Monterey Condos B301

We stayed at Monterey last year and our unit was great! This year we rented two for the whole family. Unit B302 was cheaply furnished and worn in many places. The floor in Unit B301 was filthy. We would not have know because of the color, but had two crawling babies who looked like they had been crawling in a tire store within 15 minutes of arriving. We had to purchase a mop and bucket and changed the water several times it was so dirty. The unit was better decorated than the other but the bathrooms were still worn and needed some TLC. Both had broken towel bars and toilet paper rolls holders.

To top everything off, we had a false carbon monoxide/smoke detector alarm in the entire building at 4:30 am. One of the mornings there. The entire building was awakened, kids and adults. The fire department came and reset the error causing them to go off. By that time everyone was awake. No discount, no $20 off a meal, just “we care about your safety” text message later that afternoon.

When I booked I didn’t have a definitive number of who was coming and just gave a 5 people in each unit even though each unit slept 8 or more. B302 had no wash cloths. I called they said I had only put 5 people down in the condo and they could only give us 5 washcloths. It took 12 hours to get the washcloths. By then we had gone to Walmart and purchased a dozen for $6 and washed and dried them so the expense of 8 washcloths for a condo that sleeps 8 would not be a significant costs.

You can’t beat the location but Monterey needs better management and updated units for the price you pay. We are looking into a house next year. It will be the same price as two units.

Wonderful stay. Great view with a spacious balconey.

We enjoyed our 6th stay at Monterey Place.

Great stay! Only complaint is that the door to the balcony was terrible- would not open easily and by the end of the stay we couldn’t turn knob at all. Staff is very communicative when we had an issue with the door code- great customer service. Loved the private beach!

Very pretty place on the beach!! It was a great place for our family.. The kids road bikes and loved the area being so close to everything.

Perfect location for our 1st visit to this area of Florida, right on the beach, views were 2nd to none, dolphins in the morning, patio was small but big enough for us, private and quiet (April 15th week). Quiet and secure, lots of space easy access gated entry. Elevator was nice, Beach access was great, clean, new, about 5 flights of stairs to get down to the beach but easy private access! Unit inside could use some upgrades - no blinds on the main living area, only unit in these building we saw with no privacy to the other units on the LR windows? Furniture was well used - worked for us but i would have expected a bit more comfort, pool was nice, but only get's sun for a few hours between the buildings, and was like a wind tunnel during between the buildings, so factor that in, pool time is best between 11am and 2 pm only. Refrigerator placement was not good doors do not open all the way, toaster only toasted on once side of the bread? just some odds and ends that could have been easily corrected to make this place perfect - price was good, easy access to about anything up and down 30A. Management company very responsive, we didn't have the gate code upon arrival but didn't take long at all to get corrected. I would stay here again, but i'd like to see some investment inside this particular unit by the owner.

We had a wonderful time at Monterey B301! The beach and pool were never crowded. My children enjoyed playing on the grassy area in front of the condo, and the pool bathrooms were super convenient. The proximity to the beach and closeness of all on 30A was fabulous. Benchmark was quick to respond to any questions we had. We would absolutely stay here again!

We love the size, decor and location! We had a wonderful stay. There is one chair in living area that needs to be replaced, upholstery dirty and it rocks back too far.

Perfect location. I loved the furniture and the kitchen. It was so relaxing.
If I had to pick 1 thing that I would change, it would just to add curtains to the side windows (2) of the building where the other condo could see in.
We had an issue with the dryer not working but maintenance came the next morning in less than 12 hours and fixed it.
I will be staying here again!

We rented multiple condos for our entire family. We ranged in age from 1-91 and everyone had a great time. The location was perfect, beach access amazing, and the condos were well maintained and very comfortable. I hope to come back soon!

We had a wonderful time in a beautiful place!

This condo was great for our family. The views to the beach and gulf are wonderful, the elevator is fast and it only services 8 units so its always available. 3 Bedrooms with a bunk closet slept 2 fam's and the grandparents easily and everyone has their own bathroom. This part of Seacrest Beach is our favorite and is less crowded than most of 30a. Your a short walk to Alys and Rosemary. We would stay here again.