Waterfront/Kayak with Manatees/Heated Pool/Bikes/Firepit/Fish/close to Beaches

We loved everything about our stay. The location was perfect and the atmosphere/views were relaxing. We would highly recommend this property and will stay there again in the future.

Peaceful location. Beautiful view. Seeing the fish jumping and the manatee passing through was a plus.

We were celebrating my 80th Birthday. Our children joined us and we loved everything about your home. The pool, the enormous island, the beach chairs-everything!

Very nice home in a great location. kids loved and used the pool daily as well as fishing every day. Game room got use as well by the grandkids

Hosts were fantastic !The place is very comfortable well equipped . We loved it very much .

This was the first time I had ever stayed away from home for a full three weeks, and what an ideal house to spend that extended timeframe. The house had everything we needed and the host was very responsive to any questions, even sending several links of things to do around town, which was very helpful. We spent considerable amounts of time on the screened in back patio. The view was stunning and the feel was so peaceful. We ate our breakfast on the patio, had our coffee/tea, and even played cards and dominoes there at night. The host had the house fully decorated for the winter holiday, which was a very nice and thoughtful touch. I would highly recommend this house and host.

The stay was amazing The home is beautiful. We were close to several beaches and shopping the kitchen was fully equipped with everything you need beds were very comfortable. The host was always available if you needed anything

Host was very accommodating. Fun place to stay if you like the outdoors. There was a lot of amenities. House was very clean and close proximity to places.

Great house!

Just returned from a week’s vacation with my family.The house is very well maintained and nicely decorated The kitchen had everything we needed , and we ended up eating in for most of our meals.Enjoyed breakfast on the back porch with a view of the canal and the resident wildlife. The pool was perfect, and spent most of our time in the pool,while my son-in-law and grandson were fishing . We were provided with beach chairs, a beach umbrella and beach towels . It was an easy drive to Lido beach, a bit longer drive to Siesta Key, but beach days at Lido were perfect. Game equipment also provided for evening family activities. This is a great vacation home !

The property was clean and well equipped from kitchen utensils to outdoor equipment. The property hosts were incredible any questions we had were answered quickly. Will be staying with them again.

We absolutely loved our two week stay in this beautiful home. Deceiving from the outside, but perfect and immaculate inside! Comfortable beds, amazing showers, and stocked with anything you could possibly need! Inside of house is exactly as pictured if not better. Bonnie was quick to respond to any message sent and truly made you feel welcome! We unfortunately didn’t see any manatees but there were tons of birds, turtles and fish to entertain us. Would absolutely stay here again!

I'm going to try to be fair with this review as there were many great features to this rental, BUT the neglect and lack of effort put into improving the exterior of this home is unacceptable. I have attached 8 photos of the exterior of this home.THE BAD:The grass was 8-10 inches high. There were numerous garbage cans overflowing at the end of the drive that by the end of our stay smelled all the way to the back yard. Paint was chipping off of the house everywhere. Stains on the outside carpet and furniture. The grill was very dirty and had no gas left. There were wasp nests above the front door and around the back of the home with wasps flying everywhere. The yard and landscaping were completely neglected, and the one side of the house had moldy storage sheds lined up against the house. The pool was dirty on the bottom and on the steps (sand/dirt/neglect). The paved dock/firepit area had literally thousands of fire ants crawling all over the pavers. In addition, there was an entire refrigerator full of old food from previous guests, and a cabinet with open food left behind from previous guests. The neighborhood is NOT good. Very low end.THE GOOD:The host was friendly and had the grass cut the next day. The interior was very nice, modern, and clean. The house was clearly flipped recently, and the host did a great job with the renovation. The view of the canal is beautiful and the kayaks are fun to use to explore all the way to the bay.

Beautiful home.. close to all the beaches and activities.. the pool was wonderful and the dock was beautiful ... we loved our stay

Manatee Cove is a perfect location for your family vacation to the area!!Every amenity that you could imagine is here and in good condition. Beach chairs, umbrellas, boogie boards, pool toys, pool/beach towels, comfy bedding/towels, plenty of dishes and glass/plastic ware, paper goods, shampoo/soap supplies and even coffee for that first cup before you go shopping for the visit. Kayaks are in good shape and we made it all the way to the Bay one day. We saw lots of birds and manatees near the dock nearly every day. We loved our visit here and would definitely return!!

We were impressed the moment we opened the front door! Lovely home with beautiful old Florida style wooden furniture, nice sitting area and bedrooms. The outside spaces were so nice to use. Saw manatee one afternoon and alligators one evening. Would definitely stay again!

Very nice setting and great amenities. We had a great time....Patrick & Bonnie were quick communicators and made sure we had everything needed.

Great place for an extended stay--very comfortable, clean, large. Well stocked kitchen. Great renovations, cute decor. Beautiful waterfront view of an inlet off the gulf--every morning we watched tons of beautiful birds start their day from the huge screened in porch. We loved the pool--the air temperature had just become warm enough to swim, so being able to heat the water was wonderful. Hopefully can get the vacation time again to be able to go back!!

House is perfectly well equipped. Nice canal views. Too cold n windy for kayak.

Absolutely beautiful home!! All the amenities.

This place was amazing, it had everything you needed for a perfect stay. We had stayed in 4-5 other homes in the area and this was by far the best. Our hostess was amazing and bent over backwards to make sure everything was right for us….we will be back!

Beautiful home with great amenities. We had to leave early due to Hurricane Milton but we loved what time we were there. The Host Bonnie was very helpful with any and all questions we had. Highly recommend this property.

This home is fabulous! Well stocked, clean and virtually a short drive from beaches, shopping and amazing restaurant's. Highly recommend this place.