Is WALK TO GULF BEACH ACCESS! DOG FRIENDLY! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 50 lbs per pet. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

Where is WALK TO GULF BEACH ACCESS! DOG FRIENDLY! located?

Offering direct access to the beach, this Englewood apartment building is within a 5-minute walk of Lemon Bay and Englewood Beach. Blind Pass Beach and Stump Pass Beach State Park are also within 3 mi (5 km).

WALK TO GULF BEACH ACCESS! DOG FRIENDLY! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

8/10 Good

Paul S.

Apr 15, 2025

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

Starfish stayas

Really pleased with the layout of this property. Single mini-split has trouble cooling the bedroom and kitchen which are separate rooms. Good location and availability despite the recent several hurricanes!

Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ruth B., Sterling Heights,Mi.

Mar 1, 2023

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

Beach House

It was an excellent place to stay

Stayed 27 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lacey N.

Mar 15, 2025

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

Love Starfish Stays!!

We cannot say enough wonderful things about Starfish Stays!! We were there for a month and felt at home. Great location, wonderful property and fantastic people! Paula, the owner, is very responsive to any questions and so helpful and nice! Stephanie is an amazing property manager helping with anything needed and just a good hearted person. We already booked our trip for next year! Highly recommend!

Stayed 28 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gunasekar K.

Jul 18, 2024

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

starfish stays - manasota key

The place was wonderful. the host (scot and paula) responded to all my queries immediately.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

margretta n.

Mar 8, 2023

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

Spring 2023

Really nice stay excellent location. 2 minute walk to beach.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Jon G.

Dec 31, 2024

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

Manasota Key Starfish Stays

Considering a direct hurricane hit the key two months prior, the property was in excellent condition. Excellent support from property management! Amenities were great for us. The only negative was staying in a lower level unit, of a two level dwelling, and having an abnormally loud guest above us. We like the property very much, but would only stay on the top level. Fantastic location to everything!

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bonnie S.

Dec 14, 2024

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

Very clean, cozy place

A very clean, cozy place. It was a bit hard to find, we arrived just after sunset. It does not have any storm damaged as stated in the discription. When I did message the owners how to access the beach they responded very quickly. It was a quick walk across the street past a few other buildings to get to the beach.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steve Y.

Aug 7, 2022

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

Great getaway

Well advertised and perfect getaway for the weekend. Everything was clean and communication was great. Tons of beach access and parks. Good restaurants just a few minutes south. Would definitely go again.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Mark U.

Feb 2, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Beach access

Everything overall was good, disappointed that the beach access across the street was closed so the nearest beach was a couple miles away.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Oct 3, 2022

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

Great Stay

Great place for. me and my Jack Russell Terrier. I was able to park right in fronton the unit. It was clean and well furnished. The beach access was great.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

jaime

Jul 13, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

The property and owner were amazing and we would recommend/ return!! Everything is nearby and the beach is beautiful. We stayed on the ground level apartment, and it was comfortable for our family of 4 1 dog. Scot (owner) was super helpful and extremely responsive to questions.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Adam M.

Mar 30, 2023

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

Spring break 2023

Pros - location and price Cons - cleanliness, coffee maker didn’t work, first floor unit ( we had small kids above us, we left a day early because of it ) pull out bed was dirty ( trash and fake nails ) Overall, we would probably come back but consider a top unit due to noise. Location was nice with the private beach.

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Mar 15, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

Very nice and clean. Great place to stay with our dog. Easy driving distance to Brohard dog beach and easy walking distance to local restaurants. Only negatives were too few electrical outlets and lamps. Very well appointed otherwise. Only a few black bugs, not bad for southern climate. We would definitely stay here again.

10/10 Excellent

Jose O.

Sep 24, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Check-in

Great plaxe

Overall, the property was great. I wish they gave a little better description on how to get to the beach. Cause there's 2 gates at the entrance way. When is the car gate with a code into the right is a small walk and gate with another keypad which we didn't know.but great place i would stay again

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jessica M.

