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Panoramic Bayfront Home 200 Yds to Ranked Gulf Beach [#54647] | View Property
East End
House, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths (Sleeps 6)
$667-$1090/wk
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Traveler Reviews (23)
Dana from Alabama
Guest: Dana
(Jasper, AL)
Date of Stay: 11/10/11
Review Submitted: 11/14/11
My family enjoyed Heron Now very much! We hope to return there in the near future! It is a nature lovers paradise!! Very quiet and relaxing!!
Recommended for:Families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, romantic getaway, sightseeing.
Nature Lovers Get-Away
Guest: Kat & Tom and Family
(Bowling Green, KY)
Date of Stay: 10/09/11
Review Submitted: 10/24/11
Huron Now has everything you need for a perfect vacation. The view of the bay is spectacular with a variety of wildlife. It was fun watching my 2-year-old grandaughter chasing the birds, dragonflies, and butterflies. It was also had a good time exploring the island. Our favorites were the State Park and the Lighthouse. The home was not only beautiful but was clean and comfortable with a wonderful collection of books. Our only wish was to be able to stay longer.
Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, romantic getaway, sightseeing.
Great time!
Guest: John M.
(Glade Spring, Virginia)
Date of Stay: 06/04/11
Review Submitted: 06/23/11
We had a great time, the place (heronnow) was wonderful. My self , Son & My friends from Arizona would love to come back again. We walked down to the bay one afternoon and there were 6-8 dolphins not far off the shore, It was great!
Recommended for:Age 55+, families with young children, sightseeing.
Had a Blast!
Guest: Mona
( TN)
Date of Stay: 05/28/11
Review Submitted: 06/05/11
Our family had a great time here! Our boys, ages 4 & 5, enjoyed birdwatching (with your binoculars) from the balcony. The view is amazing! We loved the beautiful shells in the bay, occupied by hermit crabs and snails, and letting them crawl/slime all over our hands. Was a very easy walk to both the bay and beach. Thanks for providing fun games...it was the boys first experience at Jenga and Twister. Hope you get the leaky faucet fixed soon:) Wish we had known about the Thursday night weekly (free) party at "Sometimes It's Hotter Seasoning Co" before Friday. Their Asiago cheese bread is out of this world, and we also enjoyed the kalamata olive bread, and 7-season blend peanuts. Thanks again for a fun, well-equipped place!
Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway, sightseeing.
Heron Now St. George Island
Guest: Judi
(Washington, PA)
Date of Stay: 04/15/11
Review Submitted: 05/29/11
Heron Now/St. George Island If you’re looking for an ideal place to relax and enjoy the sun and sand St. George Island is a great choice. It is very noncommercial, relaxed, beautiful, and an ideal place for children to play. Heron Now is located in a lovely wooded section on the bay side of the island and provides a very private setting but is only a 3 minute walk to the beach. We have stayed at the house two times now and look forward to more visits with family. The house/kitchen are well equipped with everything we needed for our stay. When not enjoying the offerings at the beach we were able to walk just around the corner from the house to a secluded section of the bay where the kids could play on the rocks or along the sandy edges of the bay. As we are birdwatchers, we enjoyed sitting on the decks and calling out the birds as they flew into the nearby trees and shrubs or we could walk along the sandy road just down our front steps. One afternoon we had three Bald Eagles sitting in the trees outside our front door! For more birding and more beaches we drove to the eastern end of the island to St. George State Park. I never considered myself to be a beach person but I have truly enjoyed everything about the island and look forward to more visits.
Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway.
Fantastic Family Vacation
Guest: Chris and Mer
(Northern Alabama)
Date of Stay: 06/05/10
Review Submitted: 06/27/10
We had a wonderful vacation at Heron Now. The view is beautiful, just as described. The short walks to the beach made the most of our time. The state park was the highlight of our trip and one of the stretches of beach was particularly kid-friendly. We did book an boat trip through Journeys which was fantastic. Thank you for sharing your peaceful and glorious house.
Recommended for:Families with young children, romantic getaway.
