Caribe Beach Resort Sanibel Island

Got a pretty good deal through AFVC for one week stay. First the negative - The resort is small, old and could use some upgrades to the furniture in the units, very very very small studio units, ok for 2 people max, very small bath rooms, has a murphy bed that is uncomfortable, we put the mattress on top of the pull out sofa after the first night which made it a little better. When we checked in we we asked if there were anyone one bedroom available and was told no by the management, which was a lie because the one bedrooms units were empty all week, we asked about the two stand alone units and was told that if we wanted to pay an additional $1, 750 we could have the small one that looks like it is possibly a trailer or something, we also asked to be moved to a ground floor unit because my husband is disabled and was told that there were none available, lie number two. They do not use computers and everything is on this huge calendar board and i think the lady was too lazy to make the changes to the board. We found out later by the staff that the manager would rather have empty rooms than to let customers upgrade to the larger rooms even if you are a timeshare member.

The good - it is on the beach, has old Florida feel, less than one-minute walk from our building, clean heated pool and hot tub, free bikes, beach towels and beach chairs, several gas grills, quiet, nice landscaping. Staff was very nice. There were no kids the week we were there, mostly older retired folks, which was great. Very close to shops and restaurants.

If you plan on grocery shopping i would suggest going to Publix before you get on the Island or shop at Bailey's. Jerry's is very expensive.

I would not return to this resort only because of being lied to by the management.

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