Rent The Keys Blog

Life is so chaotic, hectic, and loud, and sometimes all we want to do is run away to somewhere peaceful, serene, and quiet, and this fall, if that feeling overcomes you, we suggest a journey to Sarasota. Fall is our quiet season, a time when most travelers are getting back into the swing of things with school, work, and their preparations for the big three holidays that take place in...

You may have noticed that it is getting dark a little sooner each day, that mornings offer a hint of cool, and that the stores are filled with dorm essentials and back to school signs, and just like that, the carefree days of summer are coming to an end. It isn’t too late, however, to get in one last vacation, to plan a getaway to a place where summer springs...

As much as we admire those travelers who always seem to have it all together, planning their vacations to the tiniest detail, choosing their vacation rentals months before the trip begins, even packing an entire week before their plane is about to take off, it is the procrastinators in life that we at RentTheKeys identify with. We too know the pain of putting things off to the last minutes, leaving...

Summer springs eternal in Sarasota, and even as it may still be tiptoeing into your hometown in June, in Sarasota it is in full bloom, offering long lazy days best spent at the beach, the chill of air conditioning, and the salty scent of the sea. Storms begin rolling in every afternoon, only to roll back out soon after, and when your journey brings you here in June, our RentTheKeys...

You’ve been waiting your entire life for a summer vacation in Sarasota (or at least it feels that way) and as time creeps by ever so slowly, it is time to start nailing down the details. Perhaps you have made a vacation bucket list, writing things down as they occur to you, eager to cross off every item during your trip of a lifetime or maybe, you just keep a...

When you start planning a Florida vacation, you are going to find a sea of vacation rentals run by an equally large number of vacation property management companies located up and down the entire length of the Sunshine State, offering a staggering array of choices that may add confusion to the feelings you have about your upcoming trip. The good news is RentTheKeys can help narrow your choices, providing quality...

A Florida vacation has long been on the bucket lists of travelers from all over the world, but more often than not, it’s the big cities that attract attention, exotic destinations such as Miami with its hip and trendy vibe, Orlando with its theme parks that kids have dreamed about their entire lives, and Key West, where famous authors once lived and life moves at a slower pace. And then...

While much of the world is checking the weather forecast on an hourly basis, wondering which of Mother Nature’s four seasons is going to make its presence known throughout the day, we in Sarasota are outside, playing, exploring, and attending a variety of events that only take place in the spring. If you are in dire need of some summer excitement during the spring months, our RentTheKeys guide to the...

Winter is coming, that wonderful season where the sun shines brightly, the beaches are still crowded with people, and the warm days make you glad to live in the south, but if this does not describe your winter, it’s ok. Now is the perfect time to start planning a vacation to the land of eternal summer in the town of Sarasota, and because we at Rent the Keys want our...

As the seasons rush by in a flurry of work, family, play, and friends, it is time to explore the next holiday in the roundup, the last one before the summer months hit. Many of today’s travelers prefer to travel when others aren’t, enjoying the beauty of less crowded attractions, shorter wait times in restaurants, and less cars on the streets and because Easter  2023 in Sarasota isn’t a normal...