The Village at Izatys

We stayed in Unit A2AB. We booked this because we had 8 people in our party. It held 8 comfortably, however there were issues. Counter tops were sticky and dirty. Bring Clorox wipes to clean up. I wiped everything down, including tables, chairs and entire kitchen. The master bathroom shower door could have used wiping down of mold too. Bottom track and seal needs to be cleaned. Pots were dirty and caked with a brown substance (see photos). There was no Dawn dish soap to clean them with and the scouring pad that was left had been used (see photos). I ran the dishes and utensils I planned on using through the washer, only to realize, there was some kind of substance in the filter causing a smell and preventing the dishes from getting clean. After cleaning the filter, washer worked much better. Marty from the front desk was accommodating and provided us with a new scouring pad and bottle of Dawn dish soap. She also provided us with some aluminum foil when we needed a small amount for the grill. The mattress on the sleeper sofa in the loft is disgusting. It is stained in multiple locations and just gross! There was no mattress cover for it. We were most disappointed to find the doors to the hot tub locked. I called about this and was told we weren't allowed to use it, according to the Health Department. Apparently, it is only allowed to be used for owners of the week, not for someone that just traded 135,000 points and their Christmas week at Disney because it does not have a big enough motor and can't be used to often?!? This was very disappointing as it was something we had planned to use as a group. I rented a golf cart for the week, which was a great perk to have since there's quite a distance between the pool, marina, and Proshop and the unit, however, we weren't allowed on the golf course trails. We could only travel on the roads. I would still recommend renting a golf cart for the week. The entire unit needs a good cleaning. There were food splatters on the wood in the kitchen and on the wall behind the table. The sofa and rug is dated and the unit could use modernizing. The shell and outside is in good shape. The views are nice as you get so see golfers on the 2nd tee. Master bed was firm but clean. All other beds were clean. The view from the windows is the start of the second tee on the golf course. It is entertaining to watch the golfers that come by throughout the day. Very pretty landscaping around the unit and maintained greens of the golf course. If you want a marina view, book units D, E, or F. You will also be located on the 18th hole. Best views and location in my opinion. There is no beach even though it is advertised. It's simply a nice place to collect rocks and shells and provides an amazing view of the sunset. All that said, the location at of Izaty's is beautiful and I would go back again, but stay in a more modern unit or through Izaty's itself in one of their townhomes, which look much nicer and they are located directly on

My husband, our son, his wife and 4 children (ages 1-7) stayed at the resort as a fun getaway. While the adjoining rooms were ok, they were very dated and not as clean as expected. The water smelled like rotten eggs in both units. The sinks, stools and tubs discolored from rust. The beach area was nonexistant. Many large rocks, very little sand. Rooms are far from the outdoor pool, so it would be advisable to rent a golf cart if available. Very little to do in the area for younger children. We had to drive 45 minutes to Brainard to do fun things. That week there was also a huge hatching of some fly type insect. It was horrible! They were everywhere and made it geoss to be outside. They clung ro walls and swarmed around your head. Overall, itbwas really, disappointing and we wouldn't return.