Luxury Home W/ Pool, Spa, and Walking Distance to Beach

The property overall was as advertised. A few minor complaints like one of the ceiling fans on the lanai didn't work. Shell Beach isn't what I would call a feature worth mentioning but the house is only 2 miles from Siesta Key Beach. The pool and spa were nice and we enjoyed our week long stay.

This is a beautiful home, in a convenient location with an amazing pool and spa. Lots of room to spread out. Comfortable furniture. Great outdoor living space. Short drive to Siesta village and beaches. As others have mentioned (and they REALLY need to update the description) there is no beach anymore that is walkable from this house. Also mentioned by other guests which they haven’t addressed: there is no hot water in the guest bathroom/shower, and if you are old or short you will have trouble getting into the downstairs bed. It is very high. It is also the worst equipped rental we have ever stayed at. 1 roll of toilet paper provided for each bathroom. 1 dingy coffee maker that maybe cost 10 when new. 1 dish cloth and 1 dish towel. Be prepared to purchase/bring your own dishtowels, and hand soap for each bathroom (they provide 1 super-small bar for each). These aren’t deal killers, just annoyances that you don’t expect if you rent often from VRBO.

Horrible, not only was this place not even close in walking distance to the beach the home is falling apart and not as described. Day 1 upon entering the home was hot and humid. We waiting and would not go below 75. Which would be fine if it was not so humid we reported it. We were told it was the weather and that is how it was. Our friend a few houses over indoor temp was 70 and no where near humid. We reported this to the management company. Basically were told suck it up. Shower door to the master was missing, several builds through out the house were missing or not working. Several smoke detectors not working, steps going up to front door are coming up and hard to walk up. I asked prior to coming that to ensure pool was clean as our youngest son has severe Autism, no response. Pool had slime at the bottom and very dirty cloudy water. Called management company on day 2 and told it was clean and nothing can be done. Then day three a sewage leak that had been occurring prior to check in was discovered while grilling. Called management company and the guy told us we were being evicted because of the issues. He said we needed to fix the sewage leak. Then when we refused he came and was yelling at us and slamming doors. He said it was out responsibility. We contacted VRBO from day one at this point VRBO deemed it unsanitary for us to be there and asked we receive a refund they refused any part of a refund. Please be careful when renting from this company.

very nice place

House was incredible, outdoor area was amazing with the fire pits, covered areas, huge TV and the pool!

We loved the location of the house as it was so convenient to everything. Unfortunately they’ll need to update the description as Shell Beach is no longer after the storm. We were hoping for warmer weather so we could utilize more of the outdoor area area, but the weather didn’t cooperate. The bedroom downstairs was a disappointment though as I could barely get into it as it was on a high platform but very comfortable after getting on. Unfortunately sharing the closet with the homeowner wasn’t ideal as I really had no room to hang my clothes. Your housekeeping needs to do a better job on the floors down there as there was a lot of sand. The kitchen was equipped very nicely and again if there was a problem, it got handled. I’d rent the house again.

The property is wonderful and just as advertised. It is a great house for a family with plenty of room to spread out. Shell beach was closed due to hurricane damage. So, we took the trolley to the main beach and it was no problem. The pool and hot tub are great as is the outdoor living space. I would definitely return.

The property manager ghosted us after day two of the stay and never addressed: 1) a pocket door to the 1st floor full bath that didn't open or close creating a bad experience for the 1st floor bedroom guests, 2) WiFi that didn't work during the stay (we fixed it ourselves on the last day and spent time getting WiFi from local coffee shops), 3) a spa/hot tub that never heated up, 4) missing smoke alarms in bedrooms (code violation), 5) missing light bulbs in closets, 6) inconsistent hot water (2 people cannot shower at the same time). The property team did fix after a few days the pool, which did not initially heat (money for the heating was refunded upon our ask), dirty floors leaving bare feet quite dirty and no sheets in the primary bedroom. After the second full day, the property management team stopped returning calls. If you rent, you must contact VRBO, not the phone provided, which was our mistake. We asked for a refund for the pool heating (received) and a credit for a day of the stay. The property management team declined and never responded to VRBO either on the safety issues or the stay issues. VRBO did provide us a 10% refund of our stay costs - the refund could have been larger if we had contacted VRBO during the stay. Otherwise, the location is good, the house could've been good along with the pool but there was no effort. One note, there are few sand toys for kids. This was near the top of worst rental experiences in 20 years renting on the Key.

Perfect place to enjoy ! Close to beaches and activities and still feels hidden as well

Property was beautiful, perfect vacation home !!! Swimming pool and outside grill and patio!!! We just stayed outside all the time!!! I sent a message previously to the rental company