Dolphins and Manatees in Your Backyard!

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1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 2850 sq ft

Popular amenities

Parking available
Dryer
Washer
Hot tub
Kitchen

Explore the area

Madeira Beach, FL

John's Pass Village & Boardwalk
‪2 min walk‬
Hubbards Marina
‪3 min walk‬
Bay Pines VA Medical Center
‪9 min drive‬
St. Petersburg, FL (SPG-Albert Whitted)
‪21 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 2)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Garden

Dining area

About this property

Located in John's Pass, great shopping, dining, nightlife, wildlife, and the beach are all within walking distance of this waterfront property. It has a private, deep water dock with a boat slip, and a small swimming pool to create a relaxing oasis for 'getting away from it all'. Dolphins, birds, and sometimes Manatees will pay you a visit as you relax in the privacy of your own backyard. For more information, seven two seven, seven nine eight, four four eight six.

This unit is fully equipped and ready to be enjoyed. The bedroom has a queen size bed and the living room has a sleeper sofa and full size futon. There is also a futon chair which folds out and is perfect for a small child. A boat slip is also available.

The Beach Trolley runs from St. Pete Beach all the way to Clearwater Beach with a stop right in front of John's Pass. At Polito del Mar you can have the convenience of a great location with the privacy of a duplex instead of a multi-unit apartment. Relax, refresh, and enjoy.

Owner is a licensed real estate broker in SC.

Keywords: waterfront, oceanfront, duplex, boat dock, John's Pass, small pool

Property manager

Beverly

Languages

English

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Washer

Dryer

Air conditioning

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Up to 2 children with 1 or 2 adults max

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Smoking inside premises will forfeit deposit

No Smoking on premises

Refer to rental agreement accessed online at vrbo for house rules

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a deadlock

We should mention

A car is not required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Madeira Beach

Located in Madeira Beach, this holiday home is on the waterfront. Shoppers can check out John's Pass Village & Boardwalk, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches and Tampa Bay. Check out an event or a game at Tropicana Field, and consider making time for Splash Harbour Water Park, a top attraction not to be missed. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Madeira Beach, FL

What's nearby

John's Pass Village & Boardwalk - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
Hubbards Marina - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
St. Petersburg Municipal Beach - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
Bay Pines VA Medical Center - 9 min drive - 7.2 km
Upham Beach - 14 min drive - 7.9 km

Getting around

St. Petersburg, FL (SPG-Albert Whitted) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

‪Hooters - ‬6 min walk
‪Mad Beach Craft Brewing Company - ‬5 min walk
‪Pirates Pub & Grub - ‬5 min walk
‪Delosa's Pizza - ‬4 min walk
‪Caddy's Madeira Beach - ‬17 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does Dolphins and Manatees in Your Backyard! have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Dolphins and Manatees in Your Backyard! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Dolphins and Manatees in Your Backyard! ?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Dolphins and Manatees in Your Backyard! ?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Dolphins and Manatees in Your Backyard! located?

Situated on the waterfront, this holiday home is within a 5-minute walk of John's Pass Village & Boardwalk and St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches. Hubbards Marina and Belleair Beach are also within 10 minutes.

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

20 Jul, 2024

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

Perfect Getaway

The private pool, views and location make this a great spot to vacation at. I look forward to staying here again in the future.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

vicky a.

14 Oct, 2023

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

Perfect location. Great host!

Staying right on Johns pass was great!

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stacy T.

2 Aug, 2023

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

Best location in town !

Had a wonderful 1 week stay at the property. Located directly behind Johns’s Pass, we had all the best ice cream destinations close by. Very short walk to beach. Would definitely stay again !

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lori W.

30 Mar, 2024

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

Hidden Gem!

This is one of our favorite places to stay! We’ve stayed here 3 times and just booked again for next year. Location is fabulous & we adore Bonnie! Can’t wait until next year!

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danielle E.

15 Jun, 2024

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

Another great vacation

This was a return trip from our vacation here last year. We had another great holiday. Such a good location, everything on your doorstep. The pool is just enough and the beach is a 5 minute walk away. I love it here.

Stayed 16 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Samantha P.

