We stayed at Villa 6, Keys Cove, Marathon Key from April 20 - 27 this year. Absolutely wonderful accommodation and central spot to tour all of the Keys. Our contact, Suzy, was amazing! She not only ensured the house was in tip top shape upon arrival, she remained in contact with us and even provided advice re: restaurants, etc.
The home is very current, with a wonderfully tasteful beach theme … all of my fav teal and aqua colours. The indoor and outdoor spaces were clean, in great repair, and we had ZERO issues during our whole week there. Three bedrooms were great in size, the double bedroom is tight, but we didn't care as we were almost never indoors during our stay. The bathrooms and kitchen were up-to-date and the appliances/stone countertops were lovely. There were enough 'indoor' towels for the week, plus a few spares, as well as several beach towels.
The view from our deck and ground pool/terrace area was stellar, and the sunsets are absolutely gorgeous there. The dock and tiki hut/sandy area were lovely to stroll at night, drop into a lounger, and lay back to watch the sun set.
One small issue was the smell from the seaweed, which we noticed about 50% of the nights we were there. It's not great but not the end of the world either, and would absolutely not deter us from returning. Mother Nature has her stinky points ! :-)
The villa was in a prime location and we had easy access to grocery stores, pharmacies, and a wide array of DELICIOUS restaurants/bars. The Keys have less in the way of shopping, eg. no Walmarts or JC Penney, and that makes them more quaint, laid back and less 'touristy'. We did just fine with what stores/services were there.
The main road through al of the Keys can be very, very busy so you need to 'chill out' and just deal at particularly busy times … Take a right turn and turn around down the road. No problem! There's one road in and one road out … so what else can you do? :-)
We observed that there may in fact be more boats in the Keys than homes/people, simply amazing if you're a sport fisher or cruiser … endless possibilities.
If we return to the Marahton area and need a home for our stay, we will absolutely stay at Keys Cove!!!!!! Fabulous!!!!!