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Drift & Dune – Longboat Beachfront - The Beach on Longboat Key #101 by RVA

Beachfront condo with a fitness centre

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On the beach
Outdoor dining
Outdoor dining
1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
The Beach on Longboat Key is a relaxing retreat where you can savor warm Gulf breezes and enjoy modern furnishings. Directly located on the beach, this resort features beautiful Gulf-front views, a heated swimming pool, private patio or balcony in select units and fully equipped kitchens or kitchenettes.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Entire condo

1 bedroom2 bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Gym
  • Air conditioning
  • Pool

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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire condo to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Drift & Dune – Longboat Beachfront - The Beach on Longboat Key #101 by RVA

Beachfront condo with a fitness centre
Guests of this beach condo building will appreciate convenient on-site amenities such as a fitness centre or barbecue grills. The condo provides a kitchen with a fridge, an oven, a stovetop and a microwave. For a bit of entertainment, a TV comes with a DVD player, and guests can also appreciate conveniences, such as 2 bathrooms and a washing machine.
Air-conditioned accommodation at this condo offers DVD players and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to balconies. Kitchens or kitchenettes offer fridges, stovetops, microwaves and kitchenware and utensils. Bathrooms include baths or showers and hairdryers.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include offices and telephones.

Recreational amenities at the condo include a fitness centre.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Property manager

RVA Vacation Rentals

Languages

English

Property amenities

Beach

  • On the beach

Pool/Spa

  • Communal pool
  • Heated pool

Internet

  • Available in the condo: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Hob
  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • Bedroom
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Living room

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Stereo
  • TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony
  • Barbecue grill

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Work spaces

  • Office

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Location highlights

  • In a village
  • Near a hospital
  • Near the bay
  • Near the marina
  • Near the ocean
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Golf
  • Gym
  • Heated pool
  • Optional golf privileges
  • Tennis
  • Basketball nearby
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Horseback riding nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Mountain biking nearby
  • Rafting nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Scuba diving nearby
  • Snorkelling nearby
  • Surfing/bodyboarding nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Water skiing nearby
  • Water tubing nearby
  • Windsurfing nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • Property located in a resort

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 25

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

Property is also known as

7538-173235

About the area

Located in Longboat Key, this condo is on the beach. St. Armands Circle and Mall at University Town Center are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Lido Beach and Coquina Beach. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding and cycling.
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Map
Longboat Key, FL

What's nearby

  • Longboat Key Beaches - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Lido Beach - 9 min drive - 9.2 km
  • St. Armands Circle - 11 min drive - 10.5 km
  • John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - 23 min drive - 21.0 km
  • IMG Academy - 30 min drive - 28.7 km

Getting around

  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ-Sarasota-Bradenton Intl.) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪RaceTrac - ‬23 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬21 min drive
  • ‪Anna Maria Oyster Bar - ‬24 min drive
  • ‪Dry Dock Waterfront Grill - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Tarpon Bay Grill & Tiki Bar - ‬23 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Drift & Dune – Longboat Beachfront - The Beach on Longboat Key #101 by RVA have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool. Pool types include heated pools.

Is Drift & Dune – Longboat Beachfront - The Beach on Longboat Key #101 by RVA pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Drift & Dune – Longboat Beachfront - The Beach on Longboat Key #101 by RVA?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Drift & Dune – Longboat Beachfront - The Beach on Longboat Key #101 by RVA?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Drift & Dune – Longboat Beachfront - The Beach on Longboat Key #101 by RVA located?

This Longboat Key condo building is on the beach, steps from Longboat Key Beaches and within 6 mi (10 km) of Lido Beach and St. Armands Circle. Bradenton Beach and Cannons Marina are also within 6 miles (10 km).

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Drift & Dune – Longboat Beachfront - The Beach on Longboat Key #101 by RVA Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 45 out of 70 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 70 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 70 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 70 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 70 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jillian H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

The location of the condo was perfect. The beach was amazing. Everything was clean and made our stay easy and enjoyable.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

George W B.

Liked: Cleanliness, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Needs some attention

Great location. Beautiful Gulf view! Wonderful weather.Not enough beach lounge chairs for 14 units.Be careful walking off back patio! There are exposed irrigation pipes/lines and rusty electrical conduit.Could use a couple of sauce pans in the kitchen.Old pictures of what the property looks like.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

John V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay!

My husband and I stayed 3 nights, the room is clean and comfortable, nice kitchen, beautiful view and nice pool. Check in and out were a breeze.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great view.

Nice location. Comfortable accommodations.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeff M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice place

Nice place. Small but great location to beach
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gregory L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Good times
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Silke H.

Fun in the Sun!

From check in to departure, the process was smooth. We enjoyed our stay and time on Longboat Key. Having such easy access to the pool and ocean was an outstanding way to spend our vacation.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Denise S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay- beautiful beach

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Longboat key has been a favorite destination of ours for a few years. Condo was clean and comfortable. Great location right off the pool. Small quiet complex right in the beach. Will definitely be back
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2021
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10/10 Excellent

Tom S.

Florida 2020 Vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Location is great. Easy access to the pool and beach. Will definitely be staying here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020
This review comes from a trusted partner site and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Yanelys P.