10 May, 2023

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

Wonderful

Was a wonderful property. Very quiet. Enjoyed our stay immensely!

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Samantha P.

18 May, 2024

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

Awesome as usual

Second time staying here. Absolutely love it. Got to see the dolphins again and manatees for the first time!!!

Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angelika B.

4 Oct, 2023

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

Fantastic Gem of a Place

This was our second time staying at this property so that should tell you how much we love it here. The location is perfect, the host is very responsive with any questions/needs, and the backyard/dock is the perfect place for peace and relaxation. We will be coming back again!

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Heidi T.

8 Apr, 2019

Beautiful view and great location

Lots of shops, restaurants and activities right in your backyard. Beautiful view. Beach close by and a pool in your backyard. Everything you need is provided for you. Great vacation!

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Karen R.

14 May, 2023

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

Tranquil

This was out 2nd time staying here has everything you need and very quaint and private for 2 adults. Location is good and walking distance is close to shops and restaurants. Bonnie is a Awesome Host. We Enjoyed our stay again

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth M.

2 Sept, 2023

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

Madeira Beach Vacation

The property is older/dated but well maintained and clean. Pool in backyard was great after a long morning walk on the beach which is minutes away. You can easily walk to John's Pass and the beach. Peaceful back yard water view. Enjoyed our stay.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dennis W.

19 Mar, 2023

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

Madeira Beach

The property was located directly across the street from John's Pass which was great for shopping and just relaxing. The caretaker, Bonnie, was excellent. She gave great recommendations for places to eat and was generally very helpful and responsive to any needs that we had. Would definitely stay here again.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Danielle E.

24 Jul, 2023

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

Brilliant

we really enjoyed our stay here and are already looking at booking for next year. Bonnie is so helpful and friendly, you cannot ask for more .

Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ann J., Buffalo, NY

10 Mar, 2020

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

Wonderful location!

We had such a great time! Between sitting on the dock watching dolphins, listening to music at the Bamboo tiki bar, enjoying the herons and cranes, walking the glorious beach, eating at the great choice of restaurants, we were certainly never bored! Beautiful house! We were also lucky enough to have fabulous weather!!

Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Larry C.

13 Nov, 2018

Location

Loved the location. Right behind the John's Pass Boardwalk. About a two block walk to the beach. Had everything we needed. Super friendly neighbor.

Stayed 14 nights in Oct 2018

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Adriana K.

18 Jul, 2016

Awesome vacation spot!

First time staying at this home and we loved it!!!! Located right behind John’s Pass, we walked to restaurants, shopping and beach. Quite place even being so close to everything. The house was perfect….clean, comfortable and anything we needed, we founded there. We enjoyed very much the pool, fishing and bird’s visits. Fantastic vacation!!! Thank you Beverly and Bonnie!

10/10 Excellent

Angelika B.

4 Feb, 2023

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

The Best Place at John's Pass

My husband and I absolutely LOVED our stay here. We have rented condos and beach houses at other places in the area before but this place takes the cake! Your own dock/pool with friendly birds that come by to hang, literally footsteps to our favorite Bamboo Beach Bar as well as everything else John's Pass has to offer and a spacious and clean place, as well. Bonnie, next door, was very sweet and made sure we had everything we needed during our stay and Beverly is very responsive. We can't wait to come back!

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Joanne H.

11 Mar, 2016

Great property

My husband and I spent a week at this awesome place. Clean, comfortable, convenient and cozy. We enjoyed everything. A wonderful fruit basket was an extra touch, great bed and all the conveniences were provided. Close proximity to all johns pass and the beach - perfect. Lots of attractions really close by, all walking distance. Will probably return.

10/10 Excellent

Cindy M.

