Just completed a one week visit with another family. This is a very poorly managed vacation rental…read morecompany. My credit card hold (which was not in the lease) was almost equal to our entire stay. What a nice surprise! They also make you do all of the dishes and do all of the laundry as part of the checkout process. So the comforters are never cleaned and they aren't responsible for the dirty dishes in the cupboard? Lovely. We were continually cleaning dirty dishes from the previous guests and we wasted another day cleaning up and doing laundry at the end of our own visit. What, exactly, did we just pay for? Homeowners should question them as their management company and renters should stick with VRBO or AB&B.

Bella Alia in Marco Island. House: beautiful. Management/ownership: DISAPPOINTING. The washing…read moremachine was broken the day we got there (Sat). By Wednesday we had to insist our towels and dirty clothes (we packed lightly knowing we could do laundry) be done at the laundromat in town. I had to take it there myself, and ended up picking it up myself as well. They paid for it. I took another load on Friday, paid for it myself, thinking they would reimburse, they would not. They said "we had bills for over $500 for the laundry during the week...we hope you're okay paying the $37". (to be clear, 30+ towels were part of the laundry, so they paid to wash their own stuff) We paid over $5,000 for this "luxury stay" and basically lived like a cheap motel as it related to laundry. Very disappointing. Customer service is so easy. Customer disservice is even easier for Marco Escapes, it seems. Will not use them again...over a $37 bill that resulted from no washing machine.

First of all, our VRBO host, John, was great to work with when we had questions to ask. He was…read moreprompt and courteous, all in all what a VRBO host SHOULD be. The building is not directly on the beach, and in fact, one can't SEE the beach, but at 1/2 to 1/3 the cost of beachfront properties, a short walk was fine with us. The condo unit was modern, up to date, clean, and very well stocked with everything we needed from dishes and a coffee maker, to beach towels. The pool was perfect, and the tennis court was, too, but I don't play. I don't know about other units in the building, but ours was great. The location is good too, not far from "downtown" such as it is. Just remind me, at 79 years old, NOT to sit in beach chairs any more, or to try to mess with several remotes and smart televisions!

Old building which is not located directly on the beach! Very misleading info on some of their…read moreadvertising pages. Pillows and bed sheets in unit 303 are horrible, most possible they got them when they finished building this property in 1980! Old, dirty and not comfortable furnitures! I am not sure they are cleaning blankets from previous guests!! Absolutely horrible feeling about their cleaning crew!!!!Whoever runs this place better run this business better! I can't recommend unit 303!!!

I reserved a home that is owned by Eric Gallus (a big real estate tycoon in Naples, Florida) and…read moremanaged by Beachside Oasis of SWFL (Owner Sarah Vasquez) in February 2024 for the rental period from December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025. I would like to know what the property manager/owner were doing for the 10 months before I got there to rent it? IMHO they had no intention of doing anything to get it in condition to match the listing. The property I rented is shown on the left side of the Yelp listing for this business, with a property address of 92 Buttercup Circle in Marco Island, Florida. While is APPEARED to look fine from the photos, it was NOT a "Dream Waterfront Retreat" by any far stretch of the imagination and what you did not know that was not good was not disclosed in the listing nor could it be seen in the photos. If they had listed its downsides, no one would rent it, especially for the amount of money they were asking for the 3 month rental rate. The best you could say about it is it is a 70% renovation in progress. It is also an old property that was built in the 60s. The two reviews of this particular property were from people who stayed only a week, and I had no idea what they paid. And, maybe they did not care about the quality of this property. One family had kids and perhaps they would not care about the quality, because children would not be able to damage anything. To be truthful, it hardly deserved a 5 STAR REVIEW unless you were blind. I complained shortly after arriving as I found things that were wrong and that I was not happy with. I asked for an adjustment in my rental rate commensurate with that fact it is was about 30% less than the listing indicated. Beachside Oasis DID admit to the things I complained about by telling me what they were going to do about them, including coming in on my dime and doing a demo of the bathtub in the master bathroom tub, which was all chipped, scratched and disgusting. You would not let your worst enemy take a bath in it. I am a bath person, so seeing it had a bathtub from the pictures meant a lot to me. If I had known the condition of the bathtub or the other things that follow, I would never have rented this property, period. The following are the other things that were wrong with the property that you could not know until you were there: 1. There were six sliding doors in this home and only 2 opened, the others were sealed shut. None of the windows opened and were also sealed shut. 2. Most of the cushions on the outdoor furniture were filthy dirty and needed to be replaced. 3. The master bathroom was all touched up with paint that did not match what was there and needed to be repainted. They told me it was scheduled for repainting after I left. 4. The master bedroom comforter was old, worn out and not high quality by any far stretch of the imagination. 5. The outdoor dining table needed to be painted or refinished. Whatever was on the surface was chipping off. 6. Chipped and crack floor tiles The business apologized for not meeting my expectations, but my expectations were created by their advertisement of this property. Plain and simple, they were Deceptive by Omission at best and Fraud in the Inducement at the worst, in my opinion. I asked for a reduction and refund of about 1/3 of my total rental price. They offered me a fraction of what I asked for in cash as well as a credit from the Agency for a future rental, and in exchange they wanted me to sign a non-disclosure agreement to not give them a bad review. I refused that offer. Why would I even consider a future credit with any agency that had been deceptive in their listing and expected me to rent from them again? This property was also listed on VRBO, and I thought that would offer me some protection; however, they do not do anything for you, so renters beware if believe VRBO will be helpful. And, you pay them for a number of things if you rent through their site to protect yourself in partnership with the property management company. What a joke. You will find online that VRBO will do nothing for you and give you nothing but the run around, adding to your frustration. Photos of the things that were not acceptable you cannot see from the listing photos. Some you cannot know don't operate or are not up to the standard as advertised until you are there. It is then too late and you are stuck with no recourse. VRBO may have moved me, but I might have ended up in another property than was worse than what I already had, as I saw from complaints online about VRBO. So, I was forced to stay here for the whole 3 months because you pay up-front. A good deal of my "Vacation" was taken up trying to negotiate an appropriate settlement that was fair. So, buyer/renter beware of this Property Management Company as well as VRBO.

