Paradise Found/ North Captiva / Heated Pool

The island is beautiful and peaceful. The house was perfect, the pool was amazing, and Charm and Brian were wonderful hosts!

Our family with three kids ages 4-10 had a wonderful time. The house had everything imaginable to make for a relaxing and fun filled vacation. Charm and Brian made everything so easy- we only needed clothes and food for the week. Their pool toys, beach toys, and the kayaks were especially big hits. Our family really enjoyed seeing all the wildlife on the island and walking on the beaches in the preserve on the southern end of the island. Could not imagine a better family vacation.

This vacation far exceeded any expectations I had. Charm and Brian are wonderful hosts. The best, very very helpful with the how's and what's to vacationing on North Captiva Island. They met us on the dock when we arrived on the ferry to get our luggage and ourselves to their place, that was great for us! Charm and Brian's place is the best...fully loaded...the kitchen had everything you would need! Dishwasher, refrigerator has an ice maker...very nice! Lots of comfy places to sit, to watch TV, play games or to just visit! Our bed (the king) was very comfortable. By far our favorite part of Charm and Brian's place was the pool area, we were in the heated pool everyday, it was wonderful. I personally loved the outdoor round daybed, took several naps on it! Lots of comfortable sitting by the pool also...our own private oasis with beautiful landscaping and vegetation...simply wonderful! We got up early like 5am to go shelling, we found amazing shells and lots of living creatures, super FUN! Restaurants: MANGOS: open everyday, bar food...burgers, wings, pizza etc...fun atmosphere and friendly service! BARNACLES: open every day, good food, good service! My son had the Mahi Mahi rueben super yummy and the Philly steak was great too! The Boathouse: you need to go to their website to make a reservation, do this before you get to the island, our food was fabulous from the mozzarella cheese sticks to the ribeye and shrimp...yummy!!! Over the Water: we were not able to eat here...must make reservation a week in advance...but heard it's the best place to eat on the island! We saw several dolphins, turtles, lizards and birds...lots of fun wildlife! On Fridays there is a little flea market thingy with about 5 or 6 vendors selling artsy stuff from 10 to 2pm...that was fun!!! My husband says he wants to move there and live on the island...lol Best vacation EVER!!! We will be back!!! You will NOT be disappointed, Charm and Brian are great and their place is fantastic!!!

wonderful property with every possible amenity. Quite and lush location, the owners super helpful and friendly, was exactly the get away we had in mind.

Great house in a wonderful location

The property is Fun; it has a cool island vibe and everything you could want (and more) to have a great vacation. The hosts are exceptional. We truly enjoyed every moment.

I almost hate to give this place a great review because I’m afraid it’ll be so fully booked that it won’t be available for us to rent again. We stayed 4/3-10 with my husband, 3 daughters and their grandparents. It was perfect size for our group of 7. The area under the house had a tiki type bar, tables with chairs and lounge area with games. We spent a lot of time here and ate outdoors a lot! This area connected nicely to the pool area- the pool itself and surrounding area were beautiful- complete with loungers, cabana, and hammock. There were pool floats/toys, snorkel equipment, kayaks, life jackets. We were a quick lovely 3 min walk to the beach. Beach chairs, umbrellas and towels were great. We loved the 2 golf carts- they were much nicer than most of the others we saw. They had nice tires with treads and a trailer to pull the kayaks. The island is laid back and beautiful - nature everywhere. We saw manitee, dolphins, turtles, many birds, star fish, rays. We obviously spent the great majority of our time outside. The shelling was fantastic. Charm and Brian were great to work with and helped us with everything we needed. This was a really special vacation for our family - made great memories on North Captiva . I wouldn’t hesitate to rest this place again!! Thank you Charm and Brian!!

Great house for a family getaway. Extremely low-key, not a place to go if you are looking for lots of excitement, but a great beach getaway. House was perfect for our family - each kid had their own space, plenty of room to hang out together in the kitchen/family room area. Heated pool was a great bonus - especially with the cool weather., the ocean was a bit nippy. Went out to eat twice at the NCIC and the food was good. Overall, a great place to relax and recharge. Charm was easy to work with. Only caveat is to confirm checkout time. We did not catch that it was 9:30 and were scheduled for the 11:30 ferry. They could not change the checkout due to incoming guests. I've never had a checkout time quite that early, so that was a bit of a surprise. I'm sure they would have been more accommodating if there were not guests arriving. You truly just need to pack bathing suits, shorts and flip-flops - great getaway, not crowded and lots of space to roam the beach.

We love this island and this home has one of the best outdoor hangouts we have stayed at! The owners were great and greeted us right off the water taxi! We miss it already and hope to be homeowners one day very soon!

We would go back again and again! This house is perfect for families. Communication with owners was great. We enjoyed everything about our stay!!