I recently stayed at Boca Ciega on 2/25 and 2/26 with my wife and 6 month old while visiting relatives in Tampa. Our reservation # was 121036 and is included as a scanned image. Upon check in our room was musty, we were given one tiny bar of soap for 2 days, and the toilet would not flush properly. Check in is at 5pm and checkout is at 10AM. On 2/27 we called the office at 9AM requesting a late checkout because my son was sick and we had just put him down. I asked to leave at 11am, a one hour late checkout. The front office told me that we needed to be out by 10AM and if we were not out by 1030am they would call the police to remove us. I am not kidding. Reasoning with them was not an option. Again, the checkout is at 10AM, the check in is at 5PM.
Overall a terrible, almost comical experience for both the room condiditon. We paid $302.62 total for 2 days. I realize this sounds outrageous but it did happen, a scan of our contract is included below with our name and the office manager's last name removed. Beware.

This was one of the few places we could find that allowed pets. They have a nice grassy area for walking your dog and a place to dispose of the leavings. Our one bed-room condo was clean and well equipped. Having a full kitchen was a real plus. The only caution I would have is that the units on the end closest to the highway have lots of traffic noise when you're sitting on the balcony. The view helps to make up for it, but it does take away from your pleasure. We saw dolphins quite often and the pelicans and cormorants kept us entertained watching them dive for fish. We stayed there for two months and were treated well by the office personnel when we picked up our mail or had questions about the area. The individual who owned the condo we rented was very accommodating and brought us flowers to welcome us. I would recommend this place highly.

We stayed in Unit 110 and were thrilled with everything--- location, view , wildlife, and especially the on site office staff. I just can't understand the negative comments. We can't wait to go back.
Everything you want is 5 to 10 min drive or less from the complex.

This is the third year we have stayed here for the month of February. I don't understand some of the comments. There is a staffed office on site and I have always found them to be completely cooperative. There is plenty of free parking with a nice restaurant just across the parking lot. The site has been clean all three seasons we have stayed here. The pool hasn't seen any use this year because it has been in the 50's most of the month. There are many nice restaurants within a 5-10 drive, Walmart, Target, Walgreen's, etc. In other words, anything you could want/need is near by.