We had a very nice stay with our family of four. The duplex apartment was comfortable, clean and convenient to the Cabana Club, Key Colony and the greater town of Marathon. Plenty of dishes and the pots and pans and kitchen knives were much better quality than most vacation rentals we’ve experienced—that was cool. Having a dishwasher and laundry inside the unit made life easy. We chose the Key Colony location because of it being smack dab in the middle of the Keys. We took a nice day trip to Key West, but found we also had plenty to explore in Marathon while having a few carefree days in between to relax Cabana Club’s pool & private beach. Plus, our two college-age boys played a few games of pickleball with others they met next to the Key Colony golf course. We met several neighbors who all affirmed that our choice for staying in Key Colony Beach was a great one.
We rented kayaks for a day from Keys Kayaks for a reasonable price—they delivered them for us early to Sombrero Beach. Rented a boat for a day from Capt. Pip’s to go snorkeling out at the reef—they were very professional and dependable (not every business has it together in the Keys— many seem lackadaisical in their operations).
Leslie at American Coastal Vacation Rentals was very professional & communicative via email, answering questions before we arrived and confirming everything once we were there. The only minor improvement might have been an ability for keyless checkin and checkout. It would have been nice to not have to go to the office to pick up our keys or drop them off (office is approx. 3.5 miles away). Dropping our keys off at 3:00am before driving to MIA to catch our flight home wasn’t our favorite part, but…first world problems. Overall, we had a nice time at this location and would stay there again.