We headed to this property after 10 days in the Orlando parks for some rest, relaxation and dolphin watching. We managed all three. The house was spotless and so well stocked with everything from lots of kitchen appliances, dishwasher and washing machine tabs to razors and toothbrushes in the bathrooms. There was even a bumper sized container of coffee and filter papers to last us through our week's stay.
The pool was great, not heated but the kids didn't seem to mind. It's a corner property so not many neighbours and we barely heard anyone. It's on the water at the back which gave a lovely view.
We tried out a few local restaurants, all of which we enjoyed and several of the local marine companies which again were all fantastic.
If you want to go dolphin watching, we hired a boat from the Isles of Capri Marina which was great fun and gave us some autonomy about where to go and we had dolphins right on the edge of the boat. We also took jetskis for the morning tour from Florida Adventures who are based in the Rose Marina, just under a 10 minute drive from the house. That was expensive but lots of fun, particularly for our 11 & 13 year olds on the back and we saw more dolphins then and finally we took a sunset cruise with Dolphin Explorer. The people that run these tours study the dolphins and know them all by their fins. It was incredibly interesting but best of all was the way they got the dolphins to follow the boat, jumping over and through the waves that the boat created. It was the most incredible encounter with them I've ever had. However if you don't want to spend up to $1000 to see dolphins, we also saw them from the beach.
The Pazos family couldn't have been more welcoming or helpful to their house in the correspondence from the moment I booked and all the way through our stay. Very helpful and very responsive. I would highly recommend this property.
Nothing seems to come cheap in Florida, either in Orlando or Marco Island but this house was definitely the best value part of our holiday.
