The house was in the perfect location for what our family wanted to do while in Marathon. Nice, private pool. Plenty of parking & room for our group. Great communication with the host.

Clean house, great location

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had a group of 8 (4 kids and 4 adults) and brought a boat and were very satisfied. The things we liked about the house: It is located on the first canal at the end of the canal so its super quick to get offshore. On the first floor is a storage area with a fridge and freezer for drinks/food, a bait freezer and commercial ice machine. This was a great place to store all of our rods and fishing gear, and it was nice not to have to lug it upstairs. The ice machine made plenty of ice to load up our boat every day and to pack our catch in ice when we left. The house was spacious and we had plenty of room. The house is also on the shady side of the street which was great in the afternoons as that afternoon sun is brutal. The dock was wood which we prefer over a seawall, and had bumper rails built in with a large fish cleaning area. The cons: Two of the bedrooms did not have closets and instead had wicker armoires and not a whole lot of storage for clothing. The downstairs bedroom has a window shaker a/c but it does the job and the downstairs bathroom was super tiny. The dock is very small and is separated from the patio by mangroves. Although the mangroves are pretty, I think they are a breeding ground for mosquitoes because the mosquitos were far worse than any rental we have ever used in key colony (although we did hear from others that the mosquitos were just unusually bad this summer). We usually like to sit out on the dock and look out over the canal at night and this was not possible due to the tiny dock and the mangroves, however the upstairs balcony was a good substitute. The kitchen was well stocked and hand soap, lotion, shampoo and conditioner was provided in all bathrooms which was a nice touch. There were also games and puzzles provided as well as a basket of books and an abundance of large towels. Overall we were happy with the house. Some things we would recommend: a dock light (we just love those!) and an outside dining table.

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: House was clean and comfortable other than the master bed mattress. There were plenty of dishes, utensils, etc. Ice machine was great since we fished every day although it sounded like a dump truck when it made ice. Pool was small but our kids enjoyed it. Power outlets and lights on the dock didn't work which made it hard to clean fish after dark with an electric fillet knife. The gas grill worked but desperately needs to be replaced. Also the real estate agent did not inform us that they were currently building a house 20 feet away which was very disturbing with the noise and the workers constantly staring. Overall for the price I am sure there is a better bang for the buck somewhere else close by.