Guest: Cheryl Cidern (Brick, NJ)
Date of Stay: 01/12/10 Review Submitted: 01/12/10

Thank you for allowing us to stay in your home. As always, the home was clean, spacious and beautifully kept. It was great to be close to Key West without having it in our backyard, especially with two kids. Having all the amenities of home allowed us to enjoy some dinners on the patio. Our son enjoyed fishing off the canal while I enjoyed Bahia Honda State Park Beach. As we have made your home our yearly vacation spot, I will definitely be calling you to return. Thank you again.

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Guest: John & Jeannie Wierman (Goose Creek SC)
Date of Stay: 08/19/09 Review Submitted: 08/19/09

We enjoyed our stay at your beautiful home. The house was clean, in a great location, quiet,peaceful, and the price was very reasonable. We will definitely be return visitors and will recommend your place to our friends.

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Guest: Paul and Tracy1 (Brick, New Jersey)
Date of Stay: 06/18/09 Review Submitted: 06/18/09

Lois and Ed, Thanks so much for renting your wonderful home to us. We go to the Keys several times every year and this was by far the BEST! Your home is very clean, comfortable and had everything someone could possible need. Your location is wonderful, it took us 18 minutes to get to Key West. We were able to enjoy the partying without having it right outside our door! We enjoyed our cocktails, dinners and breakfasts on your deck with waterviews in every direction. We will definately be back and you CANNOT beat the price!!!A++++++++

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Guest: Laurie & Mike (-)
Date of Stay: 05/26/09 Review Submitted: 05/26/09

Lois and Ed, We had a wonderful time at your beautiful place in the Keys. It was hard to leave. We have decided warm weather trumps the cold hands down and will probably go for it again next year. Your place was as nice as you described it on VRBO. Thank you for sharing it with us. Laurie and Mike

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Guest: Joan M. (-)
Date of Stay: 01/14/09 Review Submitted: 01/14/09

My husband and I wanted to thank you for letting us rent your house. It was perfect, much nicer than the house our family rented on Big Pine. Thanks again. Joan

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Guest: Derek DeGutis (Lanoka Harbor, NJ)
Date of Stay: 09/11/08 Review Submitted: 09/11/08

Well.... what can we say except WOW & THANK YOU!!! My wife and I stayed in your home to extend a business trip, that was the best 5 days of the trip... The back porch was AWESOME with a nice bottle of wine and the nice breeze.. Your home had all the amendities one could ask for. My wife was so excited to be away and it was her first trip to the Keys, your home was the Icing on the Cake for her!!! We definitly will be back in the Spring we hope!!!! Thanks again and will and would highly recomend!!!! Derek & Casandra

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Guest: Melissa & Steven (-)
Date of Stay: 08/26/08 Review Submitted: 08/26/08

Lois, We missed Shangri-La the minute we left and headed back home. We really enjoyed staying in your home. It was a great place to come back to after a long hot day on the water. My son and husband enjoyed the fishing holes they found, and the spear-fishing opportunities they encountered. I enjoyed diving Looe Key. My daughter Charise and I had a five shark encounter that she is still talking about. It was her first time diving there, and she had never spotted a shark on a dive before. We also got to see 2 absolutely gorgeous spotted rays majestically gliding through the reef during the dive. We took the boat out on the bay nearly everyday to see the sunset. Sunsets are always beautiful, but when they set (and reflect) on the water they become spectacular. We also got brave a took our boat out fishing at night for the first time ever. We caught our limit of yellowtail everytime we went out. One night, we stupidly did not check the forecast and got caught in a horrific storm, but even the harrowing 8 mile ride back in (pitch black with 4-5 ft. seas) was an experience we will be talking about for a long time. We spent alot of time out at Content Key. Whether snorkeling or diving, fishing, spear-fishing or lobstering - Content Key satisfied us all. We have had several grouper and hogfish dinners since we returned home, and we have lots of lobster yet to sample. We were fortunate to have fantastic visibility the entire week we were there. We drove to Islamarada one day and finished our back-to-school clothes school shopping for our son Christopher at the World Wide Sportsman. We also spent our last afternoon/evening in Key West walking through Mallory Square. We truly miss being at Shangri-la. Thanks for everything, Melissa

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Guest: S. Nendze (-)
Date of Stay: 08/14/08 Review Submitted: 08/14/08

Dear Lois & Ed, Just a quick note to let you know what a wonderful time we had at your "Shangri-La" home! We just arrived back home in Citrus county florida and of course are all exhausted from the long drive. However, our stay at your house on Cudjoe was fantastic even inspite of our rough start. Your home was comfortable, spacious, awsome location, wonderful neighbors, and with all the amenities we needed. The kitchen was stocked with all the utensils needed to cook many homemade meals and large enough to do so with more than one cook in the kitchen at a time:) The gas grill was gassed up and ready to go and was so nice to compliment our dining experience in the keys:) I can't say enough nice things about your home and our stay there. We would like to stay there again next summer, but this time for a month. What is your monthly rate in July, August, or even September (I home school my three boys)? Thank you again for sharing your home with us. We really enjoyed our stay and intend to return. Finally we found a place we want to go each summer we go to the keys! Sincerely, S. Nendze

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Guest: R. Harfst (-)
Date of Stay: 04/21/08 Review Submitted: 04/21/08

Dear Ed and Lois:Thank you for your timely return of the security deposit on the rental of your home in Cudjoe Key. It was only one indication of the generally businesslike and efficient manner with which you handled this rental. Jo Ann and I have rented homes and/or apartments both in the United States and in Europe. It’s always an exciting and somewhat unpredictable venture. Right from the beginning your dealings with us were helpful and reassuring. This knowledgeable approach to long distance rental continued without interruption through the conclusion of our rental and the return of the security deposit. We are, shall I say, knowledgeably grateful.Your neighbor was very generous with his information and thoughts on various matters, Fort Jefferson, diving possibilities, best way to approach Looe Key, common sense kinds of issues that are necessary at the beginning of a venture in a new area. He was very helpful and proved to be a very pleasant neighbor. We read all of your information, both mailed to me originally and also in notebook form at the house itself with great interest. It produced a number of experiences which made our visit there memorable. Among them the trip to the Dry Tortugas, the Conch Train and especially two meals at the Square Grouper stand out in my mind.My family and I have been in the Keys five times since the late 80’s. Shangri-La, is the best rental that we have had there from many number of different standpoints, structure, furnishings, location, the list goes on and on. Suffice to say that we were and are very appreciative both of your handling of this rental and of Shangri-La itself.Thank you for the opportunity to spend our vacation in a home in which you have clearly invested a great deal of time and effort both in creation and in maintenance.With best wishes, speaking for our party of four, I am,R. Harfst

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Guest: Perry (-)
Date of Stay: 04/16/08 Review Submitted: 04/16/08

Thank you. We had a good time, all went well. Everything was there that you would need. All kitchen utensils, bedroom and bath linens and towels were there. Nice to have a canal at the back of the house, marina for putting boat in very close by. Neighbor was helpful with boating information too. Cudjoe Key is a great location, beautiful water, very close in to Key West, great vacation spot. (comments submitted directly to owner from guest)

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