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Love Shack: 3 Bedroom Gulf-View Carriage House w/ Shared Pool, Walkover #1

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A wooden deck with white railings and benches overlooking a beach.
An aerial view of a coastal area with a beach, a marina, and residential buildings.
A poolside area with lounge chairs and a view of the ocean.
A staircase with wooden steps leading to a white door.
A coastal residential area with white houses, palm trees, and a clear view of the ocean.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Games
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  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Panama City Beaches

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Spa pool on site
  • Private pool
  • Waterpark access
  • Barbecue
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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Panama City Beach, FL
  • Place, Carillon Beach
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Panama City Beaches
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Powell Lake
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, Panama City, FL (ECP-Northwest Florida Beaches Intl.)
    ‪25 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Single Bunk Bed

2 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 3

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Dining area

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About the area

Panama City Beach

Located in Sunnyside, a neighbourhood in Panama City Beach, this cottage is near theme parks and by the sea. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Carillon Beach and Panama City Beaches, while Frank Brown Park and Shipwreck Island Waterpark are popular area attractions. Travelling with kids? Consider Attycat's Arcade and Panama City Beach Aquatic Center. Scuba diving and snorkelling offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with ecotours and cycling nearby.
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Panama City Beach, FL

What's nearby

  • Carillon Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Panama City Beaches - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Powell Lake - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Rosemary Beach - 4 min drive - 4.2 km
  • Pier Park - 9 min drive - 14.2 km

Getting around

  • Panama City, FL (ECP-Northwest Florida Beaches Intl.) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Salty Bottle & Brew - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Shades Bar & Grill - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪30A Coffee Company - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Donut Hole - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Ghost Crab Pizza - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Love Shack: 3 Bedroom Gulf-View Carriage House w/ Shared Pool, Walkover #1 have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool. Pool types include heated pools.

Is Love Shack: 3 Bedroom Gulf-View Carriage House w/ Shared Pool, Walkover #1 pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Love Shack: 3 Bedroom Gulf-View Carriage House w/ Shared Pool, Walkover #1?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Love Shack: 3 Bedroom Gulf-View Carriage House w/ Shared Pool, Walkover #1?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Love Shack: 3 Bedroom Gulf-View Carriage House w/ Shared Pool, Walkover #1?

Checkout is at 9:00 AM.

Where is Love Shack: 3 Bedroom Gulf-View Carriage House w/ Shared Pool, Walkover #1 located?

This family-friendly Panama City Beach cottage is located by the sea, just steps away from Carillon Beach and Panama City Beaches. Powell Lake and Camp Helen State Park are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 36 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 36 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 36 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 36 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 36 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

8.4/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Only steps from the beach

Perfect stay for a weekend. We had everything we needed. Beachview from the living room. Loved the kitchen. The Porches are great. We enjoyed every minute.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Love Shack

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Perfect stay. We will be back.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Love Shack ❤️

The home was just what we needed for our short get away. It was clean and nicely decorated. The beach access was the best part. The beach itself was clean, private and just oh sooo relaxing. We will be back.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 7 July 2023
Hi, Erin! We are glad you enjoyed your time here in PCB and look forward to your return.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Love Shack

We are locals from Panama City and we love to escape to Carillon Beach community. This was our first time staying ain The Love Shack. I is an amazing little gouse. tfirstwasstaying
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

LOVE-able!

An amazing unit, with views and easy location to everything one dreams of on vacation! The management was very pleasant, helpful and timely in all, but very few requests. Smallish bedrooms, but certainly comfortable. For snowbirds, especially THIS year, we LOVED the LoveShack and would recommend and visit again: it was heaven!
Stayed 28 nights in Feb 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 7 July 2023
We are so happy you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to have you visit again soon.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Adorable Getaway!

My family and I love Carillon Beach and we enjoyed our stay at the Love Shack. The owners are extremely kind and welcoming - they made renting easy! The space for this guest house is used very efficiently (It was a comfortable stay for our family of 5). My kids loved the private pool and I loved that we were right next to the beach walk over. The top porch also provided a nice view of the ocean. We give it a thumbs up!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2016
Response from VrboOwner on 7 July 2023
Thank you for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your vacation and look forward to seeing you in near future.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Quaint, Clean and Adorable

The perfect size cottage for additional family and friends. Loved the new updates and decor. The built-ins provide additional space for clothes, etc. We love that it had two bunk areas for the kids. Having 2 1/2 baths comes in handy as well. You won't have to worry about little ones sneaking out to the pool due to the security on both bedroom doors leading to the pool deck area. We loved staying at The Love Shack and look forward to many more family trips staying here.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2016
Response from VrboOwner on 7 July 2023
Thank you for a lovely review!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Amazing Host, Friendly Communication, Hands Down Amazing Vacation!!!

