This is a belated review from our stay in May11 . We stayed in a 1 bedroom apartment for 1 week , cant recall the number it was the end one ( swimming pool end) on the ground floor . We are glad we requested this apartment as I would think the apartments at the other end of the resort may be disturbed by the road noise . Speaking of noise - you can hear noise from upstairs - there was a family with young children above us for some of the days and we heard alot of banging and scrapping chairs when ever they were in ( luckily not too often) . there was a couple in this apartment after this and we heard no noise at all. The room was cleaned everyday and we had no issues with cleanliness or facilities within the room.
The apartment is a nice size for 2 people except the bathroom is on the small size - and has everything you need if you want be self catering - nice modern kitchen . The bed was very comfortable and as the bedroom is at the back of the aprtment is very quiet . You dont have individual balconies or terraces - 2 chairs and tables outside each apartment on the walkway so if you want a private outside space this is not for you .However there are plenty of Sunbeds by the swimming pool - never saw anyone there and the rooftop terrace has very comfy sunbeds and tables/chairs - loved watching the sunset , with a nice glass of wine, most evenings of our stay , only downside is the roof terrace is very close to the road so not too quiet - it didnt bother us though.
We spent alot of time each day walking along the beautiful beach and can highly recommend the beach for all ages and families ,Saw manatees in the water nearly everyday. the only other down side of the location of the apartments is that it is on the main road through the island, which can get quite busy and it is just by a bend in the road so can be difficult to see the vehicles coming from the south of the island and can take a while to cross the road .
The trolley is a great way to see the island , trolley stop no more than a minutes walk from the apartments , You may want to use it in the evenings if you are going to dinner and want a drink , there are not too many places to eat within reasonable walking distance . The publix is a few minutes drive up the road , and we discovered on our last night a lovely pub - with fantastic pizza's just down from publix ( always the same- finding good places on the last night :) ) which we can highly recommend.
Overall we enjoyed our stay at the Beach club , It is slightly overpriced for what you get - but alot of places in the area seem to be . We would go back if it was just the 2 of us but Long Boat and Siesta Keys both caught our eye whilst we were in the area and we would like to try them first before going back to AMI .
