This trip was our first to stay at Tidewater. The facility itself has the same issues as all large condos. Slow elevators. The parking garage has one walkover on the second floor, which rarely has parking available. So you have to take the stairs or wait for another elevator to get to the second floor to walk across the street.
They do have plenty of luggage carts and shopping carts which made it nice to haul our stuff up to the room.
Upon arrival there was an issue with the television not working. We arrived late so had to call the next morning. The management company was quick to respond and polite and courteous.
The condo itself seemed like it needed some cosmetic work. Small things like a door handle on the pantry. The front door looked like it was beat up. There was sand on the floor when we first arrived and hadn’t been to the beach yet, and the balcony furniture was just so so.
We enjoy spending time on our balcony and it was very small, In width and length, compared to other places we have stayed.
The most disappointing thing is that there is a runoff drain directly to the left of the property when looking at the beach. This drained pond water from across the street into the gulf and turned the water brown. It was like swimming in tea and a huge eyesore. Had we known about this prior to booking we would have went elsewhere. In order to sit at a beach with clear water, we had to drag all our stuff a couple blocks in either direction, which kind of defeats the amenities of having a beach front condo with chair service.
The condo did provide each bathroom with 2 rolls of toilet paper, a roll o f paper towels for the kitchen, one laundry detergent and 3 dishwasher soaps. It was enough to get us going.
It was nice to have 3 full bathrooms and the washer and dryer in unit.
The location is close to pier park, however many activities we wanted to do were on the east side, so not a great location for our group, but if you like shopping it’s a great location.
