the holiday season. We booked through BA & we have emailed them with our concerns. maybe if you book with one of the owners direct it would be a better experience & there would be someone you could refer to who would take responsibility for problems that might occur. We would never use the place again in spite of its convenience for where we wanted to be.

NOT family friendly!! Stayed with family for a soccer tournament in town. Pool/recreation staff exceptionally rude & accusatory, certainly out to get children who want to play in pool or tennis courts. Would not recommend for families of any kind with kids