Luxury, New Construction Home - Serene And Private Vacation Oasis

Nice home with pool with lanai Easy drive to beach and area attractions. Large screen tv good wifi. Quiet residential neighborhood. Beach chairs and cooler provided.

This was our second vacation at the Seagate house. As before, the house appeared very clean. It is convenient to the beach, stores and restaurants. Unfortunately we won't be staying here again.

On our first night someone ran over the mailbox. Luckily our cars were far enough up in the drive that they weren't hit.

There was a serious ant problem that we discovered after going grocery shopping. We couldn't leave food out anywhere in the kitchen even during dinner or it would be covered in ants. The owner offered to send in an exterminator, but the last thing we wanted was a stranger in the house and chemicals all over our food and belongings. We attempted to control the ants by spraying under the cabinets and dishwasher. This only succeeded in our finding dead roaches in the mornings. I know that this is not unusual in Florida, but was very disappointing.

We attempted to run laundry only to discover that the dryer vent was not properly attached. I waited until after our stay to let the owner know as again, I didn't want a stranger in the house while we were there. I'm sure that was repaired very quickly once I let them know.

On the first night there I was asked to confirm the towel count as towels had gone missing and they wanted to make sure there wasn't a misunderstanding. I felt like I was being accused in advance! I was also asked that if an official from Sarasota came by to tell them we were staying for a month instead of the 8 days we had reserved. I'm not sure what that was about, but certainly didn't want to lose the house so I agreed.

Finally, we had a small family gathering, as my 85 year old in laws live in Sarasota and we hosted a dinner one night. There were several children in the pool playing volleyball as the adults watched. At about 7:30pm I received a text from the landlord saying that neighbors had complained about the noise and he didn't want the police called. I of course apologized and told the children that the had to whisper while playing in daylight. Yes it's a quiet neighborhood, but there was a party when we arrived right up the street late Saturday night and I never saw police. Needless to say, our dinner was much more subdued after that and my in-laws left early.

We won't be returning to Seagate. Obviously they have had trouble with theft (btw we actually left 2 new floats there), the city, the neighbors and bugs. When I'm on vacation I want to relax and this trip was far from relaxing.

This home is a great place to spend time with a family. Home was very clean and had a great outdoor area with an awesome pool. We loved that it was so close to the beach yet when the little ones get tired the adults could swim. The location is perfect as it was close to restaurants, bars, grocery store, and all kinds of shopping. Owner was great to check in and see if everything was going well, and was great to communicate with. We would definitely try to stay in this home again

We stayed here for 15 nights and couldn't have been more delighted with house, it has everything you need for a great vacation. It's is the best location we have found after years of renting homes in other areas. Beach is 5 min away in car. Shopping,restaurants and plenty of bars in walking distance. We felt safe walking even late at night. The owner is very easy to deal with an goes out of his way to be helpful. Will definitely stay again.

Had another great stay at this lovely property, lovely house with everything you need, great pool and perfect area, lots of shops, bars and restaurants within walking distance, owner is always available and very helpful, we will definitely be back