Relaxed Beach living - 1 Bed/1 Bath with Private Garden

The Desoto Beach House is a beautiful, comfortable retreat! The owners are welcoming and friendly, leaving a wide variety of beverages in the refrigerator, and bringing cookies and watermelon slices for us to enjoy. The room, building, grounds, and neighborhood are safe, clean, beautiful, and comfortable. It’s a super short walk to the beach. Don’t want to walk, ride one of the provided, bikes! Use the provided beach chairs and umbrella, if you forget your own! Our family cannot wait to return to Desoto Beach House, a true diamond!

This place is full of charm, clean and away from any hustle and bustle. The perfect place for a quiet beach vacation!

My husband and I fell in love with DeSoto House and especially the people associated with our stay. Our time there was perfect from beginning to departure...filled with warmth, fun and beauty. The apartment was delightful and decorated in the genuine South Miami tradition from a time gone by. Yet it was certainly in keeping with all the modern ammenities we needed. This included a washer and dryer, full kitchen with a 4 ring gas stove and oven, large refrigerator, toaster, microwave, great dishes, glasses, silver, pots and pans, lots of towels including many beach towels, washcloths, tons of sheets, blankets, perfect air conditiong with an awareness shared by all of our responsibilites in the conservation of our great planet Earth's resources and energy. This tropical oasis is gorgeous with pineapples growing, papayas, tall coconut trees all bearing fruit with little lizards scampering in the sun. Sounds from the meditative stone fountain under an authentic large Tiki Hut built as they did with a soaring roof, beautiful wood, just extraordinary feeling. If you like the small intimate gatherings from the eclectic group that make up the core of this fabulous creative group residing here. What a lovely evening I spent under the hut laughing, talking music, film, travel, creative and business endeavors and just so many topics. What a fun group of comrades. To top it all off there is an exquisite beach right there just a short walk to the end of the block with friendly, helpful lifeguards. It is private and and the water is warm (we were there the first week in May). We were a couple and did not have children with us. The surf was perfect for me but I would not advise this for children. That being said the beach is perfect soft sand and beautiful crystal blue sea. Thrilling lovely and close.

All in all with parking included, no resort fees, no charge for beachchairs, umbrellas, no service fee and believe us the service is impeccable beyond words, airport a quick easy drive, Publix and Walmart right down the road and this Walmart does carry organic food, very easy to book, perfeck check in and out, impeccably clean...this haven is so perfect we wanted to stay much longer and we are already planning to return in a couple of months. Fresh fruit, cheese, homecooked meal, juice, perrier water upon arrival. Michael, Cecey (Anna), and Sheridan are who make this place a work of art. Owners are fabulous.

Anna and Jan Michael Vincent

Wow! This apartment was just perfect for my family. We rented this apartment to celebrate my mother's 90th birthday.The first floor apartment had just a few stops so it was easy for my mom to walk out onto the veranda, and sit in a comfy chair to look out at the garden. The beach was less than a block away, so my two daughters could get started swimming and sunning if we had a little bit of cleaning up to do . If it was kayaking we wanted, we could bike to a local national Park. If you wanted a little bit of action-packed sightseeing, all we had to do was bike ride south to Hollywood Beach. Best of all the owner's father lives right on the property and he was available for any questions. The owner's mother lived nearby also, so she helped us settle in. We are already planning to visit again soon!

Our stay was very nice. It was quiet, very close to beach. Management was much better than most in making you feel welcome and at home. I would definitely stay there again. Mark