3/3 Cottage in Hawk's Cay Resort. Book Summer Now!!
- Minimum stay:2-3 nights
- Internet:Yes
- Pets allowed:No
- Wheel chair accessible:No
Whether you're looking for a change in attitude or simply a change in lattitude, you'll love our 3 bedroom, 3 bath cottage located inside of Hawk's Cay Resort. If you want a clean & safe rental in a tropical playground, then please consider Fishtales South!
The Florida Keys are home to some of the best fishing, diving and boating in the world. Water clarity is usually exceptional, with the tropical weather usually 'severe clear!'
Our waterfront villa is located on large 'Lake Lucille' that feeds into the Atlantic. Enjoy the water view while you drink your morning coffee or sip your afternoon pina colada or rum beverage!
The rear of the villa is approximately 15 feet from the water and large dock. Fun times can be had fishing right from your dock (several places rent poles & bait). Boat docking is available directly through Hawk's Cay Resort or various private owners.
An ideal place to call home in-between all the activities that the Florida Keys has to offer. Countless dive operators, fishing charters, state parks, shopping, restaurants and much, much more all within 10 minutes or less of our cottage. Please visit our Forum Board on our website below to get you started. The link to our website is below under 'Links to more information.'
Our villa is painted in traditional Key West pastelle colors. With the breezy palm trees surrounding your cottage, the sounds of the water splashing against the rocks and seagulls crying...you will quickly fall into the island lifestyle. With our fully stocked kitchen you can make your own cheeseburger in paradise!
Located approximately 10 minutes from the Marathon Airport. An easy fly-in for private pilots.
Please visit our FORUM BOARD for discussions on places to eat, things to do and the rental process for this rental. Check out our website for much more details - SEE BELOW UNDER 'LINKS TO MORE INFORMATION.'
This is a privately owned villa and not part of the Hawk's Cay Resort rental program. This is only for the rental of our villa. We have no control over the resort amenities and do not imply that you will have access to them.
A dock is not included as part of the rental, however we can certainly halp you make arrangements for nearly any size boat.
We have recently hired a new cleaning crew beginning 5/1/12. and continue to make improvements. We have wifi and now have cable . The home now has new flooring on the entire upstairs level!!
The home is perfect and at 1/3 of the resort price its the way to go!
Keywords: Villa cottage waterfront townhome
Property Type
- Villa
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
Suitability
- Pets Not Allowed
- Non Smoking Only
- Children Welcome
Bedrooms
- 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 8, Beds for 6-8
- Bedroom 1
- Bedroom 2
- Bedroom 3
Bathrooms
- 3.0 Bathrooms
- Bathroom 1
- Bathroom 2
- Bathroom 3
Kitchen & Dining
- Kitchen
- Dishwasher
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Cooking Utensils
Amenities
- Washing Machine
- Clothes Dryer
- Air Conditioning
- Linens Provided
Other Amenities
Entertainment
- DVD Player
- Television
- Satellite / Cable
Communications
Outdoor Features
Location & View
Activities
- Cinemas
- Kayaking
- Fishing
- Cycling
- Sailing
- Water Skiing
- Wind-Surfing
- Parasailing
- Swimming
- Sight Seeing
- Shopping
- Shelling
- Boating
- Zoo
- Restaurants
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Jet Skiing
Other Activities
Reviews
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Great Time! Great Place!
Guest comment entered by ownerGreat Time! Great Place!
- Guest Anthony
- Date of stay 05/03/13
- Review Submitted 05/12/13
I just wanted to tell you that we had a great time again at your place. We love the stuff you've done with the place. It really looks good. I've been telling friends and strangers alike about your place and recommending it highly. We had a nice run in with 2 manatees on the back dock yesterday! Thanks again! AnthonyDid you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 0/0
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Great Time! Great Place!
Guest comment entered by ownerGreat Time! Great Place!
