Reviews of Property: Beautiful home, with free Internet access, in quiet residential street

Its always a little daunting when booking accommodation from photo's and brief descriptions, however, on this occassion we were not disappointed. On the contrary, the villa exceeded our expectations having lots of little extra's that really made a difference.

The location was excellent, very close to local amenities: supermarkets, restaurants, gas stations, Malls and just a couple of miles from the beach. Also easy access to main routes.

Accommodation:
The bedrooms were very spacious and extra linen, towels pillows etc were on hand in the robes.

The living area was light and airy with adjoining dining space. We loved the kitchen with the large fridge/freezer, having instant chilled water & ice was just so good. The kitchen was very well equiped including dishwasher, toaster & microwave.

The laundry room had excellent washing, drying & ironing facilities and the garage had a collection of pool toys, bike, and beach chairs.

The outdoor pool was very relaxing and the pool man came every week we were there to clean and maintain the pool.

The villa was like a home shared by friends, lots of indoor activities, books dvds &cd,s that guests have obviously either brought or purchased and left behind for the benefit of other guests.

Our favourite was a guest book where comments good & bad and recommenations of places to eat & visit were written. Loads of local maps, time tables and menus from restaurants were in the villa all to ensure that new guests quickly settled in to the area.

The owners were very helpful prior to our holiday and answered all the questions and queries we had.

We would certainly recommend this property to our family and friends and if we ever return to the gulf coast we will certainly book this villa again.

PS, Discovery cove is awesome a must for everyone.

Had a magnificent 2 weeks In Palm Harbor. The villa is beautiful and we really enjoyed the pool. The children were in it everyday and were very difficult to get out of it at night sometimes.

The location is great and so close to plenty of shops/ restaurants within 5 minutes drive at the Junction of Us 19.

Great location for beaches at Clearwater, we especially enjoyed the beach at Sand Key. Not bad travelling time back up into Tampa and its a straight run up to Orlando using the I4. Took us about 1 hour 30 mins to go there.

All in all a very well presented Villa which really suited the 5 of us staying there.

This villa is kitted out to an extremely high standard. The pool is great and the solar panels ensure that it is always warm. Even with all 6 of us in there was plenty of space.

The accomodation is clean and lovely. We take villa holidays every year and our children voted this the best they had stayed in.

Very well placed for the beaches at Honeymoon Island and Clearwater.

Four of us stayed at this house and cannot speak too highly of it.

It is beautifully furnished and maintained and ideal for visiting beautiful and interesting places such as Dunedin
and Honeymoon Island to mention but two.

It is situated in a peaceful residential area but is close enough to local amenities such as restaurants.

We would all recommend it wholeheartedly as a wonderful place to enjoy a holiday whether you like touring or just lounging by the pool.

We needed to find a Monday-to-Monday rental villa in the Tampa area. Thanks to Karen, we succeeded and it was a great result. This was one of the most comprehensively equipped villas we have found, with everything (even a kettle) you could possible need. Wireless internet was very handy too. The location was great - only a minute away from the I 19, which made it easy to get to everywhere we needed. Rapid replies to email queries before we went were much appreciated, and Karen could not have been more helpful. Thanks for helping us to have a great time!

This is a very clean, well maintained and equipped property on a very quiet & safe street just off a busy junction with many places to shop and eat nearby. It has all the comforts of home, great for cooking and eating in, and has very comfortable sofa and beds (very important!!). A good location for planning day trips and is only a 20 min drive to the lovely beaches at Clearwater which are great for swimming, sunbathing, people watching and has amazing sun sets every day around 5.30. My wife and I have had two equally enjoyable stays over the last few years and will hopefully be back again. Highly recommended

Three of us stayed here in November 2008, this villa turned out to be ideal for us as we were looking for a relaxing holiday; but it was also a good base from which to explore this area of Florida.

Although located just off the main route 19, which can take you straight to Tampa or Clearwater, the villa itself was on a very quiet secluded street, so no problems with noise.

Only one right turn onto Main Street and a five minute drive takes you straight to the excellent Honeymoon beach.

There is a Publix supermarket conveniently nearby which has everything you may need including some great steaks.

Spacious inside with three bedrooms including the on-suite master bedroom.

A large refridgerator/freezer, so you can stock up if self-catering, and all cutlery and utensils are provided.

5 minutes drive away is Honeymoon beach, our favourite. It costs $5 per car to enter but is well worth it, you can stroll along the miles of fine white sand, which gets better the further from the car park you walk. There is an idyllic walk through the woods on the island with armadillos, rattlesnakes and ospreys, great for photography; the snakes sometimes sun themselves across the path so keep an eye out when walking.

Clearwater beach is further south; it’s busier but has more amenities. It’s free but the parking is metered so it works out the same as Honeymoon beach.

Busch gardens is the main park in Tampa, it doesn’t have the charm of the Orlando Disney parks, but has easily enough to fill two days. Plan your visit around the shows on the guide you pick up at the entrance, they’re definitely worth seeing. A tip to remember is at the end of your day you can renew your ticket for another day free, to come back and do all those things you missed, and the rollercoaster’s again of course.

One of the best things we found was a canoeing trip down the Hillsborough river, although it’s really a creek which winds its way slowly through nine miles of everglade type woods. (Having been to the everglades on previous Florida holidays this was much better). It was very relaxing and definitely recommended.

We can also recommend the Pinellas County Trail for cycling.
Although we only went to the end of the north section, but it has some good parks to cycle round. Beware of drivers ignoring the ‘no right turn’ signs though, even when you have the "walk" signal.

The villa was perfect for us and had everything we needed for a great holiday.

We stopped in this villa for a week at the end of june 2008 the villa is lovely and has all we needed this very well kept inside and very clean the only thing was it is not on the pinellas trail but over two miles from it down a busy road, we did bike the trail twice , had a lovely holiday, pool very shady from all the trees but great to cool you down.