Emerald Isle #502

Vacation Rental Reviews

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  Stayed 7 days in July, 2011

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  a guest from Westlake, OHIO recommends this vacation rental

  The property has excellent beach access and a well maintained landscaped yard. The unit was clean and well maintained with the exception of some stains on the beige rug. It took us some time to remember our keys for the numerous locked gates, fortunately the other tenents were very helpful with the gates. On checkin day the maintenance man had taken my assigned parking, so I took someone elses parking spot causing general chaos and anarchy. However, this was quickly resolved. Clean beach, clean pool and centrally located.

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• Review by a guest

  Stayed 7 days in July, 2011

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  a guest from Signal Mountain, Tennessee recommends this vacation rental

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• Review by Rick V

  Stayed 7 days in June, 2011

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  Rick V from Knoxville, TN recommends this vacation rental

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• 90% Satisfied

  Stayed 7 days in June, 2011

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  Wayne G from Knoxville, TN recommends this vacation rental

  I have been vacationing in the Clearwater area for the last 55 years and in the North Redington Beach area for the last 20 years. This was the first stay at Emerald Isle. It was very enjoyable except for the locked doors and gates 24/7. Suggest the gates be left unlocked during the day. The condo was very nice, but needs tile in the living areas. Hope to stay here next year.

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• Security was a drag

  Stayed 7 days in May, 2011

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  Harlan P from Frankfurt, KY recommends this vacation rental

  The condos were very good, but since there is no full time person on the property, everything required a key. A key was required to get in to pool to get out of pool, to go to beach, to come back from beach to get in lobby, to get into pool restrooms, etc. We had 9 folks in two condos and you can imagine with only 4 sets of keys the problems it presented. Otherwise everything was fine. Parking was limited to 1 per condo and only 2 for visitors and it caused competition for the visitor parking.

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• We really enjoyed our vacation this year

  Stayed 7 days in April, 2011

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  Lucy S from Fort Wayne, IN recommends this vacation rental

  We really enjoyed our vacation this year although there needs to be some changes. I thought there was one too many locked gates!As soon as we pulled up in the parking lot and walked into the lobby door we were litterally verbally attacked and insulted by Elmer who happened to be living in the condo next door to us! He asked my husband if he knew how to read, yelled at us because he said we did not know the cart rules, etc! Not a pleasant way to start our vacation when we had just drove 19 hrs. We rebooked our condo for next year but I can tell you we heard alot of complaints from other ppl staying at Emerald Isles on Vacation that said they would never stay there again. They were also yelled at constantly from people who lived at Emerald Isles. Elmer left us alone for the most part after the first day once he realized we were there to relax and not 'destroy' the bldg. He didn't have anything to yell at us about because we kept to ourselves and hung out with our friends at the Ram Sea everyday. So, sorry to complain but that is what we experienced while we stayed there. We like the location of the condo and will stay there again next year.
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• the appartment is well situated in a smallish building-that is good for seniors such as we.

  Stayed 121 days in March, 2011

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  Ronald E from Toronto, ON recommends this vacation rental

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• Nice property with small issues

  Stayed 7 days in September, 2010

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  Garry S from Pound, Va recommends this vacation rental

  Overall our stay was quite enjoyable. The property was in a nice location with a very wide beach. The beach was scraped daily to smooth the sand and remove any debris. The fishing pier is within 100 yards of the condo but causes no issues with swimming or other water related activities.
  
  The condo was also conveniently located within 1.5miles of the Pinellas Parkway and within 2 miles of Madeira way. There are also plenty of restaurants within a 1-3 mile range so there is no need to drive quite a ways from the condo. Just a block or so up the street there is a souvenir shop as well. There is also a Shopping Mall located within 5-7 miles which is called Tyrone Square. So, overall the property has many great features.
  
  The only issues we had while staying at Emerald Isle was related to the locks on the property. The resort had two locking gates on the property to keep non guests from using the pool and also a locking door to keep non guests from entering the condo building.
  
  The locks seemed like a constant hassle for everyone on the property. Often you could expect to be standing at the pool gate for 5-10 minutes working to get the lock open. The main condo doors would often open quicker but would still take some time to open. The door to our personal unit also took a few minutes to open on a regular basis as well.
  
  So, this became quite a nuisance. A locksmith was called to the property but the locks were only sprayed with a little lubricating oil which did nothing to help resolve the problem.
  
  Another thing that becomes a little inconvenient is that keys are picked up and returned to the resort rental location which is in St. Petersburg. It would be nice to just leave the keys in the condo and forego a trip back to the resort rental location. There was only two sets of keys as well. In our condo we had six people so it became an issue when several people wanted to different things. There simply wasn't enough keys to go aro

  • Manager Responded on 1/18/2011

    We are glad you had a good experience with us and the locks were changed in the fall of 2010....!

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• 4th year

  Stayed 14 days in August, 2010

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  Connie S from Temple Terrace, FL recommends this vacation rental

  This is our fourth year at Emerald Isle, love the place and its layout. Will be back next year.

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• We enjoyed our stay.

  Stayed 7 days in July, 2010

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  a guest from Macon, GA recommends this vacation rental

  Roomy condo.Great location.Condo equipped with everything you need.We were disappointed in the kitchen. Utensils were not in the best condition.(ie.pots & pans,dishes and silverware). Also parking is very limited. We had 2 cars and had to pay to park 1 of them.Overall we enjoyed our stay tremendously and would stay at the same condo again.

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• See The Sand, Surf & Sunsets Like Never Before

  Stayed 7 days in July, 2010

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  a guest from San Antonio, FL recommends this vacation rental

  The unit was spacious, very clean & the unit layout was awesome. The kitchen was stocked with every utensil you needed & they were in good shape. The dishwasher was fantastic because it held sooooooooooo many items at once. The grounds are very well maintained & you won't find a cleaner pool. The staff is friendly, professional & helpful. We also enjoyed meeting & talking with the other guests - many were returnees. It is a small condo building (24 units)by beach standards & that was a real plus - very quaint & quiet! The assigned parking space was a real plus. We had a fabulous fun family vacation & plan to return next summer.

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• Review by Cyril F

  Stayed 14 days in May, 2010

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  Cyril F from Grand Falls - Windsor, NL recommends this vacation rental

  Unit 502 at Emerald Isle served our family very well during our vacation. It had everything needed for a home like environment on the beach. It was very quite.

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• Very Nice Condo

  Stayed 7 days in April, 2010

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  a guest from Bellevue, MI recommends this vacation rental

  Very nice condo and very clean. There are not a lot of restaurants/bars in walking distance so be sure to have some sort of transportation. Need keys to get in and out of everything which can be very annoying. Pool was probably the cleanest pool that I have ever seen.

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