Our family of five (+dog) loved our stay at the Sea Turtle! The property was clean, nicely decorated and landscaped, and stocked with everything we needed. It was conveniently located on the main drag of Collier Blvd., but street noise surprisingly wasn't an issue as the house was pretty well soundproofed.
We spent most of our time in the backyard and it was amazing. The pool was great (definitely ask ahead what the temp is or just have it heated if during the off-season), and the backyard was equipped with everything: a flat top grill, dining table, lounge chairs, umbrellas, fire pit and seating area, and pool toys. The yard felt very spacious for the size of the lot, plenty of grass, and it was very private with the fence and all the palms.
The garage was large and there was an additional concrete slab outside to park or turn around. All beach gear was also included: chairs, umbrella, canopy, wagon, toys, etc.
The inside included Amazon Alexa products, Fire TVs in the bedroom, three Sonos speakers, and a large Roku TV in the living room. The kitchen included all utensils/dishes/bakeware/appliances you'd need for your stay, and all starter items were almost enough to get us through six days: trash bags, paper towel, TP, dish soap, dishwasher pods, and laundry detergent. There was a basket of beach towels, which was great, because we went through them like crazy getting in and out of the pool all day.
We understand that people come each week for pool and yard maintenance, and know they sometimes just show up whenever, but my only suggestion for management is see if they're able to communicate with you when they'll be there if guests are going to be there so the guests can be made aware. We were all in the pool enjoying ourselves when the pool person showed up in the backyard unexpectedly and we all had to get out.
Overall, we absolutely loved our stay and it was perfect for us and our three kiddos (4, 3, 10 mos). We were so grateful we were able to bring our dog along, which was one of the main reasons we chose this property. Mark was a great host and very responsive and helpful, and we would definitely book with Mark/iTrip again. We are already planning another trip for the spring!
Thanks for helping to make our first trip to Marco Island such a wonderful experience!