Reviews of Property: On a Deep Water Canal with Open Water Views! - A Gift From the Sea - Big Pine

I will keep this short. This property was just as advertised. Very clean, well maintained, great location for relaxation. The owners have done a great job making this feel like a home away from home. We would definitely stay here again.

We just spent a week in Big Pine Key at "A Gift from the Sea". House has everything you need. Very, very comfortable King bed in master bedroom and sofa in living room. We hired a boat and having it available at our own canal was heaven. Internet access spot on no issues worked when needed and fast connection. 30 minute drive to Key West but we only went one night. Out in the boat all day and grilling at the house was very relaxing. Dinner at Little Palm Resort was a perfect evening and worth every penny. Grocery store close by. Will definitely try to go again.

Location was great just 30 miles to key west. Enjoyed the water alot. Loe Key Reef is close by. Well worth the trip to see that! The house was excellent, spacious and very comfortable. We had a boat which makes it even better to get out and explore.

A gift from the sea is truly a piece of paradise. From the beautifully kept house to the adorable iguana pet in the back yard! TV's in every room for kids, absolutely memorable dining table from a piece of a huge ship. Almost everything in this house will help to create special memories. This is the one of 3 properties we have rented through Homeaway in the keys. It is the ONLY one with a colorfull brick walkway to your boat dock.It was so nice to be able to walk to the water barefoot!! The central air runs great and a covered carport to keep car from becoming an oven as it sits. Lynne and Alan are the host with the most!! They are TRULY interested in giving you the best vacation to remember. Not to mention a wonderful neighbor across the street who will take you out fishing or just boat riding....he knows the keys and is a very nice person. How convienant is across the street??!!!!! We will definately be back and search no more for where to stay in the keys. You are only 30 miles from Key West and 20 to Marathon Key. Should you have a boat ....across the canal is PAROTDISE restaurant. A five minute ride to dock and eat!! I can never find the exact words to describe how relieved I was to see this house. A joyful experience and a week full of wonderful memories. Thank you Lynne and Alan....XXX-OOO

My husband and I had an absolutely wonderful time during our stay at A Gift From The Sea. The house is very clean, well maintained and above all...very warm and welcoming. Almost everything you could need while on vacation is supplied by the gracious owners, Alan & Lynne. I would highly recommend A Gift From The Sea for anyone who just needs to kick back and relax or for those who want some adventure. It's all there! We are already planning our trip for next year.

A very beauty house with all facilities and outfitters and everything does work, High grade cleaning. The best comment is to confrm the property details that you find here.

My wife and I booked a week vacation stay at "A Gift From the Sea" vacation rental. We had a wonderful time. Everything you could possibly need was supplied at the rental. The only thing you'll need are groceries which you can get about a mile up the street. The owners have done a great job setting up the home to be your home away from home. Located in the lower Keys your a short drive to Key West (approximately 1/2 hour) snorkling, diving, fishing, historical museums, the aquarium, sand beaches at Bahai Honda State Park, whatever you choose. Directly across the street from the home is Capt. Bill Rabito who's been guide fishing the Keys for nearly 45 years I highly recommend booking a charter with him. Forget the giant commercialized fishing charters, Bill's a simple guy with a simple boat who knows where and how to catch fish in the surrounding waters, yellow fin, giant grouper, tarpon etc. He'll even clean them and hand deliver the catch so you can cook them that evening. In Big Pine you'll find everything you need, eating, shopping, groceries and so on. After spending time in Key West among other places it was nice to return to the home of an evening and relax, the furnishings are new, you'll have nearly 100 channels of TV, to choose from. Washer and dryer are supplied, all the pots, pans, dishes,cooking, and eating utensils are supplied. The only thing you'll need to bring is yourselves and clothing. Located directly behind the home, 20 feet outside the back door is the a canal, quite relaxing in the mornings to sit on the steps that lead down to the canal and have your morning coffee. There's a pool ladder attached so you can get in and out of the water in the canal, tap a couple times on the ladder with you fingernail or finger and three little fish will show up at the ladder, they love Oreo cookies, sounds funny but they do, break the cookie up a bit put it in the water once it gets a little water logged tap it with your finger it will sink the three fish will eat it all, if you have kid's they'll get a kick out of it. The three fish won't show up untill you tap on the ladder though, sometime it takes them a few minutes to get there but they'll come. All we gave them was a cookie from time to time, they locals prefer you don't through things in the canal such as food waste and fish scraps as this invites unwanted preditor fish and jelly fish they tell me.

Don't hesitate to book a stay, it was great we had a wonderful time!

We could not have wished for a better place to spend our vacation and better folks to work with. The house was absolutely perfect, the location, the sunsets are wonderful. We are already planning our return visit