Boca Ciega Resort - Waterfront-Just Steps Away from Doc Ford's Bar & Restaurant! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Does Boca Ciega Resort - Waterfront-Just Steps Away from Doc Ford's Bar & Restaurant! have a pool?

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

Q: Is Boca Ciega Resort - Waterfront-Just Steps Away from Doc Ford's Bar & Restaurant! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 50 lbs per pet.

Q: Where is Boca Ciega Resort - Waterfront-Just Steps Away from Doc Ford's Bar & Restaurant! located?

Located in the heart of St. Petersburg, this condo building is within a 15-minute walk of War Veteran Memorial Park and Bay Pines VA Medical Center. St. Petersburg General Hospital is 2.4 mi (3.9 km) away.

10/10 Excellent

Grant A.

Jan 5, 2025

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

Perfect area if you want to explore St Pete and surrounding

The condo was so clean. The bed was very comfy. Easy check in. We didn't try them, but the heated pool and hot tub seemed to be a big hit.

Stayed 12 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barb W.

Mar 14, 2024

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

A getaway

Great place to stay away from all the traffic along the beaches. Pool was nice. Love the beauty of being on the bay.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roy C.

Apr 5, 2024

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

Great location to see dolphins from the balcony.

Friendly neighbors.

Stayed 14 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wendu S.

Jan 13, 2024

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

Great location

Everything was great. Nice location. Beautiful view comfy condo. The pool area and hot tub were awesome! Outside traffic noise while on balcony was a little loud but with doors closed didn’t hear a thing. Enjoyed are stay!!

Stayed 21 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

George K.

Oct 30, 2021

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

Great Place to Stay!

What a great stay! The condo was great and the view was wonderful. We sat on the balcony and watched the boats and dolphins. Great location. Close to everything we wanted. We will be going back for another month next spring!

Stayed 27 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Teresa U.

May 5, 2023

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

Great Condo Complex

We have stayed at this condo unit twice and will stay again next year. Nice location and pool. New washer and dryer and refrigerator.

Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daun B.

May 18, 2022

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

Our stay was fantastic!

We enjoy our 10 day stay. We hated to go home. We had coffee on the balcony and watched the boats and Dolphin’s in morning. The pool is amazing and hot tub. We definitely will be back.😄

Stayed 10 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Linda G.

Jan 8, 2023

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

Cozy Christmas Getaway

Cozy place with a water view from the balcony. A lot of traffic on the bridge near by. But we could not hear it inside with the sliders closed. Loved that it has a stacked washer and dryer. Great getaway for couples.

Stayed 15 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

terry n.

Jan 28, 2024

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

too short

only had two weeks, hope to spend at least a month next january

Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ted L.

Apr 9, 2023

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

Boca ceiga

Condo was very nice plenty of room for 2 of us, great views of bay and doc fords restaurant right next door , only draw back was the causeway bridge was quite noisy when sitting out but condo was quiet when inside !!

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

erica t.

Jan 13, 2021

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

Perfect family trip

Condo looks exactly like listing. Stayed with my hubsand and 2 small kids. Perfect for a small family, condo has everything you need. The complex is immaculate and quite beautiful. Quiet and perfect for families. Pool is heated and nice hot tub as well Close to many restaurants, as well as the beach. Perfect getaway. We enjoyed being on the outskirts of the touristy strip! definitely plan to rent again.

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2020

6/10 Okay

Claudia W.

Feb 15, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, listing accuracy

Disliked: Communication, location

Nice place if you vacation quietly

We spent a month. The property itself is pleasant. But it's next to a highway with a constant stream of fast-moving traffic that only lets up between midnight and 5 am. It's nearly impossible to make a left turn from the driveway to go to the beaches or reach the Pinellas Trail. If you prefer quiet vacations limited to your balcony and the pool, it's fine. If you like to bike, hike or just take quiet walks away from noisy traffic without making mad dashes across 5-6 lanes, keep looking.

Stayed 28 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Cheri H., Brookfield WI

Apr 3, 2022

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

Nice place to stay

This property was in a great location. As for the condo itself, it could use a few upgrades, like getting rid of the carpet in the bedroom. If you looked closely you could see the dog hair inbedded in it, Also a a little more detail to the Cleaning. Fans had a lot of dust on them. Overall this would not deter me from staying there again, I also would have preferred a small table to sit at to eat, but I knew ahead of time that the only table was outside on deck. The pool was great, people very friendly. We definitely enjoyed ourselves there.

Stayed 30 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tom H.

