This is the third year in a row that we have been coming down to Key West and this is the third different house is as many years. We have learned through trial and error what makes a house work for us so that we can get the most enjoyment from our stay. The house at 510 Frances did an awesome job of fitting all our needs, wants and desires and really made our stay!
First is the location which is excellent! It's on a nice and quite street lined with other beautiful homes and is an easy walk to some of our favorite places like Help Yourself cafe/market and The Cafe, an excellent healthy-based, mainly vegetarian restaurant. The house is also an easy walk to the water being only a few blocks from the marinas and an easy walk to the shops. It's slightly bit of a longer walk down to Duval but we're still only talking like maybe five or six blocks. And there are a number of wonderful restaurants on the way down that you must try as all are delicious!
Now for the house. We really like a house that offers three or four bedrooms where each bedroom has its own bathroom, we like one bedroom to be on the main level, we like room enough to spread out inside and outside the house, we like a good amount of natural light, we require off-street gated parking for one vehicle and we must have either a pool or a spa but really would like to have both. This house has it all! We loved the nice large and well-appointed kitchen, loved having a living room, family room and separate office space and really loved how private the outdoor space was! All the beds were very comfortable and the master bedroom was quite amazing. The house has that authentic Key West charm, is tastefully decorated and the owners also did an excellent job with all the lighting both inside and out. It was a pure joy to slip into that Jacuzzi every night and am thinking about that right now as I type this! The pool was nice too but my one negative would be the pool was a little on the small side. The house also has tons of windows throughout so really feels quite tropical, even from the inside. Basically this house offered us the entire package. 510 Frances is just one of those homes that makes you feel comfortable and cozy, offers some nice amenities and we would highly recommend this house to anyone who might be considering it. 5-Stars and loved it!