Idyllically situated detached house on small lake in beautiful and quiet location
House in Iona, FL
6 guests · 3 bedrooms · 3 baths
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area
Includes essentialsPool, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Air conditioner and more
About this house rental
The cottage PRIVATE PARADISE is the ideal place for a relaxing Florida getaway. The house has 3 bedrooms with double beds, TV in master, large living room with large LCD TV and Blueray
DVD Player, docking station for I Phone, and of course wireless internet throughout the area. A fully equipped gourmet kitchen, with all necessary equipment and utensils for up to 6 people.
The pool area has a large covered terrace with dining table and sun loungers and a Weber gas barbeque grill where you can prepare juicy steaks themselves. The pool is electrically heated in winter and has an integrated jacuzzi.
From the pool area, you have a wonderful view over the lake with nature reserve, where you can watch the countless birds.
DVD Player, docking station for I Phone, and of course wireless internet throughout the area. A fully equipped gourmet kitchen, with all necessary equipment and utensils for up to 6 people.
The pool area has a large covered terrace with dining table and sun loungers and a Weber gas barbeque grill where you can prepare juicy steaks themselves. The pool is electrically heated in winter and has an integrated jacuzzi.
From the pool area, you have a wonderful view over the lake with nature reserve, where you can watch the countless birds.
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Dishwasher
Hot tub or spa
TV
Wheelchair accessible
Map of Iona, FL
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Ratings and reviews
5.0 / 5.0
What a beautiful private property in a very convenient location to Sanibel and Ft Myers Beach. Lovely setting. We enjoyed the pool and wildlife in and around the pond. The house has everything you need and more! We hope to be back soon.
5.0 / 5.0
Loved the private pool and the natural habitat right out the back door!
5.0 / 5.0
This beautiful house is located on a very quiet cul-de-sac. It's close to Fort Myers beach in a great area. The owner came over and went through everything. Didn't have any problems. We would stay here again.
5.0 / 5.0
Beautiful home with everything you need. They have truly put thought into making sure they have everything you could possibly use. Everything from beach chairs to a shop vac for all the sand in your car. Would definitely stay again.
5.0 / 5.0
I normally stay at commercial properties; however, I was looking for a change and this was perfect! Great host and a wonderful experience.
5.0 / 5.0
Beautiful property in convenient location. Extremely well equipped kitchen, beach/pool toys, etc. Owner responsive to inqueries and requests. Overall a great stay.
5.0 / 5.0
This is a nice getaway property. It’s so comfortable and family friendly.
I checked in on the 4th of July so the host was unable to check us in, which was perfect for my family because we don’t really like meeting the host unless it’s necessary. The house was beautiful and equipped with everything we needed for our week long stay! We were out a vacationing for most of the week so we didn’t spend a lot of time on the property. The house was clean and we had plenty of towels for after swimming and showering. The pool was perfect! The lot was well cut and the trees were very healthy and pleasant to look at. Jocelyn the host did pop up on day two to meet us and give us some pointers about the house. She was very nice and easy to communicate with. Our family enjoyed our stay and would recommend this property to anyone visiting the Fort Myers area. It was 8 minutes from the Fort Myers beach and Karl and Jocelyn had everything needed to enjoy a week on the beach.
5.0 / 5.0
Loved it!!
Thanks Karl for the great place - we truly enjoyed it and certainly coming back!
5.0 / 5.0
Get away from winter up north
We had a great time in this wonderful home in Fort Myers! Check in was so easy with the Host meeting us at the house when we arrived. The home had everything we needed and the heated pool felt great throughout our month stay.
5.0 / 5.0
Florida stay
Very nice home and well stocked in sunny Florida. Pool could have used a vacuum on the floor and steps but water felt great on the 80 degree days. No cable so bring your fire stick.
Karl and Jocelyn are super hosts.
5.0 / 5.0
Holiday Happiness
This is such a tasteful, well equipped and stocked home; all our creature comforts were amply taken care of! The home is located in a private, quiet neighborhood, but has many shopping options in either direction off the main road! The pond & nature area next door is home to an alligator, turtles, iguanas, ibis, & herons, which all can be viewed from the comfort of your chaise on the lanai! Karl is right across cul-de-sac should any questions arise and is happy to respond! Awesome rental home and our family had a wonderful time!
