Spring Break by the Pier
Review Submitted: April 10, 2008
Date of Stay: April 2008
The complex was very nice, with pool and fitness room. The location was excellent, right across the street from the Park and Pier -- bocce courts, water park, fishing beach, pavilion, and volley ball courts. During one of the days there was a farmers' market at the park. There were good restaurants within walking distance. We even enjoyed dinner and trivia night at one of them.
The unit itself was spacious and very well equipped. An added bonus was access to the garage, which enabled us to store our bicycles and bike rack inside rather than keeping them attached to our vehicle in the parking lot. Even though we brought our own beach gear the garage also contained boogie boards and beach chairs for our use (which is really handy for someone flying in).
The unit was comfortable for the seven of us -- two parents, two grandparents, a high schooler, middle schooler, and elementary student. And since the unit was on the third floor, we had a great view from the balcony. There are elevators in addition to stairs, so that made the move in and move out easy.
In addition to the miles of beaches, St. Augustine has many attractions and much history. We visited the lighthouse, Castillo de San Marcos, and The Fountain of Youth -- a lot of history. We also did a ghost tour and a carriage ride, and enjoyed riding our bicycles up and down the beach.
Also, we must pay compliments to the staff at the real estate office -- they were kind enough to retrieve and mail us an important item we discovered we left in the unit (but didn't realize until we were three hours down the road).
Owner's Response: Thanks for taking the time to write such a nice review of By the Pier. We are glad you enjoyed your stay.
Come again!
-the owners
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