Waterfront house with private pool, dock, bikes, firepit, kayak & lanai

Great property! Really enjoyed relaxing by the pool and the wonderful views. Beds were decently comfortable. The outdoor fire pit furniture needs to be replaced. Also wish there was some basic condiments (salt/pepper, few packs of sugar for coffee).

Great location on the island! Close to shopping, restaurants, etc. It’s nice to have bikes and kayaks that come with the house too. My kids loved fishing off the dock! Overall great stay!

Excellent location near beaches and local shopping with easy access to the Everglades for nature walks. We went on an easy trail walk about 20 minutes from the house and saw literally hundreds of birds. This is an absolutely perfect spot to see a ton of different animals and the kids loved it: burrowing owls, gopher tortoises, dolphins, manatees with the provided kayaks, and fish from the doc. The house itself was fantastic. There were 8 of us and we easily cooked dinner for the whole group and ate together at the massive kitchen island each night. The space was clean, light, and well suited for large groups. A member of our group said it was the first vacation rental that she would 100% return to, which is high praise given the amount she travels. All around a great trip that we look forward to repeating.

This property is managed by Vacasa, who responded to questions prior to our booking and stay, however you do have to contact Vacasa directly, apparently they do not recieve the VRBO messages. That said, I messaged and called ahead to make sure some of the listed amenities were available and in working order, and was assured they were. When we arrived, we noted that the house was not overly clean, the seats to the glass bottom kayak were broken, making it unusable, the other kayaks were in various states of disrepair making it tough to use them to go very far. The garage had alot of potentially useful extra fishing equipment, but none of it was in good working order. Beach umbrellas were provided, but once hauled to the beach we realized one was also broken. The bikes were nice to have, however, upon arrival one had a flat tire and was missing the valve to air it up. Vacasa was responsive to messaging and eventually sent someone to repair the bike tire but said that we were out of luck on getting any kayaks and would have to pay for rental. They mentioned a couple of times that they manage over 70 properties in the area and they don't have time to inspect the properties for damaged items before new people check in. One representative said they would look into reimbursing us for kayak rentals since we specifically called to make sure they were available prior to booking and again prior to arrival, but the next rep said no. We won't be booking a place managed by Vacasa in future