Crystal River House: Scalloping & Dock, Gulf 7 Mi!

Reviews

• Had so much fun here!

  5/5

  My family went down for three nights with the express purpose of kayaking and swimming with the manatees. This house checked all the boxes since the kayaks were included. Yes you do have to walk the kayaks down the street to put in at the dock but once in the water, it only took about 10 minutes of paddling to get to a manatee viewing area at an island. We had the most amazing experience there! It was only my family of four and a manatee we nicknamed Jeremiah. He popped up from the bottom about a foot away from my right flank! It scared me at first but after giving him some space, he hung out with us for about 20 minutes before Going back to the bottom. If you’re wanting to kayak to Three sisters springs, it’s about 30-40ish minutes of casual paddling. This area is beautiful and totally worth the trip. RENT WETSUITS! We found them for about 20 a day per person and they were worth it. 72 in the springs sounds nice but during manatee season, the air temps are cool. While we were there it was 45-70 every day. The house has everything you need to stay there comfortably for a few days- sample shampoo/conditioner, laundry pods, extra paper towels and TP, even some niceties such as popcorn and hot chocolate. It was nice being able to bring our dogs with us and not board them. No animals are allowed in the furniture so we brought our kennel with us . A determined dog could def escape the fence on some areas so we always supervised them outdoors. This house is still a great place!

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• 4/5

• Family Fun

  5/5

  We really enjoyed our stay. We took full advantage of the paddle boards and kayaks and were able to get on the water multiple times to see the manatees. The house was as described and was a great setup for our family including our 2 year old and grandma.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Cathy

  5/5

  The house is clean and comfortable! The owner is very nice and thoughtful. Overall we had a good stay! Thanks!

  Manager's Response:

  From the owner: "Cathy thank you so much for your 5-star review! I am so glad you found my home very clean and comfortable those are the exact things I look for when I stay at a vacation home myself. It was a pleasure hosting you and I hope you get to come back again to visit the manatees at Crystal River."

• Good stay

  4/5

  It worked for us.

  Manager's Response:

  From The Owner: "Hi Colleen, we’re glad you were able to come and enjoy Crystal River and have a great stay at our home. We call Crystal River our Happy Place and we’re so glad it worked out great for you as well!"