Sandpearl Resort

Generally speaking staying at the Sandpearl Resort was a great experience. The place feels new. The rooms are comfortable and quiet. If you get a room with a gulf view it is actually a wonderful view that you can enjoy on the private terrace.

I did not use the pool, but it seems large enough for the people staying there. The beach experience is a little different from what I am used to. No, this isn't Miami. The sand is powder fine. The beach is very wide making service to the shore line impossible. Thus, is the huge gap between the Sandpearl chairs and the water a regulation or just practical? I don't know, and it really doesn't matter.

Service is good on the beach. HOWEVER, when they say it takes about thirty minutes for them to make the rounds take that into account. The time between when you see someone no matter what the reason is going to be about that long for a full capacity layout.

The food on the beach is excellent -- well, at least those grouper nuggets were. Wow! I want to have a fish and chips plate made with those! Anyway... Caretta on the Gulf was also a hit. So, if you just wanted to be lazy and stay 100% here that would actually work. With that said, the location seems to be great to just walk out and venture down the tourist town to explore as well.

I wish they did a better job of explaining the logistics. Where are you supposed to get those wristbands before going to the beach? How do you reserve a chair ahead of time? Well, next time I can ask those questions via their text system but when you don't know what you don't know that doesn't work.

Plus, the entire place feels just a little bit more pricey than the value received. It is not terrible, but it is certainly on the edge especially taking into account the valet fees.

Staying at the Sandpearl now and it's very disappointing. We arrived at lunchtime and went to the beach restaurant ordered edamame, chicken wings and coconut shrimp. (All appetizers) the food took over an hour to come out and the shrimp was cold.
Then we had a dinner reservation at 8PM which we couldn't make on time because we had no hot water ‍WTF
Finally made it to dinner ordered dinner and it took over an hour for entrees which came out terrible. My husbands chicken was cooked to death and my fish was cold an undercooked. The restaurant manager thought it was funny apparently because he didn't say much and just laughed. So basically it's 11 O'clock PM and no edible food ?
I just don't get it‍

This is the review of someone who doesn't go to beach resorts often. If you read my Disney Resort reviews, I'd consider myself a budding expert, but beaches I got nothing. So maybe a $42 valet charge is the norm, but that was surprising for a non beach goer like me. Read this review as someone who stays at the beach maybe once or twice a year and every other time it's at Longboat Key Resort (which actually is another Opal Resort).

Location: Amazing. It's right on the beach and like five minutes to the pier. You're at the heart of Clearwater Beach. We walked to Frenchy's on the beach. You really can't beat this location.

Price: It feels like they nickel and dime you. Valet is $42, no choice for self parking, and Beach Chairs are $30. The rooms aren't cheap and there is a resort fee so I'm surprised it isn't included.

Food Options: Top notch. I loved my breakfast and dinner at Caretta's on the Gulf and we drank a couple pitchers from the pool bar. It's so nice to have good options on property.

Pool: The pool is nice, however, it's hard to find chairs. They get taken quickly. We had to share a chair at one point because we couldn't find two together. I love that they have flags so you can raise yours when you want service. The servers are great, we had Elaine who is a real gem. She was personable and on it. If anyone at Sandpearl is reading this, give Elaine a raise.

Room: The room was very nice. It had HUGE ceilings. Higher than even at my house. It made the room feel big. We had a balcony looking out the beach, which was nice to sit on.

Atmosphere: The lobby and the rest of this hotel is beautiful. I love the self playing piano in the lobby.

Miscellaneous: You can't have coolers at the pool or on their private beach. I understand the pool, but that's kind of annoying on the private beach. So you can walk a couple steps to be on the public beach and have a cooler, but if you want to rent the hotel's chairs you can't have the cooler.

Enjoyed myself immensely at this resort!

The views, service, and attention is all top-notch.

Recommend Sandpearl for sure!

Love love love this place! Its paradise! So relaxing and beautiful! The staff are all helpful and nice. The beach is literally right there. You can spend the day relaxing at the pool or go right to the beach just steps away.

We had lunch at the pool restaurant today. Service was outstanding from the very start. We had the Greek wrap and the grouper sandwich. I don't know which one was better. Fresh, delicious ingredients and amazing taste. Every detail was on point. Thank you for making this our new go to lunch spot on Clearwater Beach.

The staff here are atrocious. Was constantly barraded with security insisting I didn't belong here, constantly asking for my name and room number, yet never checking any sort of database to "verify" we had a booking like they insisted they were doing. Just walking up with their smug attitude, saying "you don't look like you belong here" and then insisting that we go through the verification process... honestly ruined the whole experience.

Matt at the activities desk was so rude. We have bands for the beach and was asking where we could find towels. He denied giving us towels because we were not staying at the hotel. Matt was not helpful and did not exhibit polite customer service behavior.

This is an amazing property! I have never enjoyed a resort property more. Amazing staff. Just a great place all around.

We shared a suite with a friend for a wedding we attended. I would never ever be able to justify the cost by myself but was glad to go halvsies bc it was absolutely gorgeous! Parking was painless using the valet service, but not cheap. The grounds are beautiful. I didn't get a chance to go swimming but it looks like the pool has really nice chairs with awnings, never seen that before. There are also privste cabana areas for rent. It's right on the beach and across the street from entertainment, bars and food.

The room had TWO balconies, one off of the master and one off of the living room. There was a full kitchen and dining area as well as washer and dryer in the bathroom closet. The bathroom was huge! Large tub and seperate shower stall, lots of floor space... probably the size of my kitchen at home lol.

We requested a cot and it got delivered no problem.

If you have the $$$ to stay here you can't go wrong.