Coastal Escape

What a beautiful home. We brought the whole family, six adults and three Grandkids and a boat. The house was large enough for all. After a full day boating, the pool was amazing. We recommend this house highly!

The place and accommodations were top notch. The pool, deck and dock are a big plus. We had eight adults and would have been comfortable with 2 more. Lots of space inside and out. We would go again!

It felt like we’re in the Keys without the long drive. Quiet, lots of manatees in the canals. Great pool. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit.

Excellent vacation. This home is beautiful, great location, and has everything you need and more to enjoy your stay!

The home that we rented was beautifully appointed and prepared for our arrival. We really appreciated the attention to details, cleanliness, and amenities provided. We are quite likely to repeat our rental at this home for years to come.

We very much enjoyed the quietness of the area in the quaint town at the lower end of the island. The house was lovely and has a nice layout; everything was so clean and organized. The inside of the house has been mostly updated and was done really well. There are some updates that still need to be done outside like new deck boards all around. Many of the boards are loose and have come undone from the fasteners and we had one board break creating a hole in the deck. You can tell the homeowners are working towards the updates as they had some landscaping done while we were there. Unfortunately these are the 2 reasons we are not giving it 5 stars; there was no notice of the major landscaping work going to happen for 3 of the days during our stay and the broken board didn’t get fixed until after we left. We reported it immediately to the management company when it happened and had to deal with it for several days. My sister and niece were able to enjoy having their own space by staying in the lower level with all the amenities you have on the main floor. The pool was amazing and we were able to enjoy playing in it day and night. We enjoyed fishing in the channel and got to watch manatees swimming by every day throughout the day! The island itself is amazing and the locals are great, friendly, and (unlike so many other places) they love having out of town visitors. We enjoyed lunch at the Waterfront Restaurant & Marina and drinks at Phuzzy’s. The guys at the local bait shop were very helpful and gave us hints on fishing the channels. Despite the heat we took advantage of a kayaking tour around the bridge connecting the island and mangrove trees which was only 10 mins away from the house. The nearest beach is almost an hour away along with most anything else you want to do. We knew this when we booked and already had the expectation but the reality hit while driving back to the house from the beach. Driving for an hour with salt on your skin is not ideal!