Tiny House in Authentic Japanese Koi Garden in Florida

This was an enjoyable stay for my mother & father in law celebrating their 53rd anniversary. They love gardens and enjoyed the serene scenery here. The cabin was in good condition with updated amenities for the kitchenette & shower/bathroom. Owners gave good directions (with video instructions) on how to find the location & self check in. There is a groundskeeper on site, but no concierge. We would love to come back and stay again!

I was told by Expedia I could check in at 10am and they confirmed with the property. When I arrived at 11am I was greeted by a man who immediately looked at his watch and said “you’re at little early”. When I replied I had confirmed I could check in at 10 am and began to pull up my messages he threw his hands up and said ok, fine- go drive around the back that’s where you park. He showed us to our accommodation and said we would have “neighbors” that night but that there was a specific patio area just for us. Upon inspecting the tiny home if you don’t like people being able to peer in on you then don’t book this accommodation. None of the windows has blinds or window treatments so people could directly see in. When you go to climb into the bed you can see people directly from there and they can see you- same thing in the shower- and around the home are boxes that our “neighbors” started using to stand on and see in the home. What they don’t tell you is that your “neighbors” are actually and extremely rowdy wedding goers as this accommodation is directly next to where their reception area is for weddings. Behind the tiny home is the catering area for the weddings as well as the guest bathrooms for the wedding guests to use- they also park where we are supposed to park so we spent 20 minutes driving around trying to figure out where to park and then had screaming wedding guests outside the window both nights after returning from my mother-in-law’s funeral services.

The tiny house is beautiful! It is truly tiny so may be challenging for people with limited mobility- bed is about 4 feet above floor with small steps. The whole house is about the size of a generous hotel room but with much more storage (lots of drawers) and clever use of space such as an induction cooktop that pulls out like a drawer. The property itself has beautiful Japanese inspired landscaping with small pavilions that we used for dining or sipping coffee and watching the koi swim. There is also a very friendly cat who greeted us by sipping my husbands coffee! The housekeeper is lovely, very welcoming. The only shortcomings were 1) karate classes right outside our window in the evenings (m/w/th) 2) there are still some unfinished areas so view from kitchen window was not very appealing (I expect this will resolve once they are finished fixing up that area of the property) 3) if you need information about things to do in the area you are on your own. It would be great if they had a guide to the area as some vacation homes do We would definitely stay here again! It is such a delightful change from your standard hotel rooms. Perfect place to come back to after a day of exploring the Everglades! And let me put a word in for Yardie Spice restaurant- a little jewel of Carribean / Haitian cooking about twenty min from the house.