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Crescent Beach, Siesta Key, Florida Beachfront Vacation RentalsCrescent Beach, a brilliant white crescent of the finest, whitest sand you'll find anywhere, stretches from the junction of Ocean Blvd and Midnight Pass Road, to a few blocks past the point where Stickney Point Road joins Siesta Key to Sarasota. Described another way, Crescent Beach stretches from just south of Siesta Public Beach all the way to Point-of-Rocks, a distance of about two miles. There are so many beachfront accommodations located on Crescent Beach I hardly know where to start. Most sit right on the beach. A few are across the street from the beach, and quite a few have properties both on the beach and across the street from the beach. Midnight Pass Road is the only public roadway in the Crescent Beach Area, and it runs north and south. There are no public access points in most of the Crescent Beach area, so the people you find on the beaches are mostly vacationers staying in the beachfront rentals. Although there are physical pathways to the beach, they are on private resort property and are only for the resort guests. |
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The purpose of this page isn't necessarily to point you to a specific property, but rather to give you an idea of what's available and what the area and the beach are like. So if you use a realtor or manager to help you locate the best Siesta Key beachfront vacation rental for you and your family, you'll already have an idea of what is where on the island. |
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The building address
numbers get larger as you move south on Midnight Pass Road. The
furthest north Crescent Beach vacation rentals are next to the Siesta Public Beach
facility and are in the 5700 block of Midnight Pass Road. The furthest
south rentals on Crescent Beach are in the 6500 block of Midnight Pass
Road right where Stickney Point Road joins Sarasota to Siesta Key.
This is also the South Village area where you will find the
restaurants, shops, Crescent Beach Grocery, Bank of America, a Post
Office, a gas station, and pretty much whatever else you'll need. There is a sidewalk
on the west side of Midnight Pass Road, so you can walk or ride a
bike. It is about 2 miles from the Public Beach Access to the South
Village area. |
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Stepping out onto the brilliant white sand of Crescent Beach makes you forget all about the rest of the world very quickly. The sand is so soft and pure its hard to believe. And the water can be crystal clear and dazzling on calm days (which is most every day). This photo is looking north on Crescent Beach. |
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Not only is Siesta Key's water often very clear, but it is also the most swimmer-friendly. As you see in the photo, the water stays shallow for a long way out and slopes gently into deeper water. Note also the small tide pool and the sandbar. Shellers might be disappointed with Siesta Key, as there are generally not very many shells on the beach. |
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While many of the Siesta Key beachfront vacation rentals are high-rises, the Siesta Royale Apartments are just two levels right on the beach at 6334 Midnight Pass Road. |
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The Aloha Kai is another resort that has not gone hi-rise. At 6020 Midnight Pass Road, the Aloha Kai rents for the day, the week, or the season. |
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The Casa Blanca is a multi-story resort complex at 6154 Midnight Pass Road. |
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Most of the
properties on Crescent Beach are quite large in acreage. In
many places it is quite a distance from Midnight Pass Road to
the beach. So even though your rental might be "beachfront" it
is possible you could still have to drag your gear a hundred
yards or more to the beach. Be sure to inquire exactly where on the
property your unit is in relation to the actual beach if that
is important to you. Years
ago, these large beachfront estates were a buffer from the
road, and the resorts sat right on the beach. As demand
increased for beachfront rentals, the resorts added on more
and more buildings, gradually filling up the entire property
with various buildings. Some are closer to the beach than
others. Also, there may be several different types of
buildings on each property: some single-story, some
multi-story, some new, some older. Some have pools, some have
tennis courts, etc. |
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While most of the beachfront rentals are 5 levels or higher, some smaller resorts exist along side the big ones. The Siesta Sun Apartments at 6424 Midnight Pass Road is the small building on the right side of the photo. |
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The Jamaica Royale at 5830 Midnight Pass Road is an example of a beachfront property with both high-rise beachfront and low level units. |
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The Crescent Beach area of Siesta Key is not a residential area, although there are beachfront condominiums with year-round and seasonal owners. Generally, this area is full of vacationers and vacation rentals on both the bay and Gulf side of Midnight Pass Road. Traffic along Midnight Pass Road is heavy during the winter and spring season, but doesn't usually back up except on nice beach weekends or holidays. Traffic is much lighter during the summer months. As I mentioned, there is a sidewalk along Midnight Pass road for pedestrians and bicycles, but it is quite narrow. Go to Crescent Beach page 3 for links to Crescent Beach Beachfront vacation rentals |
