Manatee Haven: Screened-in Pool, Spa and Elevator! 2 Golf Carts

Nothing missing for a perfect vacation!

First visit to North Captiva in almost 20 years and even better than I remembered it! The house was a fantastic home base from which to enjoy the island. AND the house itself is wonderful! The enclosed pool deck, pool, hot tub and outside kitchen area were great places to hang out when we'd had enough time at the beach or community pool. Looking forward to coming back in the future! The upstairs decks, especially the one off the main living area got lots of use daily. It was truly a great place to relax and unwind.

Beautiful, clean, wonderful home and the homeowners are fabulous. The rental managers are wonderful. Everything was perfect!

Great house. Great people. We will definitely be back.

Manatee Haven is the best of the best. The house is perfectly situated on the island and has everything you could possibly need for a wonderful vacation. The communication leading up to our stay was above and beyond, and the North Cap Crew was wonderful. This being my 3rd visit to the island, I knew how important a reliable golf cart was, and ours was quite enviable among other guests. We would definitely stay here again (and probably will).

This was as described in the listing and the area was a special old Florida coastal environment. This is a must go to property that will enhance any vacation of get away. A walk on the beach, a sunset at the beach, a sunrise or a sunset in the Crows nest, and more. An excellent outdoor kitchen by the pool was a definate bonus. We wil come again to this place.

Stayed here for 2 weeks with my dad, sister, brother-in-law, 2 year old nephew and dog at the end of August. It is a great house, very comfortable and well-equipped. We didn't ever really want for anything. The pool is awesome & huge and has so many pool toys. The outdoor kitchen looks brand new. The bedrooms are large and comfortable. A minor issue is that the washing machine leaked a little and the fridge was missing a shelf but it wasn't a big deal at all. Overall for an island property it is maintained well and we were very happy with it. The location is amazing, just 5 mins walk from a beautiful and secluded beach where I was often the only person in sight. Overall the whole island is just lovely and so relaxing if you want a low key vacation. There are only like 3 restaurants and no groceries on the island so it takes some advance planning. We were there in August so it was very humid and hot outside and we had a few storms in the afternoons; we were fine with it but we have a pretty high tolerance for hot weather. Also SO MANY MOSQUITOES - TAKE ALL THE BUG SPRAY YOU CAN CARRY. The house is all screened in but they still get in. But overall we had an amazing time notwithstanding! Our experience with the property managers was fine - 3/5 stars. We ran out of detergent and they brought it right away, and they were on time for pick up and drop off. We noticed that mosquitoes were hatching in the collected rainwater of some plants kept on the pool deck and when we informed them they came to dump them out right away (you may want to check this when you arrive because unless they were swapped out for draining pots after we left, it can happen again after any time it rains). On the other hand, in the time leading up to the vacation, I didn't find them particularly responsive and had to chase them quite a few times to get certain info e.g. grocery logistics etc. They also said they weren't able to call internationally so I had to delegate all of that to my sister who has a local number (so I am not sure what you would do if everyone in your party was coming from abroad). Lastly, we had requested a crib 1 month in advance and on the day of arrival they said they couldn't find it. We escalated to the property owner and they brought it the next day so it was resolved quickly. We didn't have much other interaction with them besides above so I would say it was a bit mixed on this specific front but still overall a 5/5 experience.

Our first time at NCI and will not be out last. Manatee Haven met all our expectations and so much more. The home is situated on a quiet street with a very short walk to the beach. The screened in pool was a perfect respite from the beach with toys galore. The kitchen was fully equipped with any and every appliance we desired. Property managers and home owners were very responsive and accommodating . We would look forward to future visits at Manatee Haven and would strongly recommend to friends and family.

The check-in process to load the ferry was a bit confusing because no person is on the dock giving directions (I guess this has more to do with the ferry charter than the home). Once we were introduced to our property manager on the island we were taken on a tour. Our guide, Mike, did a fantastic job showing us around but I think a map of the island would have made it easier to note the places of interest that were shown to us. One place that probably should have been added to the tour would be the private beach that the home owners pay to have access to. The home is currently for sale (March 2021) and the home is in desperate need of major maintenance. The deck around the pool has rotten boards and the railing going up to the bedroom level (outside) has rotten spots on the handrail. The bathroom shower on the kitchen level is out of order and appears as though it will be indefinitely (there were a stack of 15+ printed this shower out of order signs in a drawer beside the dining room table.) One member of our family recently had knee surgery so taking a shower in a tub would not work. She had to take showers all week on the pool level with only moderate privacy available. On Friday we received a text message letting us know that we would need to have all of our items out of the house and on the ground level deck by 9AM. We then would need to do a walk through with property manager and then we would be driven to the dock to get the ferry back to the main land. Management decided to give us a late checkout without notifying us. We ended up waiting for almost 2 hours to get picked up to go to the ferry. Letting us know we were getting a special checkout time would have been appreciated. Because we were picked up so late, we were not able to get onto the main ferry that does not require passengers to navigate steps (our family member that recently had knee surgery is not able to navigate steps) so our family was split into two separate ferries. If we would have been brought to the dock on time, that would not have been an issue. Overall the house was nice and we had a great time together as a family. I believe the issues with the home are common for a home so close to the water, it is just too bad that the repairs are not completed in a timely manor. The excuse things move slower on the island and island time were often used. Home repairs should still be completed in a timely manor regardless of where the home is located.

We had a great week at Manatee Haven! The house was excellent/as advertised, and very well stocked! We opted to use the grocery service option to order and stock all our food & beverage's prior to our arrival, which was seamless & wonderful! The heated pool was a fantastic feature in January, which we enjoyed time in every day (along with a dip in the hot tub to warm up further if needed!). We will look at returning next year!