For those of us who already live in the Keys, we sometimes forget how lucky we are. Our daylight hours are consumed with work, school, and honey-do lists, and by the time the sun sets, we are simply too tired to get out and celebrate the beauty of our home town. As does everyone else, we go on elaborate vacations to places we have never seen before and we come home, unpack, and go back to work. It’s not that we take the beauty of the Keys for granted, it is just that we don’t have the proper amount of time to enjoy it! With gas prices and plane ticket costs soaring into the stratosphere, however, this year more people than ever are considering a staycation for their annual week away from reality, and although you could stay home and enjoy every lazy day comfortably and at ease, there are more than a few reasons you should consider locking the door behind you and experiencing your hometown escape in the comfort and style provided by our RentTheKeys sanctuaries, and we have a list of the reasons for a Florida staycation below!
Look Around You
Before you start scrolling through all the homes we offer, why not just take a look around your own home. Imagine that it is the first day of your staycation, you have just awakened, and you are lying in your bed trying to think about what you want to do during this extended time out from real life. You stretch happily, and your eyes catch sight of the faded and chipping paint on the walls. Rising up from the bed, you wander over for a closer look, and as you do, you pass by the window that looks out into a yard where older patio furniture and weeds growing up around the outside of your gazebo (another structure in need of paint) remind you that it has been too long since you paid any attention to the maintenance of your home. Before long you are at the home store filling up a flatbed with paint, yard supplies, and perhaps a new patio set, and all your plans for living like a tourist for a week go up in smoke!
Now Take a Few Minutes to Look at What We Have to Offer for Your Next Florida Ataycation
There are a lot of vacation rentals on the Keys, and we at RentTheKeys feature the best in the area, so this part might take a while. Pour yourself a glass of wine, turn off the TV and turn on the music, and prepare for an adventure in comfort! Our homes can be found all along the Keys, and your first criteria in selecting the one that fits like a glove might be location. Choose to stay a little further away so the temptation to stop by and grab that purse you forgot is a little more complicated and would take up more of your staycation minutes and more than likely will be completely avoided! Choose a Siesta Key private home when you live in Cape Coral and step into a bright and airy space that feels like home without all the honey-do chores associated with your own home. Offering spacious living rooms with plush furnishings and state of the art televisions, gourmet kitchens in which you won’t mind making a meal or 6 throughout your stay, and backyards with pools, hot tubs, and everything you need to relax and be lazy, our Siesta Key properties will make you fall in love and have some of the best staycations in Florida!
But if you already live on Siesta Key or in nearby Sarasota, why not take a few minutes to explore the luxury and comforts found in our Cape Coral homes? We feature family homes with large dining rooms where game will be played, meals will be consumed, and dad jokes will be plentiful! Garages hiding beach gear allows guests to enjoy long days at the white sand beaches they rarely get to enjoy. Our bedrooms offer tranquil retreats from the chaos of real life. These homes won’t have faded paint, the grass will be mowed by someone else, and your own honey-do list can be happily left behind and forgotten. Life is too short to spend every minute doing what you SHOULD be doing, and now is the time to do what you WANT to be doing, something that is easier done in our RentTheKeys sanctuaries!
The Tourist Life
Now that you have chosen your space, it will soon be time to live the tourist life in your home town. Luxuriate in a day spent on Siesta Key’s soft white sand beaches, staking your claim on a segment with beach chairs, umbrellas, and towels, or head to Sarasota for a day spent exploring the circus life and home of John and Mabel Ringling! You’ll find three different museums—one dedicated to the circus, one that is all about art, and the third being their home—and a historic theater that is hundreds of years old and provides a fascinating glimpse into the history of theater. Shop in Cape Coral, dine on Anna Maria Island, and explore the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium for as long as you want to have one of the best staycations in Florida. All of these adventures will be your favorites and coming home to RentTheKeys will be the cherry on the top of a very delicious staycation sundae!