Stunning Bay views! Bay and Gulf access in OVATION - SPECIALS!!!

Our spring break stay was great! The house and the location were great. The views from the top floor are gorgeous and the swing was so relaxing. There are a lot of stairs to climb to get to the top but it is worth it!

Property was very nice. Ovation neighborhood is beautiful! Enjoyed a couple of days on the Cape with family and friends.

Host was very accessible. Pool wasn’t heated as stated. Workout room not available to guest. Pickle ball courts they enjoyed along with beach access and the location. We had to purchase a pack and play for our little. Perhaps consider purchasing a baby gate for stairway as a safety issue and a pack and play for future quest. Overall we enjoyed our stay very much!

We had an amazing time in Cape San Blas and this property was the biggest reason for it. This property is nestled in a gated community and a 5-minute walk across the street to the beach. The property is super clean, the beds are super comfortable and plenty of bathrooms. The trading post and general store had all the groceries we needed to survive for the week (to include wine & liquor). Otherwise, it's about a 25-minute drive to Port St Joe's to visit the Piggly Wiggly. Plenty of nice restaurants and retail spots for swimwear and beach toys. We are definitely going back!!!

This location was perfect for our family. We stayed 4 Nights, and were able to access the water via the community docks and had a wonderful time scalloping. Very nice Pool amenities as well.

We were searching for a fresh, clean, and accurately advertised bayside vacation retreat on the St. Joseph Peninsula and successfully found it at the Tusk house in Ovation. The house presented exactly as advertised, meeting all expectations. The recent renovations post- hurricane are certainly top of the line. The window-filled, three-level home offers many nice architectural features and is very tastefully furnished and decorated. For guests who may struggle with stairs, this house may present challenges, but the separation between sections served us well for including our close friends with an 18-month-old. Most of the living quarters are located on the third floor, with a small balcony offering a distant view over the Gulf, on the west side of the road, and a main balcony overlooking the nearby St. Joseph Bay. Another large balcony of the second floor, accessed from two of the bedrooms is directly below the main upper balcony. This balcony features an outdoor dining table and chairs, but has a reduced view of the bay simply by being lower. The two-bay garage is a useful amenity for guests seeking to bring paddlecraft or a small boat, since parking boat trailers outside is not allowed in Ovation. The slatted walls allow for air flow and plenty of natural light, such that organizing gear is pleasant. Hoses and a shower stall make this especially ideal for rinsing gear and avoiding tracking sand or saltwater onto the very nice wood floors of the house. Access to the bay is somewhat inconvenient from Tusk for lack of distinct community access paths. It seems that only one path leads directly to the bayside cove, although numerous intentional or possibly unintentional footpaths lead more efficiently to the bay, but these are not maintained and give the appearance of crossing private parcels. If Ovation is developed to its planned density, the views toward the bay will be interrupted and pedestrian access to the water will be scarce. Portaging canoes, kayaks, or paddleboards will become prohibitively strenuous. We unfortunately encountered a resident/owner neighbor who sharply admonished us for passing through a segment of his property parallel to what had seemed like a community footpath but was not well passable due to low limbs and briars. Apart from the single unneighborly interaction, we greatly enjoyed the beautiful and clean house and the clear waters of St. Joseph Bay. We hope others can enjoy much of the same.

My wife and I stayed at Tusk with our two young children, two other adults and their two young children. The house accommodated our group well. It was perfectly situated to allow us easy access to the beach and bay. Overall, we highly enjoyed our stay and would choose this home again when vacationing at Cape San Blas.

The house is great. The views from the 3rd story main living area were great. We had no idea we'd enjoy the bayside of San Blas just as much as the gulf side. We'd stayed a month on the gulf and feared we would miss it. What a delight to find out we enjoyed the bayside equally, if not more. The house was perfect.

Pros: -Brand new home (home was finished in 2020, most of the reviews for the home don't actually apply to this home, which is confusing) -Bay access - our kids loved the bay and docks -Pool/hot tub/workout room - due to Covid and a high amount of owners on property, you may or may not have access. We were given the codes and told we had access upon check-in, but were subsequently chased down by the HOA and told we weren't allowed into the common areas due to the property owners not wanting guest access due to Covid. While we were following the rules (that we were given), we were treated like criminals. Our children, who were following the rules, were scarred. -The property owners and manager were VERY, VERY timely when communicating problems with us. Cons: -You'll get extra parenting advice. We found our child bouncing a tennis ball off of the hurricane resistant garage doors (while waiting for us to go play), we didn't find and redirect him before the neighbors did, subsequently calling the homeowner and the property manager to let us know our parenting skills were sub-par. -You probably won't get to use the extra amenities (Covid) -The RING. The security cameras and other ring devices (while not listed on the listing) were DEFINITELY used on us. The battery was dead on one of the smoke detectors. We had difficulty reaching it due to the height of the ceiling, so it kept chirping, while were figuring out how to get up there AND cooking dinner, the neighbors (or owners) knew the detector was chirping and called the owners/manager and told them there were FLAMES in the house! There were no flames in the house. As a matter of fact, we had responsibly pulled the grill out into the driveway and AWAY from the home while were were grilling dinner. At no time were there ANY flames higher than the grill top (it's propane grill). -Beach access is directly next to access for vehicles to drive on the beach. You really need to watch out as there are tons of vehicles and golf carts driving on the beach . All in all, the house was lovely and clean. However, the owners/HOA made our stay unpleasant and threating. This was meant to be a relaxing reconstitution vacation (my husband had just returned from a year in the Middle East with the military). The Cape is amazing and the manager responsive in trying to assist us with the HOA , but I wouldn't recommend Ovation.

Great house with bay views in ovation. Access to pools, bay and beach and across street from tennis courts. Had an awesome stay, would highly tecommend!