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Come Stay And Play At The Lazy Dolphin

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A wooden deck with a blue railing overlooking a beach with tall pine trees and a clear view of the ocean.
A kitchen with wooden cabinets, a stainless steel refrigerator, and a tiled backsplash.
A kitchen with wooden cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and a tiled backsplash.
A living room with two grey sofas, a wooden coffee table, and a ceiling fan.
A two-story building with a blue roof and a porch.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • On the beach
    A rare beachfront property in the area - enjoy direct access to the beach and sea.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Carrabelle Beach

Popular amenities

  • On beach
  • Patio
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air-conditioning
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Carrabelle, FL
  • Place, Camp Gordon Johnston Museum
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Carrabelle Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Crooked River Lighthouse
    ‪9 min walk‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Guest bathroom

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Master

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen

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About the area

Carrabelle

Located in Carrabelle, this holiday home is on the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Carrabelle Beach and Island View Park, while Camp Gordon Johnston Museum and Carrabelle History Museum are cultural highlights. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and kayaking nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with ecotours and hunting.
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Carrabelle, FL

What's nearby

  • Camp Gordon Johnston Museum - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Carrabelle Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Crooked River Lighthouse - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • St. George Island Beach - 26 min drive - 39.9 km
  • Alligator Point Beach - 46 min drive - 61.6 km

Restaurants

  • ‪The Fishermans Wife - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Fathoms - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Carrabelle Junction - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Marine Street Grill - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Mi Ranchito - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Come Stay And Play At The Lazy Dolphin pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Come Stay And Play At The Lazy Dolphin?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Come Stay And Play At The Lazy Dolphin?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Come Stay And Play At The Lazy Dolphin located?

Nestled on the beach, this Carrabelle holiday home is within a 5-minute walk of Carrabelle Beach and Camp Gordon Johnston Museum. Crooked River Lighthouse and Carrabelle History Museum are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 28 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 28 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 28 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 28 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 28 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great dog-friendly place to stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication
Beach across from house has lots of wood stumps. On a busy street.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Excellent Stay

This is the second time we've stayed at the lazy dolphin and will absolutely be back. Its a great house, private beach, well stocked kitchen, always clean, and the kayaks are always fun. Thank you for providing it to us. See you next time!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great little place

We had so much fun and the property is very nice. The beach across street was full of hermit crabs and sea life for the kids to explore. The kayaks were great to take out and so nice of owners to have those for us to use. St. George is just a short 15 minute drive and we beached at the state park where the water was gorgeous! The owners had all you needed for a great vacation
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Jul, 2023
Thank you for the kind words and we are so happy you enjoyed your vacation!! We also want to Thank You for taking good care of our home during your visit. Our housekeeper Sheena was very pleased to find the house tidy and in order after your visit. The season for the hermit crabs and sea turtles is upon us and many people love to find them on our stretch of private beach. We hope you also were able to see the dolphins that swim by a few times a day too. The location is great and with St George Island only 15 minutes away, there are plenty of restaurants and fun things to see near by too. The quaint town of Apalachicola is only 25 minutes away too with more restaurants and shops. When we equipped the house, we tried to think of everything we would want to have without having to take car loads of things with us. Most of all, we want our guests to have a carefree vacation. We are glad you enjoyed your vacation and hope to have you stay with us again. Please make sure the management office of Sandy Beach Properties has the most up to date info for you so we can mail you a drawing entry form. The drawing is for any guest staying with us in 2020. The prize is for a one free week at The Lazy Dolphin in 2021. Thank you again for staying with us!!! Be Safe & Be Happy!!!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful view

Great house and view! We really had a wonderful time. Very dog friendly. The beach is not very big and the bay water wasn’t very clear. We went over to St. George for a bigger beach on the gulf - only 30 minute drive. But having water right across the street was wonderful. I would definitely go back.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Relaxing

Lovely beachfront getaway. Loved the natural setting and no crowds. The property is nice and has been updated well. The kitchen is well stocked. Plenty of outdoor fun to be had. Beach chairs, PFDs, kayaks, grill on site. The backyard could use a little attention, but all in all good experience.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful place with dolphins across the street!

This was an excellent place to stay. It is right on a small beach frequented by playful dolphins! We really enjoyed watching them in the mornings when the water is calm. The property is close to larger beaches and shopping and eating areas. We loved being close to Carrabelle, Apalachicola, Port St. Joe, Mexico Beach, and Crawfordville. The opening to beach access directly across the street is overgrown and would be easier to see and enjoy if it were incuded in the lawn service. The porch would be more enjoyable if the chairs were cleaner and the decor more inviting. The seating areas would be better if the furniture were updated. Overall this was a great place to stay and enjoy the area.
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Enjoyed but only once

The property was nice but had a moldy smell. There were a few things we thought would be at the house based on the description that were not there like beach towels. We had to purchase when would have just brought from home.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Beach Getaway

The house is cute and relatively clean. The house was equipped with everything you might need and a fenced in backyard for our dogs to use. The king size bed was comfortable. The screened-in Lanai allowed us to enjoy the sounds of the waves. Dolphin sightings almost daily. The "private beach" is difficult to use. There are tree stumps & debris all over the beach. However, the public beach is a very short walk & there are hermit crabs to explore that live on the tree stumps and rocks on the beach. The only issue that we encountered was after a storm and the electric had flashed our thermostat seemed to keep resetting itself to a higher temperature. All night I was fighting with this thermostat and the next day I got a call from Patty, who asked me to keep the thermostat at 68. I have a disability and I suffer from heat intolerance so it was hard for me to be comfortable at this temperature but I was trying to compromise. The next night I woke up sick because someone had reset the temp to 70°. I reached out to the rental company and found the owner had been resetting my thermostat. After I explained to them that my need for the lower temp was a medical condition, they obliged and we did not have another issue. I was a bit perturbed at this because there was nothing in the rental agreement or house rules that gave a limitation on house temperatures. All in all, we would stay again just with the understanding that I need the house a little bit cooler than the average person.
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy
Ongoing construction of new dock impeded beach access.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location

Clean property with everything you might need. Great location - close to beach and nearby towns and state parks.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Awesome weekend getaway!

