The accommodation was in a quiet, safe residential area, 250 metres from the beach. The house was perfectly adequate for our group of six adults and two children. The air conditioning worked well and the pool was heated to 85 degrees F, although the heating switched off on our second last day. There is an extra charge of $35/day for heating the pool.

The house was selected because of its close proximity to Clearwater Beach, regarded as one of the finest in the USA. Unfortunately, we could not use the beach for the first four days of our six day stay, because of a Red Tide event, which was unknown to us and not flagged up beforehand as a possibility. This event is an algae bloom, karenia brevis, which is toxic to fish and causes skin and eye irritation and breathing problems for humans, with the air having a sulphurous smell. Fortunately, the house was far enough away from the smell not to cause concern in the pool. The shoreline was littered with dead fish adding to the smell and we were surprised that it took the city authorities so long to clean the beach.

lovely and close to beach

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