Beach Villa on prestigious North End/ Close to 'Times Square'

I've been vacationing with friends for years and we normally rent a hotel room. This year we decided to try a condo rental. What a great choice! Fully furnished, even with a washer and dryer! We've experienced that pictures online can be very deceiving. However, the pictures the condo owner posted are exact. No zooming in - they are all as they appear. I vacationed with 3 friends and 2 teenagers. The location to downtown was perfect, just up the beach/road. This allowed the teens to go off on their own to hang out where all the stores and entertainment was (I felt it was a very safe area/location). Once you got to downtown the beaches were packed. Luckily on our end there was plenty of space.
The condo has the option of the beach or pool. The pool was so nice and refreshing (not cold at all, more like bathwater). However, because the bay is on one side and the ocean on the other, it causes a high wind that keeps the pool area cooler. This is good on hot days but we liked spending our time on the beach. The condo was equipped with chairs, an umbrella, cooler and even beach toys! We used all of them every day and were very thankful to have them. The sand there is very nice and easy to walk on with some nice whole shells. The condo is toward the tip of the island so was neat to walk to the end where there was a nice park and if you're lucky, to see a manatee! I also loved the pterodactyls! (huge pelicans) It was very entertaining to watch them circle over a the ocean, slam into the water and gulp a fish down.
What was amazing was waking up every morning, sitting on the lanai, listening to the waves and watching the dolphins swim by.
The inside of the condo was gorgeous and very clean. I can only dream of living in such a place. The colors of the walls, dishes, the decorations, even the books on the mantle were all themed for living on a beach/island. The slider for the lanai opened the whole width of the wall and we slept every night with it opened, listening to the waves. The beach was always active, even at night with people walking or in the water with flashlights looking for shells and who knows what else.
Parking was very convenient - always parking spots available. If I had to come up with a negative, it would be the door to the condo. The bay is on one side and the ocean on the other. If the sliders were open(which was all the time), the door would be difficult to open.
We'd for sure stay here again if we go back to Ft. Myers Beach area. Great Time!

My family and I vacationed here last August 2010. We absolutlely loved this place. It was very well kept. We thought the condo was nicely decorated and had nice size televisions :). It was nice that they already have beach chairs, cooler and toys all ready for you use (stored in one of the closets) so you didn't have to go buy any. We also appreciated the "guest book" that the owners keep. It is very helpful as they recommend what places to go to. The condo is also a great location as you can easily rent jet ski's , boats, etc at a location right next door. It is a very nice beach. My sister and I enjoyed looking for sea shells and sand dollars.

Just returned from our "staycation" at Ft. Myers Beach and couldn't be more pleased with the accomodations. We felt so comfortable in this tastefully decorated condo and spent many relaxing hours on the lanai drinking coffee, drinking wine, or just drinking in the gorgeous views from all sides. We especially enjoyed the bonus of being able to see both the bay from one side and the gulf from the other. The location is perfect; close enough to walk to the action (several great restaurants and fun hangouts), but far enough away to enjoy the quiet beach in front of the condo. I'm not sure the pictures on this site do it justice; truly a little slice of paradise!