Large private saltwater pool with dock, GoM access

The house is spacious and clean. The outdoor living space is amazing. The manager was supposed to meet us the day after arrival at 10 am so we planned our activities around this meet and greet. At 10:15 I called him and he said he would be late because he was fixing breakfast for his family. He arrived at 12 pm. Frustrating for sure! After the manager checked us in, the manager was responsive when questions were asked or issues came about. Be sure to read the house rules and agreement carefully before you reserve. I missed that I was going to have to pay for electricity above 50 kw/day. There are a lot of rules! Also the processing fee was higher than the actual charge. Although there were issues with the pool draining 11000 gals of water and not usable for 2 days we were not responsible to heat the pool after refilling. The hot tub was usable during this time period. I did find some dead palmetto bugs on the floor which indicates the house is treated for bugs. South Florida is known for these bugs so I wasn’t concerned. This is a “smart” home with cameras, ring door bell and a WiFi enabled refrigerator. Owners claim it is for insurance purposes and to observe the electricity, hot tub and pool controls. The owners were reasonable. First time I stayed in a place with so many rules and paying for electricity. I will be more careful next time I rent a place.

Wonderful house and a good location. The pool area outside was the best part of this house but overall it was an amazing house and a relaxing stay. The house is owned by out of the country owners but the local host was responsive and available. The only issue with the house was the cameras located in the pool area that gave a sense of intrusion on our families privacy. I certainly understand the need for security especially when the house is not occupied but the fixed cameras all around the back of the house and covering parts of the pool should be turned off or removed when guests are in the house. These cameras can pick up conversations and also allow whoever has access to simply monitor whenever they want. Just not the vibe you want on vacation. I have ring cameras at my house and they pick up all kinds of things that aren’t necessarily intended. But other than this the house was amazing close to great restaurants and a quiet neighborhood. The pool was amazing and where we spent most of our time!

From the moment we walked in at Villagoona, we felt at home! This is hands-down the best vacation rental we have stayed at. We spent most of our time outside, enjoying both the pool and lanai, which are even better than in the pictures. We fished every day, and caught snapper, jack, and other fish! Communications with the host Ruth and caretaker Steve were fantastic. We had everything we needed for our stay both inside and out, including bikes, pool toys and floats, fishing rods, and all the things needed for a beach day! It was hard to leave, and we will definitely be back. Book this home, you won't regret it!

The place was very clean and beautiful home. The pool was fabulous, we would stay again for sure.

I have a some concerns with this property. First off the home was very clean and beautiful and the pool area was just as pretty as the pictures. I felt very uncomfortable the entire stay though. Nothing was listed in the agreement that we would have to do a in person introduction with the home manager. I have booked through VRBO for years and have never experienced this. It was very inconvenient due to the fact it was the next day and we couldn't really plan anything because we had to wait on him to arrive. He did ask what time would be best for us and when I told him 11 that morning he then responded back he would be there at 10. I had to get my husband to then call him and tell him we had been driving 8 hours and don't want to meet at 10... we wanted to sleep in some. He was nice but it was uncomfortable. We also noticed they have an extreme amount of cameras on the front of the house and the back. When we asked the property manager why so many cameras pointing at the entire house all the way around, he stated it was because they had instances in the past with neighbor issues. As the trip went on we noticed they were watching us during our stay. The home owner or manager, not sure which, texted my husband asking if we could move the kayak the boys had taken out to later use. It was obvious they were watching us through the cameras the entire time. I didn't even want to swim because of that. They also asked whos boat was on the property, so I knew then they were watching.

We had a great time. Your house is beautiful and hopefully the next time we can rent again. We had some trouble regulating the temperature.

Awesome back yard. Wish we would have had a little more sunshine to enjoy it but the property is great and right on the canal.

This was the perfect location for us. The house had all the amenities we could have asked for. Our trip was a long weekend stay with myself, my wife, my sister and my bother in law. The house was the perfect size for us. The pool was wonderful. We were able to rent a boat for the day and I was easily able to navigate to the house by water to pick everyone up. Pulling up to the dock was easy (we did not use the lift, but there is room to dock a 20' pontoon boat even without using the lift). Ruth was the host, and did a fantastic job and was gracious even when we accidentally set of the smoke detector while cooking some bacon. We were quite embarrassed by the ordeal but she handled the situation and we never felt that she was angry, simply concerned if we were okay. The appliances were top notch. The microwave had a ice cream softening mode! What microwave does that?! All in all, it was great. I would certainly recommend this location to others. Do not hesitate!

It was a smooth transition. Ruth was wonderful to communicate with.

The house was absolutely gorgeous right on the canal. We rented a boat and it was a perfect relaxing vacation. Ruth and Steve the property manager we’re very kind and helpful. Super responsive to any questions we had.