We loved this beautiful house on the canal, complete with private dock, kayaks, bikes, pool, pool table, amazing screened in balcony, and plenty of shady and sunny spots to relax. It’s about a mile down the road to Sombrero Beach, and we biked, kayaked, walked and drove there ($5/hr for first 2 hrs for parking). We saw manatees 3 times swim right by the dock, iguanas and lots of smaller fish. My sons fished off the dock and caught small barracuda, pinfish and yellowtail snapper. It’s close to some great restaurants, Curry Hammock State Park, Crane Point Hammock Park, the Aquarium, Dolphin Research Center (our kids swam with the dolphins!), and turtle hospital. We did a jetski tour out to swim at a sandbar - so fun! On our first day we had lunch at Keys Fisheries Restaurant and Marina and got to see nurse sharks and good sized tarpon hanging out in the water right where we were eating (food was great too!).
The neighborhood was pretty quiet, though you can hear some traffic on the main road to Sombrero beach. It was so peaceful, and we spent a lot of time just hanging outside at the house. Everything was very clean. There is A/C, which was good to have but it was also loud. Wished there were screens on a few windows so we could open them at times without letting bugs in, because the breeze was really nice most days.
Overall this place was a dream and if we go back to that area, we would definitely book it again!