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Bright Studio by the Beach–Silver Sands Gulfside Stay #255A Resort by RVA

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Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
1 bathroomSleeps 2

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Air conditioning
  • Outdoor space

Explore the area

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Longboat Key, FL
  • Place, Jewfish Key
  • Place, Coquina Beach
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, IMG Academy
    ‪24 min drive‬
  • Airport, Sarasota, FL (SRQ-Sarasota-Bradenton Intl.)
    ‪29 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

0 bedrooms (sleeps 2)

Other Space 1

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Shower only

Spaces

Garden
Dining area

About this property

Bright Studio by the Beach–Silver Sands Gulfside Stay #255A Resort 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

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

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

About the area

Longboat Key

Located in Longboat Key, this apartment is on the beach. Shoppers can check out St. Armands Circle, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of Coquina Beach and Lido Beach. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Longboat Key Public Tennis Center or LECOM Park. Jet skiing and scuba diving offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling and mountain biking nearby.
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Longboat Key, FL

What's nearby

  • Longboat Key Beaches - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Cannons Marina - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Coquina Beach - 7 min drive - 7.2 km
  • Cortez Beach - 9 min drive - 8.9 km
  • IMG Academy - 24 min drive - 23.0 km

Getting around

  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ-Sarasota-Bradenton Intl.) - 35 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪7-Eleven - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Shore Longboat Key - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Pesto Bistro & Wine Bar - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Swordfish Grill - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

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.

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

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Bright Studio by the Beach–Silver Sands Gulfside Stay #255A Resort by RVA?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Bright Studio by the Beach–Silver Sands Gulfside Stay #255A Resort by RVA?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

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 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 64 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 64 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 64 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 64 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 64 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Blake M.

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.

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

10/10 Excellent

William L., Bellville, Ohio, USA

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
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6/10 Okay

A guest from Mattoon, IL

You get what you pay for

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Pictures don't really match the room. It's outdated and smaller than it appears. Hardly any water pressure, especially the sink. The bathroom has some water damage to the walls. For what you pay, it'll work given how close it is to the beach. But a little more money would give you at least a one bedroom and be better for a week. It's cramped for 2. Pool was nice but needed umbrellas as all but 2 were broke. Beach access was great. Need to clean up though where you wash your feet from sand as it's all sand and defeats the purpose.

8/10 Good

John B.

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

Mary B.

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

Great location

Everything was good. Great location on the beach thanks.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Vic G.

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

10/10 Excellent

Christopher J.

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

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

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

8/10 Good

Jennifer M.

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

Jennifer S.

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

Susan G.

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

Great place

Awesome
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
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

david h.

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

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

10/10 Excellent

Shay W.

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

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer M.

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

Karen K.

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

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

6/10 Okay

Frank & Kathy N.

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

8/10 Good

Joyce. B.

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

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
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8/10 Good

Wendy M.

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

2/10 Terrible

JoAnn B.

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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6/10 Okay

Pam D.

Great location, great host!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Margaret at the office was so accommodating and helpful. The ‘hotel room’ was dated but clean. The bathroom was not in good shape at all. Cruddy grout, toilet seat paint off. Plenty of towels, and bed was fine. The grounds of the property were very nice and beach area, pool area clean.
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10/10 Excellent

Allen G.

Silver sands

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. 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: Great getaway place. Nice layout and relaxing environment. Beautiful beach with nice lounge chairs
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10/10 Excellent

A guest from Sarasota, FL

Perfect Staycation

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: Location was superb, with the beach very private. The unit was clean and well stocked with towels. We enjoyed breakfast at The Blue Dolphin Cafe and dinner at The Chart House.

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