It is hard to know what to say about this place. On the one hand, it is private and quiet and on the water. It is not in a particularly exciting neighborhood, but it is a short drive from lots of places. Easy access to restaurants, Publix, bait shops, pharmacies, the beach. Lots of great places for takeout just a short drive away.
The neighborhood is one of those odd only in Florida places, where you have a $500,000 house next door to small and older apartments. But we felt safe, and the dock off the back was definitely the best part. My son caught barracuda, puffer fish and a stingray and also used the kayak to go around in the canals. Service was really excellent; when we needed a new frying pan they brought it to us in like an hour.
However, the interior of the apartment was not exactly luxury. It was clean, and all the appliances worked fine, but it did not look like the pictures at all really. It felt more like the first apartment that you had when you were just out of college and sharing with roommates, where the landlord and his son fixed it up over the weekend.
I guess how you feel about the place will depend on what your frame of reference is. If you are like—wow, I get two whole bedrooms, a TV, kitchen, backyard, porch, and deck for the price of a room at the Econolodge, then you will think it is great. If however you are expecting some kind of luxury apartment then you might want to look elsewhere. If I were to compare this place to a hotel, I would say that it is a Hampton Inn: decent, clean, but nothing fancy. If you and your family are happy at the Hampton Inn then you will have a great time here—