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What a wonderful place, and condo, to visit! We stayed in this wonderful unit the last week of January, 2009. It was our first trip to Sanibel Island, and our first time staying in a VRBO unit. It won't be our last.
The condo unit itself: Just wonderful in every way imaginable. Clean, spacious (1,400 sf), with everything you could want for a home away from home for a week. Very nice new couches and HDTV. Comfortable beds, two large bathrooms, and a kitchen with everything you could possibly need. The lanai takes the unit over the top, a large screened in porch with two sets of tables and chairs facing the ocean to watch the boats and wildlife stream past. We watched the Dolphins 3 different mornings and one evening, they were so close we thought they might beach themselves on a sand bar while they were chasing the fish. It made for an enjoyable place to do a couple of hours of work each day...just grab the portable CD player on site and something to sip on while returning that days calls and emails. And their condo manager, Naomi, was wonderful for arranging contacts for everything we needed while we were down there and coming up with some super restaurant and activity ideas...concierge service without the cost or fuss! We would stay here again in a heartbeat, and the layout would be great for a family as well as just a couple!
The Resort itself: absolutely gorgeous! Wonderful restaurants---everything from the high-end steak joint down to the anything-but-typical sportsbar with great lower-cost options. The spa is wonderful (some literature they have posted had the spa resort rated in the top 10 by Conde Nast Traveler), multiple pools (we took in the action at the resort pool with the outdoor bar & grill and we also loved the more quiet private pool that only owners and their unit guests were allowed to use), white sand beaches on site, and active piers with great fishing and yacht/large boat activity. And their shuttle service over to Sanibel's hot spots was a nice little perk.
Sanibel-Captiva Island itself: For never having been there, we loved this place. A perfect combination of laid back activities/options for lazy days (the best sea shells we've ever seen, walking the beaches and seeing the multi-million dollar homes, the nature preserve driving tour, world-class fishing from the piers, etc.) and activities for those that need a little more action (kyacking through the refuge, biking the island, parasailing, sport fishing, etc.). Wonderful restaurants and shops (we really liked The Island Cow for breakfast and Dolce Vita for dinner...several others were great as well). In general, it was just a very happy and friendly place.
We highly recommend this condo and Sanibel as a destination for your next trip. Next time we will bring the kids, the condo is set-up perfectly for a family.
The Netz's
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Brian, Minneapolis, MN
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