Sunset Reef - Bayside Gated Estate, Pool, Spa, Deep Water Dock, Kayaks & SUPs

Sunset Reef is professionally cleaned including all linens and towels. The owners or property managers do not do the cleaning and laundry.

Islamorada Florida is known as the Sports Fishing Capital of the Florida Keys. Our custom designed and built 5000 square foot home, “Sunset Reef,” is half way between Key West and mainland Florida. Our home is located on the calm bayside, without worry about Sargassum, at Mile Marker 76 on the Historic Overseas Highway. The highway follows Henry Flagler’s famous railroad to Key West that was destroyed in the deadly Labor Day hurricane of 1935. Miami International Airport is a 90 minute drive without traffic. Fort Lauderdale International Airport is a 2 hour drive without traffic. From Sunset Reef a visit to Key West is an easy 75 mile, 90 minute drive. “Downtown Islamorada” is home to a number of great restaurants for casual waterside dining or more upscale seafood, chop or steak dinners. The Midway Cafe, 7am to 2pm, is only 4.5 miles up the highway for a great breakfast or lunch spot.

Whether you are coming to the Keys for a restful extended family vacation, a break from cold weather, to catch lobster and stone crabs, to go scuba diving, to spend your time fishing the back country for snook, redfish, bonefish and tarpon or to go off shore fishing for dolphin, wahoo, snapper and grouper, Sunset Reef in Islamorada can be your comfortable home away from home. Sunset Reef is a legal, annually fire and safety inspected, private vacation rental property. Our Islamorada vacation rental license number is VR-257. A maximum of 8 adults plus children under the age of 7 for a total of 10 overnight guests can very comfortably stay in our home.

Sunset Reef is a private, gated, one and one quarter acre, bayside waterfront estate. From outside the reef scene gates on Overseas Highway, US 1, you have no idea what is located on the property. The “Keys” styled home is surrounded by manicured grounds. We are located on the calm bay side of Lower Matecumbe Key in Islamorada, Village of Islands, Florida. Stinky Sargassum is only an ocean side problem. The property includes a west facing pool and hot tub looking out over the bay and Matecumbe Bight. There is a 90 foot deep water dock with 50 Amp shore power and water available. The bayside deck area has Adirondack chairs and a propane fire pit to enjoy watching the fantastic sunsets. The pool area includes lounges, tables and two cantilever umbrellas. Relax in the hammock or a lounge, read a book, snorkel and swim in the calm shallow bay water, have fun on a stand up paddle board or kayak going south to the “hurricane hole” to look for manatees. You can fish from the dock and walk into the water to snorkel for lobster. We never tire of the stunning sunset views from the bayside deck area and then enjoy sitting around the fire pit on cool evenings. Use our bicycles on the adjacent bicycle path to go south to Anne's Beach with a boardwalk and picnic shelters. Or bicycle north to Robbie's marina to feed the huge tarpon that come in every morning. Buy a bucket of bait for a couple of bucks and hand feed the tarpon from their docks. The Hungry Tarpon restaurant is also a nice breakfast place.

Our 4 bedroom, 4 ½ bath home is three stories with a roof top sundeck. The elevator can take you, your luggage and groceries to all indoor living levels of Sunset Reef. You will climb the spiral staircase from either the middle level or the upper level to the roof sundeck for views of not only the islands in Everglades National Park on the bayside, but of the Atlantic Ocean and the historic lighthouse on Alligator Reef. Walk the property through our shade garden, ring one of the peace bells, sit on a teak bench and relax amid the native and tropical landscaping. The spacious ground level covered patio facing the bay is perfect for entertaining and dining. The complete “outdoor kitchen” includes a large gas grill, burners and rotisserie.

The entire home was designed to embrace the fabulous west facing bay views. The upper level contains the living/dining great room, large gourmet kitchen, powder room and master bedroom. The entertainment area has a wall mounted SMART HDTV, DVR, and a stereo system including speakers in the master bedroom, bathroom and on the outside deck. The master bedroom has a desk area, walk-in closet and bathroom with a double shower/steam room, separate jetted tub and double vanity. The entire west wall of the great room is sliding glass doors opening onto a covered deck for dining, lounging and relaxing including a propane fire table. There is a built in gas BBQ, lounges, dining table and seating area. The all granite kitchen has an island with cook top, prep sink and eat-in area. There is a third prep/bar sink at the elevated bar/eat-in area. All of the stainless steel appliances, 48 inch refrigerator/freezer, double convection oven/microwave, warming drawer, dishwasher, ice maker and wine cooler are top of the line. The kitchen is completely stocked with all necessary small appliances including a Keurig beverage maker, drip coffee maker, electric kettle, cookware, serving pieces, platters, pizza pan, cookie sheets, cutlery, food processor, teapot, toaster, blenders, waffle iron, etc.

The middle level has three bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms. All bedrooms open onto outdoor covered deck areas with lounges, tables and chairs. There is another living area on this level with a desk area, wall mounted HDTV and speakers on the outside deck and ground level outdoor kitchen area. The laundry room is also located on the middle level.

The ground level has the entry area with the elevator and stairs to the middle and top levels. The storeroom has a refrigerator/freezer, a chest freezer, coolers, paddles, USCG life jackets, bicycle helmets and pool towels. 6 Kayaks, 4 SUPs and an assortment of bicycles are included for guest usage. The garage and motorized watercraft are not included with the rental of Sunset Reef. The house has the X-1 Comcast Cable TV and fast residential Internet available. Both hardwired and passphrase secured wireless Internet access is available on both living levels.

Sunset Reef has immediate access to Everglades National Park and back country fishing. Atlantic Ocean access is 2.5 miles SW to Channel 2 and 3.5 miles to Channel 5 for larger boats. Robbie's marina and Atlantic Ocean access is 2 miles NE through a mangrove channel.

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Need baby gear during your stay? We have some baby gear that is available to our guests. This includes a full sized crib, high chair, and a couple of pack-n-plays. We do not have enough to supply both of our vacation rental properties in Islamorada, so check with us first. We have set up an account with BabyQuip to help our guests with obtaining baby stuff to make their vacation easier and safer.

Rent cribs, car seats, strollers, toys and more from BabyQuip! As seen on Shark Tank, BabyQuip offers clean, sanitized, and safe baby gear in Islamorada. Visit Sunset Reef’s unique link https://www.babyquip.com/a/ky6u1w to make a reservation.

If you are looking for another weekly Islamorada vacation rental property, please look at our Atlantic side, beach front 3 bd, 3 full ba condo at MM 80.6, www.vrbo.com/1174114 or www.HomeAway.com/1174114. We also have a Park City/Deer Valley, Utah 4 bd, 4 1/2 ba vacation rental home. www.vrbo.com/206330 or www.HomeAway.com/206330.