Key West Luxury Houseboat

Thank you so much for choosing to spent your time in sunny Key West aboard my houseboat at the Yacht Club. Your friends and you were wonderful guests and Id live to have you back as soon as possible. Until then, I'll keep the margaritas on ice for 'ya! Sincerly Brad

I really didn't want to do this. However, 4 stars and "invite themselves over..." is just a bit too much. This guest very nearly got me thrown out of my Yacht Club.. I meet my guests on arrival at the marina to get them and their gear on board, give a brief walk through of the house boat to show where things are and answer any questions my guests might have about the boat, the Yacht Club and whatever local info the guest may need. This Guest arrived after midnight, which I didn't know was going to be the case until the day of their arrival and because of their very late arrival I would not be able to meet them. So we made arrangements that I would come by at an agreed upon time the next day, which I did. That is the "invite themselves" business. In fact, after that one visit I didn't find out what they had actually done until an hour after they checked out because I don't invite my self over. Ever. I have never and never would show up at any of my properties uninvited or unannounced unless there was an emergency. This guest arrived hauling a 50 foot trailer with his 40 foot, 4 engine boat which was to be tied up to the side of the house boat for their use during their stay as I had made arrangements with my marina for them to do weeks prior to their arrival. This was also the first time I had requested this from my marina. That next morning I met the guest for the customary walk through and then met with the guest and marina management to get information regarding launching their boat (they had not made arrangements) and see if there was a slip available for an additional 30 foot boat they had brought without securing slip space for it. My marina was fully booked. However, there is next to my boat, the only privately owned large slip in the marina and it was empty. I made arrangements for a meeting with the guest and marina management wherein he and I inquired about possibly renting that empty slip belonging to my neighbor for this guest's extra, unannounced boat. Management informed us both in that meeting that that privately owned slip was absolutely Not To Be Occupied Under Any Circumstance and that the slip's owner occasionally sent a guy around to make sure it stayed that way. I found out an hour after they checked out that this guest had parked in and been using, for multiple nights, The Actual Slip that the guest had been specifically instructed against, Not Only for their 30' boat but also the original 40' boat which was supposed to be tied to the open port side of my house boat during their stay "because that was easier", when I got a phone call and an email from the Yacht Club's General Manager threatening my expulsion from the marina and the filing with the County Sheriff of trespassing charges for this guest. which I answered for and fortunately persuaded them against if this guests paid the marina slip fees of over $1000. So this guest got just what they wanted, paid no extra for the dock fee than if they had properly planned ahead to book their slip(s) and I got left with my tenure at my Yacht Club and the happy home for my business in jeopardy. I only reluctantly write this because I'd have thought that after the "treatment" that I got from this guest they'd at least give an honest review.