Waterfront Retreat - Manatee and Dolphin Sightings! - St. Petersburg

1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 247 sq m

Popular amenities

Kitchen

Air conditioning

Water view

Outdoor space

Enjoy the area

St. Petersburg, FL

Salvador Dali Museum6 min drive
Tropicana Field7 min drive
Vinoy Park8 min drive
Tampa, FL (TPA-Tampa Intl.)30 min drive

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 2)

Main Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Garden

Dining Area

About this property

Waterfront Retreat - Manatee and Dolphin Sightings!

Whether you’re coming to St. Petersburg for leisure, to visit your college student at USF St. Petersburg, caring for a friend or family member at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, visiting the many museums in the City, or simply wanting to be a “beach bum”, this waterfront retreat will comfortably serve as your “home-away-from-home” during your stay. With thoughtful amenities & attention to detail, your hosts have made this modern home a place you’ll want to lay your head after a full day.

Property manager

Don and Lynette

Languages

English

Amenities

Kitchen

Air conditioning

Water view

Outdoor space

Kitchen

Air conditioning

Microwave

House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 21

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Adults only

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

No smoking within 25 feet of the vacation home. No noise after 10pm

Damage and incidentals

You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is not required for transport to and from this property

About the area

St. Petersburg

Located on the waterfront, this apartment is in Bayou Shores, a neighbourhood in St. Petersburg. Shoppers can check out John's Pass Village & Boardwalk, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of Tampa Bay and Vinoy Park. St. Pete Pier and Great Explorations Children's Museum are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

St. Petersburg, FL

What's nearby

Salvador Dali Museum - 6 min drive
Jannus Live - 6 min drive
Eckerd College - 7 min drive
Tropicana Field - 7 min drive
Vinoy Park - 8 min drive

Getting around

St. Petersburg, FL (SPG-Albert Whitted) - 6 min drive

Restaurants

Gyros & Seafood Express - 4 min drive
McDonald's - 4 min drive
Mullet's Fish Camp & Market - 8 min walk
Wendy's - 7 min drive
Schurman Scott All Children’s Hospital - 6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Waterfront Retreat - Manatee and Dolphin Sightings! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Waterfront Retreat - Manatee and Dolphin Sightings!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Waterfront Retreat - Manatee and Dolphin Sightings!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Waterfront Retreat - Manatee and Dolphin Sightings! located?

Located in Bayou Shores, this apartment building is within 1 mi (2 km) of Boyd Hill Nature Park and Tampa Bay. Bay Village Shopping Center and All Children's Hospital are also within 3 miles (5 km).

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10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Rita F.

17 April 2024

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

10 Days ar Manatee

Great experience. Don and Lynnette were so helpful and all lunch/ dinner recommendations in their welcome book were spot on. Close access to St. Pete's Beach and Pass A Grill. Accommadatiins perfect for 2. Hoping to stay a month in 2025. Love the area as we were here in 2020. Close proximity ito everything you'll want to experience.

Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen H.

1 April 2024

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

Quiet retreat

We stayed here for a month this year and were so pleased we did. The location is perfect. 15 minutes from downtown St Pete, St Pete beach and also Pass-A-Grill. When you sit out front m, you overlook a beautiful waterway that comes in from the bay. It’s quiet, peaceful and beautiful. The hosts are very accommodating and we enjoyed getting to know them. Everyone was friendly in the neighborhood too. We will definitely return.

Stayed 30 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachelle S., Kingston, Ontario

12 January 2024

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

Relaxing stay with a view

Small but everything you need. Fully equipped kitchen allowed us to have as many meals in as we wanted. We enjoyed the chairs outside so we could watch hockey on the TV in the bedroom outside in the sun! It was a great set up. Not enough space to invite friends over. Lovely quiet neighborhood with a fantastic “south side” coffee shop a few blocks away. Great hosts who invited us over for New Year’s Day celebration. Not a good spot if you don’t have a car.

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark V., North Vancouver, BC

31 March 2022

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

Beautiful Bayou Shores - best VRBO rental experience ever!

My husband and I spent a full month here at this beautiful Bayou Shores Waterfront retreat. We loved our morning ritual of sipping coffee out front as we watched tropical birds walk by, dolphins swimming in the Bayou, and hearing the heartfelt sound of birds singing. The location was great! We were within biking distance of beautiful downtown St Pete and looked forward to our daily bike ride to the St Pete waterfront. Our rental unit was extremely clean, very tastefully decorated, and so nice to come home to at the end of each day. Don and Lynette are fantastic hosts! They were so welcoming and were always available if we had any questions. We have rented lots of VRBO rentals but this by far was our best experience! We would highly recommend this rental to everyone!

Stayed 30 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Duke G.

26 February 2022

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

Manatee musings

So much good about the Manatee House where we stayed 2 weeks in February. Our lower level area was clean and comfortable with a well-stocked kitchen; around the side is the common laundry room. Sunrises were just outside our front door and bedroom window gazing across Bayou Bonita. Sunsets can be enjoyed from the Bay Vista park pier a convenient 5 minute drive south on 4th. Five minutes northbound gets all the culture and entertainment of downtown St Pete. If you, like us, are into laid-back beach sunsets and entertainment, it's hard to beat nearby Gulfport and Pass-a-Grill beaches. Don and Lynette were great hosts, inviting us to the Superbowl party at their dock and fire pit, and checking regularly that we had what we needed. When asked they always had solid recommendations for entertainment and sightseeing. If we had to pick faults, they seem fairly minor. Being next to the laundry room, we can hear the machines if they're running. We could hear footsteps of the guest upstairs occasionally. We enjoyed the rainfall shower head, but would have enjoyed having a handheld sprayer as well. Summary: the Manatee House is on our 'return list' for our next Florida tour.

Stayed 20 nights in Jan 2022

About the host

Hosted by Don and Lynette

Don and Lynette are excited to host you. With a background in hospitality, including hotel management for Walt Disney World, Lynette understands the importance of making each stay memorable. Don is your resident IT and outdoor guy.

We love living in St. Pete and are eager to share the great amenities of the city with you - whether you're looking for a special dinner out, insights into great tours, or information about the many museums the city has, we are here to help!

Why they chose this property

The “Manatee” is a spacious one-bedroom apartment featuring a king-sized bed. The bathroom was completely remodeled this year and features an amazing "rainshower" shower head.
With a fully equipped kitchen, you can easily enjoy meals at home or make a cup of coffee and enjoy the beauty of the water from your private patio.

What makes this property unique

You don’t have to leave the property for fun in the sun! We proudly offer watersport amenities including paddleboard and kayak rentals. Once you’ve had your fill of the Florida sun, you’re just a 10-minute car ride or 20-minute bicycle ride to downtown St. Pete. There you can take in the many museums the area has to offer, see artists at work, enjoy an outdoor lunch at a local restaurant, take a walking or biking tour of the beautiful outdoor murals St. Pete is known for, or simply stroll the waterfront. We’re also conveniently located to St. Pete Beach and Pass-A-Grille if you prefer to spend the day on the beach.

If sports are your thing, St. Petersburg is home to the Tampa Bay Rays and are just across the bridge from the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey.

And if you’re visiting for the arts, you’re in luck. There are many concerts and live entertainment available at The Mahaffey Theater, The Palladium, The Colosseum, and Janis Landing as well as many of St. Petersburg’s local bars and restaurants.

Your hosts are pleased to make restaurant and entertainment recommendations to you, upon request.