The holidays seem to get a little more stressful every year, but deciding to run away to the beach for Thanksgiving could be the best way to eliminate stress, gain serenity, and add one more thing to be thankful to your list. Choosing RentTheKeys for your holiday hideaway will give you comfort, allow you to make the decision to cook or not to cook, and bring fun and joy to all who reside within. This guide to our Thanksgiving rentals in the Florida Keys could be a way to take a mini vacay in the days and weeks that lead up to the real thing, providing a peek into what an idyllic turkey day will look like when Rent the Keys provides the roof over your head!
Perfectly Sized for Your Travel Group
Maybe you are planning an intimate holiday with your new spouse, or maybe you aren’t quite willing to leave all your family members behind (just the grumpy ones!) but whatever the size of your traveling party, we have the condo, cottage, or home that fits just right. Choose to create new traditions with a Thanksgiving pool party in your family sized home on Anna Maria Island, maybe grilling the turkey on the provided barbecue and swimming in a private heated pool that resides just outside. Temperatures in this area generally run in the mid to high 70s at this time of the year, and although you probably won’t need the heat in the daylight hours a nighttime swim after the kids have fallen asleep, exhausted by the antics of the day, will be a luxury that you will never forget and so richly deserve.
Maintaining Traditions
Every family has their own traditions for each holiday in the lineup and just because you are thousands of miles away from your own home, it doesn’t mean all the traditions will need to be skipped. For many families across the nation, waking up early but not too early to watch the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is so important it wouldn’t feel right to skip it and all our vacation escapes will provide state of the art televisions that allow you to continue your favorite tradition. Watching on the super-sized screen in your Bradenton bungalow may just make you feel as if you are sitting on the sidewalks of New York City, watching the procession go by with one major difference; you will feel a lot warmer in Bradenton and chances are you will be in your jammies instead of a winter coat.
A Day at the Beach
Whether you have decided to cook the turkey dinner your family loves or have decided to let someone else do all the work, you are going to have a lot of extra time on your hands and remember those temperatures that reach all the way up to the mid to high 70s? Spending a few hours at the beach will make you realize you really are visiting paradise, especially if you chose one of our Siesta Key properties for your holiday haven. You won’t want to escape the draw of crystal white sand beaches and turquoise waters and in our beachfront models when you aren’t at the beach you will be watching the sea from the patio of your sanctuary. So, once the parade ends, grab your beach gear, slip into your swimsuits and flip flops and take your celebration to Siesta Key where the serenity and stunning natural beauty will grab a hold of your heart and never let go, perhaps encouraging you to make a Siesta Key Thanksgiving a new family tradition, something we see nothing wrong with at all!
A Feast to Remember in Our Thanksgiving Rentals in the Florida Keys
And then there is the centerpiece of this day of thankfulness, the meal that you dream about for weeks before the holidays begin. If you are choosing to man the range of your Sarasota home sweet vacation home, you will have probably chosen one of our larger properties featuring spacious kitchens and as expected, modern appliances that will help simplify the process. Large ovens will have the room for the turkey, the stuffing, and mom’s special scalloped potatoes, and all the rolls you love to eat, and countertops that stretch from wall to wall will also provide the room to hold all the dishes you have made. Stone countertops may even convince you that it will be a great idea to make your own pumpkin pie crust, rolling out the dough on its cool and floured surface just as your mom and her mom did for so many years. And because these kitchens, the hearts of our family homes are roomy, there will be enough space for your sous chefs (also known as your sons and daughters) to help divvy up the duties, perhaps singing along to Christmas music that will be streaming easily thanks to high-speed internet.
After the Meal
Once the dishes are cleared away and the last piece of pumpkin pie has been eaten (Is it even Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie? We don’t think so!), you will have a few hours to relax and recharge for your day of Black Friday shopping that follows, so why not stay gathered round the dining table and bring out some board games you may have found in the cabinets of your Cape Coral cozy cottage? There’s no hurry to get anywhere and do anything, most of the big box stores have started closing on Thanksgiving so their employees can celebrate with their families, so a relaxing night filled with laughter, competitiveness, and camaraderie will be another thing to add to your list of things you are grateful for. Or maybe your idea of a fantastic evening is one spent snacking and sipping as you indulge in a guilty pleasure, binge watching the Hallmark Christmas movies that start playing as soon as the meal has been cleared away. As mentioned earlier, our state of the art televisions are perfectly placed throughout each space to allow you to do just that, so your evening at home in Longboat Key will be exactly what you dreamed it could be.
Black Friday Shopping
When you awaken on Friday, feeling rested and recharged after a night of deep sleep and happy dreams, it will be time to hit the stores for a little Black Friday shopping. Our properties are equipped with all the amenities including laundry rooms or closets, so you planned wisely, packing light knowing you can wash clothes if you needed and saving room in your suitcases for all the Black Friday treasures you will bring home. Some guests even pack an extra bag in their largest suitcases (a tip we have taken up on our own Thanksgiving travels!) so they have even more room for the gifts they have purchased for everyone on their shopping lists. FYI, St. Armands Circle is destined to have some amazing deals on luxury items that you may want to purchase as gifts for yourself. You deserve it!
Welcome to the Florida Keys
The Christmas season is bound to be hectic and stressful, making this Thanksgiving getaway the perfect way to relax and prepare yourself for the chaos that lies ahead. Reserve your favorite RentTheKeys holiday hideaway today!