We recently stayed for a week at Jim’s property and had the best time! You can’t beat the location! The townhouse is onlya short drive from Jerry’s grocery store, the lighthouse, park, and many restaurants. The townhouse is directly on the beach so we were treated with gorgeous views of the beach all week and it was a breeze to wheel out all our beach gear onto the sand.
There are plenty of beach chairs, floats, and towels so there is no need to pack your own, but I would suggest bringing your own beach umbrella or tent because all of the umbrellas were broken. We had packed our own cabana and beach toys so this wasn’t an issue.
Everything was clean and in operating order during our visit. A previous guest had stored strong smelling fish in the refrigerator and the dirt devil smells like wet dog, but you expect to come across these minor details since rentals get a lot of abuse from careless visitors. Overall we were pleasantly surprised with how nice the townhouse was and especially enjoyed the collection of puzzles. We managed to build four of the puzzles during our stay!
The beds were super comfortable and my husband and father-in-law had some of the best sleep during their stay. I do wish there were shades or darker blinds in the bedroom. As much as I enjoy waking up at sunrise, I was hoping to sleep in a few mornings during the vacation.
A note for families with small children. I did find it very difficult to baby proof the staircase. We have a newly walking one year old, an overactive three year old and a senior dog with a bad hip so it was really important to keep them from falling down the stairs. We were able to barricade the bottom of the staircase with a baby play yard gate, but couldn’t find any solutions for the top of the staircase. A pressure mounted gate could easily be pushed down by the kids so we ended up putting baby locks on the doorknobs so that the kids couldn’t leave the bedrooms while upstairs.
Overall, we loved our stay and would definitely return next time we visit Sanibel Island.