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Mermaid Lodge | Gulf-Front with Amazing Veiws | Steps to the Beach

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A spacious living room with a large sofa, two armchairs, a coffee table, and a fireplace.
A multi-story building with balconies, situated on a sandy beach with a view of the ocean.
A multi-story building with a beach view, a sign indicating 'Merrimack Lodge', and a covered area with a palm tree.
A spacious living area with a large window overlooking the beach, a ceiling fan, and a modern kitchen in the background.
A beachfront hotel with a large building and smaller structures, a road parallel to the beach, and clear blue skies.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Firepit available
    One of the few properties with a dedicated outdoor firepit.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to beach near Avalon Drive
4 bedrooms3+ bathroomsSleeps 12

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Firepit
  • Deck or patio
  • Balcony or patio

Explore the area

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Port St. Joe, FL
  • Place, beach near Avalon Drive
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Port St. Joe Beach
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Indian Pass Beach
    ‪18 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

4 Single Bunk Beds

Common Spaces

1 Double Sofa Bed

3 bathrooms, 3 half bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 3

Bathroom 4

Bathroom 5

Bathroom 6

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Dining area

About this property

Mermaid Lodge | Gulf-Front with Amazing Veiws | Steps to the Beach

Welcome to Mermaid Lodge, an exceptional Gulf-front retreat offered by Beach Bound Vacation Rentals, where refined coastal luxury meets the untouched beauty of Florida’s Forgotten Coast. Ideally positioned on the coveted North Cape San Blas, this expansive 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom, 3 half-bath coastal home offers 3,600 square feet of thoughtfully curated living space, designed to comfortably host families and groups—dogs included.


Just steps from the sugar-white sand and emerald Gulf waters, Mermaid Lodge is crafted for effortless beachfront living. Days are spent along the shoreline, while evenings invite relaxation in the private hot tub or around the outdoor fire pit beneath a canopy of stars. An outdoor shower and spacious mudroom make beach days seamless, while the private elevator ensures ease and convenience throughout the home.
The main living level is both inviting and sophisticated, featuring soaring ceilings, abundant natural light, and sweeping Gulf views. The living area offers plush seating, a 65` TV, and an electric fireplace—creating the perfect setting to unwind. The chef’s kitchen is designed for both beauty and functionality, complemented by a butler’s pantry that provides additional prep space and convenience for entertaining. The spacious dining area invites gathering and connection, whether enjoying a casual breakfast or a memorable family dinner. Step onto the Gulf-front balcony for alfresco dining and breathtaking sunset views. A well-appointed primary suite with a king bed and private balcony is also located on this level, offering a peaceful retreat.
Each level of Mermaid Lodge features expansive Gulf-facing decks, providing the perfect setting for morning coffee, dolphin watching, and unforgettable sunsets. In the evenings, these elevated outdoor spaces transform into a front-row seat for star gazing along the quiet, unspoiled coastline.
The second level features three beautifully appointed bedrooms, each designed with comfort and privacy in mind. A luxurious primary-style suite includes a private balcony and spa-inspired bathroom with a soaking tub, while an additional queen bedroom with crib and a spacious bunk room with two queen-over-queen beds provide flexible accommodations for families and guests.
The top floor reveals the signature Mermaid Lounge—an elevated entertainment space with panoramic Gulf views. Complete with a wet bar, 65` TV, queen sleeper sofa, and half bath, this level is ideal for relaxing evenings, entertaining, or simply taking in the coastal scenery from above.
Additional amenities include parking for up to six vehicles and a Tesla charger. Mermaid Lodge is dog-friendly, with accommodations for up to two dogs (fee applies), allowing your entire family to enjoy the coastal experience together.
Enhance your stay with curated local experiences. From in-home massage services to private chef dinners, we are happy to connect you with trusted local providers to elevate your vacation. Grocery delivery and pre-arrival stocking services are also available, ensuring a seamless and stress-free arrival.
Conveniently located near Port St. Joe and Apalachicola, guests can explore charming coastal towns offering boutique shopping, fresh seafood, and laid-back local culture.
At Beach Bound Vacation Rentals, we are dedicated to delivering a seamless, elevated guest experience from booking to departure—so you can fully relax and enjoy your time at the beach.
Book direct with Beach Bound Vacation Rentals for preferred rates and a truly personalized stay.


The elevator is residential-grade and may occasionally experience disruptions. Our staff will do everything possible to repair any issues and get the elevator operational again. However, if an elevator repair tech/Company is needed, repair times can extend several days due to our remote location.

