Islamorada condo rental - Pete the Great White Heron greets you at the rear entrance to Bayside
Pete the Great White Heron greets you at the rear entrance to Bayside
 
Islamorada condo rental - Pete the Great White Heron greets you at the rear entrance to Bayside

Pete the Great White Heron greets you at the rear entrance to Bayside

Bayside is a first floor condo

Bayside is a first floor condo

The approach to Bayside from your car

The approach to Bayside from your car

The sitting area of the front room

The sitting area of the front room

The kitchen is fully equipped w/ all the appliances

The kitchen is fully equipped w/ all the appliances

Master bedroom with a king size bed

Master bedroom with a king size bed

The master suite spa and jacuzzi

The master suite spa and jacuzzi

The view from the couch in the living room

The view from the couch in the living room

Bayside's cozy floorplan.

Bayside's cozy floorplan.

The boat basin provides protected mooring for boat

The boat basin provides protected mooring for boat

And the basin is special even during the evening

And the basin is special even during the evening

Hibiscus appear throughout the property

Hibiscus appear throughout the property

Orchids surround the entrance to Bayside

Orchids surround the entrance to Bayside

Pete, the Great Whaite Heron guards the marina

Pete, the Great Whaite Heron guards the marina

Snapper are on both the ocean-side and the backcountry. Yum!

Snapper are on both the ocean-side and the backcountry. Yum!

African Pomano from one of the many nearby wrecks

African Pomano from one of the many nearby wrecks

Amberjack are plentiful offshore, and exciting to catch.....the first time

Amberjack are plentiful offshore, and exciting to catch.....the first time

During lobster season the activity of the day is skin diving. Great eating

During lobster season the activity of the day is skin diving. Great eating

An average Islamorada sunset seen from our marina.

An average Islamorada sunset seen from our marina.

Another sunset viewed from the seawall

Another sunset viewed from the seawall

  • Bedrooms1
  • Sleeps4
  • 2 Bathrooms
Minimum Stay 7 nights
 

Photos and Description of the Islamorada vacation condo rental
1 Bedroom, 2 Bathrooms, Sleeps 4

Holzman’s Bayside is a first floor apartment overlooking the water. Bayside is located on a small resort property nestled in a native hammock on Florida Bay. An easy 90 minute drive from Miami International Airport, this property is located in the heart of Islamorada, directly on Florida Bay, in a secluded native hammock. Bayside is fully air conditioned and there are ceiling fans throughout. The kitchen is modern and equipped with all the desired appliances. The property is a nature lovers dream with resident fish, lobster, an octopus and an occasional manatee in the marina, iguanas that sun themselves by the boat basin and pelicans, egrets and osprey that fly in for periodic visits. Our boat basin can accommodate boats up to 26 feet in length and dockage is included in the rental.

For a visual tour visit http://www.myvisuallistings.com/fsvt/70450

The property is private and secluded, away from traffic and noise, yet is convenient to many of the best restaurants and attractions in the Keys. A variety of shopping is nearby. Sunsets over the water of Florida Bay are breathtaking. Well behaved pets are welcome, please inquire.

Bayside has a master bedroom with a king size bed and it's own bathroom. There is a second bath. There is a new queen size Murphy bed in the living room. The living room and dining area are bright and sunny. The kitchen is fully equipped with oven, range and microwave, dishwasher, icemaker, coffee pot, blender, dishes and pots and pans. A barbecue is provided to grill your fresh catch. The entertainment center has a TV with cable services, a DVD player, and stereo should it rain one afternoon. A clothes washer and dryer are provided. The marina has electric service and water, and has automatic lights at night.

A boat ramp is available for boats up to 17-18 feet. Trailer parking is available. Included in the rental is admission to the Islamorada Founders Park, just a short drive north to Plantation Key where you will find an olympic size pool, tennis, ball fields, and other amenities.

You're minutes away from the best back country (bonefish, tarpon, permit, snook, redfish), blue water (sailfish, dolphin, wahoo, cobia) and reef fishing (grouper, snapper, yellowtail) in the entire Florida Keys. Fishing off of our jetty in the evening is a lot of fun for the kids. Magnificent snorkeling and scuba diving sites abound in the local area. A wide range of boating activities are available year round since our area of the bay is well protected. Sea Kayaking and canoeing along our shoreline is popular. Of course water skiing and knee-boarding are a hit with the kids. Local shopping for clothing, souvenirs, and fishing and boating needs is plentiful. Grocery stores are convenient.

There are several local attractions if you need a day out of the sun and there are several . Key West is a day-trip away.

