Beautiful and spacious home in Bradenton
Review Submitted: August 8, 2011
Date of Stay: June 2011
We rented this home to house us and some of our guests and family for a week at the end of June, 2011 for my daughter's wedding in Sarasota. The house was spacious, nicely appointed and fit our needs perfectly. We had to search through the closets to find towels, but everything we needed was there.
The rental process went smoothly.
The living room, kitchen and family room are all connected so if both TVs were going at the same time, it was a bit noisy due to the tiled floors. However, since we were watching Wimbledon on both sets, it wasn't a problem! Lovely big TVs, too.
The beds were very comfortable. It was very hot (over 100 degrees) when we were there, I could have wished for a lightweight blanket as I found the comforter/duvet on the bed to be too much and the sheet not enough with the a/c on. Fortunately, I had brought a blanket, but that would be a recommendation for the owner - a lightweight fleece blanket for each bed would be a helpful addition to the linens.
The master bathroom is palatial!
I was impressed to find maintenance people coming to service the pool and the exterior landscaping. Obviously the property is well-maintained.
There is a big Sweetbay supermarket only a couple of signals west on 53rd Ave E which was very convenient, and also a gas station right on the corner of 45th St. E and 53rd with a small convenience store as well. I-75 is accessed off 53rd Ave E, and several miles north on I-75 at exit 224 is a large outlet mall. There's a mall south of Bradenton on highway 41 just after highway 301 as well. The Sarasota airport is maybe all of 15 minutes away, the Tampa airport, 1 hour exactly via I-75 and I-275.
It was easy to find our way around the area. Our guests spent a day at Siesta Key and loved it, also they went to Anna Maria Island. We found it too hot the first three days we were there to go outside, even to use the pool except in the evening, but fortunately it cooled off somewhat later in the week. By then we were busy with wedding activities.
This property lived up to everything in the pictures and description, we just loved it and would recommend it highly to anyone looking for a place in the Bradenton/Sarasota area.
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Girls Getaway,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
People with Disabilities,
Romantic Getaway
Owner's Response: Thank you. Your comments regarding the bedding have been taken on board.
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