My sister and her two younger children came from Arizona to the Florida Keys to visit, as well as my brother from southern California. I personally live in Big Pine Key, which is about 25 miles from Key Colony Beach. I don’t have the space for a family visit, so I decided to find a rental for the family to stay at during their visit.
The rental from VRBO was a duplex, which was perfect for this situation. Both units of the duplex have a full kitchen, 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. The upstairs unit in the second bedroom has bunkbeds which was perfect for my sister’s 2 children. The lower unit was perfect for my brother, giving him his privacy.
The unit has plenty of parking, which in the Florida Keys is very rare and hard to come by in a rental situation. The house is on an open canal that leads out into the Atlantic. I was able to bring my boat over from Big Pine and leave it at the rental. Along the canal, the home has a Tiki (with ice machine) and a barbeque grill and modest pool for relaxing after a day out on the water. The place even had a bait freezer for the avid fishing fans!
We all had a great time enjoying the outdoor amenities. I would recommend the rental to anyone who would like to bring family and friends together for a special time. If I could, I would certainly give this a rating of more than 5 stars. Renting a duplex unit of this caliber was well worth the price.