Snorkel with the Manatees in Your Back Yard - Kayaks Included

The kayaks, the manatees the area was so wonder!!

Kayaks included and access by water to the springs.

Wonderful stay! Manatee right off the back dock

Property was clean, safe and quiet, great location for finding manatee related outings, nice kayaks to be able to use right in the backyard, great outdoor areas to enjoy morning coffee by the water or glass of wine at night.

Easy check in! Access to springs with kayaks was incredible. Clean linens

Great

Great location. Right on the water and kayaks were provided. Only a 10 minute kayak to the outskirts of the Homosassa Wildlife State Park. Saw a few manatees while jayaking along with various fish, birds and one river otter. The house was full of everything you need.

Very comfortable and convenient. Easy acess to Homosassa River and lots to do in surrounding area.

Great to have the kayaks to use!

As always a wonderful place to stay. We used to stay here every year many years ago .Haven't been back in awhile but has bigger tv and new sofa recliners. Love it. Hopefully will be back every year again. Highly recommend.

Everything at the cottage was fine, as usual. We always enjoy our stay there.

This was excellent place to stay. Location, Kayaks, saw lots of Manatees. We didnt want go home. Thank you so much.

We had a fantastic time at their home. We especially loved sitting on our dock watching the fish and the sunrise and sunset. The absolute best part was being able to kayak right out of our backyard down the canal to see all the manatees! Snorkeling with birds underwater is something everyone must experience! We had a great time and would love to return sometime!

Host was very responsive and welcoming. House was warm and inviting. We loved our stay here. Thank You For everything, especially the extra touches like cookies and popcorn!

We loved having the kayaks and being right on the canal by the Sate Park! Both days we paddled, there were 40-50 manatee for our lovely viewing pleasure! Also, two frisky dolphin swam right up in our area, playing with and batting fish around like play toys! The wildlife and the house were both wonderful!

House waa perfect, kayaks available for our use. Host responded quickly.

Our family of four stayed in this home in later November. Here are our Pros and Cons of this property:PROSClean, Good Location. Fun State Park walking distance down the street. Kayaks and canal out back. Screened in porch. Working fans.CONSA/C did not work. While the management team was very responsive in trying to have it fixed and credited us 10% back for the trouble. It did not get fixed in time and the house was very hot at night even with the fans. Part of the issue is none of the windows have screens so we could not open the windows (due to bugs). Made it difficult to sleep.The house needs some TLC. While clean it could use updating. Such as the bathroom towels were fraying and washcloths had holes in them. No complete set of dishes for 4 people and many of the bowls were chipped.

We enjoyed our stay even through we did not get to swim (31 degrees). However we went to the local state park which was outstanding. Just a nice getaway.

They have kayaks available to use and 2 docka on the property. Older kids will love it

We had a great time. Was in a good location and the home and surrounding area was very nice. Had a nice elderly neighbor guy to talk to. Kayaking was fun and wven saw a manatee. Will hopefully be back!

Adequate! Internet did not work so I followed directions and sent a text with no reply. Shower drain very slow so had to stand in a dirty puddle to bathe. Neighbor warned us against thefts in the area.

I am honestly surprised this place was available. The description seemed too good to be true. This is a super unique and amazing place to stay. Being able to kayak down to the Springs and get there early in the morning before crowds is worth it alone. But the house is great, there is a nice little dock with a fire pit (gas) and you see mullet jumping in the river constantly. It is about a 5 minute walk to the wildlife park. This is not Disneyworld. it’s 1000 times better. I am reviewing photos to share and realize all the ones of the dock itself have family members in them. I don’t want to share those, but trust me, it is beautiful. We would definitely go again.

Nice quaint home on the channel. Kayaks were a great addition and the river was awesome ! Manatee State park literally just down the road.

Nice place and conveniently located. We enjoyed the kayaks provided. Only suggestion would be that a few window blinds needed replacement.

We loved staying in this home on the canal. It was clean and well appointed. The access to the canal couldn’t be sweeter! We look forward to going back.

This place rocked! It was clean, comfy, and the backyard space is great for relaxing by the water.

We really enjoyed our stay! The location was great for visiting places in Weeki Wachee, Crystal River, and Homosassa. Very close to a Publix and almost next to the state park. A highlight was definitely using the kayaks and seeing the manatees! We did have an issue with the AC not working. However, the owner was extremely responsive and got us set up with a portable AC unit asap and credited us for the trouble.

Super fun stay! Having the kayaks available was key. We brought our snorkles and wetsuits and used the kayaks to paddle down to the park and happily observed the manatees. Small cottage but had evertrhing we needes.

This was our 4th visit to this property and we hope to stay again next year. We love the location and the owner is kind and responsive. Highly recommend.

We are always impressed with our stay at FISHBOWL. The cottage is small, but large enough to accommodate our needs. It's easy to find, we like being able to put in the kayaks in the back yard and paddle to the manatees.

Fishbowl House is in a great location right on the canal! Kayaks, paddles and life jackets provided. We were there at the right season to see Manatees. Towed the kayak to the springs two mornings and were surrounded by manatees the first day and a few graced our space this morning. Well appointed house very comfortable and the outdoor space added to the overall ambiance. Could have stayed longer! Enjoy this place if you can!!!

The house was very comfortable for the two of us. Host very communicative regarding nearby attractions, restaurants, anything. We did the manatee snorkel adventure with Birds as recommended by owner and we were not disappointed.New comfortable mattress. It was a bit chilly so did not spend as much time outside, but house was right on a canal and saw herons and pelicans and other birds.Would stay again.

We were the first booking in after the repairs to the property that fixed the damage sustained by recent hurricanes. The house was fully repaired and in great shape - much of the furniture and appliances are new. Karl and Bill were fantastic hosts - quick to respond to any inquiries and very helpful. They went above and beyond to make our stay fantastic!The manatees were gathering for the winter cold weather in the warm springs, an easy 5 minute paddle from the house. It was awesome to be able to observe the manatees whenever we wanted. We saw dozens of manatees daily, including mamas with young calves - they are so curious and cute!

Unfortunately the house was not available during our stay due to hurricane damage. However the property owners were great. They promptly refunded our money and put us up in another location. We did get to tour this property and it looks like it will be a perfect place to stay in the future. The owners also let us use their kayaks. We were able to reach the springs in a couple of minutes and had a great experience kayaking the a ton of manatees. Can’t wait to stay at this property in the future!

Nice view off the back. Kayaks worked out perfectly to go to friends house down the canal. My only word of advice, if you’re a light sleeper bring ear plus as people were flying down the road and it was loud.

House was great. Fishing will captain Parker Springstead was awesome.

Perfect