- Guest Anthony
- Date of stay 05/03/13
- Review Submitted 05/12/13
I just wanted to tell you that we had a great time again at your place. We love the stuff you've done with the place. It really looks good. I've been telling friends and strangers alike about your place and recommending it highly. We had a nice run in with 2 manatees on the back dock yesterday! Thanks again! AnthonyDid you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 0/0
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Great location
Great location
- Guest Beth H
- Date of stay 04/02/13
- Review Submitted 04/15/13
This home is a great location in the Florida Keys. It is exactly as they tell you in the listing. It isn't fancy but its clean and has what is needed if you aren't going to be in the house all vacation. We loved it being on the dock and water. There were a lot of kids fishing in the mornings and families having fun. The location is very central for the Keys. Its an easy afternoon trip to Key West and the other keys without staying there. The one thing I'd warn you of is that the staff at the resort are very rude. You can use the swimming pools but you need to keep it quiet that you aren't renting through the resort. The staff demands a room number to allow you to pay for food and drinks with your credit card. The resort is clearly in trouble since so many owners are renting their homes on VRBO. I've traveled all over the world and spent much of my career in hospitality and I've never encountered a resort that was this rude. Usually they are just so happy to have any money that there isn't a problem.Recommended for: Sightseeing, adventure seekers, tourists without a car, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway.
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Love Duck Key!
Love Duck Key!
- Guest connie v.
- Date of stay 03/28/13
- Review Submitted 04/08/13
What a beautiful place to spend time with friends and family. Thank you for sharing with us your amazing views and villa ~ we all wished we could have stayed another week (oh how work gets in the way). Definitely recommend this home for relaxation and great times.Recommended for: Families with teenagers, romantic getaway, girls getaway.
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Super clean - got more than I expected!
Super clean - got more than I expected!
- Guest Len S.
- Date of stay 05/28/12
- Review Submitted 06/12/12
The villa was very clean and was exactly how the owners described it. I was most thrilled with a couple extra things that weren't mentioned. The entire upstairs flooring had been replaced with new wood floors with a nice "beachy" feel. We spent a lot of time on the back deck, so I was also happy with the new outdoor furniture. The owners helped me a lot with planning our vacation and were great to deal with. This is a great value compared to renting directly through the resort. LL-Recommended for: Sightseeing, adventure seekers, tourists without a car, age 55+, families with teenagers, romantic getaway, families with young children, girls getaway.
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Our stay was great!
Guest comment entered by ownerOur stay was great!
- Guest Cynthia
- Date of stay 03/05/12
- Review Submitted 05/11/12
First, I couldn't disagree more with the previous review. We are experienced travelers and felt we received a great value for a great villa. The description made it clear what you will receive and I thought it was accurate. We started to book directly through the resort and was quoted nearly 3 times what this unit was! For the money, we found it to be perfect! The owners really seemed to go out of their way to make our stay nice. Thanks a million!!Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 1/1
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The Unit is Paradise!
Guest comment entered by ownerThe Unit is Paradise!
- Guest Barbara
- Date of stay 05/09/12
- Review Submitted 05/11/12
I just wanted to let you the wonderful time we had at your Villla.Located in Hawk's Cay, located in Duck Key, FL. It is Location, Location, Location, It was perfect for us as our daughter stayed at the main resort. She got married their on Wednesday. The main resort is located right around the corner so we could walk to it, without getting in our car. Again location, we did not realize we would have a private dock to have boat. The dock was incredible to fish from, my husband is a passionate fisherman. He caught so many fish, our daughter and him had a fishing contest to see who could catch the most fish, we used the fishing equipment in the Villa as did not know we would have access to such a beautiful dock or that matter great fishing by stepping out the back door. The balcony on the second floor, the view at night sitting there and having a nightcap, looking out over the water was such a memorable experience. The resort itself has so much to offer. Our newest granddaughter had a session with the dolphins, she so enjoyed her experience feeding them. It is located on the resort property. I can see why our daughter choose this resort, it has everything you would want for a tropical wedding, which was her theme. We would come back in a heartbeat and stay in your Villa as it has so much to offer.Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 0/0
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Spring Break
Spring Break
- Guest jen
- Date of stay 03/31/12
- Review Submitted 04/09/12
We enjoyed our stay. For what we paid, I can not complain. The place could use a little TLC- I would recommend placing doors on the downstairs bedroom so there is some privacy and fixing the bed, screened doors did not work and the blinds in the upstairs bedroom did not work well. I would stay again.Recommended for: Families with young children.
