Villa 3132 in Captiva

Nice clean property, great location. Kids loved pool and beaches

Cons: Villa is on the 4th floor w/ NO working elevator. There were no blinds for the large window that faces both the living room (with the pull out couch) & the primary bedroom, despite being assured by the host that they were installed when I booked/messaged the host to check about this months ago. The primary bedroom has no privacy because it overlooks the living room/dining area and outdoor balcony, and it is very bright during the morning. The window to the second bedroom doesn't lock, so can be opened easily by anyone from the hall outside the unit. Unclear directions about where to put our trash, we were unable to find the dumpsters in the back, a resident showed us them in a locked area on the ground floor of the building that we later couldn't access. The shower heads in the showers are cheap/old/moldy/low quality, and the first floor shower head has very poor water pressure. The water heater for the villa is TINY and runs out of hot water very quickly. When our family needed to shower, everyone was limited to 1-2 minute showers for everyone to have warm water. The light/fan on the balcony did not seem to work. A spare set of sheets in the villa would have been helpful when one of my children got sick during the night and I had to strip their bed and wash their sheets - I covered the bed in towels while they slept and I did the laundry. Pros: Captiva Island is beautiful. The villa is a short walk to Beach. Access to pool. Well-furnished, nice decor in villa.

Was a beautiful property. Enjoyed our stay. The only negative things I can say about my stay was the elevator was out of service for our entire stay. If you are unable to navigate stairs this unit is on the third floor and unpacking and packing up and down the stairs may be a problem. The second negative thing was the lack of blinds/window coverings over the sliding doors and the LARGE window above. Since the primary bedroom is upstairs in a loft situation it directly overlooks the living room and the doors and window. Would have been nice to have a little more privacy and light blockage for mornings I wanted to sleep in a little later.

The check in process was by email on my phone with no written directions in the unit regarding the function of the television, wifi etc. The key code did not work properly. I called and was told to keep trying it. I finally got into the unit after 10 attempts. This was 9-20-25. On 9-21-25 I was locked out and again had try 10 attempts. I finally left the unit unlocked for the remainder of the week. The right side burners did not work on the stove/oven. When it was repaired, the oven and stove did not work at all and was repaired again late in the evening forcing my brother and I to abandon cooking food and drive to eat on the island incurring additional expense. The water was shut off to the unit for most of the day on 9-23-25. I called and never got a return call. the parking lot was blocked off for 3 days 9-24 through 9-27 for utility and surface spaying forcing me to carry items 2 buildings over. The elevator would not open or close properly and I did not use it due to concerns of being stuck. We had to demand bowls to eat that took 2 days and multiple phone calls to obtain. the unit smelled moldy as if it had not been opened and aired out. Finally the pool was closed. I will also share these concerns with Dream vacation rentals. My brother and I were the only 2 that stayed in the unit both of us in our early 60's. I would not recommend to a family it would be very inconvenient with all of the issues I have mentioned

The unit was clean and comfortable. No blinds or curtains made it almost impossible to sleep in but nevertheless we enjoyed our stay. As far as south seas resort, it’s nowhere near what it used to be!

Not impressed