We travelled to Islamorada for the first time this year for our month long family vacation. We have always stayed in the Treasure Island area but decided to try the keys and we are glad we did! The home is fully fenced along he road and sides down to the water. We travel with our 2 dogs and they loved it. We closed the gate and we didnt have to worry about them. There is a large area under the house to sit in the shade and still enjoy the pool. The pool is great to cool off on the hot days, which turned out to be every day. We brought our boat and docked it along the front of the waterfront where there was ample room and bumpers to avoid any damage. The canal is only 2 turns to the Gulf and open water. No wasted time in no wake zones and bridges, straight out in 2 minutes and the Atlantic is only 5 minutes away. Lots to see and entertain our 3 kids right at the dock with several manatee and lots of fish. My daughter caught a 5 foot shark while night fishing off the dock. We also hooked several monster tarpon right at the dock. They put up a great fight jumping several feet out of the air before spitting the hook back at us (and laughing). The bait freezer and ice maker got lots of use during our stay.
The house itself was fantastic with great island decor and very well layed out. The upstairs patio/veranda off the kitchen area was one of our favourite places in the early morning and evenings. The kids had smores in the firepit while fishing for the sharks in the canal. The downstairs is a great self contained apartment style area with it's own bathroom. Double doors open out to overlook the pool with large screen TV's in almost every room of the house .
The private beach was a great place for the kids to play and tube in the water and also a great place to watch the sunsets!
The house is close to Robbies which is a must see for everyone and feeding the tarpon is a great experience.
We also drove to Key West 2 different days, once for the famous sunset ceremonies at Mallory Square when all the street performers come out. It was a great place to people watch and buy souvenirs at the Duval Street shops.
We had a great trip and any questions we did have, the owners Adriana and Robert were very quick to answer.
We cant say enough nice things about the house, location, pool, dock, beach, owners....it was an amazing vacation!
Thanks and hope to see you again!
Mark, Deb, Rachel, Cole, Chase, and of course our 4 legged friends Rhino and Vixie