Week of December 12, 2010
Review Submitted: December 22, 2010
Date of Stay: December 2010
I took my 90 year old mother, handicapped sister and my children to Kokomo for a week.
The house is exactly as portrayed in the photo. It has a lovely vista and the grounds are well maintained by Doug and Donna, who are also available to help with anything that you need. Don't hesitate to call them (see below).The house has heat, which was great, because we experienced weather in the 50s and without heat, my mother would have suffered. Doug said very few homes in the Keys have heat and we just lucked into this one, as it wasn't a criteria that I had been looking for.
The bedrooms were large, the beds were very comfortable and clean, the house was very tidy when we arrived and Doug met us there and walked us through the home. The house is located about 1 hour from Key West, which is nice, its a very relaxed setting, quiet and peaceful, at the end of a dead end street, just lovely.
The wireless internet was spotty and probably needs to be updated. The pool was not warm until the last day. I called Donna who said the cold weather was probably keeping the pool from coming up to temperature. On Thursday, I called Doug, he came over, cleaned the pool, changed the temperature, it heated up perfectly by the next day. Unfortunately, it was our last day. Doug said the heater had clogged. So, lesson learned. If you aren't happy with the temperature, call Doug. He will fix it and then you will be happy. He's a nice guy and very friendly.
The Hot Tub was a nice compensation for a very cold pool and a very cold vacation and we even got my Mother in the hot tub.
Cairn, the owner, was great, helpful and very responsive. She is the kind of owner that is easy to deal with and good at her business.
It was very enjoyable holiday for all of us and I would recommend the home to anyone wishing to visit the Keys. Coming from Alaska, I had no points of reference other than the reviews on this website, so I've tried to make this review detailed for folks looking to stay on the Keys in the future.
We were happy and it was a wonderful memory for all of us.
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Girls Getaway,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
People with Disabilities,
Romantic Getaway
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