We stayed in Clearwater Beach for the first time this past March 2019. My husband and I were looking forward to a relaxing time in warm and sunny weather and we needed someplace that would also allow us to bring our dog. Since we are from the Philly area, we thought catching some Phillies’ Spring Training games would be an added bonus. Since we were unfamiliar with Clearwater Beach, we took a chance when we booked this listing.
Turned out to be a PERFECT location. We were right across the street from the beach! We discovered that the “North End” of Clearwater Beach is more residential so the beaches there were not overcrowded, we were able to take our dog for walks on the beach and we were away from all the major hotels, day-trippers, spring breakers, etc. However, we were close enough to walk to so many restaurants (both casual & upscale) Clear Sky, Caretta’s, Tiki Bar, Palm Pavilion, Brown Boxer, Frenchy’s, and more. Being able to walk to so many restaurants (and some of the shops in town) was a real plus on the weekend when the “south end” can be pretty crowded and travel off of the island can be a bit “sluggish”.
The home was a lovely 1920’s beach “bungalow” with an interesting history. The owners have updated and freshened it up and made it a very warm and cozy place to stay. The bungalow was very well stocked with beach towels, bath towels, linens, kitchen supplies, dishes, serving plates, all types of glassware and so much more. Since the bungalow is from the 1920’s there is a pass-through bedroom to the master and the master bath is split into two rooms: smaller room with a toilet/sink and larger room with a large walk-in shower, but since it was just the two of us, it was not an issue. For a smaller home it had everything that you would need: a wonderful enclosed front porch for chilly or a rainy day (not many of those) and a fantastic covered side porch where we ate many meals and hung out with friends that stopped by to visit (with a gate to keep our dog on the porch!). Another extra “perk” is the number of parking spaces available. You can fit anywhere from 3-5 cars in the driveway – which with the new parking restrictions on the beach block – was a huge bonus.
The owners (Robert & Gabriella) were great about getting back to us with answers to any questions we had along the way. They couldn’t have been nicer.
We loved our visit. We would highly recommend this listing for a couple or family.