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Barefoot Beach Resort Hotel – reviews, photos

13238 Gulf Blvd, Madeira Beach, St. Petersburg, FL 33708
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Barefoot Beach Resort Hotel
Ranked #12 of 48 hotels in St. Petersburg
4.0 of 5 stars 29 Reviews
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Virginia
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
“Great spot!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 January 2011

I stayed at the Barefood Beach Resort for one night while I was interviewing at a local hospital. The night desk staff were great. They upgraded me to a ocean-view room for free and provided great recommendations on restaurants and a reliable taxi company. The room was very clean and appeared to be recently renovated (e.g., granite countertops in the bathroom and kitchenette). The ocean-view room looked directly out on to the beach. Would have loved to stay here for a vacation.

  • Stayed January 2011, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Scotch Plains, New Jersey
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“Wonderful vacation”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 September 2010

My wife and I stayed here from 9/21/10 until 9/25/10 and from the moment we walked into the resorts' office we were treated with great service. You may say 'well customer service is there job' and you would be correct but the difference here is that it felt extremely genuine not just someone going through the motions. The woman who checked us in, Lisa, was great. She really treated us like family.

Our room faced the gulf and was set up nicely and very clean. For that matter the entire resort was well maintained. The view from the balcony was priceless, the beach & water did not disappoint.

The resorts location worked well for us. We like John's Pass and it was a very short walk to restaurants & shopping. Lisa came through with a restaurant recommendations, Thai Am 2 was excellant for dinner & Lisa's Cafe (no relation) was a great breakfast stop as well. Try the biscuits & sausage gravy, excellant.

We will definately be vacationing here again! :)

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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crystal river
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“very disappointing”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 August 2010

The photos on the web site are deceiving. The room was small and way over-priced. The room was very clean and you could tell it had been renovated but not worth the rate charged at all. The bed was a double bed with a cheap mattress. The pool, which was very small, had hours from dawn til dusk. That is a big turn off for us, we like to quietly swim til at least 10, sometimes later. They did let us ckeckout late, $10 per hour after 11:00am, and that was a nice option. This was just not a $179.00 +tax kind of experience.

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Crossville, TN
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“It was great place to relax and enjoy the view”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 July 2010

We enjoyed staying at the Barefoot Resort. The staff was very helpful and friendly. Our room overlooked the beach which was beautiful. It was quiet and peaceful, just what we were looking for. We enjoyed cooking steaks on the grill. The room has a refrigerator and microwave. A basket was provided in case we wanted fresh towels and linens. Otherwise, they didn't provide daily cleaning service and that was fine with me.

The only critical comment would be the bed was not very comfortable. I hope they will upgrade the mattresses in the future. We will definitely go back!

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“Nice location”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 July 2010 via mobile

We stayed at barefoot beach for four nights. We loved it. Even though we were barely in the room. The pool area was nice and clean. They don't clean the rooms everyday. They didn't come in our room once. We had a basket to sit outside and They would give us clean towels. The staff was friendly. We are definitely going back again. We might make this hotel our place to stay every year. It is located close to Johns pass, which has a lot of stuff to do.

  • Stayed July 2010
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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