Irish Ayes Vacation Home Rental

Irish Ayes is a four-bedroom, four-bathroom house in Venetian Shores, the canal neighbourhood on Plantation Key in Islamorada, and it sleeps eight.

The water is the reason to book it. The house sits on a canal with its own private dock, and that canal gives direct boating access to Florida Bay on one side and the Atlantic on the other, which is unusual and worth a great deal if you are bringing a boat. You can fish the backcountry one morning and run the reef the next without repositioning.

The layout works for more than one family. The top floor is a master suite with its own kitchenette, a private balcony and panoramic views over the water. The ground level is a full apartment with its own kitchen. Every level has a balcony. So two couples, or a family with grandparents, can share the house without sharing a bathroom queue or a coffee pot.

Outside there is a waterfront pool deck with a private pool, lounge chairs and a hot tub. Inside, the usual practicalities are covered: air conditioning, Wi-Fi, a washer and dryer, parking and a living room with a smart TV.

Venetian Shores is residential and quiet, a few minutes from Snake Creek and the restaurants and galleries along the Overseas Highway.