6 Reviews of Property 254876 in Nokomis, Florida

Wonderfully, creatively restored historic bungalow. The good looks aren't on the outside, but note the pictures of the inside! The kitchen/bathroom was well stocked with good quality, necessary non-food items. There are books, games, a blow dryer and even a magnifying mirror mounted in the bathroom--a convenience I really appreciated not bringing from home. Lots of wonderful bedding and pillows, plenty of towels. Local info on places of interest are also in the rental.The owner is wonderful to work with and quickly responsive to any problems.

We were close to everything we were interested in, including eating out and food shopping and especially the beaches where we found shark's teeth and a few fossils. Snorkeling was good at Caspersen Beach on the quiet side of the rock jetties. We saw at least 20-25 varieties of fish. The sand bar is too far out for young kids, but teens and adults can get there and dive down for better quality shark's teeth and fossils. It helps to research when a good low tide occurs. We used $3.00 Walmart plastic colanders with no problem. We didn't want to pay for the more expensive tools designed to help you look. Manasota Key seemed to have the most shark's teeth near the shoreline. Probably this varies. Beach info in Sarasota county is on the internet.

We wished we had diving qualifications so we could go out to the reef.

A curiosity: both of our Garmins acted a little strange in that area, wanting us to travel in silly small loops when we could simply make 1 turn and arrive at our destination. These Garmins were currently updated, so you just have to use your common sense and ignore the Garmin sometimes.

A great location for a Christmas celebration with son, daughter-in-law and 2 teenage kids. There was even enough space for a five foot Xmas tree in the livingroom! The U-shaped kitchen was spacious enough for two of us to prepare food, set the table, etc. and the eating counter kept people away, but in touch. There were plenty of games - old fashioned board games (yeh!) as well as a DVD player - to play in the evening. The beds are comfortable - actually, all the furniture is comfortable, and the sunporch/dining area bright and inviting. The space would be a bit crowded, especially the bedrooms and bath, for six people to stay longer than a week - four is a good number- but for our time period, six worked well. The view out the window of the gorgeous bouganveilla (sp?) and tops of the palm trees was uplifting, and the privacy and quiet made it special. The listing was accurate, the property well maintained, and the owner provided good customer service. No problem recommending it

My husband and I recently completed our second visit to the Floridaloha Vacations' Casa Coquina. It is a no brainer for us whenever we are in the Venice/Nokomis area. The house has that comfortable vacation beach house feel that I remember from my childhood at Maryland beaches but without the "camping out" feel that my mother might remember. The decor is a lot of fun with no lack of attention to detail. Where else will you find a playable ukulele on the mantle? There are shady retreats outside including a lovely deck, nice cross breezes inside, and no traffic noise. It is convenient to shopping, be it a grocery store or the cute shops in Venice. The beach is very close by as are the bike trails and other parks. We didn't spend more than a few minutes in the car ever. We had a look into the other two historic cottages on the property and we would have been happy in one of those also. They are decorated with an artistic flair and quite obviously with a lot of love. Everything was clean and well maintained and the proprietor, Nancy, was accessible and helpful with tips about eateries, shopping, and other things to do. For a taste of Florida, this beats the heck out of a motel with a kitchenette!

Had a fabulous and comortable stay at Casa Coquina. Nancy, the proprieter of this vintage/retro styled Florida location does it right. The decor is vintage Florida like you see in the mid 20th century Hollywood movies when Florida was "the exotic destination" for Northeners escaping the cold for a tropical getaway. Vintage Florida decor is everywhere... comfortable rattan furniture with tropical print upholstery, sea shell and palm tree prints on the walls, coral, pink, tourquoise colors everywhere tastefully done and relaxingly easy on
the eyes. There was even a real ukulele for you to strum on the mantle piece! The decor is pretty much authentic vintage items from Nancy's lifelong collection, she even had her own museum exhibit of Florida souvenirs in Venice when we were there. But like I said, these properties are done right. Yes, the vintage look and feel is there but modern appliances outfit the kitchen and bathroom areas, the beds are comfortable as well as the furniture.

Would I stay here again? Yes! But next time I'll make sure to bring my camera. Lot's of great photo ops everywhere.

Five stars!