Florida Lifestyle Vacation Rentals

My wife and I stayed at the Holiday Villas III condo 305. The condo was extremely clean and in a great location. The view of the beach and ocean from the balcony was perfect. The staff was very polite and professional. We had a problem on the night we arrived, and that was the patio door lock broke. I went to the office the next morning when they opened and within an hour the problem was fixed. We were very very very satisfied with everything. I would recommend this place to anyone and will be booking it again. My wife and I agree and give this place a 5 star rating

Have been using this company for my Florida stays for over 15+ years. They always get me booked even if it's 24 hours before I arrive. They are also super friendly and professional !!

As we entered Unit 11, we noted a strong musty odor coming from the unit and it was quite muggy inside. So, after checking the AC thermostat, which was set at 78 degrees, we turned it down, noticed that the musty odor had become increasingly worse and that there was now dust blowing out from the AC vent in the main living room. We checked the AC filter and found it clogged with dust and hair, so we changed it with no issues since there were extras in the hall closet. The AC vents throughout the entire unit were black with dirt and mold with the exception of the one in the laundry room which had black mold growing across the ceiling in front of it as well. Sand in the couches, leftover food on the floor, both bedroom windows with mold growing along the caulk line, cracked walls, a dirty refrigerator and drywall mud falling from the bathroom ceiling rounded out the issues. Let's be realistic, this unit is in dire need of updating and cleaning. Needless to say, we did NOT spend any more time in this unit and immediately contact the renting agency. Unfortunately, it was afterhours for them, which meant we were left playing phone-tag with several of their employees, before we were finally able to speak to someone actually at the office. The woman we spoke to (unable to recall her name) stated that it would take her some time to check to see what units were available for us and that she would call us back. True to her word, around 5:30pm, she did call back and presented us with the option of moving to the unit across from our current location which was not gulf-front, which we had originally reserved, and was along busy Gulf Blvd, which we certainly did not want. The only remaining option for us, since we needed a 3 bedroom unit, was a unit at a larger complex located several miles away in Indian Shores. Given that we had already purchased our groceries and that we were determined to have a family vacation, we opted for this unit but requested that the rental agent meet us at the unit in case it was in the same state as our current one which she graciously did. Long story short, the unit was clean, well decorated and very well stocked with the only disadvantages being a much much larger complex, not where we wanted to vacation and we were unable to cook the Saturday dinner we had planned. The agent stated that she would have someone from Florida Lifestyle contact us and left for the evening. Since this was a Saturday, we figured no one would call until Monday. Late Monday afternoon, after not hearing from the agency, we called them and were informed that they were willing to offer us a $50.00 credit to our account so we "could have a real nice dinner out" on them. Considering there are 5 of us, I am not sure where they thought we could get a nice dinner for $10/each...maybe Chic-fil-a? We expressed our displeasure, told them that all we'd like is for our 1st night to be comped since we couldn't enjoy it as we had planned due to the issues with their unit and that we would like to hear from Steve. She stated that she felt that was fair, told us that she would speak to Steve and have him call us tomorrow. Once again, crickets from FLVR and we called them again, this time Steve was out sick that day. Respecting that, we gave them a few more days and attempted to speak to Steve again, but Sandy told us that he wasn't in and that the $50.00 credit was all that he was willing to offer in compensation. She also commented that the agency did have a cleaning crew tend to the unit and that it took them THREE days to clean it! Considering the very poor quality of the unit managed by them and the complete lack of professionalism given the fact that we never even heard from Steve, or any manager for that point, I would strongly recommend that anyone considering renting a unit from Florida Lifestyle Vacation Rentals to proceed with caution and be sure to do your research homework before signing.

If you are vacationing in Florida in Indian Shores, Indian Rocks Beach or surrounding areas, this is the BEST rental company! Every place we have rented through them has been above and beyond our expectations.

Very poor communication Hot tub not working Beach-pool codes incorrect