Florida Beach in Madeira - Last Min. Dec Discount!

We stayed at Ron's condo the week before the previous reviewer's. My wife and I, my daughter and her friend, and my in-laws had a SUPERB week at Madiera Norte, renovations not withstanding! The condo itself is a home away from home, the beach is steps from the elevator, and Johns Pass, just across the street, has numerous restaurants, bars, and shops as well as jet skiing and sightseeing tours! My wife and I enjoyed it so much we went back 9/24/2011 ( without kids or in-laws) and I'm writing this review from the condo!! The lack of a pool was a small inconvienence at worst! The renovations will be done shortly and the pool will be open. As far as the condo itself, it was immacualte when we arrived 8/20/2011 and we left it as clean as our own home except for the towels and linens! When we arrived for this trip it was immaculate once again! I believe he had a problem with the previous cleaning person and has since hired a new company! I have stayed at dozens of places in my many years and would not hesitate to recommend Ron's condo and have already made plans for next year!!!

We stayed at Ron's condo at the end of August for 4 nights following a cruise. We are very familiar with Madeira Beach as we visit yearly. This is the first time we have stayed at Ron's condo and we are disappointed that we did. We arrived and discovered that the pool is closed until Oct. Ron never once disclosed this to us in the conversations that we had with him!! We have three children who were as expected very disappointed. Ron was clearly aware that the pool was closed as the building was having repairs done and all unit owners were given notice in advance. Also, the cleaner was not aware that we we arriving and the unit was not cleaned from the previous guests. While waiting to hear back from Ron we went out and purchased cleaning supplies and cleaned the unit and did laundry, as sheets and towels obviously needed to be cleaned. We have always stayed at wonderful units/facilities in the past in Madeira Beach as we love coming, however, due to Ron not being honest and informing us that the pool was going to be closed and him not communicating with the cleaning lady to come and clean the unit, we will not book with Ron again. This was so disappointing to be on vacation with your family and have these issues. Also, there is not a telephone in the unit. This is a concern as if there is an emergency and you have no cell phone with you, it is a safety issue for guests. At least, having a telephone installed for local calls only would be more accommodating for guests. We will return to Madeira Beach yearly however will not recommend this unit to anyone due to our unfortunate experience.

We stayed here in June and it was awesome! The condo is like home away from home. You literally are steps away from the beach once you get off the elevator. Everything we needed was in the unit. The balcony is huge and has a great view of the beach and bay. We couldn't have asked for better weather, warmer water, and great sunsets.