25% Payment required at the time of booking; Full payment is required 90 days before check-in. Cancellation policy is a full refund minus credit card fees 60 days before check-in. We charge a refundable security deposit of $500/reservation
2 Dogs are welcome under 50 pounds for a flat fee of $250.00. Please add the number of pets when you
enter the number of guests.
-No Smoking
-Must be 25 years old to book
-No wedding, events or parties
Mermaid Lodge offers a private elevator to make your stay a little easier. While we’re happy to provide this feature, please keep in mind that it may occasionally be out of service, and repairs can take time.
A security damage deposit is added to each reservation to cover any damages that may be incurred during your stay. This includes improper use of the Jacuzzi or Pet Damage. This deposit will be refunded 5 days after your stay is completed.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
2 Dogs are welcome under 50 pounds for a flat fee of $250.00. Please add the number of pets when you enter the number of guests. -No Smoking -Must

Important information

You need to know

Property # 5299634vb
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 indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Port St. Joe

Located in Port St. Joe, this holiday home is on the waterfront. St Joseph Bay Golf Club and Port St. Joe Marina are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Frank Pate Park and Port Theatre Art and Culture Center. Jet skiing and kayaking offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling and horse riding nearby.
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Port St. Joe, FL

What's nearby

  • beach near Avalon Drive - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Cape San Blas Lighthouse - 3 min drive - 4.2 km
  • Port St. Joe Beach - 6 min drive - 7.6 km
  • Indian Pass Beach - 18 min drive - 20.6 km
  • Mexico Beach - 37 min drive - 48.3 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Scallop Republic - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Hunt’s Oyster Bar & Seafood On St. Joe Bay - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪LongBill’s on Cape San Blas - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Peachy’s - ‬1 min drive
  • ‪Cape San Blas Coffee & Ice Cream - ‬2 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Mermaid Lodge | Gulf-Front with Amazing Veiws | Steps to the Beach pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Mermaid Lodge | Gulf-Front with Amazing Veiws | Steps to the Beach?

As of 6 August 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Mermaid Lodge | Gulf-Front with Amazing Veiws | Steps to the Beach on 5 December 2026 start from NZ$6,398, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Mermaid Lodge | Gulf-Front with Amazing Veiws | Steps to the Beach?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Mermaid Lodge | Gulf-Front with Amazing Veiws | Steps to the Beach?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Mermaid Lodge | Gulf-Front with Amazing Veiws | Steps to the Beach?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Mermaid Lodge | Gulf-Front with Amazing Veiws | Steps to the Beach located?

This family-friendly Port St. Joe holiday home is located on the waterfront, within 2 mi (3 km) of Pig Island and Palmer Beach. Cape San Blas Lighthouse and T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 17 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 17 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 17 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 17 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 17 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

8.6/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

8.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Christopher A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Right on the ocean. Beautiful home. Even better than the pictures.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 12 November 2025
We are pleased to hear that you found Mermaid Lodge to be even more beautiful in real life. It was our pleasure to host you in Cape San Blas. Hopefully we will see you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

brian k.

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

Mermaid lodge is a beautiful place to stay! Just breathe taking views and kitchen and bedrooms were

The best home to stay in at Cape San Blas by far! Beautiful decks for relaxing and so beautiful in side!
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 1 November 2023
We are delighted Mermaid Lodge was the perfect home for your Cape San Blas getaway and appreciate your review. We hope to welcome you back to the Forgotten Coast soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Connie Renee S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We loved it here, big enough for our family of 10 with 7 adults and 3 kids!! Very clean and beds were comfortable we will stay here again in the future. I do recommend that you call the host and not text, it was faster and more accurate with information about check in.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Susan D.

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

Mermaid Lodge

Very nice home. Would go there again
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 21 September 2023
We are thrilled you enjoyed your stay at Mermaid Lodge. Thank you for being our guest!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Tom J.

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

Mermaid Lodge is Great!

This is a great house and is excellent for large families or multiple couples. This is our second time staying in this house, and both experiences have been wonderful. It is spacious and clean, and only steps from the beach. The multiple decks offer stunning views of the gulf as well!
Stayed 10 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Richard L.

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

Cape San Blas

Beautiful home on the beach. We would go back in a heartbeat!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 28 June 2024
Hi, Richard. We are delighted Mermaid Lodge was perfect for your Cape San Blas getaway. Thank you for being our guest; we hope to welcome you back to the beach soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Gordon W.

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

Relaxing

The house was phenomenal with panoramic spectacular views and incredibly well designed
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 21 September 2023
We are pleased you had a relaxing stay at Mermaid Lodge and agree the views are phenomenal. We hope to welcome you back to the Forgotten Coast soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Amanda G.

