Island Beach Monkeys

Free ride! Just tip! The drivers are wonderful and informative and just great! Tip BIG! Everyplace should have a monkey bus!

Not good. Called the guy here yesterday, he didn’t know where the main streets intersecting were. Gave up and walked. Tonight, 2 carts passed us, looked, and sped up. 2 stars because we are nice

We hired Island Beach Monkeys to provide one hour of transportation from our wedding ceremony to a local bar on the island. I sent a $ 100 check to reserve the hour, which they promptly cashed. We called to confirm with them the day before our wedding and were told they would call back to confirm by the end of the night. We never heard from them and had to call back on the morning of our wedding. They did arrive at the Sandbar on time, but picked up and dropped off two other customers (not part of our wedding guests) along the way– certainly not the private, reserved hour we anticipated. We expressed concerns to the driver who was super friendly and explained one of the vehicles was broken down. We understand things happen, but wished the company had let us know of this upfront. Long story short– we called the owner, Rock, the next day to express our disappointment who was super rude, unprofessional, and told us «do you really want to start your marriage with this kind of karma?». We were asking for a 50% refund, which we felt was fair. Rock refused to tell us where we could pick up the money (after agreeing to it) or take down our address to send the check. Instead, he asked us to contact him the night before we were heading out of town. We had to call multiple times and finally his wife called back. After three weeks, we didn’t get a refund check and called Kathy again. She said it would be in the mail– we got it this week, for 50% less than what we had asked for/​spoken with them about. I would advise choosing another company for your transportation needs– especially if it’s something important like a wedding. Not worth the hassle or unprofessionalism! Also, we could have gotten the exact same service for just a tip, instead of paying $ 100 to reserve the bus for an hour.

Fuck this thing. I was trying to get from a gas station back to my house at around 10:30 pm, walking, and tried to get a ride from which i was denied because the driver was «going to the bar.» even though I believe the service is free (?) I offered to pay, which he still declined. He then proceeded to pick up someone else and I walked like a mile home. Terrible service and rude driver.

This was an excellent and safe way to travel the island. My wife, parents and myself rode onboard the Monkey being dropped off throughout Bradenton, Holmes Beach and Anna Maria. We were treated with respect and had a blast with the on board karaōke. The owners also joined in on the fun. Thanks for making our trip even more memorable aboard THE MONKEY BUS!!! Keep rockin.