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I'm a property owner and I'm having the same experience as Vince B. I haven't been paid for my…read moreFebruary rental. I've made multiple attempts via phone calls and emails to get paid and I got the run around. Then a few days later there was a blanket email sent stating that the owner of the company had a medical emergency and was unable to answer calls or emails at this time. That was two weeks ago. Last week I stopped by at the office during business hours to see what was going on and how the owner was feeling - the office doors were locked and lights were out. I'm not feeling good about getting paid. @Vince B - I learned that there is a Florida Real Estate Recovery fund set up for property owners who haven't been paid. Check with a FL attorney to get the details of how to go about filing a claim and collecting your losses from this fund.

Do not rent from this company. They owe us money from our last rental in February and have not…read morepaid. They are a terrible company and I am pretty sure they are going out of business. You will get dumped with your rental and if they are your rental company then good luck getting your money. I am sure they will take a boat load of money from their customers and not pay them and then take 3-4 months off and open a new company under a different name and run the same scam. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE PEOPLE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!! For the record, David Vannavong is part of the scam at Island Escapes. I am hoping this follows him along in Southwest Florida or any other region in which he is looking to set up shop or looking to come aboard another company. Beware!!!

Location, location, location. JW Marco Island is situated on such a beautiful white sand beach. If…read moreyou're looking for a nice, relaxing resort with all the amenities, this is the place. There's a variety of great restaurants and you don't even need to leave the property. Breakfast at Maia every morning was something we really looked forward to. As a titanium elite, we were bonvoying and I have to say, the continental breakfast that comes with titanium is plenty. And don't forget to have the orange juice, it's heavenly and included. Service was excellent each morning we were there. The servers can't do enough for you. Maia also has a very nice peaceful ambiance and the windows look out at the pool/ocean. If you want more than a continental breakfast with your status, you can pay an additional $15 and get all the hot food as well. And if you don't have status, you can pay for à la carte breakfast too or the buffet how you like. We also enjoyed Tesoro and Quinn restaurants as well. Our room was on the 9th floor and while it was very nice, it could definitely use some updating. But honestly, with all the great amenities, you can hardly think about needing a fresh coat of paint or new bathroom furnishings or more modern lighting. The room was still very nice. And I loved the bracelet they gave us that was our room key too! The bed was very comfy! The weather was super cold while we were there, however we found some time to enjoy the beach and pool. The gym was very nice as well. There is so much to do.. there's even a bowling alley for those rainy days. If you're looking for a great getaway in Florida, JW is a very nice, relaxing resort for all ages, young and old. And not to forget parking ... there's a self park lot right across the street, which was very easy or you can opt for valet. Enjoy!

A very beautiful and well maintained Resort that is right on the beach with a staff that is…read moreoutstanding. Our favorite beach Resort in Florida. Would recommend staying in a Sirene room/suite (adult only tower) if you are traveling without children. The rooms are quieter and offer additional features like access to the adult rooftop pool, breakfast, separate check-in/out lounge, separate beach sitting area, etc. The Gulf front rooms/ suites offer spectacular views of the beach and sunsets. The huge beach is great for sitting, walking, shelling, and playing. Also, lots of water activities like fishing, jet skis, banana boat, parasailing, dolphin cruises, etc. We really enjoyed starting our day with breakfast at Maia's Restaurant. Excellent buffet with omelet station (or you an order off a menu), and great service! Big Thanks to Dolly, as well as Bianca, Nellie, Ally, Calene, Kay, and the rest of the team for treating us royally. Fantastic way to start each day! We are looking forward to our next trip to the JW Marriott Marco Island.

Best sunrise with a million dollar view...one of the things in life that makes me truly happy is…read moregetting up to come out to our lanai, watching the sunrise over the water with the Jolley Bridge in the distance, then our morning batch of pelicans fly by in their morning ritual over the dancing dolphins below. Blue herons waltz down the docks in all their glory. So much life and natural beauty here. I have been coming to Marco for 25 years and have stayed all over. Eventually, we found we were happiest at Riverside. We rented for a number of years but a few years ago, my Mom finally bought her own condo here. You can't beat it. Life is good.