Sanibel, Florida
Experience the comforts of home in the thoughtfully curated and sophisticated yet relaxed atmosphere of Tarpon Beach, 109. The touches of subdued luxury are adorned in every corner of this condo, from the bleached oak ceiling, natural wood finishes, and refined nautical decor. You can't help but feel one with nature from the third-floor unit, with the tropical foliage painting a picture of paradise from the windows, and sweeping Gulf views pulling you out to the screened-in lanai. Enjoy your morning tea from the lanai while you watch dolphins catch breakfast close to shore, or wind down with an evening beverage and enjoy the breeze rustling through the palm trees. Sunsets will never look the same after your stay at Tapon Beach. The colors of paradise come alive in the evening sky over the Gulf waters, and this unit lets you observe them all from the comfort of your lounge chair. The paradise coast awaits, and lucky you, it's right in your backyard. A short stroll down the wood boardwalk reveals the gates to the emerald waters of the Gulf. Guests of Tarpon Beach have private beach access, to better enjoy an afternoon of sunny bliss and avoid overcrowding. Take advantage of the covered bicycle parking and explore the over 25 miles of bike paths that Sanibel offers, or simply take a quick ride to one of the Island's favorite restaurants. We are sure, once you stay at Tarpon Beach, you'll be hooked.
Amenities included:
Prestigious W. Gulf Drive
Top floor corner unit with expansive ocean view
Bosch appliances
75-inch Sony TV with Bose surround sound
Wood paneled ceiling
King-sized master bed and queen-sized guest bed
Pull-out sleeper love seat and electric recliner couch
Deep soaker tub and multi-head shower
Locally crafted artwork
Rented this condo for 2 weeks, upon arrival greeted by ants, fan on lanai burnt out, tub in bathroom wouldn’t drain, filter for ac unit was propped up by bottle of floor cleaner, and main bathroom was tiny, not “spa like”. Contacted Breakaway Vacation (management company), would send over maintenance, which they did, fixed what they could. Put in Walmart box fan for lanai, left ac unit as is. The icing on the cake was they started construction on the complex the second week, and we were the only ones there. Kim and her team said they had no idea this was happening, a management company not knowing about construction. My husband spent the 2nd week on the phone, at her office, what an enjoyable vacation, her response was always she was unaware, yet when we looked back at reviews the lanai fan was reported in June we were there in late July, her response she doesn’t read all the reviews,really. She would switch us to another condo however it wasn’t Gulf front who wants to move on vacation. After much arguing she relented and refunded us 4 nights but rounded down to her favor, a deliberate insult. Do not rent from BREAKAWAY VACATION, there are too many other good, reputable companies to choose from. What a sad representation of SANIBEL, Kim and her team don’t care once they have their money. We took pictures of everything will contact BBB and hopefully they will be able to contact owners of this condo, I’m sure they don’t know how Kim and her team operate, whatever happened to do the right thing. I’m sure this will not be posted but we will be back to SANIBEL just not with BREAKAWAY VACATION. Renters beware. We will be very leery of using VRBO IN THE FUTURE. Only as good as the owner.
The condo was as advertised. The location on the beach, made for a short trip to the beach daily. The condo was equipped with everything needed. Many restaurants and stores to visit. Perfect vacation!
Good overall. A few small things not working (garbage disposal, outdoor fan and light). Called Tuesday told they’d come Thursday, never showed. Property could use a few items to make it more homey, but nicely decorated. Upscale furnishings and appliances are nice.
We loved the condo. Very clean and comfortable!
Very relaxing! Unit had all and more of anything that was needed! Would suggest a vase for our gorgeous flowers from the farmer's market! Beds are very comfortable and the bedrooms are not on top of each other, giving each privacy. Did reach out to the manager that both tub/shower drains were not draining properly. She responded immediately! Thank you for a great home away from home.
Beautiful and Clean condo! Friendly and helpful people!
Pros 1. Excellent view of the beach. We really love watching the dolphins feeding just offshore. 2. High quality furnishings and appliances. 3. Responsive property manager, Kim rapidly supplied a few items that the unit needed. Cons 1. Kitchen cooking pots and pans. There are plenty of pots and pans, but the cooktop is an electric induction cooktop. About half of the pots and pans won’t work on an induction cooktop so that’s frustrating and needs to corrected. 2. The unit is described as having a Bose surround sound system. Well, there is a Bose subwoofer and couple of jewelbox speakers and then another speaker in front, but the system won’t work. There’s no amplifier to drive the system, there’s no DVD player and the subwoofer doesn’t even have any wires going to it. This system needs to be completed. Wheelchair accessible??? I’m a 70 year old paraplegic. I spend most of the time in a wheelchair but I can get up and go short distances in a walker. Before renting the unit I sent the property manager a list of questions. They were kind enough to measure the doorway widths and answer questions about furniture spacing and clearances. A summary list of obstacles is: 1. Front door threshold is low enough to get over with a short hop wheelie in the wheelchair. 2. The bathroom doorways are tight, but my wheelchair will get in with about half an inch clearance. There is NO maneuvering room in either bathroom for a wheelchair, it’s straight in and back out. I used my walker for all bathroom maneuvers. 3. The master bathroom shower is NOT a roll-in. It has a high curb to step over. Again, the only way for me to use it is in my walker. 4. I know it’s popular now to have high beds, but the transfer from wheelchair to the bed is not possible. Maybe, if you had an assistant that could stand you up you might be able to safely get on the bed. Again, I used my walker. 5. The curb going out to the lanai (screened porch) is about 2 inches high and I got pretty good jumping it with a well timed hop wheelie. 6. The kitchen is very easy to get around in with a wheelchair. As is typical the microwave and all above counter cabinets are not reachable in a wheelchair. Again, I used my walker. 7. There is not a grab bar in the whole unit. For a condominium to be listed as wheelchair accessible but not have any grab bars is kind of contradictory. A couple of well placed grab bars in the master bathroom shower would be useful.
Nice condo and location. Walking distance to trails, some shops and restaurants. Condo was comfortable. Condo has very few kitchen supplies such as pots and pans. Stove top was difficult to use. Dryer door requires the user to slam the door very hard in order for the dryer door latch to hold and use the dryer.
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