Play and have Fun at Gecko House on Manasota Key

Gecko House was as described. Beach access was only about a 3- minute walk. The place is older but well maintained. The beds were comfortable and the kitchens were well equipped. It was also well supplied with TP, dish soap, laundry soap etc. Our family had a great time staying Christmas week! It would have been a nice touch to have a Christmas tree or lights our something up in the main area. We didn't see much sign in town that it was Christmas time either, though. We looked at stores 30 miles around and couldn't find a single small tree to put up for the kids. We ended up putting gifts around a bouquet of Christmas balloons from Walmart. Lol. No complaints from the kids!We were lucky to have exceptional weather. Highs in the low 80's all week. We had a nice time hanging out around the pool and an amazing time on the beach. We had fun looking for shells and shark teeth, playing games, basking in the sun, and taking walks with our toes in the sand. Just what we needed before heading back to a Utah winter.

Had a wonderful week at the gecko house, the house was perfect for our trip, clean, super well equipped, I have been using Vrbo for many years and this was the best communication I have had, marti was fantastic, would highly recommend this house

It was perfect for us we had 4 family's and so close to the ocean and bay . You get beatiful sunrise at the bay and sunsets on the beach.

We rented the entire Gecko house, all 4 apartments at once, for one full week. We arrived and the inside of the house was clean and welcoming. We enjoyed the quick walk to the non-packed beach/gulf and the bay. Sunsets and sunrises were amazing. Runnable and walkable location for those looking for early morning exercise. The host was quick to respond to any questions we had. We had a very enjoyable time. The space had a gathering area in one of the apartments that fit us all. A huge perk was the spectacular beach. The sunrises and sunsets were soulful.One of the apartments smelled strongly of cleaning products, maybe a little too strong for chemical sensitive folks. We noticed the clean ashtrays located outside the door of the screened in porch for smokers to use. None of our party of 7 adults, 2 teenagers, and 1 child smokes and it would even feel more comforting if smoking was not allowed on the premises to deter previous smoking guests to not bring their smoke into the house “on accident”. The pool area could use a bit of cleaning up in terms of landscape for visual appeal. There was some discrepancy between the VRBO listing which stated that bikes were available and check-out time was 11, but the owner told us after we were into the week’s stay that bikes were not available and the check out time was earlier than stated. We were disappointed. She did allow us flexibility with the checkout time when asked, but no bikes.

We had a great stay. The hosts were very welcoming and communicative.

The house was even better than the description. Marti was an excellent host who communicated well with us and checked in regularly. Our family really enjoyed our stay. Marti had sweet welcome baskets for us when we arrived and the house was perfect. We hope to be back!

If you love the outdoors like our family (our 4 kids and all the grands), this is the home for you! Home was convienent to the bay and the Gulf. We spent daytime hours in natures’s swimming pool and evenings and nights at the home’s awesome pool area. The home was great for our individual family time,with its unique separate spaces. There were a few things that needed updating but that bother us-because we literally were outdoors so much! Marti was great to deal with and very responsive to messages. She has the home well stocked, from the kitchens and bathrooms to all of the things you need for a beach DAY! We could easily have flown here with just our personal items and not missed a thing for beach days.

Great responses from owners/host, well-furnished with essentials for everyday use that no other property compares.

Great house, location, Marti had everything we needed. My whole family had fun being together and had individual spaces as well. Kayaks were a blast, we saw baby turtles, dolphin and manatees❤️🐬🐢

The house was just as expected and more. Marti was the best hostess we have ever had for a vacation rental. We had everything we needed and more. The house was perfect for our Fam vacation (which is 2 unrelated, but best-friend, families who have been vacationing together since 1999). The separate sleeping areas gave everyone a place to get-away from the rest of the group when/if they wanted to. The private pool was a great place to relax after a day at the beach. The beach is very walkable and private. The dock is even more walkable. Everything was perfect...except that the week went by too quickly. Thank you Marti for everything!