When I was first looking for a place to rent for our two week vacation I was looking for somewhere in the center of Holmes so we would be in walking distance to the shops, dining, and public beaches. Little did I know until arriving that this condo would be the best decision I could have made. To start off, the condo was absolutely beautiful. It is very light and airy and very spacious. Everything you could possibly need was available for us. The condo's back enclosed lanai is facing the pool and beach and you can see the ocean from the living room and porch. The pool is just steps away and the private beach is just past the pool. I cannot tell you how wonderful it was to be able to wake up early, walk out to the beach with my coffee and enjoy the peace and quiet almost every morning by myself. I was even blessed enough to see a dolphin one morning. The quiet was something I didn't realize would be so wonderful inside and outside of this condo. The pool was almost always just us and the beach was never ever crowded. We went to Coquina beach once and the kids enjoyed our quiet beach so much more so we stuck to ours every single day. While on our visit we walked down the beach to BeerCan Island and watched dolphins swim multiple evenings, we stood on our private Piers and seen Manetees, and my girls even got to see a shark while parasailing. We went to three different ice cream shop's and found that Holy Cow (by walgreens next to Manatee Ave) was literally the best ice cream we've ever had. Alvin's shop had so many great choices for tourist items and awesome prices. Everything that I originally thought I wanted to be able to walk to was only a few minutes drive away. We also walked all the way down the beach (to the left) many times and found so many sand dollars and awesome seashells. The further down you walk the bigger and better the shells get. I literally could not have had a better vacation, couldn't have asked for a better home to stay in or location, and was so happy with the plesentness and hospitality of the owners. I could write a novel about everything but I'm running out of space. Thanks again many times over to Suzanne and her husband for allowing us the pleasure of staying in their beautiful home. I hope to come back and visit again soon.
Sincerely, April