Sanibel Island Vacation Rental condo

We stayed in the Glick's condo for a week in February, 2003. Our stay was absolutely wonderful!!! We couldn't have asked for a better place and location.

Our sons Max (4 yr) and Aidan (10 mo) had a great time! The condo overlooks the pool and is about a 5 minute walk to the beach. What more could we need to break up a hard winter in Chicago?!

Our typical day would look like this:
Around 6am our son Max would wake us up and we'd all eat breakfast and then head to the beach for sunrise and shelling. The shelling is incredible. We'd cary Aidan's stroller out to the hard packed sand near the surf and he'd watch the waves or pelicans (which came is soooo close). Max would run in the water and dig in the sand.

Then we'd head home and Aidan would go down for a morning nap. Then Steve, Max and I would grab pool toys, sunscreen and the baby monitor and head for the pool for a couple of hours. Yep, we took the baby monitor to the pool - you are that close and it works!!!

In the afternoon we'd eat lunch and then take a nap. After naps we'd either go back to the pool or explore the islands (Captiva is really close - 10 minutes).

In the evening after dinner Steve would put Aidan down for the night and Max and I would head to the beach for sunset (6:30 - 7:00 pm).

All the residents and renters were sooo nice. Tons of kids at the pool and Max had a great time making friends.

The Glicks had a highchair and that came in really handy. We forgot our porta-crib and quickly found a rental place on the island that has EVERYTHING!! We went and picked up our crib and were all set. They deliver and pick up too.

Just a little note about exploring in the afternoon. About 3pm traffic gets heavy and really, really slow if you go south. We would head up to Captiva instead.

We ate lunch out at the Bubble Room and if you have a child who loves trains this is the place to go. Plus its alot of fun. We thought it was a little pricey for dinner. So we went to RC Otters for dinner which is just across the street from the Bubble Room, sat outside, listened to some low key music and really felt like we were on an island.

The condo's layout is also wonderful if you have kids. Max slept in the second bedroom and we used the huge walk-in closet in the Master Bedroom for Aidan's "room". The kitchen looks out on the living and dining area so I could keep an eye on the boys when I was cooking. Max could also come down to the pool by himself to find either myself or Steve.
The Glicks have really stocked the kitchen with everything you could need for making meals (you'll need to stock the fridge). Also there is a closet full of beach and pool toys, chairs and an umbrella. And a washer and dryer.

Who could ask for anything more? Not us. It was perfect!!!