Description: Best Things Nearby:
Gulf of Mexico, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, lots of nice little shops and wonderful restaurants and great shopping and sight seeing in the Tampa Bay area.
Best Things About the Resort:
The unit had a balcony opening up to a view of the ocean. The best thing was Kevin Duvall, the recreational director. He saw to it that everyone had a great time.
Resort Experience:
The usual welcome party at Belleair Beach Club took place next to the pool on Sunday at 2pm. The activity director, Kevin Duvall, acquainted us with his schedule for the week. We played Bingo at 3pm, and Bob won both games. At 4pm, a craft class decorating visors was offered. Monday morning, Kevin came in from the beach with 20-30 people who participated in Boccie lessons. Next, he led our aquacise group. That was an excellent work out and I plan to keep doing it as long as there’s a pool available.
At 1pm we met in the lobby for the planned trip to the aquarium. We were the only ones signed up so he gave us half price coupons and a map that showed us how to get there. When we got back, the rummy game scheduled for 3pm was already in progress. We didn’t go to the 6pm miniature golf excursion. At 10pm, on Tuesday, a trip to Heritage Village was planned but we decided to go out on the casino boat. Kevin provided us with free boarding passes and buffet coupons. We missed out on the 1pm Name That Tune game (the prize was free Busch Garden tickets). We missed ice-cream time at 2pm, Wheel of Fortune at 3pm, and shuffleboard at 4pm. We had a great time at the shuffleboard court on our own, though.
Wednesday there was line dancing at 10am but I went shopping; however, Bob went down to the pool area for the 12:45pm hot dog roast. After Uno (a card game) at 1:30pm, and ice-cream floats at 2:30pm, he had a big group for Mexican Train at 3pm. We decided to watch from the heated pool. On Thursday at 10am, Bob joined the horseshoe fun on the beach and I did the aquacise at 11pm. Then, at 12:45pm, Kevin led our group to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium for the Sea Safari Cruise. At 4:30pm he had his farewell spaghetti dinner, but we were too hungry after the cruise and stopped at Lever Rocks near the aquarium. Expensive restaurant, but great deals for lunch.
The unit was great, we were right on the Gulf, but the best thing at this resort was the activities—and Kevin made that a lot of fun.
- Unit Type: 1 Bedroom
- Activities: Excellent
- Amenities: Very Good
- Unit Satisfaction: Very Good
- Family Friendliness: Very Good
- Service: Good
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