Walking distance to the BEACH!!!

This is the first time I’ve ever left a negative review in the 30 years I’ve been with VRBO. We walked into the house and immediately heard the smoke detectors chirping every few minutes. The pool water was below the skimmer and there was a continuous sucking noise coming from the pool. There was supposed to be a number for the property manager- there wasn’t. We had to call VRBO to try to contact the owner. The owner wasn’t responding. They gave me the number and after multiple attempts, I finally got her. She said she would call maintenance but no one would come out that evening cause it was too late. At no point did she apologize. The next day we called VRBO again. Maintenance finally came out at 6 pm. They fixed the alarms and turned off the pool pump. No one came out to check the pool til Friday. The pool was cold since the heated water wasn’t circulating so we couldn’t use it. There was no toilet paper in the house when we got there so we had to make another run to Publix. I’ve been in third world countries that supplied toilet paper. Then there was the plumbing issue. The toilet kept gurgling up spontaneously but it would eventually go back down. Then my husband took a shower and the toilet overflowed. The other toilet also did the same. We again contacted the owner with no response. We contacted VRBO again. We finally had someone come to the home at 8pm to fix the problem. Again,no response from the home owner. Thank you VRBO. They really stepped up to help!

I love the Marco island area. That said, this property needs some serious work. 4 boxes of cereal lost on a specific counter due to the ant infestation. The pool level dropped below the skimmer on the 2nd day. The pool company couldn’t get there over the weekend. It was hard to sleep while listening to it suck in air just outside the bedroom (I know better than to tamper with a property’s systems. Something goes wrong and you’re liable for it all). The floors were filthy. 10 minutes in and my son’s feet were pitch black. You cannot use the front door because the lock is broken. Entering and exiting through the garage door only. The pitch of the driveway is insanely high, making access inconvenient to say the least. All in all, I was in 70-80 degree weather for the week of Christmas. That part was great. However, it is my opinion that they have no business charging what they do for this property.

The property was nice and everything was clean. It was the perfect amount of space for a family of 4. Having the pool was fantastic and my kids loved it! Having beach accessories supplied was essential and much appreciated although adding an umbrella would be key. Plumbing seemed to be a bit of an issue - the main bathroom sink had only one handle that worked properly and the sprayer for the kitchen sink got stuck quite a bit. We were also asked to not flush any toilet paper so constantly having to remind the family to place their used toilet paper into the waste bin wasn't something I thought I'd be doing on vacation. Other than the plumbing issues we had a great stay.

Do NOT book this house unless you have confirmed with the homeowner that plumbing has been fixed. We were informed upon arrival that we would not be able to flush anything down the toilet (including toilet paper) . . . and spent our entire weekend running back and forth to the gas stations to do our business. The house was nice enough, with plenty of room, and a pool to use whenever we wanted, and fishing right off the dock in back. But it was not well equipped, as we didn't have a knife or cutting board for the pineapple we wanted to eat, or a pizza cutter either. We also had to go buy garbage bags and dishwasher pods, which we were told were supplied and were not. The location was great-just a 1/4 mile walk right to the beach, with restaurants and shops nearby. Just communicate and ask questions before you commit.

Close to the beach. Fun place to stay.

Great location, pool is awesome. House needs some minor repairs but didn’t affect stay at all. Close to the beach.

Family had a GREAT time!

This is not our first time staying here, we look forward to coming back every year!

The location allowed us to walk to the beach, dinner and ice cream. We enjoyed the heated pool. The property needs overall maintenance. Even though bathrooms were updated we had issues with maintenance of home.

We loved the house! Was just as described on the site. Having the pool was such a great benefit and loved being on the canal. Will definitely look into staying here again next time.