Can you give 6 stars? Because that’s what we’d give this amazing spot and these amazing people! My wife and I stayed here for 5 nights in February for our “babymoon” and it was by far our best AirBnB experience, and we’ve stayed at quite a few. Here are a few thoughts:

People:
Harv, Bill and Michael are just great people. It’s clear that they really enjoy hosting and go out of their way to make your stay an awesome one. They were fun people and also very generous, letting us use their personal bikes and beach chairs to enjoy the area, making us feel at home to use their pool area and even helping with small things like lending us aloe vera after a sunburn. Beyond that, they had four good friends from out of town and literally INVITED US TO THEIR DINNER PARTY. Of course, this probably won’t happen every time someone stays with them, but on our second night, it was like we were part of the family, chatting around the dinner table and enjoying good food and drink. They also are great about respecting your privacy/space so you can do your own thing, which we did often.

Place:
The Cottage is perfect for a couple to getaway from it all. We felt like everything “had a place” and had everything we needed in terms of a nice, comfy bed, couch and TV, wireless, shower/bathroom and kitchenette. There’s also laundry you can use but we didn’t take advantage. They provide continental breakfast on weekdays and also an awesome welcome basket to help get settled. It really does have a private entrance so you can come and go without feeling like you’re walking thru someone else’s house.

The Wilton Manors area is great, very safe and clean. You’re not “on the beach” but you’re also not paying those high prices. It was a quick drive to the beach, and $5 daily parking they told us about so we didn’t miss anything, especially with the pool area at the house. We spent 1 day in South Beach, which was about a 45 min drive, and that was plenty to take it all in. We also had a lot of great meals out in the areas– would recommend Casablanca (beach area), Alchemist (coffee/bfast) and Catalina (Cuban) in particular.

Process:
The hosts were incredibly helpful throughout, providing at 13+ page (!) welcome guide with everything you’d need to know and making it easy for us to stay with them. They had great insights on the area and also went above and beyond, looking into the Zika virus in the area (wasn’t an issue) and really clearly caring about us.