We loved this house and hope to return.
By way of background, so that you understand the layout: there is effectively a guest wing separate from the main house, in that it is accessed by a covered stairway in the courtyard. At the top of the stairs, there is a terrace area, and a large bedroom on either side. These two bedrooms are en suite, as is the master bedroom in the main house. In addition, the main house has a full bedroom upstairs and a smaller office/bedroom that you pass through on the way to that full bedroom. So, in total, there are four full bedrooms and an easy opportunity to have a fifth. Three of the bedrooms have their own bathrooms, and the upstairs bedrooms in the main house share a bathroom. There is also a powder room on the ground floor of the main house.
One of the really nice features of the house is the open layout on the main floor, where kitchen, dining room, and living room are all under a very high ceiling. The layout creates an expansive feeling and offers excellent space for a large group to gather.
The pool and spa are wonderful. Even when it was a little chilly during our stay, the spa was comfortably warm. When you come to Florida from the northeast during the winter, you hope to be able to swim in a pool and relax in a spa, and this hope was fully realized. The pool area is private, because it is surrounded by the courtyard, and indeed the entire house offers a feeling of privacy.
We are grateful to Luke and the management team for responding to issues when they arose, and for allowing us some scheduling flexibility. We arrived on an early flight and, since the house was not occupied at the time, the managers permitted us an early check-in. Our return flight was cancelled because of a blizzard up north, and the managers allowed us to extend our stay by a day. This worked because the house was not booked immediately before or after our arrival, but the courtesy was very much appreciated.
We concur with Shane’s review of January 28, which said that it would be nice to have more toilet paper and kitchen utensils – and we can add paper towels and tissues to the list – but this is not a big deal, especially since there is a Publix about half a mile from the house.