38 Reviews of Property 49633 in Manasota Key, Florida

Absolutely wonderful. The house, the beach and the private lanai were perfect for our family of 6. We found many places to eat in both the Englewood and Venice areas. We rented jet skis a couple of times and rode the gulf. What an experience. We have found our home away from home. We will definitely be returning once if not twice a year from now on.
Thanks again,
The Jensens (Racine, Wisconsin)

2/28/06 - 4/1/06 - another month in heaven on earth!Our stay last year was perfect, this year's was even better: No red tide (!), but gorgeous weather for the outdoors - walking the beach, bicycling, flying, running, swimming, reading in the sun, just catching rays, watching the sunset almost every evening and after dark the stars and the glowworms. Even working on the laptop in the beach cabana or the lanai for hours was "fun" (Klaus).Thank you Mark and Michele for letting us stay again at your lovely beach cottage - the perfect getaway for people looking for privacy and a relaxed living.We will be back in March 2007!Katharina & Klaus HinrichsMünster, Germany

2/28/06 - 4/1/06 - another month in heaven on
earth!
Our stay last year was perfect, this year's was even
better: No red tide (!), but gorgeous weather for the
outdoors - walking the beach, bicycling, flying,
running, swimming, reading in the sun, just
catching rays, watching the sunset almost every
evening and after dark the stars and the
glowworms. Even working on the laptop in the
beach cabana or the lanai for hours was
"fun" (Klaus).
Thank you Mark and Michele for letting us stay
again at your lovely beach cottage - the perfect
getaway for people looking for privacy and a
relaxed living.
We will be back in March 2007!
Katharina & Klaus Hinrichs
Münster, Germany

It's difficult to say something not already mentioned but here goes. The weather did not drop below 98F during the day-Phew!!(not like this in England!) The sea geve us a different view every day. The beach changed each day-sometimes lots of shells, sometimes sand only. We saw dolphins, all sorts of sea birds-the pelicans made us smile. Their formation flying would be the envy of any country's air force! Although we only met the "gound turtle" it was facinating seeing the turtle tracks and meeting the "turtle nest spotters." They were upset with the number of "high" tides that are washing the nests away. The fish visited us on a couple of days. Eating was very simple-either "at home" or at the Gulf View restaurant; an excellant steak!! oh-and duckling and pork and fish dish ect. etc.

In conclusion, Brenda and I haved had a lovely stay here. We take back lots of very happy memories and hope everybody following us has an equally outstanding time.

A massive thanks to Mark and Michele.

What an awesome spot this is- We love your "Jolly Mon" cottage with the "SubZero refrigerator" as described by a fellow down the beach! The seclusion here is special, really allowing us to convene with nature and sharing it with our family. Our 2 Golden Retrievers loved their first visit to the ocean. We spent all our time beaching it and so appreciated the screened porch down overlooking the beach. We had lots of storms but still managed to do a lot of fishing, shelling, kayaking, snorkeling and walking the shoreline.

Thanks for sharing this beautiful place with us and we wish all who stay here as great a time as we had!

Loved the house and loved the beach even more! Excellent shelling and snorkeling. We'll be back!

We came back for our second stay. It felt like we were coming home. We love the view the privacy and the beach with all it offers. We fished, snorkeled an sunned. I saw dolphins as well as a manatee! We enjoyed some wonderful food and "Mama's and Howard's". We're looking forward to next year.

I believe that's the last day. We lost track of time. We enjoyed the house very much. I love how you decorated it. We loved the beach, snorkeling, fishing and shelling. Being an expert stooper (we 've been to Sanibel and Captiva quite often) I found plenty of shells to use in my crafting efforts. My husband knows we can retire and live very well if I just get to work at my shell mirrors. We love the fact that we could bring Buckwheat. He is a part of our family. Being a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, he loved swimming every day.

Anyway we wish we did not have to leave, but work calls.
Oh yes we suggest going to the Ringling Museum and Ca'd'Zan John and Mabel Ringlings beautiful home in Sarasota.

Peace and love to all...