3.0 / 5.0
Not what we had hoped
We rented this home because of location and the pool and spa. The owners live across the street and were there at check in. They informed us that the spa would not be heated separately from the pool so it never was hot enough to use. Disappointed as this is what we like to do in the evenings. Also the tv was antenna only and had no sport channels or news again disappointed 😞. We were also told in the instructions not to turn the air conditioning lower than 78. It was 87 the whole stay so it was warm in the house. The hot tub should not be advertised if they won't let you heat it to at least 98 degrees.
5.0 / 5.0
Excellent Property
We have rented many properties. This is by far the best equipped and maintain property we have ever rented. We were a day late in arriving and Karl adjusted his schedule to be there when we arrived.
5.0 / 5.0
Great location
My husband and I vacation in FL twice a year. We enjoy relaxing in the hot tub and pool. The location is also perfect as I go to the beach each morning to walk. Perfect location to beach and many restaurants, groceries, etc.
4.0 / 5.0
Nice location
Pros:
Great location ( 10 min to beach)
G store/ Walmart/ Cvs/aldi all minutes away
Pool super nice. Garage usable. Bed good
Kitchen well equipped. Furniture ok.
Ceiling fans ok. Pool toys available
Cons:
Pool light did not work
laundry room light switches not working
Tv in master bedroom didn’t work
Internet not so good
Very Limited channels on TV.
Kitchen overhead light goes on/off
Two burner grill with only one working burner ( only get grill to 300)
5.0 / 5.0
Beautiful home complete with Iguanas
The home and property are beautiful. Owner/Manager lives two doors away.
5.0 / 5.0
Wonderful vacation location
We really enjoyed the convenience of the private pool. We’re were able to also enjoy some wild life around the property.
We met the owner when arriving. He welcomed us and gave us a summary of the rules and features, that was nice. The house is stuffed with everything one would need.
The location was perfect. Quiet place at the end of the street into a circle and close enough to a lot of stores and local landmarks. Great experience, would recommend it and would book it again without hesitation.
5.0 / 5.0
Wonderful Place
My family is very happy and pleased with our staying. The location is very good in a calm and beautiful neighborhood. The property is well maintained and managed and offered a very nice amount of comfort. Overall we could feel a good environment and take a wonderful time in family.
5.0 / 5.0
Vacation 2021
We had such an amazing time during our stay here. We absolutely loved this home. It was close to everything, and it had everything we needed. Loved the pool, the size of the rooms and the layout of the house. Karl was amazing, he was there to check us in and even let us check in early. We had an issue with the grill, and he came right over to take care of it. I recommend staying at this property for sure. It is on a very quiet street which was just what we were looking for. Loved seeing all the wildlife around the property. We cannot wait to come back.
5.0 / 5.0
Location, Location, Location!!!
In a real estate purchase, it's said to look for just three major attractions: Location, Location, and Location. This vacation property hits all three attractions, then adds the bonuses of both roominess inside and (ta-da!) a caged pool outside. Candidly, we spent the bulk of our time gathered around the pool, being lazy, and taking advantage of Florida's pre-summer swelter. But when we wanted to go somewhere, whatever we wanted was just around a corner. Beach? Check! Stores? Double-check! Utter privacy? Triple-check!
The house is easy to get to, at the end of a cul-de-sac, and backs up to a pond/mini lake. All this adds to a sense of solitude despite "everything" just down the street. Literally, nights were utterly black, quiet, and peaceful. The interior was spotless; the amenities were plentiful and useful; and the owners available when needed (as when the neighborhood inexplicably lost power for a few hours). And as an awesome bonus, there was a half-bath off of the pool -- we could take a break without trekking through the house!
Our two recommendations: [a] Change the batteries in the garage door opener; and [b] let us know where we can buy that stunning butterfly beach towel in the second bathroom. The wife coveted it and "owned" it during our stay, then mourned having to return it to its rightful place. The husband would get major brownie-points if he could find one for her...
{...typed with a smile...}
5.0 / 5.0
I loved the back yard privacy.
There are lots of amenities on this property.
5.0 / 5.0
Awesome stay!
My sister, boyfriend, and I took a trip to Fort Myers. We found this home and loved it! To our surprise when we got there it was even further renovated than the pictures and looks beautiful inside! The pool was great and everything was super clean. We loved how close everything was to the house. Our car ride to the beach and nearby restaurants were all less than 10 minutes. Karl was helpful and answered any questions I had pretty quickly! We would definitely go back again!
