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226 STUDIO

Name: 226 STUDIO
Brand: The Diplomat Beach Resort
SKU: 226
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

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Bathrooms: 1

Sleeps: 2

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Totally remodeled studio with a Tommy Bahama flair. Completely tiled throughout with earth tones for that warm, homey feeling. Brand new kitchen cabinets with corian counter tops and plenty of storage. Unit consists of king size bed, easy chair and leather love seat for added comfort.

* Rates are for 1 to 2 persons, maximum occupancy is 2, additional guests are $15.00 per person per night. children 10 and under may stay free, and are not counted toward the maximum occupancy.

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A/C

WALL UNIT

Accessibility

WHEELCHAIR INACCESSIBLE

Beach/Gulf Front

YES

Bed Size

KING

Cable TV

YES

Dishwasher

First floor

Yes

Floor No.

1ST

Flooring

TILE

Internet Access

YES

King Bed

Yes

Kitchen

Full Kitchen

Non-Smoking

YES

P-Tec Air

Yes

Parking

YES

Pet friendly

South Building

Yes

Studio

Yes

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Peaceful beach front stay

Review Date: May 1, 2024

Vacation Date: April 29, 2024

"I have stayed at unit 226 many times now. I can’t say I enjoy any place more than this studio on the beach. When I stay here I am instantly transported to an island feel. I wake up every morning to a spectacular view of the ocean and pristine white sand beach. I walk out the back of the unit to sit on the lawn chase loungers and drink my coffee with the sunrise. The full kitchen and spacious dining table allows me and my daughter to have breakfast indoors and sometimes we venture to the backyard to the picnic table with its palm leaf covered umbrella. All these details put me into the island mood. Instant relaxation. The vibe in the unit is full of green palms and modern ocean art. The green velvet queen bed is comfortable and looks right out onto the ocean making you feel like you are sleeping on the beach. At sunset I sometimes walk out barefoot for a walk on the beach , other times I watch my kids playing in the pool while watching the sun gloriously setting in that Longboat Key way that seems miraculous every time. Sometimes I sit on the comfy couch or the swivel reading chairs in the unit and read a book and watch the sunset through the huge window. Because the unit is level with the sand, I have a perfect view of these famous sunsets. I pop open the window every night to hear the waves, smell the sea and the screen protects me from the no-see-ums. I love all the art and comforts in the unit. The huge closet offers a large set of drawers and tons of hanging space and keeps all that out of site ! Which I love! I come here twice a year and look forward to it every time. I travel all year throughout the world and I can’t say I’m ever as relaxed and comfortable as I am here. The staff here is always so helpful and attentive , but never intrusive. It feels like a home away from home.

Reviewed By: Regina

Unpleasant Unit 226

Review Date: April 30, 2024

Vacation Date: April 1, 2024

"The Diplomat Beach Resort is an interesting location providing the nostalgia of the 1960's when this facility was built. The units open right to the beach much like the one and two story motels of years past. The beach and pool areas are very clean and well maintained by a pleasant management staff. However, this location is very different from more modern vacation facilities. Many of the design elements are still from the 1960's such as no bathroom fans, old noisy motel style PTAC wall air conditioners, no ADA handicap accessible features (read their website disclosure), etc. Realize also that the Diplomat Resort is not really open to the public, and that your visit is considered to be a guest of the individually owned unit. Therein lies the real problem with the Diplomat Beach Resort. We saw a number of very well appointed and maintained units from other guests. Unfortunately, our unit 226, was very poorly done with cheap furniture, thoughtless arrangement and showed signs of neglect. The main window, right beside the bed, in this first floor unit has large gaping openings in the blinds and no curtains. Many nights we observed people walking by the sidewalk stopping to look in at us sleeping or relaxing; zero privacy in this unit due to the owner's inexpensive choice of window treatment. Some of the other units have very tasteful and private window treatments, but not 226. The layout of unit 226 puts the only eating table right next to the wall air conditioner, which has to be shut off to eat due to the excessive noise and freezing discharge temperatures. The should be located closer to the kitchen and away from the window issues. The clothes dresser is hidden in the small utility closet, very difficult to accessed with the bottom drawer full of the owner's personal material. Other issues summary: a.) cheap bed frame squeaks loudly with the smallest motion all night; b.) exterior doors need repair and locks barely work; c.) most of the lamps don't work; d.) the DVD player is broken and the TV one of the smallest seen in years; e.) the stove is grossly rusted and others issues. The Diplomat Beach Resort apparently does not hold the owners to a minimum standard for rental properties as does most condo resorts. The Diplomat website allows renters to leave a review about the individual unit, but does not allow anyone to view these reviews. Had we been able to see the reviews of each individual unit during our original selection, we never would have selected unit 226. The Diplomat should allow the public to see the individual unit reviews since each unit has a very different maintenance experience. After all, by their own admission, you are not renting the "Resort", you are renting an individual unit held to whatever standard the unit owner decides. Our experience shows a tremendous variation in unit quality. If you stay at the Diplomat Beach Resort I would recommend only picking a unit based on a personal recommendation from a known friend. If you pick a good one, you will probably have a pleasant stay. For us, after staying in unit 226 for a week, we will never be back to the Diplomat. There are far many better choices for the price than the obsolete and partially run down Diplomat Beach Resort.

Reviewed By: AED

Response from The Diplomat Beach Resort :
We would like to take the time to respond to your concerns, for both you and anyone reading reviews for our property. We are 50 individually owned units, pictures of all our units are posted on our website showing furniture, furniture arrangement, etc. The website also notes the type of air conditioner provided in the unit, along with other amenities. Our owners can furnish and decorate their unit to their own preferences, this may not be everyone’s preferences, so we always recommend looking at the website pictures before picking a unit. We have an on-site staff that includes maintenance. The bedframe, door locks, lamps, and DVD player could likely have all been addressed for you if we were made aware. As a staff we are not using the beds, TVs, etc. so sometimes we do rely on guests to bring items like that to our attention as the guests are the ones spending the time in the rooms. Our website does allow reviews under the individual units but most of our reviews come through Google, so not all our units have reviews on the website. Thank you for your feedback on the resort and unit 226.