My family and I (husband and 2 sons 4 and 1.5) rented this property for a fun beach family getaway. The island house was great! It was clean. This unit is right next to the pool/ office which was nice although we noticed it was one of the only ones that didn’t have a screened porch. The location is about a five minute car drive to siesta beach and 10 min from siesta key village (which has shops, restaurants, and ice cream parlors). There is a trolly that will pick you up outside the property and take you into town as well but there aren’t any beach side cafe, bars or restaurants just as an FYI. The property was perfect and had everything we were looking for as far as entertainment with the pool, beach, grills, shuffleboard, and air hockey/pool tables. A couple things I would say about this unit itself- as far as kids go, the unit doesn’t have a pack n play but you can rent from a company that was recommended by the property manager and the pickup was only a 3 min drive from the place. Also, the unit didn’t really have any children channels on the tv like Disney jr or Nick jr which would have been nice but it did have Netflix. The property had its own private beach section with lawn chairs and 2 pergolas for shade but they were located closer to the property and not by the shoreline so if you want some shade down near the ocean rent or buy an umbrella. Otherwise be prepared to bring beach/pool toys for the kids. Communication with the property manager was easy via email. We enjoyed some much needed quality family fun in the sun. I would recommend this place as a place to stay if you want everything available on site. If you want to be “in the action” youngsters want to stay closer to siesta key beach or village.
