Villa in Rotonda, South West Florida:

Our villa in Rotonda West has a superb base from which to visit the many State Parks, Everglades, sophisticated Sarasota and Naples. Excellent shopping, cultural and entertainment opportunities and inexpensive dining out steps from the Gulf.

Vacation on the Gulf Coast: When you tire of sitting by our private screened-in pool, there are boundless places of interest to visit including attractions, museums and cultural opportunities. Apart from the beaches, the boat-trips to islands and the wonderful shopping, the region abounds with State Parks where this wonderful sub-tropical Eco-system is being preserved. These parks usually incorporate nature trails, boat tours, canoe rentals, and those on island have, of course, mile upon mile of sandy beaches with great shelling. The wildlife to be enjoyed includes pelicans, egrets, pretty scarlet cardinals, red-cockaded woodpeckers, raccoons, bobcats, alligators, manatees, bald eagles, and the now sadly rare Florida black bears and panthers (though we don’t see many of these last two in our back yard!).

Beaches: We know you will love this unspoiled area of Florida’s Gulf Coast as we do. Clearwater and St.Petes Beach are the more famous holiday destinations, as is expensive Naples and Fort Myers, but in between these is a less well known stretch of glorious coastline, with long beaches, turquoise seas, lush green landscapes and vivid sunsets. The South West Gulf Coast has miles and miles of natural pristine beaches and clear water, with an average temperature of about 75 degrees year round and an ocean temperature of around 80.
Our home is about 10 minutes from Englewood, this being close to shore. Take the Beach Road in Englewood, turn right at Englewood Beach and you come to Middle Beach on Manasota Key – our personal favourite. This area is still largely undiscovered by Europeans who still tend to go where the package operators point them. Consequently it is much less commercialised, less developed, and less frantic.

Sports: Some of the many sports available in the area are jet-skiing, paragliding, boat hire, scuba diving, excellent deep sea and fresh water fishing, tennis and of course, golf. This area is a golfer’s paradise with over 30 courses locally, one of which is only five minutes from our home. There is also a Sports Stadium with regular baseball games for a real American evening out.

The rental rates for this property are quoted in GBP per property per week.

For more details please contact owner. We require a refundable breakage deposit of £200 which is refunded at the end of your stay provided there is no damage. 10% of the rental fee is required as a deposit with the balance payable eight weeks before your vacation. For terms and conditions please contact owner