The Love Shack certainly care about your stay. They personally checked on our visit several times during our week. Nice hot water and pressure. Only one issue with the cable TV upstairs and it was fixed right away. Very nice accommodations for 2 couples and 2 kids. Kids loved the bunk beds upstairs and the pool. (There are 2 more bunks downstairs) The best part is the beach access is right across the street. We enjoyed the Love Shack so much we never visited the other three pools on the property. We HIGHLY recommend staying here and will definitely be back next year and years too follow!!!!!
Response from VrboOwner on 7 July 2023
Thank you for your gracious review. We look forward to your family returning!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Love Shack

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Loveshack is a great place to stay with no more than 4 people. We loved the location and the kitchen was fully stocked with good pots and pans. We stayed during Fall Break so the temps were cooler. The upstairs area did stay fairly warm so I’m imagining the bunk room would get really hot in the summer. The air unit worked great down in the bedrooms.
Response from VrboOwner on 8 March 2024
Thank you for your 5 star review. We are glad that you discovered Love Shack, a quaint little cottage tucked away just across from the beach walkover with access to private/semi-private pool on site. (The pool is private if the main house is also rented along with Love Shack, otherwise, semi-private). We look forward to your return. Karen Sandel Owner & Mgr. Carillon Beach Rentals, LLC
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great spot!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Love Shack was the perfect location for a quick getaway. It was close to the beach and had enough space to spread out a bit. The house was clean and updated. I especially loved the beach chair setup on the beach. The private shared pool was nice to look at from the porch but it felt like we were intruding on the other family that was staying in the main house and we didn’t get a chance to use it. There are plenty of other pool options available in the community though. Overall, it was a great experience and we will definitely be back!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Lots to Love

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The Love Shack is just perfect for two people. With view of the beach and gulf each day, plus easy access to walK over and great balconies to enjoy —-it was just a wonderful two weeks! Karen Sandel is always the best and responds rapidly when anything is in need of repair, e.g. the washing machine had a glitch and she came with repairman to fix it so we didn’t have to stick around. Very clean and updated inside and the private pool was awesome. Probably would not like if the main house had been rented at same time since such close proximity and noise of anyone else using the pool right outside our balconies would have not been enjoyed. But we were lucky and main house was vacant during our stay....would definitely rent it again.
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Love Shack Review

Let me start with the positive. Our agent, Christina, was very kind and super helpful with packages that were shipped that we couldn't find. The location and proximity to the beach is amazing! You can see the ocean from the back porch and it is just steps to the walkover. The beach set up is close to the steps too! Truly beautiful. I have 3 teenage kids and they really enjoyed having their own spaces...one in each of the 3 bedrooms and one in the bunk bed cubby in the hallway. The decorations are beautiful too! However, we had issues with the garbage disposal and laundry not functioning well the entire trip. It took be all day to get one load washed and dried. After the second day of it, I gave up on laundry. Usually that would be a problem on vacation, but space is so limited in this tiny unit, that it would be nice to not have dirty clothes in corners. Also the internet is pretty weak which made it hard for my husband to work from here. Last thing to note is the shared pool. The location being right outside of the 2 main bedrooms is not ideal. It is a beautiful but small pool that is shared with the larger house next door. It really is kind of an awkward situation to share a small pool with a house of strangers. However, we were grateful for the couple of hours that we got to steal away with it.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 7 July 2023
Thank you for your feedback. We do apologize for the issues during your stay, We will pass information along to owner.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Love Shack

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Location across from a beach assess is wonderful and the view of the gulf from the 2nd floor balcony is a bonus. the upstairs living and downstairs bedrooms layout make this a neat little option for a weekend getaway. The cost is a tad bit pricy for an off-season beach rental.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Love shack

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Will be back
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Beautiful neighborhood but disappointed in a couple of things

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This home is located in a stunningly beautiful neighborhood and is steps away from the beach. We felt the home (mainly the floors) were not very clean. Upon arrival, our feet turned black from walking on the floors, so we had to wear shoes the while in the house. One of the en suite bathrooms (the one without a door to the hallway) smelled like urine . Also, the queen beds are pushed against the wall of windows making it uncomfortable to get on an off the bed plus having only one nightstand was an inconvenience.We were very impressed, however, with the responsiveness of the property management & their house maintenance guys were both excellent- courteous and professional. Overall, we would recommend the neighborhood 10/10. We will need to find a different house to rent next time. Thank you
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great Stay for small family

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Perfect location and size for our small family! The property managers, Rachel and Karen are awesome and very attentive to concerns.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

We will be back!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Amazing property. Great management company. Would recommend to anyone.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Fantastic family stay!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had a great time at the Love Shack! It was steps from the beach and as furnished with everything a small family would need. We had a small issue with the door upon check-in, but Karen was there within 5 minutes to fix it - she was amazing! Would definitely go back.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Great Location! Happy vacay!

