Marco Island Home w/ Heated Pool, Close to Beach!

Reviews

• Great house for a family getaway

  5/5

  House was clean and had everything we needed. The abundance of towels and other items such as laundry detergent were really helpful. Of course we replaced it but we were able to get laundry done. There is a bunch of beach stuff; cooler, chairs, umbrellas, toys that was really helpful.

  House is centrally located right near restaurants and a few minute bike ride to beach access, veterans park, shopping. This is really great. House itself is in good shape, pool was great, the only surprise was the bathroom location. At first we couldn’t find the third bathroom, but it is in the garage. This worked out fine for our group.

  Overall it was fantastic. We would come back but wouldn’t pack towels or beach toys. We did end up renting a smaller bike for one of the kids but that was super easy and inexpensive. It was so great to have the bikes with the house and made getting around and after dinner rides a delight.

  Thank you!

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Family Vacation

  4/5

  We arrived at the home it was clean on the outside, easy to find.

  The way the home was listed showed a older bathroom. Which much to our surprise was remodeled. ( master bedroom) I would suggest updating your photos on your listing.

  The home had many amenities to it, we had not known. Many beach towels all in great shape. Many beach chairs, bikes, pool items.

  Plenty of towels for the bathroom use. As well they supplied shampoos and conditioners, hairdryer, flat irons, Q tips. This was definitely a nice touch.

  We had used the family gathering area allot with the family. It was more for game times, hide and go seek, etc. plenty of room for the kids to play. They loved it.

  They had plenty of extra blankets and pillows if need be in great shape.

  Few things to work on.

  Our first two days of spring break we had very cold pool water. It was so cold for the kids. No one adjusted it for our family before we arrived. The kids were freezing. This was so disappointing. We had to call them to have them come out to turn it up. The weather was nice a warm out so we wanted to enjoy the pool as well. One Reason we rented the home. The cement around the pool is slippery.

  The pool needed vacuumed Good scrub !

  Kitchen cupboards smell old and are old. I would suggest when possible to possibly put new cupboards in. They make the cups and dishes stink.

  The binder with info in it was great.

  Larger sign for garbage pick up dates are a must.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  From the owner: "Thank you for the review, Kathe. I am glad to hear you had an enjoyable stay with us. We have done many amenity upgrades and renovations to our home since we purchased it a few years ago. We continue to improve and prioritize our renovations. I am glad you found the newly remodeled master bathroom a welcomed surprise. It turned out beautiful and we are so proud of it. Thank you for the reminder, we will update those photos to reflect the upgrade on the Evolve website as soon as possible. I am happy you found the amenities we supply to be convenient and that they met your family's needs. We love to provide these extras to our guests to make their stay with us easy and enjoyable. My apologies for the pool being too cold for the kids. The prior guests may have made adjustments we were unaware of. I am glad that our home concierge was able to get right over to turn up the pool heater for you. Unfortunately, it is not an instantaneous process and the pool does take a few hours to completely get to temperature. I apologize for the wait as I know the pool is a favorite thing for the kids. It is our grandchildren's favorite as well. Our pool service comes weekly on Thursdays to service and clean the pool. The interior surface of the pool contains a mix of colored quartz. The colors are a mix of blue, green, and brown. At times when the sun hits it, the brown causes the pool to have a subtle dirty appearance. However, I assure you that our pool service is outstanding and the pool was clean. As for the area around the pool being slippery, none of our other guests have reported this as a concern. The entire area of the pool patio was resurfaced and painted which contains a non-slip additive to prevent this. Safety at our home is a top concern. We will look into the matter and address any findings appropriately. You are correct that the kitchen cabinets are older. The kitchen was updated by the previous owner with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. However, we have never experienced or reported any sort of the cabinets smelling "old". I'm sorry this was your experience. I can assure you that following each guest visit, we have a professional cleaning staff, who clean the entire home thoroughly. This includes ridding the house of any perishables from previous guests. All dishes are cleaned and sanitized and placed in the "older" but functional cabinets. The next major renovation scheduled for our home will be the kitchen. In the meantime, I would like to be clear to anyone reading your review that the kitchen is older but well-equipped and functional. Thank you again for your feedback and for staying with us. We hope you enjoyed all Marco has to offer."

• First time stay

  5/5

  Our first trio to Marco Island. Found the location to be ideal as it was central to many restaurants and within walking distance to the beach. House was very well kept, was very roomy and comfortable. The heated pool was a bonus.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Marco home

  4/5

  You can tell they've improved an older home with nice furnishings, comfortable beds & pillows, and well stocked cabinets, pool supplies, & beach bikes. The two areas in need of remodeling are the kitchen (cabinets broken) & the master shower (very old & you must set up on tile to get into it).

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  From the owner: "Hi Marianne! Thank you for the review. We are so excited to announce that we will be remodeling the master bathroom in July and it will be beautiful and finished in August. We will be sure to update photos. It looks like we need to have Evolve to the house anyway to take new photos as I noticed some do not reflect all of our updates.
  We are so glad you stayed at our home. When we purchased the house, it hadn’t even loved on in a long time. We are so proud of it and we continue to make improvements and supply all our guests all the amenities we can think of to make their stay comfortable and well appointed.
  We can’t thank you enough for staying with us! We would love to have you return and enjoy all the updates. Thanks also for being such wonderful guests. You are what makes the process of opening our home to others so special. Hope to see you soon!
  Bob and Kim”.

• Marco home

  4/5

  We are a family of 3 that stayed 6 weeks. The bungalow home was roomy and conveniently located from shops & the beaches. The furniture was comfortable & tastefully done. The beach bikes & cupboards gave us supplies to start. We enjoyed our time!!