Come & enjoy our spectacular lake view!

I selected the Turtle Beach House for our stay because my sister had her wedding at Palmetto Dunes. We had 5 adults staying in the house. It was AMAZING. Everyone had their own room and bathroom (and the bedrooms are located throughout the house), so there were no awkward bathroom sharing. The kitchen has more appliances, bowls, glasses, etc than my own home. The owners thought of everything-- from extra dishwashing detergent to extra trash bags under the sink.
The house is beautifully decorated-- everyone loved it. When my family came over to see the house, I was afraid they wouldn't leave :0) All of the furniture is incredibly comfortable and the dining room table is huge-- big enough to accommodate all of us for dessert one night! We went out on the deck one day and saw 12 turtles-- it was a memorable moment for all of us.
The house was extremely clean and definitely well maintained. I read the reviews and we had no problems at all. We did have some confusion about the trash location-- the owner's immediately returned our call (we were looking in the wrong place!). She even called to make sure we had everything that we needed-- the sign of a perfect hostess.
They also took the time to write out instructions on everything in the house-- so incredibly helpful.
We love, love, love the Turtle Beach House!!!

WOW! That was the first word I said to my husband as we entered The Turtle Beach House on HHI. As I toured each room of this wonderful vacation home, I got a warm and welcoming feeling like the feeling you get when you visit the home of a friend. From the well stocked and roomy kitchen with a nice view of the lake to the open and airy living area with beautiful wood floors and comfy furnishings, from the large inviting dining table to the soothing decor and private bath in each bedroom - this beautiful home beckons you to just sit, relax and stay for a while. The lighting and sound systems throughout are simply outstanding. And, the outside deck, pool area and lakefront dock are as comfortable and relaxing as the interior. I enjoyed my first cup of coffee every morning of our stay while sitting on the deck watching the wildlife welcome each new day. The dock has comfortable seating as well and then there are the turtles, turtles, turtles! The turtles were so much fun for all of us to watch.

The ocean and beach area is only a 5 minute walk or 2-3 minute bike ride with nice paths along the way. The Palmetto Dunes community itself is beautiful as well. There are many things to do on HHI, but one of our favorite things all week (on the recommendation of the Novak's) was our dinner at The Sage Room. The food, service and restaurant were all top notch.

The home and the area are fantastic, but the thing that really made the difference for us was our hosts. The Novaks are wonderful hosts and very caring people. Thank you Rosina and family for all your help, for all the information you sent before our visit, and for keeping in touch all along the way. And, thank you for sharing your home with us. We hope to return to HHI again soon, and we look forward to another visit to The Turtle Beach House. Todd & Jo Anne S.

I write this review with 2 days remaining in our stay. The home is very nice. The view of the lagoon excellent. We've rented homes in Palmetto Dunes previously and this home has one of the larger pool/hot tub/outdoor recreation areas. From that standpoint the home is great.

Concern #1: On our 5th day the pool and hot tub were cleaned. The hot tub has not worked since. We put in a call to maintenance, but have already been a full day without use of the hot tub.

Concern #2: When you close the refrigerator door the freezer door pops open. We we're unaware of this until the refrigerator had warmed to 50 degrees which sent us scrambling to the Piggly Wiggly for ice and coolers to attempt to salvage our food. The maintenance person came out the following day and did remark that he had been called out regarding this issue before. The freezer door is clearly mis-aligned. Hard to relax when you're worried about your groceries going bad.

Concern #3: The main garbage disposal makes a loud clunking noise. We addressed this with the maintenance person over the phone prior to his initial visit. He forgot to address it, and we forgot to remind him as we were concerned with the refrigerator.

Again, very nice home, but would only consider a return visit once the minor maintenance issues have been addressed.