We stayed in unit #402 in Ram Sea (can't remember if it was I or II; it was the building on the right if you are looking at the condo buildings from the street). The view from the unit was excellent, right on the beach towards the sea. The beach was great, good for kids just steps away from the condo. I would say that the beach isn't as nice as Siesta Keys but still good for shelling and swimming. My kids swam in the pool but it seemed crowded most of the time. Didn't make use of the hot tub, can't comment.

Now the unit. It is an old and tired unit badly in need of a facelift. The unit has one bedroom with 2 double beds. There were 4 of us and it worked out for us even if all of us were sleeping in the one bedroom.

There is water damage in the washroom along the baseboard, the cabinets - like there was constant flooding on the floors or something and it was never fixed. The bathtub is unpleasant, black mold along the grout, took us a while to work out the shower.

The kitchen lacked several useful utensils and it was a collection of mismatched items from the 1970's and onwards.

The furniture and decor was old and it conveys the message the owners aren't interested in updating or replacing anything. We had friends staying in another unit just doors away and that unit had nicer appliances, kitchenware, furniture, etc. Lots of tacky knick-knacks around the unit. I say less is more.

Having said all that, was the unit clean? Yes. Was it comfortable for us? Yes. Was it luxurious? No. Was it appealing? Not really. Would I recommend it for another family? No, check out the other units before you settle on this one. For the same amount of money I would rent another unit that's a little better equipped and better maintained. We rented through JC Resorts.

We had an issue with the patio door and someone from maintenance came up pretty quickly to fix it. Front desk downstairs were pleasant enough but didn't really seem to know the area. When we asked for directions to Pier 60, they were trying to send us to St. Pete's Beach when in fact we were trying to get to Clearwater.

There's no covered parking so cars get hot. Covered parking is for owners only.

We went grocery shopping at the nearest Publix. The 2 nearest Walmarts don't have fresh food. We checked out Pier 60 at Clearwater during the day. Not much going on then. I heard it gets better at night. Also visited MOSI, interesting enough but a lot of the exhibitions and activities were broken or missing parts. Plan to spend almost the whole day there. Ate at Sweet Sage Cafe; it was tasty, small portions but $$. Four of us had breakfast and it came out to about $50. Won't be going back.

Overall, North Redington Beach is a nice place for a beach vacation but unit #402 isn't the way to go.

I stayed at the Ram Sea in July 2011 in room 212. This by far had to be the most outdated, run down room in the entire building. The beds were hard as cement. The bedroom with two double beds had a broken clock on the wall, a remote that didn't work. The bathroom in that bedroom had bugs, flickering lights, mildew in the shower, as well as a leaking faucet. The main bathroom had a broken stopper which we had to reach our hands into the toilet tank and replace after every flush. The room was cleaned only once over 8 days. The elevator has to be the slowest I've ever waited for or been on.

Mind you, we asked maintenance to fix all the above problems which were never resolved. We've stayed at the Ram Sea at least 10 times across the past 20 years and never has it been so bad. Perhaps the rest of the building is in better condition, but a room like this seriously has me reconsidering where I stay on my next vacation.

My husband and I stayed at the Ram Sea II room 312 at the end of May. The condo is outdated and needs new furniture. The bed in the master bed room is a FULL SIZE bed and not a queen as it states on the JC resort website. It was too small for the two of us to sleep in this bed. The room was not clean and the comforter was stained. I had to wash the comforter myself and clean wipe down the tables. The bedding was very old and the bed skirt was falling apart. I took someone's advice from the trip advisor reviews and brought my own bed sheets along with pillow cases. The dining room chairs were filthy and had left over popcorn and stains in the corners of the chairs. You will be charged a cleaning fee when you book these condos but they obviously dont do a very good job cleaning them. Be prepared to clean and wipe everything down before you can relax on your vacation. The view from the balcanoy is beautiful and the condo is right on the gulf. I would never stay in this unit again and would not recommed it to anyone else. They need to do some major cleaning before I consider it again. The people at the front desk are not very friendly and didnt say two words to us when we truned the keys in. We were expecting someone to at least ask about our stay and how we enjoyed their condos but they were too busy to be nice to their guests. I'm sad to say that this was one of the of the worst experiences I have ever had.

This condo is your run of the bin beachfront condo that is outdated and over used. The only benefit to this place is it is directly beach front. We stayed at this location for a family wedding that was being held otherwise I am not sure we would have chose this place.

The condo was nothing fabulous. Upon checking in our shower wasn't working, the ac was broken, and some of the cabinets in the bathroom were broken, the elevators barely worked and if it weren't for my 85 year old grandma I would have been taking the stairs the majority of the time. I will mention that after MUCH grief from the staff they finally agreed to fix the ac unit. It took some convincing, but after many conversations and waiting this was taken care of.

The staff was down right rude and disrespectful. This floored me since they are in the business of working with the public everyday. I already mentioned the grief they gave us to get the items fixed in our room. When speaking to them about that they gave us a list of reasons why they, at first, wouldn't fix the unit. Then upon checking out we left our cell phone locked in the room. We called the on call person and upon telling them we needed to get back in our room they exhaled and said 'there's always something.' They were VERY unaccommodating. They wanted us to wait an hour and a half to get in the room stating that there wasn't anyone on call nearby that could let us in...not even the maintenance man. Needless to say this resort was the rudiest people I have ever had to deal with during a stay.

If it wasn't for our extended family, a wedding celebration, and beach time this trip would have been a total bummer! I recommend you go some where else.