Edison Beach House

Great place to stay would stay here again great staff clean rooms, the location is fantastic and for $ 2 the bus can provide transportation anywhere you need on the island

Wonderful week, small, clean and cozy right on the beach! The kitchen and washer dryer combo was awesome.

The Edison Beach House is a quaint, comfortable boutique/​suite style hotel that is a great value for the money. The hotel is located right on the beach and all rooms have an ocean view. The bigger, more expensive rooms directly face the beach, while the cheaper ones provide a still nice, but more side-​oriented view of the beach along with some of the townscape.
All rooms are like studio apartments, appointed with everything you could possibly need and then some. They have thought of EVERYTHING here! Not only do you get a kitchen, washer/​dryer combo, living area, and private balcony, but even the little things are included– standard toiletries, of course, but also dish and laundry soaps, full size bath bars, dishes and cookware, down to rubber bands, scissors, and paper clips. We stayed during Xmas time and each room even had a lighted Christmas tree!
Rooms, hallways, main areas, and the property in general were very clean and tidy. Staff were very friendly. The owner lives on the top floor so I imagine that he has a vested interest in keeping the property in great condition and ensuring guest satisfaction. Prices are also very reasonable and clearly listed, unlike many hotels where prices are negotiable.
If you want to visit Estero Island in comfort without the hassle of renting a house, the Edison is a great option.

Just spent a wonderful week at Edison Beach House. We stayed in the two bedroom suite and could not have been happier with it. The staff was very friendly and were helpful from the moment we arrived until we left. I feel the price was affordable and a true value considering the location and the amenities offered. Everything was just as their website claims. No surprises. I would definitely return and would recommend this hotel to friends.

This was our second time back to Fort Myers Beach, and we liked the Edison Beach House so much that we decided to return for another stay instead of trying a different hotel.
First of all, this is a privately-​owned, «mom-​and-​pop» feel hotel right on the beach. There is a huge emphasis on cleanliness and personalized service, which we really enjoy. All rooms are suites /​«apartments», with full kitchens.
Pros:
View their website in advance to check out their room layouts. When you make your reservation, you get to pick your exact room layout and floor. Pretty neat! We like the X01 rooms because the rounded area near the bed is great for watching the sunrise and overlooking Times Square and the busy part of Fort Myers Beach in the morning. But there are other rooms that face west for sunset, etc. Prices vary based on the room that you select.
Personalized touches galore. When you check-​in, they give you a welcome bag with lots of goodies like maps of the area, a stuffed animal that has Edison Beach House and Fort Myers Beach printed on it, a tote bag, and a couple local newspapers. We also had Andes mints on our pillows, Dove soap in our rooms, regular towels and beach towels. When you stay here, you feel like you’re in a private vacation house, not a hotel room.
Parking in their private lot is included. When you check-​in, you’re given a hang tag that you must display on your rear-​view mirror. Don’t forget to do this, because they’ll tow vehicles parked in the lot that don’t have a hang tag. One car per suite.
Right on the beach! Walk out of the hotel and right onto Fort Myers Beach’s white sand. Private beach chairs are also available, which is a nice touch that would save you a few bucks compared to some of the rental places on the island. Awesome sunsets!
We didn’t take advantage of it, but the hotel has a private pool on the property that faces the beach. Nice option if the ocean conditions aren’t right for swimming. Or maybe if you want to stay away from the crowds.
The hotel is near the «Times Square» area, which means that there’s a few bars and restaurants nearby, as well as some touristy shops. There’s also a 7 – 11 across the street (away from the Gulf) in case you need anything in a pinch.
Flat panel TVs! With lots of channels! I was surprised by how many channels were available. More than other chain hotels that I’ve stayed, for sure.
As already mentioned, each room is a full suite — basically a mini-​apartment. Each room as a full kitchen, so you can visit a local Publix and pick up groceries if you want to cook and keep your trip costs low. This hotel doesn’t attract a spring break-​er crowd, but I suppose that if you wanted to, you could also visit a liquor store and «pre-​game» in the hotel room, maybe having drinks sitting on your balcony and overlooking the ocean. Each room also has a washer and dryer in the unit. So pack light and do laundry, rather than packing heavy and lugging around tons of clothes and crap.
Cons:
If you’re surfing the Internet late at night, they don’t have a reservation system that lets you check room availability. You’ll have to call during their business hours (9 AM — 9 PM Eastern) to check availability. Nice to offer the personalized service, but for busy professionals that do their vacation planning late at night, this was a little bit of an inconvenience.
The showers could maybe use an update. They’re not bad, but they’re starting to show their age a bit. I think the same could be said for the curtains in the room. A décor update could liven things a bit, though we did notice that the hotel had done some recent renovations to the kitchen — nice granite counter-​tops were installed. Also the flat panel TVs were pretty new.
The office isn’t open late (9 AM — 9 PM). This wasn’t a problem for us, but I was ultra paranoid about forgetting or losing our room key and having to spend the night outside or in our car. Yikes!
Their Wi-​Fi was having some issues. We were trying to use it late at night and so I couldn’t call the front desk. I connected to their wireless network OK, but had no Internet connection. I fired up my browser thinking that there would be an authentication page or something, but all I got were «Page Could Not Be Displayed». Huh. Being that I work in IT, I fired up ZenMap (basically, a hacker tool) and scanned the network. I found that they had a web server running on
.3.8. So I connected my browser to
.3.8 and bingo! I entered their wireless pass-​code (found in a drawer of the desk) and then I was connected successfully. Once on their Internet, I must say that the connection was pretty fast. Though, maybe that’s because no one else could manage to get connected?