Just right for what I was looking for from the week: great access to Palma Sola bay and to Cortez.

Clean, great communication via email and text, and general information available on site (trash, wifi, etc.).

Great house in a quiet neighborhood. The house is very spacious with plenty of room for a family. The kitchen was well-stocked, and the grill was a good size, clean, and plenty of propane The screened in area was wonderful to relax with a coffee in the morning, or a drink in the evening. Lots of ceiling fans to keep air moving - at least one in every room. The garage parking was also much appreciated with the hot Florida sun. The washer and dryer looked new and were very nice. The pool area was a favorite! The sound of the waterfall was soothing. The four lounge chairs outside (plus another 2 in the screened in area) meant plenty of seats for sunbathing or just relaxing after a dip in the pool. The pool is a little on the smaller side, but still enough room for a couple of floats and still some space to sit on the two ledges. There were pool noodles available when we were there. There were a few other floats as well, but we had brought our own. Plenty of towels available for the pool in addition to the ones in the bathroom.We love Coquina beach - very peaceful. During high traffic it took about 30 minutes to drive. Without traffic it's less than 10. I didn't see a beach blanket or umbrella available, but we brought our own. There were three beach chairs available, however which was nice! There was also a soft sided cooler in the garage which we didn't use as we had brought our own cooler. Overall this may have been one of my favorite Florida rentals!

We spent 10 days at the Salty Sea Life. The house is in a great location, a short drive to Anna Maria Island, and a short walk to a local restaurant/tiki bar called the Clam Factory. Unfortunately, we had some issues in the house that were not able to be resolved during our stay. The light switch for the ceiling light/fan in one bedroom didn’t work. There were a lot of palmetto bugs/roaches. The bugs were predominantly in the bathrooms and occasionally in the bedrooms and living room. Thankfully, they were never in the kitchen, but we encountered multiple bugs of various sizes daily. We never entered a room without scanning the floor first and weren’t comfortable walking around barefoot. The rental agency was planning to have a pest control company treat the home after we left. It would have been a 5-star stay without the bugs. We loved the open layout of the house and the washer/dryer. The screened-in patio and the pool overlooking the canal were very enjoyable as well.