Rotonda Retreat with Heated Pool, Golf, Beaches!

What a fantastic find! We had a 2 night stay at the Rotonda Retreat. Alex is a very friendly and responsive host and we felt right at home. It is very spacious and clean with a FULLY stocked kitchen and plenty of dishwasher & laundry pods and trash bags. Everything we needed in the kitchen was available. It was very nice to relax and enjoy the lanai and heated pool with the hanging lights all around. Well worth the price for our group of eight. We would stay here again!

If you're looking for a truly heated pool in Florida’s winter months, this rental is NOT the one. The listing is very misleading. We booked this home for my autistic daughter’s birthday, due to her sensory issues and swimming being very therapeutic for her- I was very upfront about that with the owner. I confirmed five days prior to our stay that the heater would be on & was assured it had been on since early November.When we arrived, the pool was 75 degrees, too cold to be heated. I messaged the owner immediately and received inconsistent explanations: 1st that the 1 cold night 4 days earlier caused it, then overcast days” were the issue (not true, I live eight minutes away). After pointing that out, I was told the heater is solar and “doesn’t keep up” in this kind of weather (FL winter) & only runs from 8am-6pm. I was told the details under POOL state it's solar and it was implied that I'm supposed to know upon booking that a solar heater isn't as good as other pool heaters that can keep a pool at 85 degrees, solar cannot. Because of this, my daughter didn’t get the therapeutic pool experience we paid a high price for & her birthday weekend was affected. The only reason I gave 2 stars instead of 1 is because the house itself was clean. Otherwise, the advertising is deceiving and the pool is not reliably heated at all. We booked Fri-Sat and were only there for about 7 hours because it was pointless with the pool so miserably chilly. I wanted to give an informed warning!

On day of arrival, the doors to the pool were old and would not open. We called Alex and the next day he was unable to fix it so we had to use another set of doors. The children did not arrive until 2 days after we arrived. There were cockroaches in the kitchen and bedroom. I scrubbed the place before we left. He had the nerve to charge the insurance company for the door that was broken before we arrived. Run. Do not rent this property

Perfect vacation home. This house was beautiful and very clean, nicely decorated, had all what we needed. Nice heated pool and planty of patio furniture. Close distance to Publix, few minutes drive to beach in Englewood. Alex is very good host, easy to communicate, with quick respond. I highly recommend staying here. We'll gladly come back here.

Fantastic! What a great find! We arrived earlier than expected and The host was able to accommodate Early check-in for our large group of 6 adults/4 kiddos. This place was immaculate clean… not just clean… but truly IMMACULATE. Nicely remodeled and decorated interior with a picturesque View of the Golf Course. Spacious lanai area and pool area has 4 lounge chairs for tanning and a dining table for meals outside. We took advantage of the propane grill and grilled often. Everyone loved the pool! This was such a blessing! It was REALLY hot 90 to the point where we didn’t want to venture out. So nice to have the kids entertained while staying put with cold drinks in hand. My wife loved the new kitchen and it had everything we needed. There are 3 TVs and a bookshelf with lots of new games for entertainment for kiddos. The owners manage the property themselves and keep it in tip top shape. Beaches are close by and chairs umbrellas and wagon are provided which is awesome! We truly had a great time and didn’t want to leave. Thank you Alex for a great vacation we will remember for a long time!

The location of the house was perfect. It was close to Boca Grande, the beaches, shopping, and the grocery. The house was was exactly as depicted in the photos. The property owner has thought of everything that a renter would need to make the house feel like home. The pool was great and communication with the owner made it even better. The best part, was that it was pet friendly and Tilly approved I would highly recommend this property!

We are so happy that we chose this home!! Not only is it convenient to all the places we needed to be, including a Publix nearby, it is also located in a quiet neighborhood. The home has everything one would need! It is extra clean and absolutely beautiful!! The pool was awesome with pleny of outdoor seating and loungers.The owners were super nice and easy to work with. We will definitely stay here again!

Beautifully renovated home; appears to have been professionally decorated. Extremely clean. The kitchen was fully supplied, including spices! The floor plan was very desirable for us, with the master suite on the opposite end from bedrooms 2 and 3.The pool area had ample outdoor seating and dining. The loungers were very comfortable. The neighborhood was quiet and provided a peaceful retreat. Overall, our experience was exceptional!

It was a beautiful home we will definitely stay this property again if we are in the area

The swimming pool is super nice. It is heated so it had a nice temperature. The house had been renovated. But not perfectly. Let’s start with the upside:Very quiet neighborhood, nice swimming pool, ver nice kitchen. But there were also some downsides. There are screw head sticking out all along the pool. There were more beach chairs on the picture then actually available. There were no cushions for the outdoor furniture. Which made sitting not to comfortable. The 2nd bathroom has a walk in tub. With no shower curtain or a place to hang the shower head. So you always have to hold the handle and be very careful to not spray it everywhere in the bathroom. The 2 biggest issues we had: The washer was hooked up incorrectly. So when you wash with cold water it was actually using hot water instead. I had to find out the hard way and shrunk and discolored some of my clothes. No apologies for that. Just and explanation that this might be the plumbers fault. 2 weeks after my stay, I was contacted by the insurance that they sent out a check to the home owner for a new fridge for 1150. I was not contacted by the owner why this claim was made. This is unacceptable for me and because of that, I wouldn’t recommend this place.