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Bright Beach Studio – Silver Sands #255A by RVA

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Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Entire apartment

1 bathroomSleeps 2

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

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Longboat Key, FL
  • Place, Longboat Key Beaches
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Cannons Marina
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Siesta Key Beach
    ‪34 min drive‬
  • Airport, Sarasota, FL (SRQ-Sarasota-Bradenton Intl.)
    ‪29 min drive‬

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About this property

Bright Beach Studio – Silver Sands #255A by RVA

RVA offers Silver Sands Gulf Beach Resort. Located beach front on beautiful Longboat Key, this resort offers all the amenities of a large hotel with the privacy and seclusion that has Silver Sands guests returning each year. Relax on our private beach, walk on our soft white sand, take a dip in our heated beachside pool, or enjoy a complimentary chaise lounge and beach umbrella while breathing in the fresh salt-water air. Practice your golf game on our putting green or relax on our beautiful beach with your favorite novel. Wireless Internet access is available in the privacy of your individual unit, at the garden area or on the pool deck.



Limited Membership Privileges: Guests of Silver Sands Gulf Beach Resort #255A will have temporary membership privileges at Cedars Tennis Resort located at 645 Cedars Court on Longboat Key. The limited temporary membership allows the guest access to fully-lit Har-Tru tennis and pickleball courts (after 1 p.m. daily and subject to availability), community bicycles, fishing pier and Jr. Olympic heated swimming pool. The guest will also have access to the community fitness center.



Accommodations: Silver Sands Gulf Beach Resort is a relaxing retreat located directly on the Gulf of Mexico on the northern-end of Longboat Key. Choose from our various unit styles including hotel rooms, one- and two-bedroom garden view units, and one- and two-bedroom beach front units.



Unit #255A Features: Hotel Room in the Orange Building



Bedding: 1 Queen



Resort Features: On-Site Office, Wi-Fi Internet Access, Coin-Operated Washer/Dryer, Community Pool, Private Beach Access, Shuffleboard Courts, Putting Green, Private Lanai (certain units), Complimentary Parking, Designer Decorated Units, Fully-Equipped Kitchen or Kitchenette, BBQ Area
During your stay at this apartment building, you're just a quick walk from Longboat Key Beaches. Features include laundry facilities. The apartment includes amenities such as free WiFi and a kitchen.
  • Air-conditioned apartment with kitchen, washer/dryer and lanai
  • Free WiFi
  • Amenities include laundry facilities
  • On-site recreation includes tennis courts
  • Steps from Longboat Key Beaches and a 5-minute drive from Bradenton Beach
As a guest of Bright Beach Studio – Silver Sands #255A by RVA, you'll find barbecue grills, a garden, and laundry facilities. The front desk is open around the clock.

This Longboat Key apartment is smoke free.

Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach umbrellas

Pool/Spa

  • Communal pool
  • Heated pool

Internet

  • Available in the apartment: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

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

Bedrooms

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

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

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Lanai

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washer/dryer

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

  • Near the bay
  • Near the marina

Things to do

  • Golf
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis

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

  • Garden

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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 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
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions. You will also receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, which will enable you to manage your booking.

Property is also known as

7538-173196

Bright Beach Studio – Silver Sands #255A by RVA Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 68 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 68 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 68 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 68 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 68 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Christie T.

Disliked: Cleanliness
Disappointed for sure. Bathroom- grout in tile shower was NOT clean. WallsNext to shower has peeling paint and sections of Sheetrock gone. Very small vanity and no place to store bathroom items. Kitchen/bedroom area-there is no where to wash any dishes other then the bathroom sink, so bring paper products. There is very little space to put food items or prepare anything, just one space counter space. The tv is very small. It is in a small cabinet. The stools to the table are very wobbly. One of the nightstands the weave is coming off the bottom of the stand. There are 2 hangers in the closet to hang any items you have. There are doors on each side of the room that would connect to the other rental units. You can hear EVERYTHING from the other units. The bed is terrible and the pillows are flat and so uncomfortable. On the bright side-Silver sands property is awesome! I have stayed here before in another unit and it was great!The outdoor area is clean and kept up daily. The people who work there are very friendly. You are literally steps from the white sand beach and the ocean. The beach area is clean and quiet. It is fantastic! They provide beach chairs. I would stay at Silver Sands again but definitely NOT in that room.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2026

8/10 Good

rebecca g.

Liked: Cleanliness
The communication was excellent and the staff very friendly. I would recommend this stay for anyone requiring a small room with easy beach access. My only negative was that the bathroomneeds updating. Overall this is a great location for beach lovers!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Blake M.

Liked: Cleanliness

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.

Liked: Cleanliness

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.

Liked: Cleanliness

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

Shay W.

Liked: Cleanliness

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

8/10 Good

Jennifer M.

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

Karen K.

Liked: Cleanliness

Best Kept Secret - Best Beach in Florida!

We stayed in 4 different rooms, with 14 family members. Staff was WONDERFUL, as was the beach. The pool bottom was a little rough, and we had two broken light fixtures, and a frying pan that was not very good. But we wouldn't change our mind to return over and over again. We first stayed there when my daughter was 3, and we now took our Grandsone who is 1. You will not be disappointed, Other than the grocery store, we never went anywhere~
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer S.

Liked: Cleanliness

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

8/10 Good

Joyce. B.

Liked: Cleanliness

A gem of a property but an old unit

Silver Sands is right on the beach , it’s “old Florida” You have access to Cedars East, with free bikes, (however, they did not honor them for us and pool , tennis and Pickleball courts . The office manager Margaret is wonderful, responsive and helpful. The room needs updates: the shower grout is old and moldy, the toilet seat had wear marks ,mattress is hard and old, there is a loud wall unit for HVAC . That said I would stay again at the property just not in this unit.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great location

Everything was good. Great location on the beach thanks.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan G.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great place

Awesome
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is a little dated and there was no couch It was very friendly and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness

Greatl location and proximity to the ocean

We had small but efficient room. Everything we needed was available
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Frank & Kathy N.

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

10/10 Excellent

William L., Bellville, Ohio, USA

Liked: Cleanliness

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

Jennifer M.

Liked: Cleanliness

Bedding

The pillows can be improved. And a new mattress is needed.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

JoAnn B.

Disliked: Cleanliness

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

10/10 Excellent

Christopher J.

Liked: Cleanliness

Weekend getaway

Wonderful. Staff was very friendly and easy to work with. Place was clean and great access to the beach. Exactly what we needed for our short time there.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

kathryn l., Pittsburgh

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

david h.

Liked: Cleanliness

Secluded beach

There was no one on the beach. the chairs and umbrella were a good perk for hot days. I wished there had been some waves.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Ronald W.

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.

Liked: Cleanliness

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

8/10 Good

Bridget W.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Ok

It was just OK
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Denise B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Relaxing

Very quiet and comfortable stay
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2022