Key West Vacation Rental cottage

We booked this little bungalow for a June vacation to Key West. It completely exceeded our expectations. It is the perfect size for a couple, or a family with small children. It is thoughtfully appointed with everthing you need--from blankets to pots and pans--and absolutely spotless. We loved the location--we could walk to Duval Street and other points of interest. We ended up renting bikes from Island Bikes on Truman; they were cheaper and much easier to work with than the bike rental at the end of Varela Street. You really don't need a car to get around if you've got a bike! The Cuban sandwich place around the corner had great breakfasts and sandwiches, and Fausto's Grocery (same intersection) is a wonderful neighborhood gem. Marilyn was wonderful to work with--very communicative and helpful. The neighbors were friendly! We would go back to Varela Street tomorrow--if the boss would let us leave again!

This little house was perfect for me and my boyfriend. Spacious shower/bathroom, kitchen, living room, and front porch. There was a beautiful stained glass window in kitchen...everything was super clean. Nothing fancy, but it was just right for us.
Another good thing about this little house is how well it's insulated. It was so hot in Key West when we were there that we thought we would never turn off the a/c but I was very wrong. We only kept the front a/c on powersaver on about 78 degrees when we left (like the note suggested) and the house was still cool hours later. We could hear the upstairs neighbor walk around but it wasn't an intrusive "bang" like you would find at other apartments; the noise was very faint. We had the pleasure of sleeping in til noon many days without being woken up by loud vehicles driving by. There were loud vehicles driving by, but because of the solidness of the home, we couldn't hear them.
Parking was actually quite easy. We thought it would be tough but never did we have to park on a different street or more than a few spaces away from our front door.
As far as Key West goes, it was hot and full of other tourists. There were some very interesting locals out there.
There's a little snack bar around the corner connected to the laundry mat called Sandy's who we ate breakfast at almost daily. The breakfast sandwiches were big enough to split. Bogo's was another place that had terrific sandwiches that you could split. We were on a tight budget so we found these 2 places affordable. Also, the tap water was very good. I'm not big on drinking from the tap but a local told us it's some of the best drinking water around, so save your money and the planet and drink the water!
If I would improve anything in this little house it would have to be to include a couple more trash bags and rolls of toilet paper and maybe add another electric outlet to the kitchen. But...otherwise, it was well worth the money and we will definitely return and tell our friends about Marilyn's place!

My husband and I stayed here for a week and loved it . the owner was very nice and the home is very clean this was my first visit to key west and it was a blast. we will be sure to put it on our list again to come back and stay. thanks to the owner and the cleaning staff that provided us with a very nice place to stay thanks again