Bright Studio by the Beach–Silver Sands Gulfside Stay #255A Resort by RVA Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Does Bright Studio by the Beach–Silver Sands Gulfside Stay #255A Resort by RVA have a pool?

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

Q: Is Bright Studio by the Beach–Silver Sands Gulfside Stay #255A Resort by RVA pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Bright Studio by the Beach–Silver Sands Gulfside Stay #255A Resort by RVA located?

Nestled on the beach, this Longboat Key apartment building is within a 10-minute walk of Longboat Key Beaches and Cannons Marina. Coquina Beach and Bradenton Beach are also within 3 mi (5 km).

10/10 Excellent

Blake M.

May 18, 2025

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

A quiet getaway

This was a solo mom-cation. The room was clean and well stocked. The bathroom had fresh towels. I was seconds from sitting on the beach with a cold beer and no kids. It was perfect.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Laurie A.

Apr 17, 2025

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

Love the location

You really can’t beat the location. Right on the beach and walkable to a few restaurants that were great. The studio we rented was just too tight for us. We didn’t think about having to wash dishes in the bathroom sink. We will stay at this resort again but in a one bedroom.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

John B.

Mar 27, 2025

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

Great Location

They have done a remarkable job with the cleanup after the storm but there were a few maintenances issues that had to brought to their attention. Once they were notified, they did resolve all our issues.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Philip K.

Jan 12, 2022

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

Great place and location!

Perfect location and well-maintained unit - highly recommend!

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

William L., Bellville, Ohio, USA

Feb 23, 2023

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

Anniversary trip

Loved our stay. We walked miles on the beach everyday and did not miss a sunset, could have stayed longer.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joan & Peter M., Hingham, MA

Oct 28, 2020

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

Good value for beachfront property

Very good value for this location on the beach. Clean, quiet, friendly staff, perfect location.

Stayed 12 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Susan G.

Nov 15, 2023

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

Great place

Awesome

Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2023

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10/10 Excellent

Vic G.

Jul 22, 2024

A few days at Silver Sands

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: This was a very nice place. We will return hopefully later in the year.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Jennifer M.

Mar 29, 2024

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

LBK stay

We had a great visit- enjoyed the complimentary Cedars Tennis membership! Location and beach were great. Only drawbacks were a very noisy air conditioner and the room was dark.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tammi F., Miami

Feb 3, 2022

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

Beach stay

A+

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer S.

Jan 30, 2024

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

Nice place for a fantastic getaway

Silver Sands was a great place for us to stay for our Longboat Key getaway! My only complaint would be that it would have been nice for housekeeping to come in at least once for what we paid. Otherwise, yes, we would certainly stay here again!

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

kathryn l., Pittsburgh

Nov 19, 2022

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness

Great getaway

Property location is amazing swimming pool fabulous beach amazing. The best thing of the property was the property manager Margaret she was so helpful kind she went above and beyond

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Apr 17, 2023

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

Greatl location and proximity to the ocean

We had small but efficient room. Everything we needed was available

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jerry S.

Feb 8, 2022

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

Perfect Getaway

Just the relaxation I was looking for. Like having your own private beach and pool. The room was cozy, clean, and quiet. I'll be back.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer M.

Feb 18, 2023

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

Bedding

The pillows can be improved. And a new mattress is needed.

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shay W.

Jun 13, 2024

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

Perfect Getaway #2

This place is amazing!! We love it here. This is our 2nd year coming and both times were perfect. Wonderful property with Wonderful view and right at the beach. They provide beach equipment plus have mini golf, shuffleboard, and a heated pool which makes it more nice. Quiet peaceful little island and everyone is soooo friendly. The lady at the office is always really nice and helpful. Just mins away from Bradenton and Sarasota. We had a perfect week there again and will definitely be back next year. Perfect place for all ages. Dont come here if its hard for you to leave and go back home bc this place will make you wanna stay!!!

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

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8/10 Good

Jackie F.

Mar 18, 2017

It was a great location, right on the beach!

