Each February my immediate family gathers under one roof to enjoy a winter break. That is: the grandparents (us), the two sons and their wives and the four children under 7. We rent a large house that can house all of us for a month even though the children are there only during February school break. This property is exceptional. Belleair Beach is a small stretch sandwiched between the much larger Clearwater Beach and Indian Rocks. This stretch has single private homes as well as low rise condominiums. The larger beaches that bookend Belleair are far more commercial and busy. Belleair Beach is essentially private as there is limited parking. Gulf Boulevard is not that heavily traveled. Most times there were only a few folks on the beach. It is private even though the limited public access is along side the home. On the Gulf Shores in Florida this privacy is a rare occurrence. And you do have all the restaurants and commercial activity very near you, you just wont be aware of it. The House is big and airy, well furnished and in great condition. It has 3 bedrooms in the main house and 3 bathrooms. The bonus is a very large studio over the garage. The property easily housed the 10 of us very comfortably. The kitchen/dining room/family room are all open together to make gathering for meals easy. The added value, which I had not anticipated using or liking as much as we did, is the Pool, hot tub and outside patio area with dining table. It was perfect. I had worried about the pool and hot tub with such little children. The management quickly installed a door alarm on the sliding door to the pool deck for us. That dropped my anxiety to zero. We all loved the beach for fun, shell hunting and sandcastle building. But the pool is where we all swam. It is kept at 78 degrees and the hot tub heats up quickly on cool evening. And every evening we all sat after dinner and watched the sunset and observed Jupiter and Venus moving closer and closer together. Another bonus is that you can actually see the night sky. I would like to thank the management company for being so accommodating, efficient and pleasant. And the owners for the great job renovating this home. The only suggestion to further enhance the experience might be to add some room darkening shades or curtains on windows facing East. Nothing is needed on the Gulf facing Master bedroom, we slept with the curtains open and door slightly open so we could listen to the waves at night.

Please stay here! The property is superb and the location is ideal!

We had a great time at the Pink Palace! It was very clean and the view was amazing! The Manager was very helpful. The beach was not crowded at all but it was close to restaurants and Clearwater Beach. We will be returning to stay again very soon!