We highly recommend this home. The home was nice and great for us. We enjoyed the heated pool, the open concept kitchen, dining room and living room. The fully fenced back yard was good for our dog. Our only home negative was that we found the master bed mattress to be uncomfortable so we slept in a smaller bedroom bed.
Tip: even though I brought a flash light, I ended up buying a solar motion detection light for the back yard and placed it on a corner table. The only light was over the table in the back lanai and it was dark to walk the dog at night. (I did not leave the solar light.)
An issue in the back yard for us was the back neighbor's dogs always seemed to be out and would bark at my dog and even rush the privacy fence. My dog was often intimated and I felt uncomfortable being out there some times as I didn't want their barking to disturb our side neighbors.
The location is terrific. Very close to beautiful Siesta Key & Beach, restaurants and retail stores. Turtle beach was very close and we hit multiple sunsets there. Highly recommend grocery store just across Clark called Detwiler's Farm Market. Awesome produce, meat, seafood and deli. Also recommend Walt's Seafood and Market which is 8 minutes away and right across the street from a Trader Joe's. Tip: Expect difficult parking at Walt's and a wait for a table in the winter high season.
The home is also a short drive to Lido key and close to multiple dog friendly parks. Our favorite was Reg Bug Sough which is only a 5 minute drive away. Nice dog on leash park with manicured trails around grassy & wooded areas and a lake. We also enjoyed Urfer Family Park about 10 minutes away and Ken Thompson Park water front park and near Moto Aquarium. Of course, a bit further away there also is off leash Brohard Paw Park and Beach in Venice. Our dog loved it there. Many dogs/people on the beach on sunny warm days, but not so crowded on cooler winter days.
Tip: A fun thing to do on a poor weather day was to go to the Siesta Key Distillery rum tasting and distillery tour.
Larisa was responsive to our concerns and requests. Also, regarding other reviews that mentioned low water pressure at the home, this was fixed while we were there!