Casa Del Mar Beach Resort on Longboat Key

My family of four stayed in C8. It opens up to the pool deck with a view of the ocean. The main reason we chose This unit is because our children who are eight can run around right in front of our unit and play with other kids and still be within view of our condo. the pool is slightly heated. You don’t feel it when the weather is warmer. But when the temp drops into the 60s, the pool is very comfortable to go into. There are so many people that work there to keep the appearances up. If anything goes wrong, they fix it in a minute.this place is a perfect condo to relax for a week on the beach. They have umbrellas set up for a charge along the ocean. And the guest are extremely hospitable. Many of them have been coming to the Casa Del Mar for many many years, Among the amenities are A heated, pool, basketball court with basketball, Tennis and paddleball along with a beautiful oceanfront property.

My family of 5 stayed at Casa Del Mar and we will definitely be back. We have young children (5, 3, 8 months) and being so close to the beach and pool was fabulous. We booked a ground unit in the B block and it was fabulous. There really isn't anything negative about any of the unit locations. We were furthest from the pool and we still found it super close and easy to go back and forth with kids and stuff. Being close to the grills was nice as well. The beach is gorgeous and we also enjoyed the nearby restaurants in St. Armand's and Bradenton. We've already rebooked for next year!

Second visit to this dreamy little gem on LBK. We stayed in 13E which had a gorgeous view of the ocean. Beautiful sunsets, walks on the beach, and tons of pickleball courts. Loved the BBQ area where you can enjoy eating and making new friends. Everyone is so friendly and many had been coming for years. They've also added a lovely firepit with twinkle lights and Adirondack chairs. Talk about relaxing! We sampled three adorable coffee shops nearby and one was better than the next. Can't wait to come back!

We try to visit Longboat Key every other year. We stay here every time. We love it! My number one requirement is to be on the beach and Casa Del Mar spots right on the beach. You can choose condos with ocean views, pool views, or garden views. You can also choose 1st or 2nd floor. To us, this is the Only place to stay on Longboat Key.

This is our third visit to Casa del Mar Beach Resort and my family has been visiting Longboat Key since the 80's. We really like this place but the condition of the units have been getting worse and worse over the years. It's a good value and staff are nice, but you have to be willing to accept things might be broken during your stay. 1) Location: you can't beat the location of this complex. Oceanfront, many units have gorgeous ocean views. Close to restaurants and shopping. 2) Units: We always stay in a 2 bedroom unit that accommodates 6 guests and utilize the pullout sofa. We've actually stayed in the same unit 10E all 3 times. Each time we've stayed, something major has been broken and this time, it really got us down because it again affected our trip. First time several years ago, the dryer was broken. We had a 10 day stay that time and my littes were only 2 & 4, so it was awful not being able to do laundry. It took several days, but it was finally fixed towards the end of our stay. Second time, the A/C was broken. We normally come in July and it was hot hot hot. I had cranky miserable kids and after 3 days of suffering with no air, they finally moved us to another unit with a working AC This last visit, our dryer was again broken. We arrived Saturday, notified them Monday; someone came to fix it Thursday. For the entire week I had to haul our laundry back and forth from our unit to the office for drying, but had to be done by 5pm because they close at that time. Needless to say, it sucked because we usually do laundry in the evenings so we had to rearrange our schedule daily. The day the dryer repair person came, we planned to be out of the unit and I was looking forward to doing all of our laundry before we had to leave the following morning, only to find that it hadn't been fixed. No one from the office told me it hadn't been repaired, so when I called to check the status around 3:30pm, they inormed me I had to rush all of my laundry down to the office to dry it before they closed at 5pm. Also, during this last visit, several other things were in disrepair including broken bedside lamp in master, ceiling fan in kitchen that looked like it was going to fall out of the ceiling (it also "hits" the kitchen cabinet when opened); power outlets not working in kitchen (luckily I brought extension cords); bathtub faucet so hard to turn, I had to have my husband do it for me each time), washing machine smells awful like mildew (stunk up the whole house), and probably the grossest was the bedding in the master suite.... Not only was it the same exact quilt from our first visit nearly 8 years ago, but the pillow shams SMELLED like they had never been washed. Sheets were clean, but the shams that matched the quilts smelled like dirty head/hair. I had to call the office and get them swapped out. You'd think that after all the extra cleaning standards with C19, all bedding would be washed between guests. Also there was pool equipment i don't remember being just outside our units on the previous visits that was so loud all night, we couldn't open our windows. We plan to visit LBK again this summer and I'm hoping management takes my review as good constructive criticism to address these ongoing maintenance issues.