Seahorse Landing Condominiums

"My husband & I had originally booked condo 503 the end of August 23’ then Cedar Key was in the direct path for Hurricane Idalia. This owner of the condo, Shirley would NOT refund our money even though we were in danger of the hurricane also. That was the 1st red flag. She said not only was she not going to refund my money (and obviously Cedar Key was hit hard from that hurricane, families & business were devastated!) she said I had to rebook before the end of the year and had to book on the same nights! Unreal. So my husband could not make any of those dates so I brought a girlfriend. #503 is very outdated with broken blinds, nicks & little holes in the walls, pictures from the 90’s, very drab, not like the other places we’ve stayed on the island (have been coming here for almost 30 years). My girlfriend & I left that condo spotless & then get a text from Shirley saying she will not be refunding my security deposit because we supposedly broke a window in the guest room! Supposedly the housekeeper found an open window & could not close it. It was cold and windy there on the 2 nights we stayed (12/17-19) high 50’s in day-low 40’s at night; there is NO WAY we broke anything and NEVER opened any windows! SO disappointed with this woman & have never been treated so poorly in Cedar Key. Do not rent from this woman, she is a liar and a thief‼️ Oh yeah, and she says her housekeeper never misses anything & checks the whole condo out before the next guests…she missed checking the light on the deck, bulb was out for us and sat in the dark out there. SO yeah, she missed that‼️"

"SHADY BUSINESS PRACTICES!! BE WARNED!! Firstly let me say that my wife and I stayed here a few years ago and had a really great experience. Loved it. Last summer we booked 2 nights a few weeks before Hurricane Idalia ravaged Cedar Key. Unfortunately the dates we booked were just after the storm hit the island. Virtually all the restaurants and shops were closed due to damage so we tried to get a refund. The woman in charge said absolutely NO and that we had to rebook on those exact days of the week within a time frame of a few months. We felt that was unreasonable and rather uncool, but my wife re-booked this past week with a good friend, being I was out of town on business. When they checked out, my wife saw that the Seahorse pocketed the 150.00 damage deposit claiming that my wife or her friend opened and damaged a window. Bullcrap. COMPLETELY FALSE. It was frickin 40 and 50 degrees during their stay so they definitely did NOT touch the windows. The housekeeper “supposedly” claimed they damaged it. Very disappointing. We just want to warn people about our experience here and to stay clear. We’ve been coming to this cool island for almost 30 years and are saddened to have encountered a place like this. Never any problems anywhere else. Establishments like this evidently don’t realize the power of social media."

"My review is favorable, but also frankly honest. I like it enough that I definitely plan on staying here again this year. No place is perfect unless you're paying megabucks, and I'm not even too sure about that. LOL We stayed in #302 at Seahorse Landing, renting through McCormack Rentals. The view is absolutely wonderful, and we've stayed in this unit before - 3 times now I think. It's a 5 hour drive for us, but makes a nice, relaxing 3-4 day escape. PROS - ** The view, hands down. Sunsets are glorious. ** The price on this unit is a little less than some of the other units. ** Kitchen is well equipped. ** Internet is sufficient for us to do some work if we feel like it, and good enough that we can usually do a Zoom with the family. ** Hot tub! Pool was cold in April so I didn't use it. But when I was there last summer, I'd go from the hot tub to the pool, and so forth. CONS - ** It could really use a screen door to the balcony because otherwise you'll get bugs inside if you leave it open for the fresh sea breeze. We spent a lot of time on the balcony reading, talking, using our iPads and enjoying the view at the same time. ** I couldn't get any of the deck windows open and one was actually duct-taped shut. This may not be much of a concern unless you'd rather have fresh air than air conditioning. ** Unit is a little dated, but then they all are & Cedar Key is a little dated itself. That's sort of the point of going there, right? ** Could use a new bed. It's not awful yet, but I'd say it's starting to be a problem if you have back trouble. But the twin bed I tried one night in the other bedroom was nice & firm. **No major grocery stores. Either stop in Gainsville or Chiefland and haul what food you think you need with you & just hit one of the 2 little groceries for what you forgot - or - plan on eating out a lot. Seafood place is decent. We thought one of the little restaurants was a real rip-off. Two coffees and two fake grilled cheese (bread toasted & cheese nuked in microwave) for lunch cost us $36, not counting tip, which I thought was ridiculous and it certainly didn't taste like real grilled cheese! LOL BOTTOM LINE - We like #302 in Seahorse Landing. We plan on staying in this unit again later on this year. PS - Cedar Key is an island so as far as cell phones go, T-Mobile signal is not strong and most of the time I could only make phone calls or get texts in the bedroom - not that I was on the phone more than once a day. No reception at all on the balcony. Other carriers may have a stronger signal. Our iPads & laptops worked fine with the internet."

"This was our third visit to Seahorse Landing. All the units are two bed/two bath and have large covered decks facing the gulf. The kitchens are fully stocked with pots and pans, dishwashers, and the ones we booked had washers and dryers. The sunsets never disappoint."

"Spent this past weekend here with my family and it was great!!! The condo looks exactly as posted and described (posted my own pics as well). The view is ABSOLUTELY stunning and we got the end unit which had a mini wrap around porch as well. It's spacious and clean. The only issue we had was unfortunately the mattresses are springy and we did wake up with some back pain, that would be the only thing I would suggest they update. Aside from that, it's super cute and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay! And the owner Shirley was in constant contact and immediately responsive with any questions I had, even suggested a good restaurant to try and she was definitely right. Great time and will be back in the future!"