- Southern exposure- gulf access- Canal - heated Pool Reviews
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9.4
Exceptional
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 75 reviews
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 75 reviews
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Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 75 reviews
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Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 75 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 75 reviews
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9.2/10
Cleanliness
10/10
Amenities
10/10
Property conditions & facilities
10/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
10/10 Excellent
Rebecca C.
Sep 17, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
This house is lovely, we were so comfortable and really enjoyed relaxing in the massive pool, fishing on the dock and visiting nearby beaches. It’s within easy reach of shops and I must recommend a trip to Top Golf for some family fun (we have never played before). Thank you for a wonderful holiday.
Rebecca C.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025
10/10 Excellent
Kathy S.
Jul 20, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful property
This is an amazing property. Beautiful, clean, well equipped. My family and grandchildren vacationed here. Loved the covered seating area next to the pool. Was great for a break from the sun or during rain. There was everything you could possibly need. There was a second refrigerator in the laundry room which was perfect for a large family. Great host. Sven did our check in. Very pleasant and accommodating. We will definitely stay there again.
Kathy S.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
8/10 Good
Sarah B.
Apr 11, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Spring Break
We brought our family here for a week for spring break and had a wonderful stay - would recommend for other families!
This home was just a delight. The pool was great! The home is spacious and well laid out. Our only disappointment was the $292 electric bill. We were told if we did not overuse, we’d probably owe nothing. We kept doors and windows closed, set air at 75-76, never lower. Yet we’re surprised with such a big bill. Overall, loved your home. Thank you for sharing it with us!
Janet
Stayed 27 nights in Mar 2025
10/10 Excellent
Delvin H.
Feb 1, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Villa Manae
Probably one of the most well equipped VRBO we have stayed in especially for a 3 week stay. Very nice outdoor space by the pool.
Delvin H.
Stayed 21 nights in Jan 2025
10/10 Excellent
Nichola G.
Dec 7, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing
The property was fab, had a great time. The location was great for visiting the surrounding areas and the neighbours were great too. Thank you
Nichola G.
Stayed 12 nights in Sep 2024
10/10 Excellent
Lourdes B.
Nov 29, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing place
We had a wonderful vacations, we would like to come back next year to the same place
Lourdes B.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024
10/10 Excellent
Mike P.
Nov 18, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent all round
This place was perfect. It's a clean, spacious, well equipped house in a great setting. The pool and outside seating made for a very relaxing week, watching the sunrise over the canal with a morning coffee was particularly memorable.
The kitchen had everything you could need, and we appreciated the extra supplies (salt, pepper, oil, condiments). So often places have nothing which you then have to go out and buy. Also appreciated the extra touches like hand soap in all the bathrooms.
Communication and check-in was seamless, we had a great stay.
Mike P.
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2024
10/10 Excellent
Brian M.
Nov 3, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Outstanding place to stay
Loved staying there everything was new, pool was outstanding location was great close to everything. Will definitely stay there again next year if available. Host are great! Quick to reply to any questions you might have!
Brian M.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2024
10/10 Excellent
Virginia L.
Oct 2, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Relaxing Stay
House was perfect for our stay with 3 generations of adults ranging from 27 - 90. Perfect for relaxing with pool & dock on canal. Iguana was spotted on dock a few times during our stay. Interesting watching the water in canal rise from Hurricane Helene, covering dock, but house is on incline from canal, and yard stayed dry.
Variety of stores just down the road from the house.
Both Pascal & Sven were great with communication, and A/C repair was completed same day as issue was reported. Hope to stay again in future!
Virginia L.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2024
10/10 Excellent
Annette M.
Aug 10, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing!
This home is perfect! Close to everything you could need. Well stocked! The pool is wonderful, they had fishing gear, pool toys, beach stuff and bikes! Everything you could need! Very clean. Kitchen was well stocked!
Annette M.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024
8/10 Good
Brian B.
Jun 24, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent
Nice property. Only thing missing in my opinion is an outdoor TV in the Lanai. Also listing incorrectly mentions boat at facility and shows pictures of kayaks
Brian B.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024
10/10 Excellent
Sheila F., Rodney
Feb 22, 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Retirement celebration
As a treat for the family upon my retirement, 8 of us stayed in your property. It was everything we were expecting and more. Plenty of space, beautiful amenities, lovely quiet neighborhood. Thanks so much!
Property and owner were great for post IAN corporate stay. Neighborhood is working class; fine for business travel. Property managers were unresponsive on the day of check-in and insisted on early AM in-person check-in and check out did not respect privacy and were not professional. Husband and wife team treated you like you were 'their' employee, not a guest. "Strip beds, do laundry, you are renting not owning my husband will be there at 9 AM". Would definitely rent again from this owner who was great but not unless he hires new property managers.
michael f.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022
10/10 Excellent
Bridgette B., United States
Dec 14, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Working guys
Guys we’re here to work and relax! House was great for that! Commutation with property management was Great & friendly!
Bridgette B.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022
10/10 Excellent
Kyle S.
Aug 8, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent Home
Location is awesome! the house was very accommodating. The appliances and TVs were all updated and the outdoor living space was amazing! Hope it is available when we come back next summer!