Apr 12, 2023

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

Comfortabble stay for Beach getaway

This property was well stocked for our four night stay! We had everything we needed to whip up a few meals and big enough fridge for snacks/leftovers/drinks. The property was across the street and along a short residential path to access the beach. We appreciated having a couple of chairs and beach accessories readily available at the property too. Pull out mattress was comfy! Thank you!

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicole R.

Dec 4, 2022

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

Clean Apt Close to Beach

Apt was what we expected, clean and stocked with all we needed in kitchen gadgets. Everything worked. Towels were extra fluffy. It was a short walk to the beach and despite the storm damage the beach was nice for walking. Questionable about dogs being on the beach but we had ours and only one person said anything. Fun restaurants are just a few miles from apt. We liked Manasota Key!

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

PAMELA W.

May 23, 2024

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

DISGUSTING!

Property discription was very misleading. Access to the beach was through another locked property. The bottom step was too high above the beach to allow access. The beach was only accessible during low tide. The unit was deplorable! The grout was black with dirt! The bathroom window frame was disgusting! The baseboards were filthy! The blinds had gaping holes that did not allow for privacy or to block light. The bedroom dresser was filthy! There was a live roach.This was my first experience with VRBO and I doubt I will take another chance.

Stayed 30 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua S.

May 19, 2024

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

Perfect short getaway

Our stay at starfish stays was exactly what we needed to start summer off. Manasota key is a beautiful community. The accommodations were amazing and just fed the beach vibe we needed. We live in Jacksonville but I grew up on the gulf in a similar community and it was perfect. The amenities at starfish were great. I wish we were staying longer to partake in all of them. All the beaches are a short drive or bike ride away. The key is golf cart and bike friendly. We walked to the private beach and it was very easy to navigate to. The only problem we had was we tried to go later in the day and the tide was already coming in so there was not much beach and the steps to the beach were about a foot to a little over a foot off the beach, but this very common due to tides and erosion of sand and the wood or metal due to salt water in beach communities. Just something to be mindful. If that doesn’t work for you… thankfully you’re on a key do there is beaches all over that are amazing. The room we stayed (as well as the others at Starfish) has a couple beach chairs and umbrellas, floats, tubes and towels… as well as one of my favorite things I forgot myself, each room has strainers outside by the steps to be used for shells or shark teeth hunting. If that’s what you’re there for be mindful of the tides again… low tide is best but you can still find plenty of shells and teeth at all beaches just know the water is coming in and more waves will be crashing on the shore.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Sheri N.

May 21, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Disliked: Check-in

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea C.

Apr 19, 2025

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

Quick beach getaway

We had a great stay! Unit was perfect, had everything we needed to make the stay comfortable. Easy check in, super responsive host and so convenient to the beach!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael L.

Aug 10, 2024

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

Stayed 44 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Courtney

Aug 14, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

We stayed for a couple nights and were beyond pleased! We were looking for a simple place close to the beach (a place that we could just shower and sleep at). We found it at Starfish Stays! I wish that we would’ve had more time to use the corn hole and pergola areas. Wonderful updated room, kind-helpful property manager, and perfect location! Next time we will stay longer!!!

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Beth L.

Mar 24, 2022

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

Loved the Beach!

Great time at Starfish Stays! Paula was super..,, Everyone there was friendly and happy😎 Love that my dog was welcome on the property and the beach.!

Stayed 13 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Scott Z.

Mar 19, 2022

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

Perfect location for our short trip

Starfish Stays was a perfect spot for our short 2 night/3 day getaway. There was easy access to a great beach. The property manager was very nice and checked to make aure we had everything we needed. We would definitely recommend Starfish Stays.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jill, Spring Lake

Feb 1, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Absolutely loved our stay! Very clean, well stocked with everything we needed (pots/pans, beach chairs, etc), comfy bed and close to the beach! Loved that they had an outdoor shower to rinse off our dog after the beach too :) Highly recommend!

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2022

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