The room was clean but one downside was the mini fridge didn't have a real freezer and there was no ice machine available on the premises. This meant we had to go buy ice each day.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2017

10/10 Excellent

Debbie T., The Villages, Florida

Aug 25, 2020

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

Quiet location

We enjoyed our weekend stay. The location and the beach was very quiet and private. Our only issue was that we checked in after 5pm and then our room keys didn’t work correctly. We were able to contact RVA and were walked through process for getting key out of a lock box. We notified the Silver Sands office the following day so that steps can be taken to make sure the keys work more easily for future guests.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Susan P.

May 12, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, location

Disliked: Check-in

Too small.

The room only had a queen size bed; microwave and coffee pot. No sink. No stove. Less than advertised. Great location.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Frank & Kathy N.

Feb 23, 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Adequate unit for short term stay.

Unit needs updating. Bedding was plain sheets and a blanket in-between. Bathroom had poor lighting and an old shower. Mirror was so low anyone over 5’5” couldn’t use it. Air conditioning was loud. Pool & beach were excellent..

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

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8/10 Good

John M.

Jul 17, 2022

Longboat silver sands

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Overall had a nice experience. We spent very little time in room besides sleeping. The room was clean and all the as good. Only thing we had as a complaint was there was no toilet paper in the room when we arrived and we had no idea. Otherwise everything else was great.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

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8/10 Good

Wendy M.

Apr 28, 2023

87% comfortable

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: The location, the weather and the front desk service is great! The room is doable for the price. Many have said a new matress is needed and we agree. Its not fun to recover from vacation bc your bed was bad. Many have said the tv is tiny. I don't go on vacation to watch tv but March Madness was going and it is nice to unwind in the evening when there is no night life on the island. Two easy improvements would make this a 100% great place to be.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Ronald W.

Jun 17, 2022

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Unhappy

Room was not thoroughly clean when we arrived. Spill on floor not mopped up. Towel hanging on back of bathroom door from former occupant. Freezer had melted red in freezer and refrigerator was not cleaned. Blood on mattress pad. Housekeeping did come to try to rectify but not acceptable from the beginning.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

4/10 Poor

Daniel S.

Jun 11, 2022

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

ROOM 255A HOUSEKEEPING?

THE PROS: The beach is awesome. The pool is well-maintained, as are the grounds and exterior of buildings. The room was clean and had: coffee maker, toaster, microwave, mini fridge/freezer and blender, as well as tableware. The mattress and pillows were very comfortable. Bed linens and towels were of fine quality. THE CONS: The room is claustrophobic in size, with not a single comfortable chair or loveseat. There was a wooden chair that appeared to be a rescue from Salvation Army, a postage stamp sized high-top table with two stools. The seats of the stools had the tops of the legs protruding above the level of the rattan seats, so they dug into your backsides or thighs painfully. Bring your own coffee for the coffee maker, as it was never replenished on a daily basis. Bring your own ice for the blender, since the small ice tray in the freezer did't hold enough ice for a single margarita. Bring your own maid to straighten out your room, because we never saw the Mary's Maids we believed would do that. If you are older and not good with stairs, don't get a room on the second floor--no elevators. Other than that it was fine.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

JoAnn B.

Feb 18, 2023

Liked: Location

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Not a great experience for us .

First of all we arrived at 4:30 and the front desk was already closed. We wanted to get there as early as possible to make sure our room was ok. The room smelt like musty, moldy basement, the room is very small and dark, not as bright as the photo shows. No place to put your suitcases or anything, just a few drawers. We turn the air conditioner down, thinking it was just damp from being shut up or something went and bought scencies and such to help. The next morning, we went down to talk to the lady at the front desk and here She leaves an hour early every day due to traffic I feel like we should have gotten a notification about that. When we told her about the smelly room, all she said was that’s too bad, and there were no other rooms because they were booked didn’t even act concerned we were hoping it would’ve cleared up but discovered that night it was the air conditioner. My husband cleaned out the filter and everything. It was disgusting. When we asked the lady where we could eat, she said there was nothing on longboat key that we had to go into Annamarie Island or Sarasota, which was not true, we found out from other people there were several places to eat-within walking distance.. as of right now traveling into Annamarie Island was a nightmare. There is construction going on everywhere so traffic is very slow. The beaches were absolutely amazing white powdery, sand, and very quiet. Would not return to this Silver Sands again, but maybe other rooms were better.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

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