Our group of 5 couples LOVED THIS HOUSE! All FIVE bedrooms have king beds, which you never find in a large vacation rental home. When you enter the home on the ground floor, there is a staircase, elevator and game room. The elevator was extremely helpful bringing luggage to the upper floors. Hopefully you will have beautiful, sunny weather like we did and won't need the game room, but if you do, pinball, Pac-Man, air hockey, and a shuffleboard table are there to pass the time. Large sliding glass doors open to the pool / hot tub area, which is beautifully landscaped. On the second floor, two bedrooms share a Jack-n-Jill bath with shower and a third bedroom has a private bath. There is also a powder room on this floor in addition to the large laundry with beach towels, office alcove, open kitchen, dining and main living room area. This area is surrounded by sliding glass walls that open to a huge deck with a fabulous view. From this deck, you can access the spiral staircase that leads to the ground level pool and hot tub. The kitchen has upscale appliances, including a large ice maker built-in to the cabinetry, a Keurig and a fun Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville machine. There is a huge pantry! You may want to check in to the house before you go to the store. There were lots of spices, olive oil, foil, etc that previous guests left and we didn't have to buy. On the third floor, two bedrooms each have a private bath with a spectacular view and a shared deck. There is a large wine fridge on this floor as well.
* Times Square for shopping / dining and the beach are an easy walk from here.
*House manager, Butch, met us at check in with a very helpful house tour. Explained the elevator, hot tub controls and many other ins and outs of the house. He was always available by phone and checked on us frequently. If you need it, just ask Butch!
*Be prepared to wait in traffic when driving. Let folks in from the side streets, after all, you aren't going anywhere fast!
*Restaurants we liked:
Doc Ford's Rum Bar and Grille. Sit on the lower deck for happy hour.
Charley's Boathouse Grill
The Beached Whale
*For fresh fish and shrimp to cook:
Trico Shrimp Co
*Grocery Stores:
Publix
Walmart
*Fishing Tour:
We had a BALL with Captain Jeff ! justlivinthedreamcharters
Reasonable rates