We had so much fun spending the weekend at the lazy dolphin! We had been wanting to take our dog to the beach and we knew our time was limited because he’s getting old and thankfully I had a friend recommend this place, so I figured I’d check it out. It is a perfect setup. The backyard is nice and secure and the screened in porch area is a great way to sit out front to watch the view while also still having your dogs with you and the comfort of being secure. We loved having the private beach, especially since we had our dogs. It was perfect and we will also recommend to our friends/family.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

This was the relaxing experience I was looking for.

The house was superbly stocked with essentials. We never left the house except to lay on the beach. It was exactly what we were looking for to spend our family vacation.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

We saw dolphins with our coffee every morning!

The perfect space for 3 or 4 people! Very dog friendly as well! The fenced in yard was a plus for our pups! We were not able to use the shower off of the kitchen due to a back up of dirty water when turned on but thankfully had the shower in the back of the house for all of us. I called to discuss the shower and was told they would send someone out during our visit but that never happened…Besides that, it was a very pleasant stay. I loved the screened room for evening hanging out and grilling!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Summer trip

Very Spacious!!! Pictures do not do this place justice.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great, clean, affordable family vacation spot!

We had a few days to escape during our kids' spring break, and we wanted a laid back spot away from the crowds where we could just enjoy some quiet time without all the regular distractions of school, work, and activities. The kids enjoy kayaking, so the included water sports equipment was a huge plus in choosing this property. It is beautifully decorated and smelled great when we arrived. The washer and dryer was super convenient! All the amenities we needed were provided. We love supporting small local businesses, so we ate at a few small local restaurants and enjoyed chatting with our servers and owners. Every meal was awesome! The kitchen allowed us to eat in when we didn't want to venture out. We picked a DVD from the large selection of movies and had a wonderful movie night! The lanai seemed to be everyone's favorite spot to gather and enjoy the sunrise and coffee and feel the breeze off the gulf in the mornings before heading out. The private beach was definitely private! We encountered very few other people and were able to enjoy each other's company. I would note that it is across the road from the house, something that might be more important for parents of young children or elderly guests. The house is split into 2 rentals under the same roof, but we never heard the other people who where next door aside from an occasional cough. It was still very peaceful. It was exactly the vacation we wanted! Many thanks to the host for sharing with us!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Enjoyed it

The house had everything we needed. Everything was thought of; kitchen was stocked with kitchen essentials, bathrooms had body wash shampoo and conditioners, grill for BBQ and a bag of charcoal, beach chairs and beach supplies, kayaks, bikes. We enjoyed our stay. Patty(from the management company) is very nice when we skope to her. Very happy we picked this property, we enjoyed our stay! Thank you so much. We stayed at Lazy Dolphin 1. Preferred it over the property next to it especially because of the wide class windows that allowed us to have an unobstructed ocean view and the interior decor. Communication was very good as well when booking. Keep up the good work in providing amazing accommodations. Will recommend!
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lazy Dolphin

Very private and quiet. Nice place for my dogs. Excellent stay
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Quick family getaway

Wonderful home with everything we needed for an amazing stay! We saw dolphins daily!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Gulf Views

Rental unit was clean and nice views from living room and deck. Everything was well stocked for inside and outside/beach use. Note: There is a 2nd unit on property for rent, adjacent to the screened in lanai.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

The Lazy Dolphin was an amazing stay! It’s updated, clean, and so comfy.

We could see dolphins swimming from the porch. It was so amazing to see them up close. It was the perfect vacation getaway for our family. The Lazy Dolphin was a great place to stay with all the comforts of home and more. The only downfall was the brown water in the Gulf due to the seaweed and nearby river delta. It was our first but not last time in Carrabelle.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Birthday trip

The stay at the Lazy Dolphin was very nice except for the 1st night there were these small black bugs with wings that came out in the house, like they hatched out or something. All over the house drawn to the lights. Then the next nights they were gone. A lot of them that first night came out of nowhere. Really weird! Other than that, the stay was very nice.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Jul, 2023
I'm sorry you had to experience this problem. I sent pest control over and he said they were flying ants and took care of the problem. Don't know where they came from. Please come again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great stay

Great location, very clean and had everything we needed for a home away from home.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Jul, 2023
This place is awesome to stay at, with the beach right across the road. Thanks for staying and I hope you can come back again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Awesome place to stay!

The house was very clean and super nice! We enjoyed staying here and would definitely stay again. It has all the amenities you would need for an enjoyable stay.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great Getaway Spot

Very impressive property - location is great, views are amazing. Interior is updated/modern, and accommodation was extremely cozy.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021
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