East Shore Resort is a bit farther (from Sarasota airport ) located in Clearwater Beach. They have a couple of studios, eight 1-bedroom, and one 2-bedroom. We stayed in a studio. It was very clean which is most important to us. The pool is heated and the water is clean! Washer and dryer are free for guests and they even provide detergent. Free parking too but we didn’t get a rental car.
The location is about two blocks from the beach, which was very crowded when we were there. We ended up taking the trolley farther north to get away from the main crowd.
To find more seclusion, we walked on the beach to Caladesi Island State Park, about a little over 2 mile one way. There’s hardly anyone there the closer you get to the park. You can cut down the distance by using the trolley or ride share.
East Shore provides beach chairs and umbrellas to take to the beach. Also a nice touch is the self-serve free beer on tap! Why not!
Many restaurants close by but mostly have similar items and prices. I tried several to find the best grouper sandwich. We went in late May. The ocean water was near 90 degrees not refreshing but there’s no hesitation getting in compared to the 50ish degree waters here in Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay.
