It’s unfortunate that VRBO (and most others) do not use a 10-star rating system or some other way to not have to choose between 4 and 5. Our property/stay deserved better than a 4 but I couldn’t give it a 5 for reasons I’ll mention later. But first the good…
The view from this SE corner unit is absolutely amazing. Two of the three living room walls are all glass, providing spectacular views of both the Gulf and of the pier and Pier Park area. We had a similar unit last year and simply never grow tired of the glory of the Gulf or the lights of the Pier Park Sky Wheel at night. The wrap-around deck offers the same views from your balcony. And this layout also offers spectacular views of both sunrise AND sunset. ❤️❤️
The condo is quite spacious, with lots of room in the living room (love the huge l-shaped sofa) and in each of the three bedrooms, two of which have their own views of the ocean. Bathrooms seem to have been newly remodeled and were very nice as was the kitchen. In the past we’ve often ended up buying an item or two for the kitchen but this one had absolutely everything we needed.
We love the three different options for hot tubs at Tidewater and enjoyed several trips to the indoor pool with the outdoor pools being a bit too cool this early in the year. The beach in front of the resort is wonderful and the proximity to Pier Park is a major bonus.
Communication with the host was top notch and the majority of the Tidewater staff were very friendly and helpful.
The reason we couldn’t give 5 stars was that we had multiple minor issues during our stay and in each case, while the host was quick to respond to each, the time it took to actually get the issues (weak Wi-Fi signal in living room, broken bedroom blinds and problems with dryer and ice maker) fixed was not particularly impressive. I suspect we just got a little unlucky with the number of issues we had and again, none of them were major, but it did leave me wondering if there could have been similar delays if any of them had been (major).
If I would have had the option I’d probably have given an overall rating in the 9 to 9.5 range out of 10 and would very likely stay again unless we could find a lower unit available. 15th floor was fine and elevator waits were very manageable (typical in Feb I think) but we were lower last year and liked that a little better.