I'm no John Milton, but this must be the case for Paradise Lost and Paradise Found! We read with some concern the January guests' review, but we did not find any of the few issues they listed as concerns. Our family are annual snow bird visitors to the Keys, and we like to splurge on our vacations so we rent high end properties. This has proven to be far superior to the newer "lux" properties we have stayed at. It is an older typical Key West villa, well maintained without the cookie cutter look and feel of the newer stilt structures. The back yard fronting the ocean has the privacy that we have not experienced with the newer properties.I am a rehab guy, but I did not find any of the wear and tear issues described by the January guests. The bathrooms are more than adequate, and the caulking around the tubs the guests complained about were clearly professionally done.
Also we did not have any connection issues with the WiFi. It was fast and very reliable. The patio furniture the guests complained about being worn, was actually seemingly brand new, with an oversize patio table and very comfortable swivel type dining chairs. So maybe the owners have addressed the issues. There was a very useful info folder about the property with several pages of the owner's personal recommendations for dining and entertainment in the area. In fact the pool guy is a recording artist with several CDs and we heard him perform at a local venue. Great fun! Terrific fishing off the dock and more than one evening we had fresh caught grouper grilled outside as we watched the sunset from the pool! Actually quite a bit larger than most of the other pools on the newer properties. We had great weather, and since we follow the weather in the Keys, we know that this past January was unusually ugly, with rain, cool winds and overcast skies. Perhaps that also added to a bit of the disappointment for the January tenants. We found the property manager, Deirdre to be warm and welcoming and responsive and accessible. So the January folks experienced Paradise Lost, but for us Paradise Found! We are looking forward to not searching anymore for the Keys paradise, and coming back to Southern Comforts.