Bayside is an unique place, and the people who visit, both owners and guests, feel very special about the property. The privacy is wonderful, the accommodations are new and clean, the property peaceful, and the access to the fishing is the best in the Keys, indisputably. We hope you will also find it as special as have we, and will add your name to the growing list who return to enjoy the most gorgeous sunsets and the best fishing and diving in the world.

Bayside generally rents for 1 week intervals, from Saturday to Saturday. If Bayside is what you are looking for, please contact us and to reserve the dates. The reservation will be confirmed upon receiving a check for $500.00. The balance of the rental costs including tax (11.5%) and refundable security deposit($100.00) are due 6 weeks before arrival.

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19 Reviews of Property 231645 in Islamorada, Florida

Bayside: 1st Floor Apartment in Native Hammock on Florida Bay
average rating of 4.875 based on 19 reviews
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Bayside: 1st Floor Apartment in Native Hammock on Florida Bay
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p231645
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Islamorada Upper Florida Keys
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Submitted: April 11, 2009 Stayed: April 2009
On December 11, 2008 Steve and Beverley wrote the following:
"Birnie,(sic)
Just a note to say that I received your check today for the return of our security deposit.

Please feel free to upload our comments/pictures to your website.

"We had a great time at Bayside, you could not wish for a better location, handy for all the shops and amenities of Islamorada, but once you turn off Highway 1 the property is secluded and tranquil, it is a joy to sit and enjoy the fantastic views over the bay.
The accommodation is very confortable with a great aspect and super views out over the bay and with every facility you could ask for.
Surrounded by wildlife including ospreys, squirrels (who feed from your hand) and dolphins in the bay we found ourselves staying on the property and relaxing rather more than we have ever done in our previous visits to the Keys.
Our neighbors on the property were all very friendly and I hope we have made some lasting friendships especially with Evelyn and Jim Schafer who were always available with help and advice.
Despite our rather late booking, Birnie(sic) was flexible and accommodating allowing for a very easy transaction. Thanks Birnie(sic), we will definitely be back".


Thanks again, we had a great time.

Regards

Steve & Beverley
Helpful votes: 1/1
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Bayside: 1st Floor Apartment in Native Hammock on Florida Bay
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p231645
+ 800-284-0966
Islamorada Upper Florida Keys
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Submitted: April 11, 2009 Stayed: April 2009
On December 8, 2009 Ben H sent us the following comments:"Bernie,Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say thank you for the great time we had at your Keys Kottage!!! We Your place was great and the overall layout of the property and dock really was spectacular. We will definitely be contacting you about renting the unit again hopefully in March sometime.Thanks again and we’ll be in touch, Ben
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Bayside: 1st Floor Apartment in Native Hammock on Florida Bay
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p231645
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Islamorada Upper Florida Keys
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My husband and I have stayed in Bayside April 2007 & 2008 for two weeks. We are booked again for this April. It is a wonderful unit, just steps aw...
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Submitted: February 6, 2009 Stayed: February 2009
My husband and I have stayed in Bayside April 2007 & 2008 for two weeks. We are booked again for this April. It is a wonderful unit, just steps away from watching sunsets over FL Bay. Quiet, clean, great owners & guests, nothing bad to say about it. Right in the heart of Islamorada. The unit has everything one would need, including a blender for tropical drinks. Take a minute to look at the Holiday House website, they have a webcam set up looking out over FL Bay -it is truly beautiful, quiet and relaxing!
Helpful votes: 3/3
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Bayside: 1st Floor Apartment in Native Hammock on Florida Bay
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p231645
+ 800-284-0966
Islamorada Upper Florida Keys
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Submitted: November 30, 2008 Stayed: November 2008
We had a great time at Bayside, you could not wish for a better location, handy for all the shops and amenities of Islamorada, but once you turn off Highway 1 the property is secluded and tranquil, it is a joy to sit and enjoy the fantastic views over the bay.
The accommodation is very confortable with a great aspect and super views out over the bay and with every facility you could ask for.
Surrounded by wildlife including ospreys, squirrels (who feed from your hand [owners comment:we discourage this as the squirrels have been known to bite]) and dolphins in the bay we found ourselves staying on the property and relaxing rather more than we have ever done in our previous visits to the Keys.
Our neighbors on the property were all very friendly and I hope we have made some lasting friendships especially with Evelyn and Jim S who were always available with help and advice.
Despite our rather late booking, Bernie was flexible and accommodating allowing for a very easy transaction. Thanks Bernie, we will definitely be back".
Thanks again, we had a great time.
Regards
Steve & Beverley
business
Bayside: 1st Floor Apartment in Native Hammock on Florida Bay
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p231645
+ 800-284-0966
Islamorada Upper Florida Keys
Guest Comment Entered by Owner
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Submitted: November 30, 2008 Stayed: November 2008
We had a great time at Bayside, you could not wish for a better location, handy for all the shops and amenities of Islamorada, but once you turn off Highway 1 the property is secluded and tranquil, it is a joy to sit and enjoy the fantastic views over the bay.
The accommodation is very confortable with a great aspect and super views out over the bay and with every facility you could ask for.
Surrounded by wildlife including ospreys, squirrels (who feed from your hand [owners comment:we discourage this as the squirrels have been known to bite]) and dolphins in the bay we found ourselves staying on the property and relaxing rather more than we have ever done in our previous visits to the Keys.
Our neighbors on the property were all very friendly and I hope we have made some lasting friendships especially with Evelyn and Jim S who were always available with help and advice.
Despite our rather late booking, Bernie was flexible and accommodating allowing for a very easy transaction. Thanks Bernie, we will definitely be back".
Thanks again, we had a great time.
Regards
Steve & Beverley
business
Bayside: 1st Floor Apartment in Native Hammock on Florida Bay
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p231645
+ 800-284-0966
Islamorada Upper Florida Keys
Guest Comment Entered by Owner
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Submitted: April 12, 2007 Stayed: April 2007
On Monday, April 9, 2007 Jim and Sherry L. wrote....