Kyle S.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022
10/10 Excellent
Jane F., Canada
Apr 19, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Wonderful vacation
Our group of 6 was supposed to stay at this house 2 years ago, but needed to cancel due to covid. I am so glad we were able to rebook. The check in process was very easy. The house was wonderful, clean and spacious with a very nice layout. We enjoyed every meal and evening outside under the covered lanai. The pool was fantastic and wonderfully warm for us Canadians. The neighbourhood was very safe and the people very friendly. Shopping was very close and even walkable. Kudos to Eric and his team for their wonderful service. We look forward to returning.
Jane F.
Stayed 14 nights in Apr 2022
10/10 Excellent
Amy K.
Apr 3, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Vaca 2022
We loved this place! The house was spacious and clean. I loved being on the canal. We got to see an alligator float by from a safe distance. The kids enjoyed the pool.
Amy K.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2022
10/10 Excellent
Gary and Lisa M., Brownsburg, Indiana
Mar 31, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Peaceful experience
We had a wonderful time! The house is close to everything...stores restaurants, activities. It is in a nice quiet neighborhood with nice neighbors. The pool was perfect...clean, warm, large. The kitchen was well appointed with dishes, glassware and cookware, although no garbage disposal. We've already booked again. The owners were very responsive and it was a pleasure to communicate with them...even though they are in France! It was a wonderful vacation.
Gary and Lisa M.
Stayed 42 nights in Feb 2022
10/10 Excellent
Jean A.
Feb 13, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely house
The house layout was great, but there were only two washcloths and some really old hand towels but the bath towels were great. It would have been a really nice pool to swim in but the weather was too cold. The property management was a real problem. Not calling at appointment time, not fixing lights that wouldn't shut off and a few other things he said he would do and didn't. He started out by telling us he was 'very intelligent' but we certainly didn't see that side of him. But the property was great other than him.
Jean A.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2022
8/10 Good
jeff k.
Feb 11, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Escape to space
The property itself was very nice. Big home with lots of space and the lanai was huge. Lots of sitting and lounging areas. Only issue was the water in the pool was very cold. I do not think the solar panels did much to heat it up. Had a few minor issues that came up and management was slow to respond. They were not emergencies so it was not a big deal. Overall it was a nice stay.
jeff k.
Stayed 21 nights in Jan 2022
8/10 Good
Deanna S., Shelby Township, MI USA
Nov 23, 2021
Liked: Cleanliness
Private pool was amazing!
Beautiful property just as advertised! Private pool was great…..no need to go to a public beach it’s all right in your backyard!!
Deanna S.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2021
6/10 Okay
George D.
Oct 20, 2021
Disliked: Cleanliness
Water water everywhere
The good : location, convenience, house layout. Spacious. Backyard beautiful. Open concept lagoon beautiful Close to everything we could need.. house well stocked Kitchen and laundry room stocked with extras and supplies. Games. Pools toys. Lots of goodies and extra for the kids. Wish there were some kayaks for lagoon. Fishing poles. Hooks and bait were well stocked. Towels for bath and pool, well stocked and clean
Overall house was clean.
The bad: dead bugs (cockroaches) scattered around on arrival and live ones found in a few drawers , but I guess it’s Florida …
Needed a 3rd bathroom. Was complained about by previous renters. Shower leaked and flooded whole bathroom and 4th bedroom. Soaking luggage and our belongings. Had to contact property manager MULTIPLE times for fix and this was after walk-through when we originally notified them.. Walk through person showed up several hours late, we were stuck waiting.. Had to wait for a plumber 2 days. Normally I would not care, but I was on vacation ! Then had wall ripped out. Pipes fixed. Left Sheetrock all over the bathroom Property manager asked my husband to do the Sheetrock job on our vacation. Instead, We just had an unusable bathroom full of Sheetrock and dust and mold.. my daughter became sick, which we eventually realized was from the mold and we could not use the 4th bedroom .
Then they complained that we had an air mattress.. Lol The bedroom literally made her sick!
I purposely booked a house with 3 baths. 4 bedrooms
Flooded front porch from sprinkler system literally creating a gyser. Had to figure out how to shut it off before whole front of house flooded.
Outside hose would not turn on. Finally got it working and it had multiple leaks/ holes. Squirted water EVERYWHERE. So basically not able to wash down outdoor area.
So I liked the layout and location. But recommend the issues are fixed before renting again
And don’t have too much fun. Neighbors complain about noise from kids playing in the pool
Bugs. Mold. Plumbing. Sheetrock
George D.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2021
6/10 Okay
susan b.
Oct 10, 2021
Good and bad
The bad:
We were in Cape Coral due to a family emergency.
Bugs in the house - they sent someone to spray the next morning and we didn’t “see” any after that.
Water on the floor in the bedroom - they sent someone to look at it. Shower leaks so huge puddle after you shower in the bathroom.
No hot water the last two days for showers. I didn’t even bother to call the management as I was tired of having people in and out.
The good
Overall nice house with beautiful pool and view of the canal. Large space. Nice washer/dryer.
The owner was VERY nice (messaged me from France). Seemed concerned and caring and wanted to make things right.