Window Cleaning at Princess Del Mar. Salt film? Disavowed.

Princess Del Mar is a 13-story condominium at 174 S Collier Blvd on Marco Island, built in 1980. One listing gives the association 72 units. A current listing describes the building as positioned on the Gulf of Mexico at the center of Marco Island’s crescent beach, and two listings place it next door to Residents’ Beach. Listings describe a lap pool and hot tub, fitness center, billiards room, library, tennis, pickleball and shuffleboard, barbecue grills, a guest suite owners can reserve, a car wash area and beach access by a private boardwalk. Listings show pets allowed with conditions, and one gives the limit as one pet up to 20 pounds.

Quick facts for owners (from our tower list and realtor listings)

• Address: 174 S Collier Blvd, Marco Island
• Thirteen stories; built in 1980
• 72 units, per one listing
• Gulf frontage on the crescent beach, next to Residents’ Beach
• Pool, hot tub, fitness center, billiards, library, tennis, pickleball, shuffleboard, guest suite
• One pet up to 20 pounds and 16 inches, per one listing

Gulf frontage on the crescent beach

A building on the open Gulf often takes a fine salt mist on breezy days, and that mist dries into a dull film on sliders and any railing glass. In towers like this one, the film can look clean from inside until late-afternoon sun hits it. We rinse salt off first with plenty of water, then wash and squeegee, so grit is not dragged across the pane.

Next door to Residents’ Beach

Listings place Princess Del Mar beside Residents’ Beach, a busy stretch of the crescent. On a crowded beach day, blowing sand can settle on lanai floors and in door tracks. Before we touch the glass, we sweep and vacuum the track channel, then wipe the sill, because loose sand on a cloth can leave fine scratches.

A boardwalk to the sand

One listing describes direct beach access by a private boardwalk. Wet feet and beach bags coming back up often carry sand into the unit and onto slider thresholds. If you notice your door dragging, tell us when you book. Clearing packed sand from the bottom track often helps the rollers move more freely.

Fob entry, lobby and parking

A listing for a fifth-floor unit lists phone entry, fob entry and a lobby among the building’s security features. Send us your unit number and tell us how the crew should get upstairs, whether that is a fob you leave with management or a call from the entry phone. We bring our certificate of insurance and follow the association’s parking and contractor hours.

Thirteen floors and 72 homes

With 72 units in one listing’s count and thirteen stories, the building is a manageable size for scheduling. If neighbors on your floor want the same day, we can often line up several units in one trip, which keeps elevator use and time in the halls to a minimum. Ask management whether the association has a preferred day.

Pool, courts and the guest suite

Listings name a lap pool, hot tub, tennis, pickleball, shuffleboard and barbecue grills. After an afternoon outside, sunscreen and damp hands often leave smudges at handle height on the sliders. A listing also mentions a guest suite owners can reserve. If family is coming, book the glass a day or two before they arrive so the view is clear when they walk in.

Pets under the size limit

Listings show pets allowed with conditions, and one gives the limit as one pet up to 20 pounds and 16 inches at maturity. A small dog still leaves nose prints on the lower part of a slider. We clean the bottom of each door by hand with a separate cloth, then do the full pane, so the low smudges do not return as streaks.

Seasonal owners and listing photos

If you close up for the summer, a cleaning before you leave removes salt before months of heat set it. Another visit before you return makes the first evening on the lanai brighter. If you plan to sell, schedule glass a day or two before the photographer, since listings here lean heavily on the Gulf view.

What a Princess Del Mar visit includes

We clean the inside of every window and slider, the outside of the lanai and balcony sliders from the deck, and any railing glass we can reach safely from there. Tracks, sills and frames are wiped, and screens are cleaned on request. Exterior panes with no deck in front of them are left to the contractor the association hires for rope or lift work.