We were in Clearwater area (stayed on Indian Shores beach) at the beginning of the month- it was GREAT!! we found our condo on a site called Home Away vacation Rentals-- it was a privately owned condo building- right on the beach balcony, 1 bathroom, 1 bedroom full kitchen and the living room had a sofa and chair that pulled out (kids slept there) - it was wonderful water was CLEAN, warm, shallow and calm. we went to Pier 60 at Clearwater Beach one evening (ok) but was also did Captain Memo's Pirate Cruise-- tons of fun we do the sunset cruise beautiful, beer, wine soda, champagne included- it was a 2 hr tour they take the kids to the lower deck, paint faces, tell pirate stories, water gun fights,- we also did a dolphin boat ride on a tugboat called "the Little Toot" - it was an amazing ride the dolphins were so close to the boat right on the side you could have touched them (these are both at Clearwater Beach area)
It is a great place we have been there a couple of times now and we always have a great time!