26 Jul, 2018

Perfect

This was our second time staying and it was just as great as the first. Clean, comfortable and you can’t ask for a better location! Perfect for a couple. We bring our boat and the dock is so convenient. Minutes to the gulf by boat. Beverly is easy to deal with and Bonnie couldn’t be sweeter! Thank you for another great vacation!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ben S., Otsego, USA

11 Apr, 2023

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

Fantastic relaxing stay

My wife and I were lucky enough to grab this property after another host cancelled on us 4 days before our trip during spring break time. You couldn't be any closer to Johns pass and basically right behind the Bamboo Beach (Tiki) bar, the location is fantastic. We were a little concerned about the walk to the beach, but it is an easy 5 min walk across gulf blvd with a public access right across the road. We spent a couple of days just hanging in the peaceful backyard with the pool and dock which was very relaxing and refreshing. We saw dolphins on 2 different days in the marina right off the dock. Beverly was very responsive and Bonnie was available for anything we needed. We would 100% stay here again.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

john j., wolverhampton

25 Oct, 2014

week in paradise

wow we wanted to be close to johns pass this property is on doorstep no noise from bar across road music stops 10 pm ish , the property everything is there and more , spotlessly clean , outside my heaven fishing and pool to cool off in , white sand beach 10 min walk , next door neighbour bonnie what a lady i left a personal item and she posted back to uk we are back over in april i will recompense you then unfortunatly not using this property as we need 2 bedrooms but certainly recomend for 2 adults and children , eateries abound all around johns pass my favorite , grouper sandwich at dockside daves a short trip on trolley buss no need for car and can have drink , thank you for allowing us to use this piece of heaven

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

1 Apr, 2011

Angusdog

My family stayed for spring break and had a blast. We found the place exactly as promised, clean, well stocked kitchen, full laundry, walking distance to the beach, walking distance to shops/restaurants and very friendly and helpful staff. Live music next door was very inviting. Our boys (4 & 7) enjoyed seeing George the blue heron who visited daily as well as a few of the bananas hanging over the fence. We saw a dolphin right off the pier and had much success catching fish as well. The pool was well cared for and perfect for our boys. We would definitely recommend this to a couple or a small family such as ours, (just one bedroom.)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

24 Mar, 2021

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

Great place for the right people.

We enjoyed our stay. Some people may not like the fact that across the street is the back end of a restaurant with live music. A couple nights there was music until 10 and 11pm. We did not mind because we enjoyed the bands. If someone wanted peace and quiet at 9pm, they would not be happy here Also right across the street were the many many shops of John’s Pass. We enjoyed walking through the shops and restaurants so close. And of course having close access to Madiera Beach was very nice. One minor issue was trouble getting a consistently strong wifi signal. We were busy enough it did not matter.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Larry C.

27 Sept, 2023

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

Awesome Place To Stay

This is a great unit for one or two people. I traveled alone so it was perfect. The location to John's Pass is perfect. The backyard with the inground pool makes this place a gem. The views are incredible. The dock on the intercoastal is great to pass the time. The beach is across the street. Plenty of nightlife, stores, restaurants and more all in walking distance. A few minor recommendations would be there is no umbrella or shade covering the table set on the dock. This makes it almost impossible to eat outside on the dock with the Florida sun. Also, there is really no exterior lights near the pool for night time swimming. There is a flood light on the dock but it's super bright and isn't really ideal for lighting the pool.

Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2023

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Ron W.

28 Apr, 2011

John's Pass Dream

First time renters, stayed two weeks. Clean, cozy,quiet and great location. No noisy Spring Breakers!! Caretakers very friendly and helpful; just call. Easy location to take day trips to St. Pete.(Dali museum,pier), Tampa, Ft. Myers and Sannabel Island for shelling. Take bus north to Clearwater, south to Passa Grille on -off bus for $4.50/DAY. Malls ,WalMart etc. 15 mins.; groceries 2 locations Winn Dixie 5 mins. and Publix 10 min. Johns Pass: shops, restaurants from Pizza to fresh seafood (Bubba Gumps) and steaks. ALL in walking distance!! Watch fishermen clean their daily catch from boardwalk. Enjoy Sunsets from beach or drawbridge. 5 min. walk to beach. Will return next year!!!

About the host

Hosted by Beverly

Why they chose this property

What makes this property unique

We enjoy being directly on the water. We can fish right from our backyard! It is very private but at the same time we are in the middle of John's Pass with the beach, great shopping, dining and recreation only steps away. We can either walk or take the trolley or mass transit anywhere we want to go. It is perfect for 2 adults or 2 adults and 1-2 children.