Most Unique Rental in Paradise! MV Coconuts! in Key West

BEST. VACATION. EVER. All Aboard the Coconuts!

Donald P. ()
Review submitted: July 25, 2012   Date of arrival: July 8, 2012

I will probably run out of space listing so many good things I can say about staying on the M/V Coconuts for our family's annual Florida vacation...but I'll try :-).

My family of five (wife and three kids - 12, 8, and 6) booked in to a week aboard the boat as a fun change of pace from staying in vanilla-flavored condos for the last few vacations, and couldn't have been more overwhelmingly amazed at the experience we had. This thing is spacious, comfortable, and fun - the owners and management company behind this place have gone above and beyond to erase any doubts that staying on a boat like this will require some compromise.

The bedrooms were well furnished, with DirecTV and Ikea beds that were a welcome repose after exhausting ourselves in Key West all day. The best part about them is that the layout of the boat allows them to be in completely separate parts of the boat to isolate the zaniness three kids can provide, yet be close enough to make us feel like we were still living together in the same place :-). My wife and I stayed in the forward "berth" under the deck, and really enjoyed the view up through the hatch at night.

The rest of the boat is just as awesome - its full kitchen has everything you would need to feed a brood of ravenous kids. Full-sized fridge, oven, microwave, and dishwasher made our onboard meals very convenient. Two separate bathrooms with showers also kept us all from tripping over each other when we were trying to get ready to hit Duval Street and Mallory Square at night...MAJOR points for that!

However, the biggest lure of this place is its location - it is moored at the back end of the Key West Marina, which is great for a few reasons you may not expect. First, this makes the view from the top deck something else - an endless view of the Atlantic's turquoise waters. Second, the marina traffic is isolated away from the berth as well...not that that's a bad thing, but this made for a VERY quiet stay. I think the only water-based disturbance we had was when my wife saw a Manatee swim up to the aft deck one night :-).

As for the rest of the experience - it was completed by the awesome, awesome oversight by the Last Key Realty property management team. They went out of their way to make sure we first found the place (not an easy task), then checked up on the boat over the week to make sure there were no issues.

I can't recommend this place enough - BOOK YOUR STAY NOW!!!

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Fabulous Stay! Didn't Want to Leave!

jamesyb (Ladysmith British Columbia Canada)
Review submitted: July 18, 2012   Date of arrival: June 30, 2012

We had the pleasure of staying with SleepAfloat in Key West June 30th to July 6th 2012. Let’s start by saying Key West is a must see. It’s funky it’s friendly and it is just down right cool. We had a great time with Sun Set Water Sports Do It All, ate at many of the local spots and shopped for souvenirs all up and down Duval Street. The weather was fantastic and a good time was had by all. Back to SleepAfloat, I have to start by thanking Marcia the hardest working agent we met on our trip, she answered every question with patience and understanding. We booked the Blue Do Cat for 6 nights, after 2 nights it became apparent that a lack of foresight on my part was interfering with our vacation, that lack of foresight being my 6’8” 280 pound 17 year old son Andrew was just too big for the boat, he couldn’t quite fit anywhere. On the third morning we met Youman and Trenton who are SleepAfloats cleaning lady and maintenance man for that Marina, she saw with her own eyes the predicament we had and immediately called Marcia. It turns out the boat next to the Blue Dog Cat was the MV Coconuts, also a SleepAfloat rental. They had us moved in in a couple of hours and with virtual no charge to us. I couldn’t say more about the customer service. As for the boats, Blue Dog Cat is kind of like seeing how the other half lives, want to be a millionaire for a week or so rent this boat in this marina and you will see how they live. The MV Coconuts on the other hand is just plain funky with incredible views and decks all over the place, my wife almost cried when we had to leave. That is how much she loved the stay.

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, pet-friendly, sight seeing, romantic getaway

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Loved It! Two Fabulous Houseboats in Key West! We Didn't Want to Leave!

jamesyb (Ladysmith British Columbia Canada)
Review submitted: July 18, 2012   Date of arrival: June 30, 2012

We had the pleasure of staying with SleepAfloat in Key West June 30th to July 6th 2012. Let’s start by saying Key West is a must see. It’s funky it’s friendly and it is just down right cool. We had a great time with Sun Set Water Sports Do It All, ate at many of the local spots and shopped for souvenirs all up and down Duval Street. The weather was fantastic and a good time was had by all. Back to SleepAfloat, I have to start by thanking Marcia the hardest working agent we met on our trip, she answered every question with patience and understanding. We booked the Blue Do Cat for 6 nights, after 2 nights it became apparent that a lack of foresight on my part was interfering with our vacation, that lack of foresight being my 6’8” 280 pound 17 year old son Andrew was just too big for the boat, he couldn’t quite fit anywhere. On the third morning we met Youman and Trenton who are SleepAfloats cleaning lady and maintenance man for that Marina, she saw with her own eyes the predicament we had and immediately called Marcia. It turns out the boat next to the Blue Dog Cat was the MV Coconuts, also a SleepAfloat rental. They had us moved in in a couple of hours and with virtual no charge to us. I couldn’t say more about the customer service. As for the boats, Blue Dog Cat is kind of like seeing how the other half lives, want to be a millionaire for a week or so rent this boat in this marina and you will see how they live. The MV Coconuts on the other hand is just plain funky with incredible views and decks all over the place, my wife almost cried when we had to leave. That is how much she loved the stay.

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, pet-friendly, romantic getaway

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Helpful votes: 4 / 5