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spring break
spring break
- Guest jen
- Date of stay 04/30/11
- Review Submitted 04/07/12
our stay was enjoyable for the price we paid the rental was acceptable doors wouldbe recommended for the downstairs bedroom and the bed should b replaced we were expecting 2 masters. carpet is little old extrra light bulbs would be useful some of the slider creens didnit work place just needs a little tlc but it would not stop me from coming back.Recommended for: Families with young children.
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Unsatisfied renter
Unsatisfied renter
- Guest Common traveler and renter
- Date of stay 02/01/12
- Review Submitted 02/14/12
This villa is so run down and poor condition, the listing states 2 king beds there is only 1. It really is a 2 bedroom villa but the dining room has a queen bed in it off the kitchen...there is no door or dresser or anything else in the room. The mattress is old and needs to be replaced. The downstairs toilet is not even bolted to the floor so it moves when you sit on it. The AC sounds like a freight train running thru the villa and most of the lights don't work or have bad bulbs in them. When we arrived it was filthy. There is even a broken broom in the corner. The sofas are cheap and one of the chairs in the dining area is broken. There are barely any dishes in the cabinets and the kitchen had 1 potholder. The only GOOD thing was the amount of towels. The kitchen counters have chunks of formica missing...VERY disappointing condition NOT worth the money we paid. I would not recommend this property to anyone...it will ruin your entire vacation as it did mine. I should have known when we arrived and the door was open to beware. The owner did not even offer to refund any money after I was a victim of FALSE advertising...Owner response: We welcome suggestions on how to make our guest's stay more enjoyable. Without feedback we'll never know what to fix! We prefer our guests to give us a chance to address any problems during their stay, this is why we leave several contact numbers. VRBO Owners can't help their guests if they don't let them know. A thorough inspection has been made of the unit since this feedback. All issues that were real have been fixed or replaced (I found the toilet was loose, the a/c handler needed replaced and the broom was broken). Others could have been easily resolved had the guest looked in other cabinets for more dishes & pot holders. We are quick to respond to maintenance issues and will go out of our way, day or night, to make your stay more comfortable. All that I ask is that you give me a chance to remedy the problem. In this case, I was not afforded that opportunity to make it right. Our photo's are current and should allow you to make a good decision on what the unit looks like.
Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 5/5
Rates
| Dates | Nightly | Wknd Night | Weekend | Weekly | Monthly * | Event |
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| Base Rate 2 night min stay |
$199 | $1393 | $5572 | |||
| SUMMER Jun 1 - Aug 30 3 night min stay |
$300 | |||||
Additional information about rental rates
rate does not include Holiday!!!!!!
Additional Fees and Taxes:
125.00 cleaning fee
12.5% tax
PLEASE REVIEW RATES CAREFULLY....SUMMER RATES ARE 300.00 A NIGHT
This owner accepts: Credit cards.
Call the owner directly to confirm reservation details and pay with an approved method (credit card, check, or bank transfer), to protect your payment up to $1,000.
Owner info
Year Purchased: 2004
About the owner: I am a professional pilot in SW Florida. My family and I vacationed at Hawk's Cay Resort during lobster season several years ago & fell in love with the area. We spend most of our time diving or fishing, as there are countless reefs and dive/fishing locations in the Marathon area. There is a large dock behind our villa and my kids spend hours every day just playing with the crabs and small fish that hang around. It is almost as much fun fishing from the dock with them as it is trolling miles offshore for the big fish!
Why the Owner Chose Duck Key:
Marathon has a great little airport that is very easy to fly into with a private plane. If you fly in, tell Virginia at the front counter that 'Steve the Pirate Guy' sent you!
I enjoy the middle Keys (Marathon, Islamorada) because is is centrally located and very easy to get to anything the Keys has to offer.
Boating is also very easy to navigate in this area and even the novice boater/diver/fisherman can find their way around with ease.
The Unique Benefits at this Villa:
You can enjoy the quiet seclusion and lush surroundings of a high quality resort environment while being just minutes (literally) from anything.
Contact us
- Primary: (239) 848-5992 (Florida, USA)
- Secondary: (239) 848-5991 (Florida, USA)
Links to more information:
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Photos
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Front
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View From Living Room
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Kitchen for cooking your grouper & lobster!
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Living Room (looking from kitchen)
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Living Room / Kitchen
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Master Bed
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Bedroom #2 (there are 2 beds in this room)
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