Siesta Key Galleries. The Closest Condo to the Gulf of Mexico

Below you will find three Siesta Key Galleries:

Our Condo
Sunsets from Our Lanai
Our Beach

There is a second Gallery page that includes pictures taken around Sarasota area and at the annual The Crystal Classic Sand Sculpting Festival. Please click here to see those Galleries.

If you are into fishing, please click here see our page, Fishing Siesta Key and Sarasota. The page is loaded with helpful information and pictures of fish you might catch in the area.

If you click on any picture in a Gallery, it will open a viewer that automatically sizes pictures for PC, tablet and smartphone viewing. You can navigate forward or backwards through the Gallery by using the arrow keys. Click anywhere on the picture to remove the title, and click again to bring it back.

To see a video slideshow of our condo (A309) and the surrounding area please click here.

Our Condos – Featuring Interior Photos of A309

We own a total of four condos at the complex: three 2-bedroom and one 1-bedroom. All of them have similar floor plans, the only difference is the 1-bedroom unit lacks a guest bedroom. The interior photos below are from A309. If you would like to see interior photos of our other condos or book directly online using our secure website, please Click Here.

The first two pictures in the Gallery are aerial views of our condo complex. It is hard to appreciate how close we are to the Gulf and bay without seeing it from the air. Our condos sit on a VERY narrow strip of sand. This unique location provides you with direct water views from every room.

We are on a VERY narrow strip of sand - every room has a direct water view.

Siesta Key beachfront condo for rent — Aerial view of our beachfront Siesta Key condos - Gulf of Mexico to the right and Bay to the left

Siesta Key Gulf-front Lanai with Floor to Ceiling Sliding Doors - Million Dollar View — Gulf-front Lanai with Floor to Ceiling Sliding Doors

Siesta Key Gulf-front condo view — The unframed glass railing provides an unobstructed view from our Gulf-front Lanai.

At the end of the day you have a front row seat on the lanai for magnificent sunsets

On windy days you can watch kite surfers from the beachfront lanai as they jump 10 to 20 feet in the air

We provide umbrellas and beach chairs for our guests and we're saving a beachfront seat just for you

Siesta Key Oceanfront condo rental — Spacious Living Room with HDTV, Queen-size Sofa Sleeper and direct Gulf view

Siesta Key dining room with direct Gulf view — Dining Room with direct Gulf view

Siesta Key beachfront condo rental dining room and kitchen — Dining area with granite serving counter makes serving meals a breeze.

Siesta Key well equipped kitchen with direct Gulf view — Well-equipped kitchen with full size appliances and direct Gulf and Bay views

Siesta Key Beachfront Primary Suite — Large beachfront primary suite with direct Gulf view and En Suite full bathroom

Siesta Key condo rental large beachfront bedroom with direct Gulf view — Beachfront Master Suite with 4 x 6-foot sliding window directly overlooking the Gulf of Mexico

View from laying on the bed in Master Suite looking through 4 x 6 foot sliding window

Siesta Key beachfront master suite with full bath and walk-in closet — Beachfront master suite with full private bath and walk-in closet

Siesta Key beachfront condo with private on-suite Master Bathroom with large tiled shower — Private En Suite Master Bathroom with large tiled shower

Siesta Key beachfront condo rental with full-size washer and drier — Large walk-in closet in master suite has a full-size washer and drier, and plenty of room for hanging clothes too.

Siesta Key beachfront condo rental guest bedroom with direct Bay view — Large guest bedroom with king-size pillow-top bed, HDTV and direct Bay view.

Siesta Key sunrise view from the 3 x 5 foot Guest Bedroom window over the Bay

Siesta Key beachfront condo rental guest bathroom. — The hallway to guest bedroom and bathroom can be closed to provide private access to the full-bath for your guests

Siesta Key heated pool and clubhouse — Large heated pool with lounges and adjacent clubhouse for our guests to enjoy

Siesta Key beachfront condo rental shuffleboard by the beach — Shuffleboard by the beach

Siesta Key beachfront condo rental - right on the beach — Our condos sit right on the beach with private access for our guests

Siesta Key beachfront condo rental private beach — The water's edge is only about 125 feet from our condo and there are miles of open beach to explore

Bay Inlet view from Guest Bedroom and East Balcony looking northeast

If you bring or rent a boat, you have free use of our docks. You're also welcome to use our kayak storage rack and launch

Beautifully landscaped grounds - the entrance to our condo — Beautifully landscaped grounds - the entrance to our Siesta Key condo with elevator on the left and stairs to the right

The view of the Bay from the east-facing balcony at night

Siesta Key beachfront condo rental - free boat docks for our guests — An aerial view of our little slice of heaven on earth. Along with enjoying free boat docks, we provide our guests with gas grills along the bay-front.

