Sheraton Sand Key Resort

Nice location right at the beach. Newly renovated room. We had a great stay overall. Nice and friendly front desk team.

After staying here for a conference a few years, ago we retuned with the family. The location is great. We decided not to rent a car. This was partially due to their pay to park policy, and partly because we felt we did not need one. The Uber was about $50. Since I had been a few years ago, the hotel had been painted and the rooms upgraded. We were only here for 3 days and only used the beach. I agree that the umbrella and chair rentals are a bit steep, but they do not have a resort fee, so that almost cancels out. The beach / water is a bit of a walk, but not an issue for us. The only time we used the cart was walking back with a tray of frozen drinks from the pool bar. The pool was crowded, but we never sat there. We walked across the street every morning for breakfast at Dunks and walked to dinner at the Columbia and Backwater. We also took an Uber for $7 to Pier 60 one night for dinner and sunset. Overall, it was a very relaxing stay. We were on the beach for 6 hours each day so we got our moneys worth out of the chairs. We had 2 Queen beds and a view of the roofs, but you could still see the water. WE were able to book a great rate and we will hopefully be back.

This hotel was in a prime location for sure, with the beautiful beach stretching right behind the property. The room I stayed was fully renovated and I loved the automatic light in the closet. One problem I had was the noise level in my room. I heard the next door neighbors’ coughing and hair blow dry so clearly I got nervous for a second thinking they were in my room! There was also a big party going on somewhere outside well after midnight and so I had trouble falling asleep. Other than that the whole stay was nice.

Never having been to Florida before I was very apprehensive about some reviews. We had a fantastic 5 days at The Sheraton Sand Key. The staff are so friendly and will do anything to assist and advise. We never had any difficultly getting a sun bed at anytime of the day. We never found the pool,crowded, it was heated also.Our room was a gulf view room had been renovated and had everything we needed. Water and coffee replenished daily. We had the buffet breakfast three times and was plentiful and varied, good value. Gluten free also catered for. Cocktails and smoothies from beach bar were very good. The hotel is right on the beautiful powdery sand, it only takes 5 mins to walk to the sea, no problem for at all, but there is a golf buggy if needed The trolley bus was free and was perfect for getting around Clearwater and beyond. I am glad we stuck to our guns and stuck with the hotel We stayed April 2024.

This is one of our go-to Marriotts on the Gulf. Recently stayed there with our two kids (tween and teenager). Booked a two Queen room with no view and received a Platinum upgrade to a pool view room, which was on the corner and also had a view of the Gulf. Note that the pool view rooms mostly also have gulf views, though the water is about a quarter mile away from the hotel. There is a golf-cart that runs most of the day shuttling people from the pool to the water given the longer distance. There are beach volleyball courts and soccer goals set up as well. Chairs/umbrellas are about $50 for a set and well worth it given the heat in the spring/summer. The rooms were recently renovated and they are very clean and well appointed. Mainstays Tavern is fun with a pool table, a lot of TVs, and a decent menu. Rusty's is more upscale and the place for breakfast buffet (free for 2 people for Platinum+). We got it to-go each morning and the restaurant staff was incredibly friendly. The only thing the hotel needs is a bigger pool, which is rather small for the size of the hotel and cost of the rooms. Every chair is filled early in the morning, and by afternoon there is really nowhere to swim because it is so crowded. Definitely still worth the stay for the beach setup alone as there are not many options for this type of setup in Clearwater Beach. Hands down better than an Opal property, especially if you are Platinum+ and can get a free upgrade.

I believe there is public access along the parking lot and thats fine but they had lounge chairs configured like a trap at end of path, do they realize if some one trips and gets injured how stupid an idea that is. Pay to park is a new feature also .

First the positives: * I think it’s the best location in Clearwater. Away from the hustle and bustle and a very nice private beach. * Hotel workers are very nice. * Beautifully renovated. Our hotel room is very pretty and well laid out. Now the needs improvement: * Pool is small. Lots of chairs, but plan to set an alarm at 6AM to “claim” your seats. * At the beach, a set of two beach chairs and an umbrella is $45. So $90 for a family of four. A little steep. * This is not a pampering or getting waited on type of hotel. You need to stand in line and wait for your food if you order by the pool (food or drinks). There are no pool waiters. * Food at restaurants is good, but the service seems a little slow everywhere we go. Again, everyone is really nice, but I think they could hire a few more people. * There should be a filtered water cooler on site (especially by the pool). Filtered is the key word here. * My biggest problem was that ingredients at all places were not readily available. This delayed the process everywhere we ordered. Management should ensure each location is very aware of the allergens in their food, and ideally, would have an allergy ingredient list for the top 8 allergens readily available at every restaurant. I’m not sure if we’d come back. It’s very expensive for a hotel that doesn’t really deserve its 4 star rating.