Bradenton Beach Marina

As a first time boat owner (other than ocean kayaks for the past decade), the Bradenton Beach Marina’s staff have been extremely helpful and knowledgeable to my family and I. They communicate clearly and update us on current and upcoming renovations. In fact, they have been so helpful that we just signed a one year lease.

Absolutely the worst experience with a marina I have ever experienced. I would never recommend them to anyone.

I was so grateful to have a place to hook up and charge my devices on my cruise because my 2 chargers had failed me. I believe the marina changed hands recently and they have some tweaking to do to become top notch: the shower facilities (which they were working on); the shore power hookup was not stable nor were some of the cleats for docking. These last two things were worrisome. Hailey was wonderfully pleasant and helpful and I was so grateful to have a place to shelter overnight. It all worked out and I will look forward to seeing all the improvements as time goes on. It is a great spot because you can walk into town or take advantage of the free trolley.

I’m middle of the road here because if I hadn’t heard there were new owners making improvements it would be a 1 star. Fuel docks broken, but if ya back down a row of boats you can buy gas. Tell them we have a Dockwa reservation… can’t find it at first. Then they have to move peoples boats to fit us in. Not sure who they moved and there situation there but woke up and boats were hanging in a -.70ft tide. I don’t think they really cater to the transient boating community here. I did see a major restaurant project, new bathrooms (men only) and a rumor floating docks will be going in. I’m hopeful this place in a while will be better than a 3. Everyone was friendly I hope they set aside some room for restaurant and transient traffic.

It was fine considering they’re running trips out of it but the bathrooms and showers needed some work mechanically and aesthetically. Cute little town though!

Marina docks are in bad condition as of Feb 8. We were placed in a slip with only one pole to tie on the front of the boat so we could only tie off on the starboard side. Docks fixed (not floating) and they are very old in much need of repair. There's no staff to help docking. Bathrooms and shower facilities are also in much need of repair. The town is lovely and the location of the marina is awesome but for $180/night on a 34' boat - not worth it.

Good communication and assistance at the dock upon arrival. Great access to Bradenton Beach and Bridge Street restaurants.

Nice people very helpful. Wooden docks were fine. 50Amp electric did not work. Great location. Directions into marina were very helpful. Restrooms were ok.

Very friendly staff. Accommodations were good. Clean showers/bathroom. Laundry worked well. We were very safe during the recent storm. Very close to town and trolley.

Not fancy but good operator agreed to cancel when I couldn't make it on the day.

Would give zero stars if available. We keep our 21 foot Grady White in dry storage over the summer each year and have annual engine work done here, over $1000. On picking up the boat this year, the engine power tilt trim, working fine upon storage, was dead as we found out on the way home. The mechanic, John, refused to acknowledge and told us to get a tow back to the marina, although we were just a 15 minute car ride away. The boat had been improperly stored and ruined the power tilt trim and this cost $1200 to repair. He was nasty and arrogant. After years of storing the boat and tens of thousands of dollars, one might have expected a bit more.

We initially had a negative experience with repair, but are now working with the owner and I am optimistic that we can come to a positive outcome. I will update when the boat is back in the water.

Honestly, this is a terrible facility - one of the worst marinas I've had the misfortune in which to stop. Aside from the super sketchy Z shaped approach through extremely shallow water to the Marina's fairways, you simply cannot get their staff to come assist with docking or casting off. This is a real problem given the half length fixed docks which make it a real challenge for crew members to get off and secure lines. Aside from these issues, the bathrooms are quite small and dirty and there are no amenities nearby. Finally, the night we were there their VHF radio was broken so you had to call them and they allowed a large powerboat to tie up overnight on their fuel dock making it almost impossible to get out. Stop further north or further south, but in my opinion this would be a "use only in case of emergency" facility.

We stopped here in route for fuel on the way back from Key West to Palm Harbor. They basically acted like they would rather not bother with us. Fuel pumps were under a tarp, so not obvious where they were. Staff on radio were very unhelpful. No one came out to help us until I basically pleaded with them on the radio. Strong wind and current flowing away from dock made docking a pain - again, if only the staff coulkd have bothered leaving the AC to come lend a hand. We would only stop here in the future if it were an emergency.