Sunsets From our Lanai

With its sliding floor to ceiling glass panels and clear glass railing, our lanai is the perfect place to enjoy spectacular sunsets over the Gulf. We also installed a sliding screen so you can capture your own breathtaking photos.

As you can see in the pictures below, some of the most amazing sunsets occur when the sky is almost filled with clouds, but the horizon is clear. On those evenings the sun will illuminate the clouds from beneath after it disappears below the horizon. This light show can go on for as long as 30 minutes after the sun sets.

Full moon-sets, which occur early in the morning, can be spectacular too. Click here to see the times for sunrise, sunset and moon-set during your stay.

Siesta Key Sunset October 2018 by Ted Gudorf

A full moon setting from the Master Bedroom window May 18, 2016

Beachfront Siesta Key Moon-set from Lanai May 17, 2019

Beachfront Siesta Key Moon-set from Lanai at Sunrise May 18, 2019

Our Beach

The distance from our lanai and master bedroom window to the Gulf is only about 50 feet. Even during the peak of tourist season, you’ll find plenty of room to set up your umbrellas and chairs.

If you like long walks on the beach and collecting seashells, you will love our location. To the south you can walk often in near solitude for miles and enjoy the best shelling on Siesta Key. You will also enjoy over a mile of totally undeveloped beachfront.

To the south of us the island quickly narrows to less than 200 feet and is very private and remote. Decades ago there was a pass there that separated Siesta Key from Casey Key. You will see a small marker now where the pass once was. If you continue walking south, you’ll encounter a lone tree that marks the path to Stephen King’s house.

To the north the beach extends nearly two miles before ending at Point of Rocks, which is good spot for snorkeling.

The best shelling on Siesta Key starts right behind our condo and extends miles to the south

This Fossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth was found by a guest in knee deep water directly in front of our condo. It is likely over 5 million years old.

Looking North from the walk that crosses the dune in front of our condo. Let's explore to the North first.

Nothing relieves stress better than a daily dose of Vitamin Sea and Wave Therapy

Some days the Gulf is a still as a farm pond and the water is nearly as clear as the pool.

Siesta Key Juvenile Manatee — When the water is still, keep an eye out for Manatees swimming close by shore

After passing the public beach and a few low-rise condos, it's often just you, the birds and some cool beachfront houses

I must have missed the memo about this morning's meeting...

A Siesta Key beachfront house you'll see on a walk to the north from our condo

Siesta Key beachfront house at far north end of our beach (about 1.5 miles north) by Point of Rocks

Looking South from the walk that crosses the dune in front of our condo

Drone View (our condo is beachfront left of center in photo) of Siesta Key Beach to the South by Sarasota Experience

Drone View (starting just south of condo) of Siesta Key Beach to the South by Sarasota Experience

To the south there is over a mile of totally undeveloped beachfront to stroll before you reach Casey Key

It's not uncommon to find piles of shells along the beach - particularly when you walk to the south

Siesta Key and Casey Key are joined — Siesta Key and Casey Key used to be separated by Midnight Pass, but were joined decades ago

Siesta Key narrows to only about 100'where it joins Casey Key. You can easily walk across to see the Bird Islands

Rent a paddleboard or kayak to visit the Bird Islands on the Bay side and and walk over the dune to the Gulf

If you continue your walk south there is a pretty good chance you'll see far more birds than people on our quiet end of Siesta Key

Snowy Egrets are commonly seen along the beach

Blue Heron are common on southern Siesta Key and don't mind posing for pictures.

The Black Skimmer's lower bill juts out and is used to "skim" the water

Beachfront Siesta Key American White Ibis — The American White Ibis is most commonly seen in groups sifting the surf for food when the wind kicks up the waves.

At the southern tip of Siesta Key you will occasionally find fossilized shark teeth. However, if you're interested, I can tell you where you can go to pick up a palm full in a short walk.

The beach extends to the south farther than you'll probably want to walk

We've walked well into Casey Key - let's turn around and head back north

Being on the southern tip of Siesta Key has its advantages. We're a short drive from the action, but only steps from this unspoiled beauty.

After a long beach walk, our condo looks like an oasis

Siesta Key Rainbow Fisherman's Cove — A sunset reflecting off the west side of the condos with a rainbow in the background - a true pot of gold.

Florida Gopher Tortoise — Meet Summer. She is a Gopher Tortoise and a year-round Fisnerman's Cove resident

East balcony overlooking the Little Sarasota Bay inlet

Rent a paddle-board, kayak or jet ski and get up close with the manatees that often play in the bay right in front of our condo

In the late fall, winter and early spring you'll commonly see groups of manatees, including young calves, in the bay

This big bull manatee was evidently thirsty

Exploring Nearby Beaches

We love to explore nearby beaches. We have developed a new web page that provides information about some of our favorite area beaches; including where we have the best luck finding fossilized shark teeth and sand dollars. Please click here to see our page, Exploring Beaches.