Good

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The whole experience was very good, the room was clean and very organized .. we are very satisfied .. thank you

8/10 Good

Javier T.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect getaway

So, if you’re looking for something to get away, quiet, peaceful retreat with beautiful sunsets away from the center of town. This is it. I stayed in unit 101, it’s big enough, perfect sunsets from the patio. Pool and beach are right there which is convenient when traveling with 2 toddlers. The unit needs some TLC and a very deep cleaning maybe even some paint, but overall it’s a great unit and I’ll definitely be back!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
This review comes from a trusted partner site and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Our WStay

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Pleasant overall. Improvements would be cooler apartment. We had to buy a stand up fan. Maybe not possible to cut down or lower shrubs in front of unit. We could not see the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Adrienne B.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

way too expensive

The cost of it is outrageous compared to what you get my windows were disgustingly dirty ( I did point it out to the local manager, nothing changed ) The cleaning team is terrible , they had no training, or not enough
Stayed 18 nights in Feb 2023
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8/10 Good

Linda L.

Nice Unit, BUT . . . .

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Unit #101 is a nice,convenient location. We enjoyed staying there. The office staff was very helpful also. Our thoughts are that the grounds of the property and on the patios need maintenance badly, looking really bad. Although the unit was clean, the floor was not, it could have used a good mopping. On checkin day after walking around barefoot we noticed that our feet were filthy. I would have though that the cleaning fee should have taken care of this. Thanks for listening.
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2/10 Terrible

Cecil R.

First time in Longboat Key

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Beach location and pool was excellent, bbq as advertised lacked propane and I brought this up to the maintenance guy who mentioned that he could not replace the tank due to the time, approximately 4:30 pm. Secondary tank was empty and in bad shape! AC condenser was in the main bedroom that made a lot of noise. My wife who is very conscientious about cleaning said that the room was poorly cleaned. We would have expected higher standards for the price. We will not recommend this rental unit or any on this property. Sorry but being truthful!
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6/10 Okay

Gabriel G.

Unbeatable Location...strange layout

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: You're paying for location and that's it. Just know it going in and you'll be much happier. Ground floor unit faced the pool and had a nice views of the ocean.The unit itself was small for a family of 6, which we knew going into it. However, the layout was very poor. You enter off the parking lot into the bedroom, just like a motel 6. Then you have to walk through the "den" with its bed to get to the living room and kitchen. This means there is no true bedroom that isn't also a thoroughfare for people coming and going. Makes it tough to put some kids to sleep if you don't want them disturbed, and the same for the mornings. I would only recommend this place to solos and couples. More than that and it simply does not function well. The property is also very tired, inside and out. Bathroom had heavy mold on the cloth curtain, plaster was peeling off ceiling in too, tile grout needs acid cleaned, and fans only had one setting.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
This review comes from a trusted partner site and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Jane L.

Exceeded expectations!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This was a very last-minute plan so little available so grabbed this at the last minute. Lovely accommodations, perfect location and more than we could have hoped for.

6/10 Okay

Lindsay E.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025
This review comes from a trusted partner site and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Susie W.

The Beach

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We absolutely loved the unit 101 at the beach for its location and layout for our family. We did have a broken dishwasher which didn't bother us as we usually use paper products on vacation. This is our second stay with RVA. Both times we reported maintenance needs. Neither were addressed during our stays.
This review comes from a trusted partner site and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Youa T.

Okay

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The place was ok. It's a little dated, but served its purpose. All of the beds were very uncomfortable, and I even considered coming home early because of them. If they replaced the beds, I believe this place will get repeat customers. Otherwise, I don't think I'll come back. The nice things about it were beachfront and nicely heated pool.
This review comes from a trusted partner site and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Don L.

Great Experience at The Beach

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Pleasant on-site check-in and check-out experience. Unit 101 was clean and comfortable; the location is great - easy access to the pool and the beach is just a few steps further. The Beach is centrally located on the island - close to the grocery and dining. We'll be back.
This review comes from a trusted partner site and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Tom V., Loosdrecht - Netherlands

A very nice stay !

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Comfortable apartment right on a nice and quiet beach. Good parking facilities. Supermarket very close. Had a wonderful vacation.
This review comes from a trusted partner site and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Mary Y.

Old and tired

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We lived the location of this unit, directly on the beach. However, the unit needed to be painted, deep cleaned, and updated. The dishwasher didn’t work well, the furniture was outdated in the main living area, and there were things that were sub-standard overall, like the lighting(not enough) and the water never got hot enough. The place needs to be refreshed. The bedroom was the best part of the unit, as the furniture had been updated and the mattress was comfortable. I wouldn’t rent this unit again, unless there are changes made.
This review comes from a trusted partner site and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen M S.

Great unit to stay in at The Beach!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The master bedroom is spacious-the king size bed VERY comfortable. Bed in den also very comfortable. 2 baths. 1shower one tub. Living area very nice, very clean, lanai spacious and private with easy access to pool. Kitchen had nice appliances and eat-in area. Easy access onto Gulf of Mexico Drive-lots of restaurants within a short drive-be sure to check out Lazy Lobster and go over bridge to Cortez-Seafood Shack-great food and prices-seafood super fresh. My husband and I would highly recommend The Beach!
This review comes from a trusted partner site and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Vic K.

Beachtime923

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Rental unit 101 was as promoted by the RVA site. Walking from the lanai to the pool deck took 5 steps through a dedicated gate. Access to the beautiful beach was a short walk further. This rental had all of the necessities covered. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

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