We came in the middle of May, and this unit was exactly what was described perfect for our fam of four (2 kids ages 9 and 7).
This unit is on the second floor. It has everything that you will need, and the view is spectacular. It took us about a minute to get down to the beach, and about a minute to get to the pool. It was easy to come back to the unit multiple times a day which we did to grab drinks etc.
Each evening we ate every dinner out on the closed in screen porch. We weren’t understanding why there was a screen porch, but every unit has one and it’s primarily to keep all of the bugs out which by the end of the trip we totally enjoyed and were thankful for. We also drank our coffee there every morning.
We had fun playing the corn hole game right in front of this unit, and when it got too windy, we sat on the Tommy Bahama chairs provided by the landlord on the grass!
We didn’t realize how important the chairs were until other people complained about their units not having the Tommy Bahama chairs, they have a pillow and can be used as a backpack on your back to transport. A definite plus!
The only thing that we really had to get mid week was extra toilet paper, paper towels and soap. Another thing to know is that there is a Keurig in the unit but there’s also a regular coffee pot. One thing we couldn’t find but it might’ve had was a pizza tray, but we made do. There was also a pizza cutter in there which helped us because we had pizza two of the nights that we stay there.
There were beach towels and plenty of other towels. There was also a pool noodle which our kids enjoyed and we went and bought another pool noodle at the grocery store for four dollars. We left it there for the next renters to enjoy!
A couple of suggestions about Sanibel in general, go to the Publix grocery store right before you get to the two bridges outside the island. Once you get in the town, Jerry’s grocery store is super expensive and can be extremely crowded.
Our favorite restaurant on the island was Doc Fords and the Blue Giraffe.
Another thing that we did not understand about Sanibel and the beach right outside this unit, is that the beach does have white sand as well as shells. When we read about Sanibel, we thought that it was just shells ... and were pleasantly surprised to find also white sand that we could easily walk in too.
Loved it!!! We will be back - And thank you so much to the landlords.
