Families & Friends Stay Together, a Sun-Filled Historic Apartment Near Downtown

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A dining area with a wooden table, chairs, and a chandelier. There is a decorative wall piece and a black ottoman.
A wooden, rustic-style shelving unit with various decorative items and a woven basket.
A kitchen with white cabinets, stainless steel sinks, and a modern faucet.
A covered porch with a wicker sofa, a wooden table, and a teal door.
A white house with a turquoise door, a large American flag, and a sign indicating a 5% discount.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Private garden
    A rare find — relax in the peaceful, private garden space.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to Tampa Bay

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • On-site fitness center
  • Barbecue grill
  • Pet-friendly
  • Electric vehicle charging point
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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St. Petersburg, FL
  • Place, Jannus Live
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Tampa Bay
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Vinoy Park
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Airport, Tampa, FL (TPA-Tampa Intl.)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 7)

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Crib

Master Bedroon

1 King Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 2

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Master

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Garden
Dining area

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About the neighborhood

St. Petersburg

Located in St. Petersburg, this vacation home is in the city center. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Tampa Bay and Vinoy Park, while Salvador Dali Museum and MacDill Air Force Base are cultural highlights. Great Explorations Children's Museum and Morean Arts Center are also worth visiting. Jet skiing, kayaking, and scuba diving offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with ecotours nearby.
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What's nearby

  • St. Pete's Historic Coliseum - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Palladium Theater - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Jannus Live - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Tampa Bay - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Vinoy Park - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Tampa Union Station - 26 min drive
  • St. Petersburg, FL (SPG-Albert Whitted) - 7 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chipotle Mexican Grill - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Voodoo Brewing - St Pete - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Cognac - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Black Crow Coffee - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Dunkin' - ‬9 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Families & Friends Stay Together, a Sun-Filled Historic Apartment Near Downtown pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 50 lbs per pet.

How much does it cost to stay at Families & Friends Stay Together, a Sun-Filled Historic Apartment Near Downtown?

As of Nov 3, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Families & Friends Stay Together, a Sun-Filled Historic Apartment Near Downtown on Nov 4, 2026 start from $356, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Families & Friends Stay Together, a Sun-Filled Historic Apartment Near Downtown?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Families & Friends Stay Together, a Sun-Filled Historic Apartment Near Downtown?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Families & Friends Stay Together, a Sun-Filled Historic Apartment Near Downtown located?

Located in Historic Uptown, this vacation home is within a 15-minute walk of St. Pete's Historic Coliseum and Tampa Bay. Vinoy Park is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) away.

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 62 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 62 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 62 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 62 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 62 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Loved having 3 bedrooms in a charming location. We walked everywhere from here including to the Dali museum
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Convenient and comfortable

Perfect place for family to stay during holiday weekend.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great property and excellent location.

The property was centrally located close to restaurants, bars and shopping. Very walkable. Property was very clean and comfortable. We will make this our go to place every time we come to St. Pete!
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wedding weekend

Great weekend. Perfect location and communication with host was great
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location!

This apartment was ideal for us. In downtown St Pete it is near the pier and near my sister in old Northeast. Crescent Lake is a short walk. The weather was beautiful and our stay was terrific. The easy access off of 275 made it essy to get there and out to the beach.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

It was nice

It was nice only thing I didn’t like was the parking.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Convenient, nice spot in St. Pete

We stayed here with our daughter, son-in-law and baby girl. The layout of the rooms is excellent! Bedrooms are separate from the living area, which is huge and very comfortable. Our daughter really appreciated the small nursery attached to the master bedroom. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Response from VrboOwner on Mar 24, 2020
Thanks Doug and Barb for your kind words and we would love to welcome you to our home again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

New Year's Eve wedding

Loved this property! What a charming little neighborhood that is close to everything. Well appointed and very comfortable - we had 5 adults. Would definitely stay at this property again. Thank you!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place to stay

