Aqua Vista is an ocean-view 2BR/2BA that sleeps 6 with a queen pull-out sofa and a full kitchen. Morning coffee on the balcony comes with ocean views and a bird chorus from the mangroves below. Not a bad way to start the day! Out the door: a gated resort with a pool, hot tub, pool bar, tennis, pickleball, beach and marina!

THE LAYOUT Building 3, 3rd floor, with an elevator and stairs. Sleeps 6. • Primary bedroom: king bed • Guest bedroom: queen bed • Living room: queen pull-out sofa • Two bathrooms

INSIDE A full kitchen and a living room with plenty of seating for quality time together.

THE VIEW Ocean views from the balcony, with the mangrove preserve and its birds below.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT Room for six and a view everyone will fight over!

CHECKING IN Self check-in with your own door code, sent before you arrive. The front gate is staffed 24/7; just give the guard the name on the reservation and you're in! Parking for 2 vehicles is included. Boats and trailers only with a confirmed dockmaster reservation.

Ocean Pointe is a gated, 60+ acre waterfront resort in Tavernier at mile marker 92.5, smack in the middle of Key Largo and Islamorada. Best of both worlds!

Just up the road: John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the country's first undersea park, with world-class snorkeling and diving. Just down the road: Islamorada, the Sportfishing Capital of the World, plus sandbars, waterfront restaurants and plenty of happy hours. Nearby favorites include Theater of the Sea, the History of Diving Museum, Robbie's (go feed the tarpon!), the Laura Quinn Wild Bird Sanctuary and the Turtle Hospital. Harry Harris Park, with a waterfront walk and playground, is right around the corner. Grocery stores and pharmacies are minutes away.

Good to know: the Keys are coral islands, so our beaches are cozy, not Cancún. The real magic is on the water! The closest larger public beach is Anne's Beach in Islamorada.

And don't leave without a slice of key lime pie. That's basically a house rule!