We lucked out in finding this home available for a last minute getaway to reunite with family after a long year of distance!!
This is a spacious home in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood, with comfortable spaces both inside and outside. Enough rooms/beds for 8… a fantastic outdoor pool/bar set up overlooking an inlet lined with boats.
The home is less than 10 minutes from the airport, approx 20 minutes from Ybor City, about 30 minutes from Busch Gardens and other attractions, and 45 minutes from Clearwater Beach. Lots of local shopping to grab groceries and other necessities within minutes of the house. Very easy to settle in and make yourself comfortable here!
The property manager reached out the morning of check-in & was responsive throughout the weekend.
Overall, the house was really tidy and we didn’t see any “Florida Bugs” inside which was great considering the proximity to the water, the amount of rain we got during our stay, & Florida.
A few observations and opportunities:
• While the location, space, and amenities of this home made it feel “worth the money”, having the fridge stock with waters (& even an inexpensive bottle of bubbles) seems like a nice touch that would cost too much.
• Some of the dishes were as clean as they could/should have been. It was easy to quickly hand wash/rinse things, but that should be a preference rather than a need.
• A couple extra paper towels and a box of trash bags provided would be helpful.
• There are a lot of light switches in this house… and they only label was one that said “do not touch”. After 3 days, we never figured out how to turn on all the lights/fans. Instructions or labels would be really helpful.
Those minor things aside… this was a great location and a great house! Everyone in our group loved it and we could have easily stayed longer. I’m saving it as a favorite location and can see us returning as a family or as a friends getaway.
So happy this location was the center of such a great family trip!