Heron Now
Guest: jakecat
(Gallatin, Tn.)
Date of Stay: 05/08/10
Review Submitted: 05/20/10
My wife and I totally enjoyed our stay at Heron Now. The home is beautiful, comfortable and ideally located. It is the best place we have ever stayed in on a vacation. We plan on coming back!!!!!!
Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway, sightseeing.
Love the location!!
Guest: Jujie
(Louisville, KY)
Date of Stay: 04/03/10
Review Submitted: 05/16/10
We mostly enjoyed the privacy, view and proximity to the beach. Waking in the mornings to the gorgeous bay out the window was wonderful. Bikes made it accessible to anyplace on the island in a relaxing mode.
Recommended for:Adventure seekers, families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway.
St Georges in January
Guest: naturessafeway
(St Petersburg, Fl)
Date of Stay: 01/09/10
Review Submitted: 02/04/10
Most people like going to the beach during the warm season but may I suggest an alternative. If you like peace and quiet try St Georges in the off season. The house was perfect with a huge deck and a magnificent view. Very private. The nature trails all around the surrounding area are some of the best we've seen. Stay for a week. You won't want to leave!
Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children.
Wonderful Heron Now
Guest: Karen, Mike, and Meg
Date of Stay: 12/12/09
Review Submitted: 01/26/10
Dear Edward and Robin, We enjoyed our stay at your wonderful Heron Now. It was very comfortable, clean, and beautiful. It was such a great place to spend time with our daughter. We have some wonderful memories and photos. Your neighbors were a joy to visit with too. Robin, thank you for the well stocked kitchen. The pans and knives met our needs. Meg and I had fun creating many dinners with the local sea food. It had been awhile since we had been able to cook together. Mike's photography of the crane in the pond off the deck and on the dock out in the bay are spectacular. We have framed many of Mike's pictures already. Enjoy St. George Island!
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Guest: Brian and Jessica
Date of Stay: 05/17/09
Review Submitted: 05/16/09
We could not have picked a better place to spend our honeymoon! We spent our days hiking and riding our bikes. As amateur bird watchers and nature lovers the state park and deck at Heron Now were amazing. We look forward to our next visit to Heron Now.
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Guest: N/A
Date of Stay: 11/10/08
Review Submitted: 11/09/08
We've been busy with Christmas preparations since getting back but I didn't want to forget to thank you for our sublime month at Heron Now. Wow! What a special place! My mind goes back often to the scene off the deck of the bayou and the bay. And the air was so clean and easy to breath--I think if we lived there all the time we would all be so much healthier. We're very grateful for that lovely experience of a whole month in that sweet-sweet place.
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Guest: Beate
Date of Stay: 11/10/06
Review Submitted: 11/09/06
We will come back to Florida in february next year and we would have liked to spend another week on SGI. But we found your house completely booked for this month. What a pity! We are now looking for another house, but Heron Now was so great that it will not be easy to find an equal one. I'm so sorry.
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Guest: Celeste
Date of Stay: 06/16/06
Review Submitted: 06/15/06
Thank you so much for this most wonderful of houses, locations, and opportunities for rest, restoration, and adventure! My words can't tell you how much this wonderful week and this house have meant. Thanks for sharing it.
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Guest: Jerry and Pat
Date of Stay: 04/28/06
Review Submitted: 04/27/06
This is the second year that we came to Heron Now. We truly love this place. The view is outstanding, but what I appreciate is how quiet it is and how dark it is at night.
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Guest: N/A
Date of Stay: 03/21/06
Review Submitted: 03/20/06
We have been vacationing in the Apalachicola area since 1990. This is considered our second home and upon retirement, it will be. We have stayed in many houses on the island. Heron Now has offered a wonderful view of the Bay and peaceful haven on the island.
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Guest: Beth, Mike, Jennie, Dave, Emily,
Date of Stay: 03/11/06
Review Submitted: 03/10/06
We all had a wonderful time in this perfect little niche... Thank you for sharing your beautiful house with us-- its the best on the island. We will surely be back...
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