We have made the Avalon a yearly vacation stop for our family! We love the proximity to the beach, restaurants, etc., and the staff is always super-friendly and helpful. The accommodations and amenities are wonderful, the kitchen is well-stocked with everything you need, and the internet/TV services work flawlessly. You cannot go wrong here! Thanks again, and we’ll see you again soon.

Relatively new property. Clean and spacious hotel/condo accommodations as compared to standard hotel rooms which no longer work for our family of four with adult college kids. 2 bedrooms/2 baths/Full kitchen/Living room, and balcony facing Mandalay avenue. TV's in both bedrooms and the living room. Courteous staff, particularly Fernando. We took Uber to ALDI for basic grocery needs. You really do not need a car here. You can walk to Pier 60, the marina, restaurants, etc.. The beach is right behind the property. Beach front food joints are within walking distance. Try Palm Pavilion Beachside Grill & Bar, and Frenchy's Rockaway Grill. Clean crystal white sand and emerald green waters, unlike the seaweed infested beaches on the Atlantic coast. You pay resort fees here, but this is not a resort in terms of folks carrying your chairs and umbrellas to the beach for you, and bringing you exquisite libations on demand. Chairs and umbrellas are complimentary but you do beast of burden duties yourself. I found the sandbars in the water here quite interesting. You can be relatively far from the shore, indeed past the swimming limit buoys, and still be only knee deep in the water. Not sure whether those sandbars are natural, or man-made. I walked on the beach from Pier 60, passed Caladesi island, to Hurricane Pass where I could see Honeymoon Beach on the other side of the pass. A total of a little more than 10 miles both ways. This is to say that this is quite a stretch of beach.

walking distance to restaurants and shopping

No gulf view for gulf prices. I’m no travel your rookie. I’ve been in the travel business for over 40 years and I can smell false advertising when you show beach picture and ocean front in your ad.

Great place to stay. Highly recommend. Amazing beach!!

Easy location to get to the beach. They have beach chairs and umbrellas that can be checked-out for the day. Which is one less thing you have to pack. Full kitchen makes it easy to cook your own meals. You’re also just right down off the strip, so there are plenty of places to choose to eat from. The front desk staff were always very nice and sociable. No complaints at all.

Location was easy walk to everything we needed food and entertainment wise. Plenty of chairs and umbrellas for the beach. Apartment was clean and had a nice setup for a family of three. Teenage daughter had her own space. Building was new and well kept. Bedrooms were comfortable with good mattresses and pillows. My only small concerns were the living room furniture was not comfortable at all for an evening of movie watching, gathering or hanging out. And the walls are paper thin. Was woken up several times during our 4 nights from loud groups coming back to the rooms around us. Anywhere from 2-4am which is maybe to be expected on a popular vacation area. Still a good spot overall and would recommend for the price considering surrounding prices. Thanks again for the stay!

We had a short stay here for only 3 nights but had the best time. Already planning a trip for next year for a full week. The property was clean, the staff was lovely and it’s a great location! Nothing bad to say at all! We loved our stay here!