Melody Key (formerly Money Key) is truley a slice of heaven! The feeling of tranquility sets in almost immediately. Accessed only by private boat, you are the only one on the island, leaving your stress and chaos of every day life at the dock. I visited with my 6 year old son, brother, father and his girlfriend. The owner (the lead in a famous rock band but I won't say who) prefers not to rent to children and had me sign a waiver but I can understand why. It is very easy for a child to wander off and end up in the water very quickly. This was not a problem for us at all since my son is very well behaved and can swim, but I would not recommend this for younger children, unless maybe an infant. The caretaker greeted us along with the woman who manages the place at the dock exactly on time. They were very kind and accomodating without being intrusive or in the way. They said they would make themselves available at any time during our stay as they were only a cell phone call away - and they were. The house itself was very nice. Since it is on an island it is self sustained with generators and solar panels but you could never tell! The central A/C worked great! The house has been under some renovations recently, but we were not affected as it was beautiful and there were no signs of construction. 3 bedrooms, all with their own private baths and balcony with great views of the sunrise and sunsets. Only down side to the bedrooms is that they are on the second floor, beneath the living area so if you like to sleep in and the others with you do not, you will hear them walking above you. The caretaker told my father that the floor was going to be replaced upstairs, although I thought it was gorgeous, and it would be better insulated. This could easily be true because he told us today that the island is closed to guests for the next 2 weeks so he could finish up his projects. The great room was nice, fish tank built into the bar, plasma tv, sound system and high speed internet connection. Internet connection was not quite the high speed we are used to, but it did the job well enough. We shouldn't have brought work with us anyway!!! Kitchen was a nice size, very well equiped. Gorgeous views from everywhere, including the crows nest accessed by a spiral staircase on the west deck off the kitchen. Pool was nice. A little on the small side, but good enough for a small number of people. It is salt water which was a surprise, but was refreshing none-the-less! Because the hurricanes did some damage to the island in 2005, there is not much shade on the island but they did install a great umbrella that you can open over the pool to give you great shade if you so desire. The boat provided was a lot of fun and the fishing was great right off the dock! My 6 year old even caught a shark - very exciting! We saw stingrays, barracuda, hundreds of Snapper and even found some lobster for dinner (luckily it was lobster season!) Nice outside barbecue that we made good use of and there is also a fire pit on the other side of island. When there is no breeze, there are lots of mosquitos and no-seeums but not a problem with a little bug spray! Looking up at the stars at night was amazing! Almost forgot to mention "Herman" our nickname for the "giant" iguana on the island! Definitely did not want to leave. We had a wonderful week and will have life long family memories made on beautiful Melody Key! …