Apr 6, 2023

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

Dolphin view

We stayed at this lovely condo for 9 nights in March. It is a compact 1 bedroom unit that was very clean and tastefully decorated. Lots of towels and bedding . Included soaps, toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies. The balcony was large and we saw dolphins almost every day in the bay. Also enjoyed beautiful sunsets from the balcony. The only negative was it’s close proximity to a busy road, which was quite loud when on the balcony. The building had a lovely warm pool - you could not hear the road noise when at the pool. It was close to grocery stores, restaurants , a large mall and the beach was a short 10 minute drive . All in all it was a great place to enjoy a vacation!

Stayed 9 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Rob F.

Jun 22, 2021

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

Disliked: Cleanliness

Great location and people

The unit supplied everything that was needed. The location is great a close to everything. The pull out mattress is a terrible excuse for a mattress. My 7 year old could sleep in it because of the poor quality of mattress and the springs. I can imagine an adult being comfortable on it. The carpet in the bedroom is disgusting. You can see the black areas and siled markes all over it. That was gross. The balcony seemed like no one has swept or cleaned the edges or corners as there was a bunch of crud there. Plus there was a nasty piece of carpet that must have been a left over that was cut and place on the balcony. It was gross. The rest of the tiles floors were clean and nice.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

dan g.

Mar 21, 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication

Disliked: Location

Too much traffic

Had some problems at the beginning of our stay that were resolved by owner which we appreciated. The furniture had some large stains on it and we notified the owner about them. He said he planned to take care of that in the summer when it’s slower. We thought that was odd because it seems that you’d want your renters to have a good impression of where they stayed for 3 weeks. It’s an end unit next to a busy highway and bridge so the noise was terrible , too noisy to use the deck. Nice pool area and could see some dolphins. There happened to be red tide during our stay so lots of dead fish in the water in front of the condos, got quite smelly if the wind blew the air in our direction. One of the guests asked the maintenance man if anyone cleaned them up and he said it wasn’t his job and he didn’t know if anyone else would. We had our small dog along so we explored many beautiful parks in the area.

Stayed 21 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Sherry R.

Jul 31, 2024

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

Stayed 28 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

diane s., Zelienople Pa

Feb 28, 2022

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

Wonderful location & view

We had a nice 6 week stay here. Very nice for the money.

Stayed 43 nights in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Jon S.

Nov 18, 2021

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

Disliked: Cleanliness

gorgeous sunsets,

Could have been cleaner, I hope the owner cleaned up the unit while the complex was being painted.

Stayed 48 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nina A.

Oct 29, 2021

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

Fantastic

We loved this spot and will be back! Loved that we could bring our dog. The only bummer was the pool was closing part of the week for maintenance. That would have been nice to know before, but it all worked out.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Patricia D.

Jul 31, 2021

Liked: Check-in

Disliked: Cleanliness, location

NEVER AGAIN,,,

The absolute worst place I have ever checked into! Filthy from the front door, throughout! Dirty bed linens left on beds, damp towels mildewy in dryer,,,, I did 5 loads of laundry on check in day which was Saturday, owner came Tuesday with some new towels, sheets, ect. Top of stove burnt to a crisp! PICTURES, I got 'em! I scrubbed it clean! Would have been less work for me to stay home! I paid as much here as what I normally pay @ beachfront locations, so am not real happy about that. This is the first time my family was glad to get home! It is not a really friendly place either! No one speaks to you,,, Horrible!

Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mitta C.

Jul 5, 2021

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

Nice place and great location

Definitely an awesome place for the price !

Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jackie P.

Jul 5, 2021

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

Cute and cozy

We had an amazing time here. It was close to everything we wanted to do. Very quiet and cozy. My only complaint is that there weren’t extra blankets. We flew so skipped packing them so we all went and bought a new one. No big deal for us. Would definitely stay again!

Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Conrad F.

Apr 15, 2021

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

Spring vacation

Beautiful view of the bay. Pool was warm and tenants were very friendly.

Stayed 28 nights in Mar 2021

6/10 Okay

Duke G.

Feb 17, 2021

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

Nice but noisy

The condo offers a lovely view of Boca Ciega Bay, and VA Memorial Park across from it -- but it's best enjoyed from inside the sliding glass doors, especially during rush hour on Bay Pines Boulevard. In the bedroom road noise was muted enough to watch TV and fall asleep. I walked to and along the Pinellas Trail easily by first crossing under the Boulevard bridge (I stooped due to the ~5' clearance; not an approved walking path) -- so walking to the nearby Target and adjacent shopping appears straight-forward if you don't care to drive much. If you do drive, it's an easy hop to Tyrone Square Mall and 66th street shopping and restaurants. Everything was clean, the instruction sheet comprehensive. We purchased a bathtub mat to avoid slipping, and the sliding glass door was not easily latched, so I usually rigged a "security bar" in the tracks at night to be sure.

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2021

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