Bilmar Beach Resort

For Spring Break, I desperately wanted to get away, preferably to the beach for some much needed rest and relaxation. To me, the beach is the ideal destination to really relax, have fun, and come home 100% refreshed.

Luckily, I live in Florida, and generally, a beach drive is only about an hour away, with traffic. For anyone that doesn't live in Florida, or hasn't traveled here, what you need to know is that there isn't the transition of seasons that other states naturally exhibit: a seasonal incline in the temperature, with more spring showers that bring the May flowers. We go pretty much straight from cooler weather to scorching heat. This year, in April, we had unusually low temperatures, which meant excellent beach weather, without the humidity. We were definitely called to the beach shores.

We wanted to find a resort that fit our family needs, and after searching through numerous online travel companies, we found The Bilmar Beach Resort. The Bilmar Beach Resort received high ratings on Expedia and Hotels.com. They have numerous rooms to choose from, all facing the Gulf of Mexico's white sand beaches. We stayed in a Gulf Deluxe Studio, which had two queen beds, a flat-screen television, kitchenette with microwave/stove, coffee-maker, small refrigerator, and dining table. We also had a patio that faced the beach, and we stayed on the fourth floor of the resort. The Bilmar Beach Resort was a great find for us. The rooms were maintained well. We stayed for three nights and every day the rooms were cleaned superbly. We had purchased some groceries to minimize our eating out during our stay, and the kitchenette was a perfect find for our needs. We have two small boys, that eat a great deal and eat small meals more frequently than the traditional, breakfast, lunch, dinner, so it was important for us to have food items handy.