St Petersburg condos - Isla del Sol and Upham Beach

05/19/2026

I'm thinking about switching gears and offering our 2-bedroom Isla del Sol condo for long term lease (6 months). I'll probably get a listing set up with further details but in the meantime please reach out if you are interested! Great condo with great neighbors. I will not discuss rate in comments, please message me for that info.

04/14/2025

Pink moon at sunrise!

03/02/2025

We stopped by this on our walk down Corey Ave yesterday, the building is just beautiful and they are planning to open this summer. Can't wait to see movies in this vintage restored theater in St Pete Beach!!

Our future is looking bright 😎 Come check out the new paint job at The Beach Theatre! We’re loving this refreshed “Beach Theatre Blue” look! 🎨🩵

01/25/2025

We're BACK!!!!!! We appreciate all your love, support and concern during the past 4.5 months since the back to back hurricanes. Come back to the Grille. Enjoy a great meal, relax with a drink and enjoy our Million Dollar beach view. We would love to see everyone again. Stop by and let us greet you with "Hi and welcome back to The Paradise Grille."

01/09/2025

Walk to the beach from our isla del sol condo? Sure! It's a hike, but rewarding! The best route I've found is by mapping to 32nd Ave s, st Pete beach. As you come over the bayway bridge, veer right off the bike path down a little hill and cut through the neighborhood towards the south side of the big pink Don Cesar hotel. Walk south to 32nd Ave and turn right towards the beach, and there is a small beach access path (try not to cut through people's property they don't like that but this is a 'public' access). That path is about 2 miles from our condo.
If you walk a ways down the beach, it's hard to find the beach access path again from the beach side. I've attached 2 photos that should help.

10/11/2024

We survived another strong storm! Both of our condos managed with only minimal exterior damage. Lots of cleanup remains for this area, but I certainly hope people will keep their travel plans for the st Pete area this fall and winter as the restaurants and other small businesses try to reopen and get back to normal.

09/28/2024

11/21/2023

We are owners of a 2nd St Pete Beach area condo! I need to get a better set of photos and an official listing, but we have a 1 bedroom / 1 bath condo a block and a half from Upham Beach on 68th st. It will be available for monthly rental beginning in 2024! DM me for details and rates.

05/30/2023

If yoga is your thing, you'll want to check out Upham Beach Yoga Classes while in St Petersburg! They have daily practice at Upham Beach (a 15 minute drive from our condo). They post their upcoming schedule of classes every week with details and time for each day - if weather is iffy check the site before you go to confirm. All their instructors are great and very welcoming, and classes tend to be a mix of regulars and visitors. I especially like the Saturday and Sunday morning sessions that are well attended, and their sunset practices are great you can't beat the view! This is a donation-based group (I'd suggest $10 to 20), so no need to register just show up with your mat and enjoy! 🧘🏝️

05/29/2023

It's been a while since we've posted restaurant recommendations so I thought i'd list out some of our favorites. We are Publix/eat-at-home kind of people so there's a LOT more to explore, but here's some of our go-to's and "want-to-try-soon" places:

Circo Italian Kitchen, in Tierra Verde about a mile from our place, great NY style pizza and lots of other tempting italian dishes from what I saw when I picked up. Just what pizza should be in my opinion - NY style, crispy crust not flopped down by too much cheese and sauce, good quality toppings, not 'cheap' but around $20 a pizza for most of their items and they're good size pizzas. Bustling little place, it's in a strip mall but a very small/quiet one and the atmosphere seemed very pleasant especially with kids (outdoor area is shaded in evenings).

The Island Grille and Raw Bar, in Tierra Verde also about a mile from our place. Seafood joint but not quite as touristy as Crabby Bills and some others in the area (though we enjoy those too). Nice outdoor patio, casual but nice atmosphere, nice little outdoor bar area. Food is solid and not overly expensive. I loved the pasta seafood dish i got there. Really nice outdoor waiting area if there's a wait for a table.

Chile Verde, 4801 34th St (HWY 19) in St Pete. Great for mexican food take out, you can eat in but the atmosphere is not desirable (it's fine just very plain). The food exceeds the atmosphere by a lot. If you want good mexican food atmosphere, Grand Hacienda in St Pete Beach is popular (I did not love it), and we had great tacos at Agave up towards Treasure Island area.

Brass Monkey - Pass-a-grille beach. Our go-to for better-than-average wings, bar food and sunsets. Owners are from Baltimore area so ample crab offerings and old bay is plentiful. Small but fun place with a great outdoor 2nd floor patio.

Phila Deli - Tierra Verde. Sandwiches and other simple entrees. Nice comfortable eat-in for casual meals. Of course the cheesesteak is really good but a lot of good sandwiches and they're well known for their breakfast (I have not tried it).

Want to watch a game on TV? Burger-ish is a great spot in Dolphin Village, St Pete Beach. Great burgers and sandwiches etc. fun atmosphere with lots of tv's and very comfortable family dining spot.

I have to mention my favorite burger in the area - The Burg Bar and Grill near downtown St Pete on Central Ave. Relatively easy parking area (west of crowded downtown area), tiny place but has a nice little outdoor seating area. I always get the western BBQ burger with house-made chips. I also like Oak & Stone artisan pizzas if you want a little more upscale-not-fancy experience downtown, and they have a huge drink / beer selection.

Been wanting to try a couple of newer spots in st pete beach - Fo'cheezy (like Melt, I guess but i have not been yet), and Prima Cantina. Let me know if you try these!

The new Starbucks in Dolphin Village - St Pete beach is great, nice and spacious place if you want to get out of the house for an hour it's a good 'stay a while' starbucks location.