Waterfront home with dock, pool table & private pool - walk to Sombrero Beach

Host was welcoming. Amenities perfect. Location perfect.

Beautiful house and property. Loved having a private swimming pool. Great views of the canals and ocean. Definitely recommend staying here.

We had a great stay at this home. I agree with other reviewers that it could definitely use some work. We still thoroughly enjoyed our trip. The location is perfect, it was close to the grocery store and was less than 5 minutes from the dock to open ocean on the boat. The canal is shallow but handles our 25 ft boat with no problems. Just be sure to drive slow and stay in the channel. We also had a manatee visit our dock!! The first night it was late but we wanted to cook something and found there was no propane. No big deal, I contacted the host and didn’t expect anything but within 30 minutes they came by and delivered 2 new tanks. We are hoping to plan another trip and would absolutely stay at this home again.

The listing stated only one camera at the entry door, however there were many more. This is really intrusive to me. I won't recommend this place because of it. The ceiling was in awful shape, the beds had impressions in them and the living room furniture was uncomfortable. I have rented many homes in the area and this was a 2 1/2 star out of 5 stars. We had a good time but, house needs a make over. I felt like I had to roll uphill in the bed. The house is in a corner where grasses and sea muck gather and it really stinks at low tide. I understand why others have complained about it. We enjoyed our stay only because we can make the best out of an OK home.

Great location and a great property! The boat ramp and dock were a plus as well. Quick boat ride to all fishing needs.

Don’t be fooled. It looks beautiful in pictures, but they don’t give you all the information. Behind the property the dock is basically unusable. There is a large amount of seaweed in the cove that have a rotten egg smell that is overwhelming. They say it is seasonal, but it’s a lie. We talked to a couple full time residents that live in the same cove and they said it never clears up and the smell is always there. We stayed there for a full week and it never cleared up. There is also a LARGE amount of garbage floating in the cove and around the house and on the boat ramp. You are basically surrounded by sewage. We couldn’t even fish off the dock because all you hook is seaweed or garbage. We couldn’t use the ramp to put our jetskis or kayak in because of all the seaweed and garbage. It smells so bad we were afraid to even get the water on our skin. Listing it as having a usable dock for fishing and sports is a lie! Beware, the lower level by the pool table and pool is extremely slippery. My kids slipped and fell multiple times just walking! You will need bug spray for early morning and evenings, but that’s just Florida. The living area was nice though. It was clean, large supply of towels, beach towels. Not a bad view from inside, but once you go out onto the top porch you are slapped in the face with the smell. They don’t say anything about the smell or seaweed in original listing. The only thing I’d suggest about the inside is a newer oven. Current one takes forever to heat

My family of four spent a day packing, then a day traveling with a 27 foot catamaran and Waverunner only to arrive to a property infested with termites. We arrived late on check-in day and saw what we thought were moths flying around the light above dining room table. The next morning we woke up to find a pile of wings on the dining room table along with a few small (what we thought were) bugs. It appeared that the live bugs were gone so we agreed we’d keep an eye out for more issues but didn’t know what wings on the table meant (i.e. termites). The next day when we returned to the property after boating I prepared dinner in the kitchen as the sun went down and we went to sit on the porch. Then as it got dark outside, we went into the property to find termites swarming all the light fixtures in the house as well as crawling all over the paper towels and our stuff in the kitchen, including the kitchen table, on the stove and dinner plates. Anytime we turned lights on they swarmed the lights. We messaged the property and didn’t hear anything until the next morning. There wasn’t a property to relocate us to so we had to pack our things and drive all the way back to Tampa on Memorial Day, the traffic turned o 6 hour drive into an 11 hour drive. The trip was refunded but lost a week of vacation that we were looking forward to for months. They said they didn’t know about the termites but the infestation was severe and I don’t believes they didn’t know .NEVER AGAIN

This property is not as advertised. It is very run down, has a mice problem, and had a code violation posted by the city on the home during our stay. We spent multiple days and sleepless nights dealing with an exterminator. No other viable properties available for us to move to. Total disaster. Too long of a list of maintenance issues. ,

So enjoyed our stay here with a couple friends. Place has everything you need, is immaculate, fantastic view, and so close to either the beach in one direction and grocery stores in the other. Also located in a very nice residential neighborhood. Plan on returning! Thanks for the lovely stay!!

Our stay at the Anchor House was great. We came for mini season and trailered our 24ft boat. Having the boat ramp next to the house is a huge convenience and handled our truck and trailer without issue. Plenty of parking for multiple vehicles and trailers. The canal leading out to open water is 2-3 feet at low tide though narrow, reasonably marked with buoys and two reflective markers, easy run out to the reef. The outdoor space is very good, lots of outdoor seating, nice pool, grill and outdoor kitchen is functional. The billiard table on the patio is nice, kids had a great time playing on it. The house/decorations is a little on the older side but very homey and comfortable. AC nice and cold, beds were great. Kitchen was well appointed, had everything we needed. Would definitely consider staying at again.

Great stay, accurate online pics and description. Nothing negative.