Bayside Villas by Islander Resort

Islander Resort was the perfect resort for a family with kids. The pool has zero entry and no super deep ends, it’s right on the water — there’s a basketball court and mini golf course right off the water, you can easily rent bikes as an amenity and bike around the resort or to other local shops… the list goes on. Islamorada is also family friendly island with lots of things to do— don’t skip Theater of the Sea. The Dolphin show wowed all 3 of the kids. We rented a car and drove from the Villas to the main resort but took the free shuttle a couple of times when needed. The Villa side is quieter but provides the space and layout needed for a bigger family. Truly the best of both worlds

Sarah the night manager was so very helpful as we checked in on Monday evening. The pool area was ideal for our toddler. All of the staff were delightful and so friendly. Love the resort ambiance.

William was amazing who checked us in. Property was in excellent condition and the villas were wonderful. We will be back to stay.

Fantastic stay — service was five-star from start to finish. Friendly staff in particular Jeremy Grimes and housekeeping team , spotless rooms, and prompt help whenever needed. Highly recommend!

Nice place. No amenities other than small pool but there was access to more pools, a restaurant and a beautiful beach in their sister resort right down the street

Amazing resort. So much to do and the staff was great. Spent thanksgiving there and would 100% do it again.

We thought the property was located directly across from the Islander. That is on us for not mapping it. The amenities at the Islander where we have stayed numerous time are amazing. The villas do not have washer/driers in unit as advertised. The dishwasher had a broken latch but if you work for it you can get it to run. We had to clean any dish we wanted to use. The linens on the sleeper sofa were dirty. The unit needed to be vacuumed and mopped again. I do understand we were by the beach, so getting all sand may be impossible. We had to buy ice daily because the icemaker no longer worked. It was just very expensive for the expectation of cleanliness.

The listing is misleading and should be amended immediately. I booked this assuming that this accommodation is in the resort, which it wasn’t. It’s a couple of minutes down the highway, which might be ok for some but we were travelling with a little child so getting him ready for the car etc was already such a hassle that we had to preplan our visits to the resort. The first photo of the listing is literally the resort so you can see the confusion. Secondly, the rooms smelled damp and mouldy. We were immediately alarmed as we didn’t want our baby to be exposed to a possible mould. The listing says ‘brand new’ but we were later told that the place hadn’t been touched up for years since The Islander bought the place. The staff was very kind and moved us to a different unit immediately but we lost a day of our holiday (one of two sunny days while we were there) due to the hassle of packing, moving etc. The second unit was an ‘upgrade’ by the bay but it still smelled musty. All of our clothes stank of mould once I unpacked our luggage back home.

Neat apartment with very comfortable beds! Also a nice kitchen with dining table. No 24/7 front desk on site, but just a 5 min drive to the main Islander resort. We were also allowed to make use of all the facilities at the main resort.