Sunny Sarasota with easy access to Lido and Siesta Beaches and downtown Sarasota

It was close to everything the beaches. The stores the restaurants. I grew pleased to stay. It had an old Florida charm. We would stay there again.

There are many ways to enjoy this house inside and outside, in the lanai and lounging in the backyard enjoying the sky.

Cozy

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It was only the two of us, so more than enough space. Our favorite was the private back yard sitting by the fire ring. The street is very busy as the host stated. We had to wait for a red light on Shade Ave before we could back out. We felt secure during our stay. The house was very well equipped with dishes and glassware. The laundry served us well. The location worked well for where we wanted to go. We slept in the rear bedroom away from the street noise allowing us to sleep well. The hosts supplied beach chairs, towels etc which we put to good use on the beaches. As with all the VRBO we stay at, I would recommend the hosts to check in to see how the cleaning staff does. My wife is a clean fanatic and spent the first two hours wiping down light switches and door knobs. etc That's something we normally do at all our stays.

The house is a large two-bedroom home, with an additional den/study. The decor shows a lot of thought and excellent taste. The kitchen has everything needed, and the backyard has lots of comfortable patio furniture and a grill which we used. It’s near Shade Street, so an easy, short drive into the downtown, and we walked to the restaurants in Southside Village, and to the Yoder restaurant in the other direction. This is a property I would love to revisit!

Well located property, very clean. The most enjoyable was the backyard. Would go back for sure

Very nice property however it is on a busy street

Sarasota has become a very busy city and the location was handy, but on a busy street with traffic noise. If you are accustomed to city noise, it probably won't be an issue. We are country people and not used to this much activity. We used the bedroom at the back of the house to minimize the street noise and the bed was quite comfortable. The house is old with some recent updates, including a nice bathroom. The kitchen is a bit small with little counter space, so we learned to use it wisely. Utensils were adequate for meal preparation. Having the bicycles was nice, but we used them less than we planned because of the traffic in town. Piper was easy to communicate with and responded to our few needs in a timely manner. The bike helmets were missing when we got there and she ordered new ones right away that arrived a few days later. We would have liked a real table and comfortable chairs for dining and working at a table. As older, retired people, the wooden benches became uncomfortable quickly. We did bring the outdoor seating cushions in and sat on them.. :)

The house was great. So well set up, all the comforts to enjoy a Florida vacation, including outdoor tables in the garden, outdoor shower etc. Nice big dining table inside, comfortable beds and couch. The AC works really well, especially in the bedrooms. We cooked at home almost the entire time, with such a well set up kitchen it was easy to do. It's about 15 minutes from Lido beach and maybe 10 from downtown.