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had a wonderful time. Fantastic location to the beach. The bedrooms are quite small but we used the bunks for suitcases as there’s no room but for sleeping in the bedrooms. Also the tv area could use a small sectional imo but otherwise we made it work. Overall, happy to be at the beach, which was not crowded and we had chairs and umbrella waiting for us daily.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Love Shack 3-Day Weekend

Great location. Love Shack was small but did it’s Job, especially since we booked way last minute! But definitely will go for more space next time. Karen welcomed us at the property. A/c upstairs wasn’t the best- pretty hot at times; ventilation upstairs isn’t the greatest especially when cooking; lights were non existent in the bunk room upstairs but the outlets worked, weird! Karen did provide lightbulbs for a lamp, brought them by quickly on her bike, but they didn’t work for the lamp. There seemed to be a ceiling light and lights on the bed bunks but all weren’t working. Also, the alarm sound for the back doors downstairs was super obnoxious! Overall good stay and great location. We Enjoyed the pool. Could of gone without the “day laborers” comment that was expressed to my family as we were just getting there, about not hiring “them” b/c “they” don’t clean well. But yes we had a great time, access to beach was convenient, and the house definitely makes use of every space.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Communication

Love Carillon, love the location, management was terrible

This was our first time staying in Carillon and we LOVED it. It's safe, quiet, beautiful, and wonderful for families. The house location is amazing and we loved having a pool. However, the linens were not clean upon arrival (this was corrected the first day). The washer and dryer were broken and there was no internet for the full week of our stay, and the management team (and I say team because I had to talk to 3 different people, the housekeeper and a maintenance person while I was there) was terrible at communication and very difficult to work with. I spent a considerable amount of time dealing with the issues on my vacation and did finally receive a price adjustment but only after pressing hard for it. Had these issues not been there, we would have given this cozy place 5 stars, but this was not what I expected in a vacation. If you book this house, make sure you have in writing that the appliances and amenities work and have been checked by a staff member before your arrival!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 7 July 2023
WOW! Amy, I believe this is exactly why the Owners asked me to take over the management of their beach home a couple weeks ago, August 15. You are exactly right about available help when needed and inspection after each stay. I am the Owner of the new management company, CarillonBeachRentals, and have lived here in Carillon Beach full-time for eleven years. Each guest has my cell number and I can be at the house literally in minutes. I'm so sorry you had this experience and hope you will give Carillon Beach and Love Shack another chance. I am fully confident your experience will be quite different.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

What a great place to social distance

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit this year, we started looking at a good option to social distance. Carillon Beach is one of our favorite places on earth, and it only made sense to look for a place there. The neighborhood is fabulous...quiet and private. The neighborhood amenities are all top notch. There are plenty of pools and the beach is so nice. Love Shack ended up being a great option for a Carillon house. The house is the perfect size for a couple or family. The beds were comfortable, the kitchen had everything that you need and the view from the kitchen and living room is awesome. The pool that is shared with Rock Lobster isn’t huge, but just the right size for a few people. What a great amenity!! On top of that, Love Shack is in such a great location. Just a few steps to the beach walkover, and, once you are on the beach, you have your own beach chairs and umbrella. All in all, we were completely happy with Love Shack and will be back!
Response from VrboOwner on 7 July 2023
Thank you for your review! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to your return in future!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Carrilion experience at Loveshack

Absolutely perfect location, love the pool, beach access, grill, and were able to save a little by cooking in the kitchen! Wish we were there right now!! Fabulous family time here
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 7 July 2023
Hello Kathy! I'm glad you guys enjoyed your time at the beach. We look forward to your return.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved everything

Such a great little place for our family of 4. We had a blast! Perfect Location for beach access and we also loved our own private pool. Cannot wait to go back and stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 7 July 2023
Come back and see us again soon!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Review Love Shack

This guest home was a beautiful place for a small group of people! Especially with the nice accommodations with the pool and hot tub! Super nice location in a very nice and rural area!
Response from VrboOwner on 7 July 2023
We are so happy you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to have you visit again soon.
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