We, a family of 5 from London, England, had a fantastic two weeks in this stunning house that’s situated directly on the Caloosahatchee River that separates Cape Coral from Fort Myers.
Firstly, the communication we had with Werner, the home’s owner, from when we made an initial enquiry, all the way through to check in and during the rental was swift, accurate and informative. Ingrid (who manages the house for Werner) came by the day after we arrived to say hi and to make sure that everything was ok – which it absolutely was!
The house itself is huge – around 4,500 square feet, spread across two stories. Two master bedroom suites and two good-sized additional bedrooms are located on the second floor (in the UK we’d refer to it as the first floor – either way it’s the top floor!), along with a games room that included some fitness items and a pool table that saw regular use from our two boys.
An open plan downstairs contains a lovely, open, airy entrance hall, two dining rooms, a large lounge area and a well-stocked kitchen. The kitchen contained all of the items you could possible need – not just in terms of appliances and cookware, but also cleaning kit, coffee and some well-received water, soft drinks and wine, left by Ingrid, given our scheduled late arrival time!
The house is well appointed, providing plenty of bed linen, bathroom towels, beach towels, beach chairs and umbrellas. We didn’t come across anything that we felt was missing.
And the house is in great condition.
Its location is incredible. Being west facing the sun came up over the 3-mile-wide river and bathed the generous pool, pool area, rear yard, and boat deck throughout the day. We spent significant parts of the days sitting outside, around the pool, enjoying the sunny weather, watching the boats go by, as the kids played in the nicely warmed pool.
We also saw manatees and dolphins within 30 yards of the boat deck!
Having stayed in a number of Cape Coral houses, it was great to stay in a house without a cage/netting covering the pool and deck area.
The house’s location is nice and quiet, and perfectly located for the various amenities and attractions of Cape Coral.
We do like our VRBO reviews to be objective, but there is genuinely nothing that we can point out that future guests should be aware of or that would form a reason not to stay in this house.
All of us thoroughly enjoyed our time at Werner’s amazing home and we will absolutely return!