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

Annual Family Vacay - EXCELLENT

House was great, so so fun! super clean! Balconies for days! ON THE BEACH! Close to everything we needed. Loved the decor! Was spread out enough to not feel like we were on top of each other. We had three families stay...from grandparents to four grandchildren. It was great! Will definitely keep this one filed away for another vacation to come back to!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

wail h.

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

Awesome stay for scalloping

Great stay. The house is well located and fun to stay in. Would highly recommend. Only hiccup was that the battery in the lock system quit working so we could not get into house till 9:30 pm. Not a big deal since we found a good oyster bar near by.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 21 September 2023
We are delighted you had a great stay at Mermaid Lodge and appreciate you sharing your experience. We hope you can enjoy scalloping on the Cape with us again soon; thank you for being our guests.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Tara p.

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

Beautiful!

This is a beautiful home!!! The property management company is great! Very prompt with their response time. We had a maintenance issue and they responded very quickly! Will stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 21 September 2023
We are thrilled you loved staying in Mermaid Lodge and found our team responsive. It was a pleasure sharing our community with you, and we look forward to your next visit to the Forgotten Coast!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Peggy S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Mermaid house

Was a fabulous house! Perfect for 6 adults and 5 kids. Loved the bottom floor when you needed to get out of the sun.Only complaint was misrepresentation of the beach in front of the house. But was able to sit on the left of the house. Lost a lot of beach during this stay. Hopefully the beach will come back as we would love to come again
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sara A.

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

Great house for multiple families!

This house was beautiful and well equipped. Plenty of room for our party of 9 (4 adults and 5 kids). Right on the beach and you don't even need a cart to bring your gear in and out every day as it is so close! The house is updated with a lot of nice features and the elevator was great to have to load and unload.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 21 September 2023
Thanks for your review, Sara. We're delighted to hear that you and your group had an exceptional stay at Buried Treasure, and it would be our pleasure to host your next visit to Cape San Blas again soon!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Natalie S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy
This vacation home was absolutely beautiful. We had no issues with the house at all. While the view was breathtaking, the beach photos in the pictures are highly different than what is actually at the house. There are no steps leading off of the lower deck. You actually cannot walk in front of the house at all. There is a massive retaining wall of rocks in front of the entire home and the water is all the way up to those rocks. The only beach you can access is to a side of the house. I know in the listing, they said the beach can fluctuate based on erosion, but the pictures did not represent what we were expecting at all and what they pictured is absolutely impossible.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 24 March 2026
Thank you for sharing your experience at Mermaid Lodge. We are pleased you enjoyed your time at this stunning home, and we appreciate your feedback on the beach photos. The information has been passed on to our team to review. Thank you for choosing 360 Blue! We hope to see you again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

April P.

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

Just book it!

Property as advertised! Loved having a beverage fridge and the mermaid lounge was terrific for movie night! Deck is on the beach…..no need for beach gear unless you want to sit in the sand. Plenty of fabulous food options close to the house. Our only complaint was not having warm water most of our stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 4 September 2024
Hi, April. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay at Mermaid Lodge and that the deck and location were highlights. Our team is reviewing your feedback about the water. We hope to welcome you back to the Cape soon. Thank you for choosing 360 Blue!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Amy B.

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

Great .... other than elevator

The stay and property were great! The elevator quit multiple times, and the property manager got a little hasty with me, assuming it was something we did, which I assured her it was not. She did not have a caring attitude only hasty when I explained I had a bad knee and the elevator was a necessity. .The Elevator Contractor came and verified it was nothing to do with us and was extremely nice. We would consider staying again since we loved the location and the view but not sure due to the issues we had. The home is beautiful and huge, and very clean.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 21 September 2023
Thank you for sharing your experience. We are pleased you enjoyed the home and have shared your feedback with our team. We hope to welcome you back to the beach again soon.
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

John E.

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Communication, location, listing accuracy

Very Disappointed

Listing should say expect the possibly of water pressure and hot water issues due to the fact that water is pumped onto this area from off the cape. Locals said this is normal and the property manger agreed and said it’s not our fault..it’s an area water problem. No hot water for 3 days made a not so fun beach vacation. This listing was not as advertised from the water pressure to the beach frontage. There are 10 condo units next door have no beach frontage so they share the small beach frontage right in front of your private steps. Very misleading pictures as this beach frontage area has eroded since hurricane Michael. I had to look it up because the pictures were so different. The house is amazing but my family came for the beach.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 11 September 2024
Hi, John. We appreciate you sharing your experience at Mermaid Lodge. We apologize that your stay was not up to our standards and are reviewing your feedback with our team. We hope to welcome you back for a smoother Cape San Blas getaway in the future. Thank you for being our guest.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

April T.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

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