Is The Starling: History and Charm Awaits pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Where is The Starling: History and Charm Awaits located?

Located in Downtown Historic District, this vacation home is within a 5-minute walk of Flagler College and St. George Street. Grace United Methodist Church and Memorial Presbyterian Church are also within 5 minutes.

The Starling: History and Charm Awaits Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gloria M.

Nov 28, 2024

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

Family Get Away

Our stay was great. The house was very clean & everything worked. Would definitely stay there again.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ann V.

Nov 5, 2024

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

Wonderful stay

We had a wonderful stay at the house. It was very convenient to the historic district, but was very quiet. The kitchen and bathrooms were modern in this beautiful old house. We had plenty of room for our extended family.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott J.

Jan 25, 2025

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

The Perfect comfortable stay !

Walking distance to EVERYTHING...and I dont like walking...so that says something...CLOSE ! We stayed 3 nights and didnt crank the car. Breakfast lunch and dinner ...a massage, shopping, and live music...all a short walk away. AND, it's a quiet neighborhood...you would never know you were THAT close too so much ! Next time, we bring the wives ! Oh, the beds were comfortable, nice new kitchen, coffee pot/pods...off street parking. A great place !

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maura J.

May 8, 2023

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

St.Augustine Getaway

It was great

Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria M.,

Aug 15, 2022

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

Relaxing home in walking distance to everything

We enjoyed our stay at the Starling! The home was very comfortable and we were able to walk most places which was so convenient.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Beth B.

Nov 22, 2022

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

Great location

We were in town for a wedding at the White Room for the first night of lights and walked everywhere. This property was perfect location to all the restaurants. The beds were very comfortable. I would stay here again.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

William W.

Jan 9, 2023

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

Best place to stay near everything.

Property was beautiful and in the most convenient area of historic St. Augustine. We loved sitting on the spacious front porch every night while the horse drawn carriages strolled by. We walked everywhere we needed to go. Cant wait to stay here again!

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Elena E.

Dec 2, 2023

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

Excellent Choice!

Extremely clean. Kitchen has all necessary items for guests to cook meals with ease. Spacious and decorated for comfort and charm. Beds extremely comfortable. Updated home and yet warm and historical. The kind of home you’d feel excited to stay in and lounge around.

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Melissa M.

Nov 8, 2023

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

Wedding

Great

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Nancy W.

Dec 31, 2024

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

Disliked: Communication

Lights of St. Augustine

You cannot find a better location for visiting historic St. Augustine during Christmas. Our family stayed at this wonderful home during a very busy time. We were within walking distance of St. George St. and enjoyed sitting on the porch watching the people walking past. The home is updated with four nice bedrooms, plenty of room for our family. Unfortunately, the weather was very cold and the heat went out. We spent one very cold night and had to leave because there was no communication on what they were doing or when the heat would be fixed. This pretty much ruined what had been a great vacation. We now did get refunded for the day we left early. Therefore, we would gladly stay here again, we liked it that much!

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Tim G.

Mar 18, 2025

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

Disliked: Communication

Lovely Home just off St George

The Starling is a great house with wonderful 1930s charm while not lacking modern amenities and in a great walkable neighborhood in close proximity to the heart of St. Augustine. My main critique is that there is no physical 'guidebook' or house overview/stay info. The property manager tried to send a link initially but the link didn't work (I'm guessing a problem with the VRBO app messaging) so I had to call and get rerouted through the phone number listed in order to get the wifi information. It took the property manager a couple days to send the link again (unsuccessfully) so the response timing could be better. There were several other questions we had but didn't get answered because we didn't get the guidebook or response until a couple of hours before checkout. Overall we had a great time and loved the house but a simple printed version of the guidebook would have avoided all of the issues we ran into

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Marcie M., Raleigh

Mar 14, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Great Spot for Easy Access to Downtown

The lovely front porch, beautiful updates to home and spacious rooms made up for lack of towels, washcloths, shared hall bath without a shower curtain, (all six of us had to use the master shower) squeaky bunk bed in third bedroom (son moved to couch it was so loud) and second bedroom bed on the floor. Loved sitting on the porch. We loved walking to downtown shops. Would stay again but only if squeaky bed was changed and shower curtain put in place so all would be comfortable.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Janet M.

Sep 8, 2022

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

Great location, walking distance to town

The house was a great old house with a lot of character. Perfect entertaining house, loved the layout and porch and convenient being so close to town. Two complaints-house smelled very musty when walking in door (apparently is in a flood zone). Also, odd that the only shower in the house is in the master bathroom. Everybody had to use that one shower which could be inconvenient. There is a deep tub in the main bathroom in the hallway with a shower held handle but no shower curtain so basically useless. You’d think the main bathroom would be the one with the shower 🤷🏻‍♀️. Would stay here again tho. Parking on site was also a key item.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn G.

Feb 20, 2025

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

The Starling

The house was perfect! Quiet neighborhood, but within walking distance to downtown. There is also a park only a block away that the kids really enjoyed. The house was updated, clean, and the kitchen was well equipped. The hosts were very responsive. I would definitely stay here again!

Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Samantha U.

Jan 22, 2025

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jenny V.

Jan 1, 2025

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

We had a great time!

This was a great property that was in an amazing location it made going to the downtown area and seeing the lights super convenient.

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Sandra H.

Dec 25, 2024

Liked: Communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diane J.

Jun 19, 2024

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

Family vacation in St Augustine

The house worked out great for our family of 7. It was also a great location for walking into town. It had its own off-street parking. I just wish it had a dining table to sit for meals. But we would go back again for everything else.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katie R.

Jun 2, 2024

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

Great place for groups

Clean house, comfy beds and in walking distance to everything!! Very professional property manager / owner. Communication was great and they provided all the info we needed for the weekend.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martha C.

Nov 5, 2023

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

Front porch of dreams!!

If I wrote everything that I loved about this house it would be a best seller novel!! Location Best Best Front porch ever Clean Comfortable beds Clean Just Perfect will be back!

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin M.

Jun 29, 2022

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

Great location

This was a perfect staycation, great location, walking distance from downtown. I highly recommend

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Mark M.

Jun 10, 2022

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Communication

Location Great, Amenities Lacking . . .

Location is great and convenient to the historic district, restaurants and shops. This property appears to be relatively “new” to VRBO and has a few flaws that would make us not want to come back. First, the shared bath does not have a shower. This is a major design flaw in the renovation. Second, while the beds are comfortable, the bunk bed in the third bedroom squeaks so loudly when someone moves that it is difficult to sleep. Third, the amenity package has much to be desired (4 towels and 2 washcloths (in total) for a 3 night stay, toiletries for 1 night, no wine glasses, etc.). More importantly, no one responded to our request for additional towels and toiletries. Lastly, the front porch was filthy as all surfaces were covered with a black film. The good news is that everything but the shower issue can be fixed.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joe & Patty I., Lakewood Ranch, Florida

May 2, 2022

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

Wonderful Location!

We absolutely loved the location and the beautifully updated kitchen! Beds were comfortable and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

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