5.0 / 5.0
Great clean vacation home
Our family enjoy our relaxing vacation mostly spending time around the pool. Kids enjoyed having the alligator to watch in the near by pond. Kids felt safe of course being in the enclosed fence but still very close to alligator watching.
Home was very clean and had all the appliances and extra bedding and towels which was very helpful with 4 kids. 😁
I would recommend this home to anyone!
5.0 / 5.0
Beautiful house
The house is awesome. It was cool to see the alligator in the pond out back. Don’t worry, it’s fenced in and the alligator seems very shy. Well maintained property and a very nice, big yard!
5.0 / 5.0
Peace and quiet, Paradise & Location
Awesome!! This was our first time in Fort Myers, FL. So my wife and I had no Ideas what to do, where to go, what to see Etc. The owner of the property is very knowledgeable & accessible, for any questions or needs. The property is very nicely located for whatever you would like to do. Relatively close to the airport within a couple of miles from several nice beaches, very close to shopping, groceries, eating out Etc. Karl, is a great handyman as well. I had a mechanical issue on my trailer that I was towing and Karl walked me to the finish line and resolved my issue. Great Place, Great location for year around visiting of Fort Myers, Great property owners. The swimming pool area has some very unique amenities, Gas Grill, swimming toy storage area with plenty of floaties & toys for adults and children, the bathroom and changing area rocks. No tracking through the house for going bathroom breaks, great for adults and children. The Kitchen, bedrooms, walk in closet, bathrooms, washer & dryer area, 2- Livingroom areas, books, games Etc Etc. had everything you needed for a hassle free vacation. We had an all-around Great place to stay and a Great vacation. Thank you Karl, you’re the Best, we will definitely be back to stay longer. Karen and Rod.
4.0 / 5.0
Great home & central location
Very nice accommodations & Karl is very helpful. Would stay here again! Our weather was a little chilly so figuring out how to increase the temps on the hot tub was a little tricky but the lanai makes it a nice way to enjoy the outdoor amenities. The home was clean and set up to enjoy relaxing here and conveniently located to exploring Fort Myers.
5.0 / 5.0
Excellent place, private and close to many amenities. A great spot to relax!
Easy, clean, everything we were looking for.
1.0 / 5.0
Couldn’t use pool
The entire reason I picked this property was because it had a private pool and hot tub. The pool was freezing cold and The hot tub was Luke warm and only Luke warm from 8 till 11. There was also no internet service. The owners only response was that he paid for internet service. We arrived at 4 pm and promptly left the next morning and the owner only wanted to refund a small portion of the amount paid. This property was a complete rip off.
4.0 / 5.0
Property as described, in a nice neighborhood close to stores
The property is as described on the Vrbo site and very spacious. It really is a gorgeous, spacious home and we are sure anyone would be happy with it. It's in a very nice subdivision with no neighbors behind you. There's a large screened in patio with a heated pool and jacuzzi. It's also very close to Publix (grocery store) and Walmart.
If you like watching TV, bring your Amazon Fire Stick or streaming device as the TVs in the home are not smart TVs and there is no cable. There is a blue-ray player.
We can't fully rate the property because we only stayed in the house one night out of seven. Unfortunately, there was a huge leak the night before check-in (the water line broke when they put the new fridge in) causing an awful mildew odor, resulting in us having to relocate the next day to another property owned by Karl and Jocelyn.
Note: Once we relocated to the other property, they did take immediate action to remove the carpet and eliminate the odor, so we are sure anyone renting the property after this point will be pleased.
Karl and Jocelyn did move us to another property the next day, but the second property did not have the same amenities, which reduced the value of the price we had paid for the original property.
Karl and Jocelyn are very responsive and live two houses over from the property so they are close by should you need anything at all.
4.0 / 5.0
4 1/2 Stars - Beautiful Home and Perfect Location
The home is a wonderful place to stay; clean, well maintained and the perfect location if you don't care to stay at the beach but want to be close.
The house has lots of space, the furniture is clean and comfortable, and the kitchen is well appointed The pool is very nice with an assortment of pool toys on hand.
