The backyard is the whole point.

Heated or chilled saltwater pool, so no chlorine sting and no waiting until May for it to be warm. Don't want to swim in 92-degree water in the summer? Chill it! The hot tub is attached and controlled separately.

The patio seats everybody, and the screened lanai is the perfect place to get some shade and unwind after a long day. Propane grill with gas included. The entire yard is fully fenced and gated, so the dog can be out there while you're grilling.

A kitchen you can actually cook in.

This isn't your typical vacation rental with four forks and a warped frying pan. You'll have real stoneware, pots and pans, knives that cut, and a spice rack that's actually full. 

When there's eight of you and you're here for a week, being able to make a real dinner instead of hunting down a table for eight every night is worth more than it sounds. Plenty of seating for all of you, and a high chair just in case.

For smaller crews, the countertop oven/air fryer is the ultimate do-it-all tool. And don't worry, we didn't forget the caffeine -- there's a drip coffeemaker and Keurig brewer with a selection of k-cups, creamers and sweeteners; tea drinkers will find an electric kettle and a variety of teabags.

Set up for a long stay.

Three bedrooms, new mattresses, smart TV in each. The coziest sofa in town. There's also a work area with an ultrawide monitor and a laser printer, because somebody's usually working while everybody else is at the beach or the soccer tournament. 

One left turn onto 43rd Street and it dead-ends into IMG Academy, just three miles away. Hang a right on Cortez Road and you're at the beach instead. And you'll be in a real neighborhood, not a rental block full of frat boys. Full-time families, kids on bikes, friendly people who wave when you pull in.