Our stay was great. The house is super cool and in a great location. The house was fully stocked with everything you would need from towels to coffee 😉. Parking was a bit tricky but once we parked we didn’t move our car the whole time (4 days) we got around by the VEO electric bikes, which had a spot very close to the house. We will definitely be back.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Quaint Home

Nice property that was more spacious than expected. Lack of off street parking was the only feature that was less than optimum.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from VrboOwner on Mar 24, 2020
Thanks for the kind words and sorry you had an issue with parking, it’s rarely an issue. I was the only car on the street yesterday. Please fell free to come back and stay again
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location for downtown St Pete wedding

Beautiful property in historic uptown St Pete within walking distance of some great little restaurants and destinations. This was the perfect quiet neighborhood for our groomsmen to stay at. Rooms were great, loved the rear backyard area for photos. Excellent communication. Thank you so much! Highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location for Tampa Ray Baseball

We had two couples stay at the home. The house location is close to everything. We were there for two games, so we were out most of the time. There are a couple of issues that should be addressed, but not anything that should keep people from renting. The Host was very responsive and we have no complaints. I know those issues will be fixed soon.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

A good home base

This property provided a great home base for us to use while we attended a swim meet at the North Sore Aquatic Center. It was convenient to the pool, many restaurants, shopping, and not far from the beaches either. It’s location was perfect for our trip! I was worried about the on street parking, but we were able to find close spots for both of our vehicles each night. The biggest issue we encountered was that the downstairs apartment was being renovated during our stay. This resulted in some extra noise, and other small inconveniences. However the owner, Shaun, was extremely good about responding to emails and tried hard to take care of any issues caused by his workmen. He even offered to buy us pizza one evening in return for our inconvenience. We greatly appreciated his attempts to make sure we were comfortable during our stay. We enjoyed our week in St. Petersburg!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019
Response from VrboOwner on Mar 24, 2020
Thanks Jennifer I am so glad you enjoyed your stay as much as we enjoyed having you. Unfortunately there is never a good time to renovate. The good news is that it will be done within the next few days and this apartment will be available soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Home away from home

We only stayed late Saturday through Monday morning. One full day in downtown St. Pete on Sunday. Overall the unit and property was very comfortable. Easy check in process, the beds were comfortable for me and my husband, and the room was nice and dark for sleeping in. It is historic home, so lots of floor and door creeks, but otherwise nicely updated and decorated. The backyard was a nice safe spot to relax. We had no issues parking in front of the home and we did walk 15-20min for things to do. We did not have any urgent issues that needed the hosts help, but otherwise the communication was good. Having a 2.5yr old with us, we found Paul’s Landing at The Vinoy for breakfast, The Hangar at the airport for lunch (a quick 7min drive), the Green Bench for afternoon drinks so our son could run around, and Fresco’s for dinner on the water were all great kid friendly for our family. Breakfast at Flatbread and Butter was close walk nearby.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Great location and cute historic house.

5th on 5ths is nice place and good location. I had some difficulties messaging the host and never had my question answered as to why the night I was staying was more than double their normal booking costs. I guess shame on me for not doing more research before booking. I feel like they completely dodged the question. The place was ok, a few issues I had that the washer machine didn't work, not a huge deal for my short stay but I could see if you were staying longer that would be an issue. There was a huge piece of plaster missing from the ceiling, I get it, its an old house, but that's part of the upkeep. My biggest peeve was a plaque that was in the house where the host was trying to coerce guests into leaving 5 star reviews because anything less than 5 stars equals a terrible stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from VrboOwner on Oct 27, 2021
Thanks Matti for staying with us recently. I spoke to my guest relations person who handles all the messages and we found you question was sent as a new booking request and then before she could answer, that request was canceled so there was no way to respond to a canceled booking request. The answer to your question is that VRBO in recent years, like most other booking sites use 3rd party pricing platforms. We set our min rate and they do the pricing. Its the same method used by airlines, hotels etc. Its based on supply and demand and we honestly set it and forget it. Please also bear in mind that weekends differ from week days. You were in town for one of the busiest weekends in months. There is also the State and local taxes and VRBO booking fees that are added (we have no control over that) that make the daily rate appear higher than it is. Yes, the plaster was damaged due to an ac issue and we are waiting and have been waiting weeks for a specialist to take care of the old style plaster work. Like everything nowadays, specialist labor is extremely hard to come by. I am sure you will agree that is did not effect your stay in any way. As to the reviews system. we were never trying to coerce anything out of you but with more and more new travelers using the sites, we were constantly getting asked to explain how the review system works. To be honest we got tiered of answering the same questions over and over and merely copied the booking platforms review system and posted it for guest to see and experience while staying at the property. We have had many guest thank us for helping them with this. Our apologies if you saw it any other way than us trying to help our guests during their stay. Regards Shaun Owner Hey Vacay
Verified review