The reasons I didn't do 5 stars are
- as others have mentioned, I think the house has an antennae and with the weather we only had 1 local channel. Not a big deal with technology today but the wifi bandwidth was about 15 to 25 mbps and sometimes struggled to keep up with three streaming devices
- the hot tub was the same temp as the pool. my daughter was bummed but I didn't care enough to ask for it to be fixed
- the grill needs a tank of gas. i would have loved to have used it but i didn't feel like going to a hardware store and messing with on vacation
- the fridge quit and I lost my groceries. i was given a temporary replacement in the garage that was a little inconvenient but manageable. You may want to confirm this has been replaced
Karl was accommodating with an early check in and last minute extended stay. Although I didn't do 5 stars I would definitely stay here again without hesitation. I hope you find this review helpful.
-craig
5.0 / 5.0
Absolutely perfect!
This property was very clean,had everything we needed and owner was very accommodating . It is very beautiful inside and out! We enjoyed the pool and wildlife on the lake everyday. Great location! Thank you so much for making this a great stay!
5.0 / 5.0
Fabulous stay in Fort Myers
We had a awesome week in Fort Myers, the location was perfect. Karl and Jocelyn we wonderful. The property is lovely. There were plenty of amenities, making the house feel very cozy and welcoming. We would have loved the spa hot tub to be hot or even warm. Our time there was outstanding and we recommend it as a beautiful home to vacation at.
5.0 / 5.0
Great Stay
The home was very nice and comfortable. Great place to stay!
3.0 / 5.0
Sunny Florida
Nice ,clean place. Very quiet, great pool area. Conveniently located. Kitchen could use some sharp knives and ice maker/water was not working.
5.0 / 5.0
Fort Myers Stay
We had a great stay. The house was clean and well kept. The kids loved the pool. I had a couple questions and Karl was responsive and helpful. Hoping to stay again!
3.0 / 5.0
Very good overall, with a few disappointments
The location was great and the house was what we needed in terms of location, bedrooms, pool, etc. You won't go wrong staying here by any means.
Here are the things that were disappointments for us:
- No cable tv. Not a deal breaker, but if you have young kids (we do), you understand the inconvenience.
- The "blue ray player" was not blue ray. Just would have been nice to know that before we settled in to watch a blue ray movie (again, with the kids).
- The hot tub. You know, the one in the picture. It sort of, kind of worked. At first, it was same temp as the pool. So we got the owner to turn it on. After that, it was warm but not what you expect for a HOT tub (like 100+ degrees). Just be aware if you are interested in relaxing in the hot tub after your kids go to bed.
4.0 / 5.0
Nice house. Owner could have been more accommodating
BBQ grill was out of gas and did not work. Ask owner and he made it our problem. We needed to buy a tank of gas and fix the regulator on it. Pool never had heat even though we paid for it. We checked the temp with a pool thermometer and it was at 70-73 and owner insisted that it was heated. Owner also has a rule that the thermostat can not be set at less than 79 degrees otherwise you will be charged extra. Owner also came into the back yard and lanai are a few times uninvited. We felt that was very rude.
5.0 / 5.0
Location location location!
Perfect location to everything around Fort Meyers. House very roomy and clean and well appointed.
5.0 / 5.0
Relaxing in paradise
The house was great, clean, large, comfortable. A pool and spa to relax in. Very private. A lake next to house with birds, fish, turtles and iguanas to watch. Location was central to many beaches and stores. The homeowner was pleasant to work with. Home and expecting 10 inches of snow. Wishing to be back in Fla.
Thank you Karl,
Nancy and George
5.0 / 5.0
Private Paradise a perfect place to stay !
Two couples from Canada stayed at Karl and Jocelyn’s house from October 17 to 27th. The house is a perfect location,very close to the beach and many great restaurants. It’s a large 3 bedroom house with lots of room and is very well decorated, The covered pool area was the favourite place to sit and relax and was great watching the birds and the geckos around the pond.
Kitchen has everything you would need with top of the line appliances. We could tell the owners take great pride in maintaining their home.
We will definitely be back at this rental, one of the nicest places we stayed in, Thank you Karl and Jocelyn for the perfect vacation !
Lee, Kelly, Dave, Laura
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Iona?
The average price for a rental in Iona is $272 per night. This rental is $188 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Idyllically situated detached house on small lake in beautiful and quiet location. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Idyllically situated detached house on small lake in beautiful and quiet location. Enjoy the water!
Is Idyllically situated detached house on small lake in beautiful and quiet location pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Idyllically situated detached house on small lake in beautiful and quiet location?
We found 11 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and parking.
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