Wife and I stayed at Banana Bay Club's "Beachside of the Road" Villas on Siesta Key and had a perfect time! We needed a break from the kids and work and this was the perfect spot for that! Place was very cozy, comfortable and laid-back and we couldn't possibly have asked for a more relaxing time. Our week consisted of laying by and then jumping in the heated pool, walking to the beach and then sitting out on our deck and enjoying the sun! What a cool little gem in Siesta Key!

We stayed in one of the beachside villas for 2 nights. The location was nice, and the unit was clean, bright, and spacious. But that's the best we can say about it. The freezer/refrigerator didn't work, which is a problem if you rent a villa in part to be able to eat in some of the time. The door and windows were so poorly fit that they provided no sound proofing, which is a problem when loud guests are still poolside after midnight. There is no daily housekeeping service, which was news to us. And there is no on-site management from 3 pm Saturday until 10 am Monday so there was no one we could even take our problems to given that we stayed over a weekend. Oh, and take your own toiletries; don't expect to find shampoo or even an adequate amount of hand soap. For what we paid, this was a poor value. I gave it 3 stars, but I would have given it 2.5 if that were an option.

This place was a dump. We arrived after check in (no one will ever be there for check in as they only staff the place until 3pm and check in is AFTER 3pm... convenient for them..) and discovered a moldy, dirty, cold, smelly, musty dump. We couldn't belive how nasty this place was. There was garbage piled up outside around corners and old rusty junk piled up. The apartment we had smelled ungodly musty. It was so bad they had TAPED an air freshener to the wall. Yes you are by water, but please, bleach, soap and water goes a long way. The floors along the base of the walls were covered in black mold. The tile in the bathroom was moldy and cracked. The bedding in the bedroom was dirty and musty and full of dead bugs. The pillows were musty and looked to be 10 years old. There was loud barking next door to us from someone's yippy dog. The furniture was dirty and needed to be replaced. I can't belive they get away with charging as much as they do normally. We paid 50% the going rate (sow... I wonder why). Even though it was 50% WE WALKED OUT. We didn't EVEN sleep there.
We left a long note telling them we weren't staying and emailed and never heard back. BAD service.

Do yourself a favor and DO NOT stay here. It needs a major re haul or a bulldozer. Any place with visible black mold and tapped up air fresheners is revolting. I wouldn't even given this a 1 if I could.

This place is truely a dump. Maybe a good location but rooms were nasty. Air conditioner broke in our room for 2 days. Opened windows and listened to drunk boys fight in the street and let in large mosquitos. Even my 3 young children were disguisted. Tried to stay out of room as much as possible. The towels provided were extremely thin and rough so I went and purchased my own. So upset I saved all year for this vacation and spent it on this "pit" as we loving called it. Would never return even if free!