Unique Boat-Shaped Home Built by Master Ship Builder
- House151 m²
- Sleeps: 5
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Min Stay: 7 nights
Bedrooms
Property Manager
Valerie Miller
- Languages:
- English
Amenities
Featured
- Internet
- Air Conditioning
- TV
- Satellite or Cable
- Washer & Dryer
- Parking
- No Smoking
- Accessible
- Heater
Bathrooms
- Bathrooms: 2
Safety features
- First-aid kitUnder kitchen sink
- Smoke detectorBedrooms/kitchen
- Exterior lighting
- Fire extinguisherUnder kitchen sink
Location Type
- Near The Ocean
General
- Air Conditioning
- Heating
- Linens Provided
- Washing Machine
- Clothes Dryer
- Parking1 Off-street parking space provided.
- Internet
- Towels Provided
- Iron & Board
- Hair Dryer
- Living Room
Kitchen
- Dishwasher
- Refrigerator
- Stove
- Oven
- Microwave
- Coffee Maker
- Toaster
- Dishes & Utensils
- KitchenFully equipped and newly remodeled.
Dining
- Dining Area
- DiningSeating for 4 at the counter-height kitchen bar.
Entertainment
- Television50" smart tv.
- Satellite / CableBasic cable provided.
Outside
- Balcony2 balconies off of the 2nd floor master suite. One screened in balcony containing a hammock. The other balcony is open air.
- Deck / Patio
Suitability
- wheelchair accessibleWheelchair accessible to first floor only. Includes kitchen, living room, bedroom and full bath. Outdoor terrace also accessible.
- long term renters welcome
Notes
- This very lively walk-to-downtown neighborhood is a joy to live in and a joy to many who visit. Don't feel like walking? Sarasota's iRide offers free transportation on-demand to anywhere in the downtown area, which includes pick-up and drop-off at the front door of this home.
House Rules
Check-in: 3:00 p.m.
Check-out: 11:00 a.m.
No smoking
Max guests:5
Cancellation Policy
100% refund if canceled at least 30 days before arrival date. 50% refund if canceled at least 14 days before arrival date.
4 Reviews
So close to a perfect back yard....and yet so far
The back yard SHOULD be the most attractive feature of this property ---- lush foliage and total privacy. However, the property is overgrown and has many dead branches. There is also a mosquito problem.
Rowehouse
The property was everything we were looking . It was well furnished and supplied. Neighborhood was not the best in Sarasota, but it was very well located for access to restaurants, and sights.
The description as "unique boat-shaped house" is right on!
Lovely neighborhood. The house and the grounds were all in great condition. Downtown Sarasota is easily walkable. Fascinating history for the house. Beautiful garden. Very comfortable bed downstairs. Excellent shower downstairs.
A little nit-picking:
The house was a tad under-equipped. There was a good collection of cooking items and all of the standard appliances such as coffee maker and toaster were there, but a couple of useful things were missing, e.g., we purchased a tea kettle and two table mats. Also, another chair or two in the downstairs livingroom/bedroom area and maybe a side table there (i.e., something that might serve as a little desk) would have been handy.
The spiral staircase is an issue for older folk like ourselves, one that we didn't appreciate fully from the website photos. We are reasonably agile septuagenarians, but we quickly decided that the spiral staircase was too much of a challenge and so we used the downstairs exclusively. The upstairs would be fine for younger folks -- kids would love it!
But those are just some minor complaints. Basically, we were delighted with the place and found it to be a comfortable and fascinating home to spend two weeks in when vacationing in Sarasota.
Thank you for the review and input. I always take recommendations seriously and will work on the items that you mentioned. There is a staircase/door dedicated to the upstairs on the exterior of the boathouse that can be used if the spiral is difficult to navigate and was added for that reason.
Also there is a desk and chair in the upstairs as well as a awesome deck with a hammock 😊�
Thanks again:)
Very unique!
The boat house was a very unique experience. It is very modernized, clean and up to date. It was also very comfortable with the rooms being good sized and the bedding was comfortable as well. They had everything you would need as far as kitchen implements and even shampoo in the bathrooms. There is a bedroom downstairs and one up the spiral staircase which was a little hard for me to navigate because I had shoulder surgery prior to our stay and couldn't pull myself up the stairs. There is also another traditional outside staircase to reach the upstairs bedroom and bathroom. Also a nice patio. It is in a city neighborhood but tucked off the street, so you might not even notice it. You could walk downtown if you're in good shape. We walked around quite a bit and ate breakfast at a breakfast house around the corner, which was top notch. I would definitely recommend a stay at the boathouse for those liking a different adventure and would stay there again. If there is more than 2 people, I would not recommend for eldery to navigate the upstairs or children.
Location
At our home, you are within walking distance of our gorgeous bay, eclectic shops, dining and theater. In a short 7-10 minute drive you can enjoy fun in the sun at Florida's most famous beaches, including Siesta Key, ranked #1 beach in the US and #5 beach in the world by the 2017 Travelers' Choice Awards.


