Pelican's Nest Beach House

This was the third year we have stayed at Pelican's Nest. Not much had changed - but that is a good thing! There's a new metal roof, and when it rains, it's a beautiful sound. The beach is just steps away, and we spent early mornings and late evenings watching the waves, the dolphins, a rising full moon, and stars. Sunsets are spectacular.

The Fisherman's Wife restaurant in town continues to please - we ate there twice - and there are numerous other places to eat and/or grab a frosty adult beverage. The Pesky Pelican in Eastpoint is great - but if you go on the weekend, go EARLY, it gets packed out on the deck, and the service gets a little off (They do their best given the amount of patrons!)

We had a problem with the air conditioning upon arrival, but a call to Patty at the rental agency had someone out to work on it within an hour (on a Saturday, after 6 pm!). We were quite comfortable for the remainder of our stay. If there is one thing I would suggest, it is to invest in some new linens - everything was very clean, but worn.

Next year? Maybe two weeks!!

I stayed in this property a couple years ago and cannot wait to return! spotless clean! All the comforts of home but on the water, beach and a precious little town! I would SO recommend anyone wanting a peaceful vacation on the beach to consider this area! 20 minutes from St. George; 30 minutes from Apalachicola, close to Port St Joe and other areas of interest.

What a great place to get away and be on the beach. We took a family vacation for Memorial Day taking my three nieces ages 3, 18 & 19. There was something for everyone. We all enjoyed the house. There was enough room for all 5 of us. Everything was clean and new. The house is decorated so cute. The back porch is wonderful. It's nice to sit out there and watch the sunrise. There are movies to watch if you can't find anything on TV to watch.

It's so nice to walk right over the dunes to the crowd free beach. The girls loved the beach. We saw dolphins and stingrays.

There are several good places to eat right in Carrabelle. In addition we drove over to St George and Apalachicola for dinner a couple of nights for dinner also. We had a wonderful time. The house is less than a mile from the Crooked River Lighthouse. We had a good visit there and was able to climb to the top of the lighthouse for a wonderful view.

We will come back again!

We arrived at Pelicans nest and couldn't believe our luck, how wonderful it was - so clean, we could see the sea despite the garden, dunes and fauna! We loved the fact there was not a lot in Carrabelle and found plenty to do, in fact we have to return to do all the things we wanted to do but ran out of time to do them in. The fact you can walk to the beach is a first for us when visiting Florida and we could leave our stuff there while we went back to the house for lunch. The house is very comfortable and well equipped, we had a problem with air conditioning while we're there and the people at Sandy Beaches rentals had a maintenance man with us in 20 minutes he in turn called the A/C guy who couldn't fix it and all this within an hour, we were then moved next door to Sandpiper we couldn' believe the efficiency of all involved. Sandpiper is more traditional and has a real charm, with the extra sun lounge bit at the end it feels more spacious and brighter, however the bathroom is more basic than Pelicans. We would definitely recommend people stay as we saw dolphin daily, stingray, starfish and so many seabirds on the beach it was quite magical.

We just finished our stay at Pelicans Nest and we had a lovely time in Carrabelle. The property has been totally updated with all new furnishings, new utilities, was very clean and well maintained. The air conditioning worked fantastic and ceiling fans throughout the house kept the cool air circulating. The beds were fairly nice and didn't have any noticeable sagging. Water pressure was just so-so, drainage in the tub was a bit slow, and hot water was just fine. There's only basic cable TV so don't expect to be entertained by TV during rainstorms and the wi-fi speeds barely supported streaming video (HD streaming had repeated lagging issues) and there was no 4G cell service. The screened back porch was very nice and kept flying insects away. View of the beach & gulf was almost non-existent due to the dunes and fauna growth. The beach was lovely soft white sand and very uncrowded (despite a close public access point and other neighboring rental properties). The water had less wave action due to barrier islands and had quite a bit of cannonball jellyfish (seasonal?), there were barely noticeable oil specks on top of the water, and snorkeling was not possible due to constant murk. There's really not much to the town of Carrabelle, so be prepared to travel 45-60 minutes to get to anything beyond necessities, selections of places to eat, or better sights to see. Overall we were very satisfied with the property itself and would come back for a romantic getaway or if we didn't want to be bothered by a bunch of people like other more popular panhandle tourist areas.