Our family of 6 had a wonderful vacation at “Island Time”. The clean, spacious home gave us plenty of room for everyone. The proximity to the beach was great. Just walk to the end of our short dead end street & we were at the beach path. No busy streets to cross or traffic to contend with. When we were not at the beach, the children were in the pool, which was well maintained & kept clean by a very conscientious pool maintenance man who came twice weekly.
The rental company, Anna Maria Island Accomodations, were excellent to deal with. We had a minor sink problem shortly after arriving & they sent a repair man over within 15 minutes ! There was no mop in the house, so we made a quick phone call to AMI Vacations. We had a new mop delivered to our house in no time.
The children loved all the pool & beach toys. There is a wagon to haul everything to the beach, but it is in need of some TLC. After Daddy hauled it back & forth to the beach every day, he is hoping that it might be replaced by the time we come back next year. The flat, worn out tires made for strenuous work (especially in the soft, beautiful sand...)
If we can add a wish list for next year, we would recommend
- salad spinner
- small sharp paring knife
- coffee grinder
- new wagon
Other than the above, which are not a deal breaker, the beds were SO comfortable, the sound of the ocean at night so relaxing, that we couldn’t help but rebook for next year ! Thank you Rebecca 😊
(The biggest drawback was the 2 houses under construction across the street from
us. There was no sleeping in, as every morning by 6:45 or 7:00 a. m. there were hammers pounding, saws buzzing, impact hammers banging & trucks with reverse beepers, all right outside the bedroom window. Unfortunately a lot of the island seems to have a building boom happening now.)