Five Palms Condominium Resort

I took a quick few days in Clearwater. I usually stay on the ocean but thought I would try the bay side. Glad I did, Much quieter and peaceful. Only a couple blocks walk to the beach, great food and «the action».
The manager was really nice and very helpful. I guess the last manager was bad and had to be let go. A really nice woman now.
They have bikes to ride around the island. Don’t miss riding out to the north end of the island.

After reading the one review on this place from back in 2010, I’m sad that particular person had such a horrible experience.
We have stayed here twice so far, and each time was a very memorable experience. The new property manager, Suzanne, is kind, caring and thorough. She has done a ton of upgrades and renovations to this place. We had an opportunity to see a few of the rooms, and each one is it’s own little gem. They all have their own personalities and are each taken care of.
The property features a pool, lounging chairs, a dock (great for fishing) and because we bring our boat up from Orlando, it’s a great feature to have right on the inter-​coastal. It’s super easy for us to get to the coast and go fishing from this location. They also have gas grills that are free to use for us to grill up our catch. This place is also walking distance (about 2 blocks) from the main Clearwater Beach attractions, shops, restaurants and beaches.
This place is quaint and cozy. It’s not ritzy, but if feels like home. The suites we’ve stayed in are one bedroom units with a queen bed, but they also have pull out couches for our kids. Like I said, it’s not ritzy, but it does the job and it’s comfy. There are some other units that have double beds and are larger. This layout works out nicely for what we need.
For the price this location offers, and the new management and upgrades — we won’t be staying anywhere else. I’m so glad I found this place, and am happy to give them 5 stars. They’ve EARNED it!!!

If you want a horrible vacation rental, this is your place. The property manager, Art, was TERRIBLE! He did not care about problems pertaining to the ‘condo’ and even entered our room while we were gone! (we were there about a month and left, fully paid, for a week to go on a cruise). We did NOT give him permission to enter and he left the place completely unlocked with all of our stuff inside! We were also told no pets, but his family stayed one week while we were there, and they brought their dog and the kids were loud all day and night. NOT notified ahead of time and they started at about 7am. To top it all off, everything in the place fell apart! So if you like being treated like crap from the property manager and have some random construction guys peep in your windows, this is the place to go.