Tradewinds Beach Resort

You get individually owned condos (not cookie-cutter rooms), a working fishing pier, and the kind of place where staff fix your A/C in two hours and guests come back four times. It's pet-friendly, the kitchens are actually equipped, and bayfront units let you watch dolphins from your porch. Best for people who want to feel like they're renting a real place, not checking into a corporation.

August if you want bayfront dolphin-watching and don't mind heat; December if you want perfect weather and don't mind crowds. Book a bayfront 2-bedroom if you can—the views justify the upgrade.

Ask for a north-facing cottage or bayfront unit when you book; reviewers specifically call these out by number and location, which means the resort knows which ones are best.

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