"Dear Bernie,
We enjoyed alot the Bayside rental last week. Everything about the rental was as promised or better.

We rented two kayaks for the week from the friendly business next door and used them about every day, going to the lagoon north and to the Lorelei south.

The grocery a little to the south was terrific for us. We ate out one night at Lazy Days, one lunch out at the Lorelei on a kayak trip.

All the other renters were welcoming to us and our children ages 6 and 3 had plenty of playmates.

Thanks for helping our first visit to the Keys to be an extraordinary one.


Regards,
Jim and Sherry L"

And on April 10, 2007 they added.....

"Several comments occurred to me since the earlier note: (i) the nearby dive museum is extraordinary, the artifacts and presentation are worthy of the Smithsonian with the additional amenity that you can touch about everything, (ii) .... there was reliable wireless internet via a network called "Holiday House" the entire visit--it helped us locate Islamorada points of interest, and there was a DVD player though we didn't try to use it, too busy, (iii) we gratefully used your letter of introduction to enjoy a half day at Founder's Park, (iv) we spent a half day also at Theater of the Sea, (v) we chartered a half-day eco-tour with Ann's Easy Adventures (from World Wide Sportsman) to snorkeling at Port Antigua beach and to history and bug collecting at Indian Key, (vi) we walked five minutes to Paradise Yoga just across the street. It was too windy the day we tried to go to Lignumvitae, we are saving it for the return visits.

We hope to thank you in person next time.

Thanks again and regards,
Jim"
business
Bayside: 1st Floor Apartment in Native Hammock on Florida Bay
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p231645
+ 800-284-0966
Islamorada Upper Florida Keys
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Submitted: February 6, 2006 Stayed: February 2006
On 2/06/06 we received this comment from Grace and Martin who had just stayed in Bayside

We just returned from a wonderful 7 days at the Bayside. The accommodations
and location is great. We enjoyed meeting and sharing sunsets with
residents. Looking forward to next time. Please put us on your email when
you have January 2007 availability. Thank you for sharing your paradise.

Grace & Martin S.
Anderson, S.C.
business
Bayside: 1st Floor Apartment in Native Hammock on Florida Bay
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p231645
+ 800-284-0966
Islamorada Upper Florida Keys
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Submitted: October 18, 2005 Stayed: October 2005
April 27, 2005 Gretchen D. sent us this comment:

Mr. and Mrs. Holtzman,

Good afternoon, we just wanted to thank you for the opportunity to stay in
your beautiful kottage last week. We had a great time and couldn't have
asked for anything more in accommodations. The boat basin was so
convenient for fishing and the property was an absolutely relaxing
environment..
We had a great time and look forward to our next trip.


If you have any questions, please feel free to call.

Thank you,

Jeff and Gretchen D.

Gretchen D.
Quality System Administrator
Product Development Technician
Boston Whaler Inc.

and then in a separate email she added:

You can also add in there that all of the
residents were very friendly and helpful. Thanks for the great experience!

-Gretchen
business
Bayside: 1st Floor Apartment in Native Hammock on Florida Bay
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p231645
+ 800-284-0966
Islamorada Upper Florida Keys
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Submitted: October 17, 2005 Stayed: October 2005
Janice sent us this email today

"Dave and I had such a great time at the Bayside this past summer we are already looking forward to next summer. Could you please email the availability of Bayside and the Kottage for June '06? It would be much appreciated.

Talk to you soon,
Janice M.
St. Augustine, FL"