6/10 Okay

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

Event Weekend in St Pete

I booked this trip in May of 2024, almost a year in advance. The listing is “Entire home, Uptown-Quiet Charming Central Historic Bungalow” Vinoy Park a 17 minute walk. We were attending a festival at Vinoy Park. The walk is not even close to 17 minutes.A few days before arrival, I was checking the reservation to verify the address. The listing now says “Quaint historic Upstairs Apartment in downtown St Pete”I immediately questioned the change in listing. I was told I was mistaken. However, I printed the page when I booked. I was not mistaken. While the property was just “OK” for an old house, it was not what I booked.There was also steep stairs to enter the “quaint apartment”. I have a bad knee. I would never have booked an apartment that could only be entered through a steep, narrow stairway. This should absolutely be noted on the property detail.We are two upper middle class couples that travel frequently and we would not have booked this listing if the property was honestly described.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Not as advertised

The listing claimed the apartment slept 7. This was not the case. There were 3 queen beds and a crib. While only 5 of us (including a 12 year old boy and 15 year old girl), we still needed to use the tattered sectional as a bed. The apartment was not well maintained. The windows and screens were filthy and at least a couple of the window sashes were broken. Opening those windows that worked exposed you to window wells that were filled with dirt and soot. I can only assume that the vents and filters in the heating/cooling system were no cleaner. A couple of days before our arrival, we were notified that there was a roof leak that damaged the ceiling in the living room. While we could live with that, we had to deal with a management agent coming to the apartment with contractors trying to gain entry to look at the ceiling damage. At the time, the two grandchildren were at the apartment and the adults were running errands. Despite not speaking to us beforehand, they came to the apartment anyways and one of the contractors went so far as to climb on to the roof to look in the window to see the damage. Inexcusable behavior.
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect location to catch a ball game , communication was excellent, place was clean and tidy .
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Nice

Comfortable place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful!

Had a wonderful stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Just as described!

Very comfortable stay and plenty of room for 6 adults. Clean & nicely decorated with lots of comfortable extras (fluffy blankets, etc). Beds were comfortable and ceiling fans in every room!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great stay for a family weekend

We attended our daughter's graduation from Eckerd College last weekend and housed most of our family at this property. It has great proximity to the St. Petersburg waterfront and the fun shops and restaurants. Funky Central Avenue and the lovely lake-centered parks of the 1920s neighborhoods are all close by. Property was clean, spacious and well-appointed. The owners are incredibly responsive. If you are going to St. Petersburg and do not want the logistics and crowds of the beaches, this is a great option!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great Location for St Pete

I stayed with a few friends when in town for a wedding. Unit was clean and had everything we needed for the weekend. Shaun was awesome to work with and gave clear instructions for the unit. Everything is within 5 minutes from this location. Would stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Roomy, great porch and wonderful walkable location!

Upon arrival, house needed extra tidying, but landlord very responsive. Everything else was terrific. The location feels safe and is walkable to everywhere. The house is roomy, beds comfortable and kitchen/laundry has most everything you will need. I've already re-rented for next year.
Stayed 28 nights in Feb 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Tucked into a neighborhood close to Dwntwn

I would stay here again because it's spacious and nice decor & good location W/ coffee shop a block away . CAUTION w/ kids There was a back stair railing that was not attached properly. I did message owner to fix . I will update once it's fixed .
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
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