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Living area
New furniture Jan 2020
New dinette and fridge with ice maker Jan 2021
Private kitchen
Room

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 2

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 2)

Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Full bath

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen
Balcony

About this property

Gulf Gardens Resort The Manatee.

Quiet, clean 1 bedroom unit with the best view of the water in all of Gulf Gardens. Enjoy peek a boo views of the Gulf of Mexico from the bedroom, living room and private balcony. Balcony also overlooks the beautiful newly surfaced pool area. Private high speed 300mbps internet. Full kitchen with stove, oven, microwave, refrigerator and all the cookware you need for dining in. The beach access is directly across the street. Very convenient location close to downtown Madeira Beach and Johns Pass. Come discover the charm of Gulf Gardens.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Adults only
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
No smoking outside of designated areas.

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Remove personal items and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights, lock the doors and return the keys
Please wash dishes.
Set AC to 80.
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
Smoking is not allowed on the property. There are 2 smoking areas at the edge of the property. Guest liable for staining of any surfaces or linens.
No unregistered guests at the property, no exceptions. Quiet time is 11pm to 7am. Do not tamper with the porch security camera.
Do not leave doors or windows open with air conditioning running.

Important information

You need to know

Property # 2157552vb
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 indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

About the area

Madeira Beach

Located in Madeira Beach, this cottage is near the beach. Shoppers can check out John's Pass Village & Boardwalk, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches and Tampa Bay. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's going on at Tropicana Field, or consider a night out at Jannus Live. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and kayaking nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with mountain biking and ecotours.
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Madeira Beach, FL

What's nearby

  • St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Madeira Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Archibald Beach Park - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • John's Pass Village & Boardwalk - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Hubbards Marina - 3 min drive - 2.4 km

Getting around

  • St. Petersburg, FL (PIE-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Intl.) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪American Legion Post 273 - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Saltwater Hippie Beach Bar - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Bamboo Beach Bar & Grill - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪The Reef Bar & Grill - ‬6 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does Gulf Gardens Resort The Manatee. have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool. Pool types include heated pools.

How much does it cost to stay at Gulf Gardens Resort The Manatee.?

As of 13 May, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Gulf Gardens Resort The Manatee. on 14 Sept, 2026 start from S$207, 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.

Is Gulf Gardens Resort The Manatee. pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Gulf Gardens Resort The Manatee.?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Gulf Gardens Resort The Manatee.?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Gulf Gardens Resort The Manatee.?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Gulf Gardens Resort The Manatee. located?

Situated by the sea, this cottage is within 1 mi (2 km) of St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches and John's Pass Village & Boardwalk. Madeira Beach and Archibald Beach Park are also within 15 minutes.

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 37 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 37 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 37 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 37 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 37 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Phillip H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This was the perfect little spot for my wife and I to end our vacation. Great view of the ocean from our room. The room has everything you could need from cookware to beach chairs and an umbrella to use. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a nice beach spot.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ann F.

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

Really enjoyed our stay. Thanks

Great to come back.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alexandria W.

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

Wonderful Place!

We stayed at this condo in Madeira and it was amazing! We loved every second of our stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte V.

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

Cozy and clean

We really enjoyed staying here. The place was cozy and clean. Host was very responsive and helpful! We would definitely stay here again! We can’t wait to see the entire complex fixed up.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Heather H.

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

Awesome stay!

Our stay was wonderful. The property is perfect, the location is perfect, and communication with the host was great. Would definitely be returning and staying longer.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Nov, 2023
Thank you Heather, I’m so glad you enjoyed your stay. Please do come visit again soon, I look forward to hosting you.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John R.

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

Madeira Stay

We enjoyed being able to walk everywhere we need to go and the friendliness of everyone at the complex.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Diana G.

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

Great area, Beautiful beach!

Will definitely
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stacy W.

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

Simply the best

Great location and clean! Communication was great and have already booked another trip back!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Melody V.

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

Very Nice!

The communication with the owner was immaculate! I would stay here again and would recommend anyone to stay here!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Jun, 2023
Thank you Melody, I’m so glad you enjoyed your stay. Please come back soon!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Raymond A.

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

Great place to stay

This property was great. Perfect for 2 people. Overall property is clean and pool is well maintained. Quite a few restaurants within walking distance and property is across street from beach. No problem with linens and extras being available. I would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Jun, 2023
Thank you Raymond, I’m happy you had a nice stay. Please come back anytime.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stacy W.

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

Always the best!!!

Another wonderful stay. Let me tell you Dave is an amazing host. He is prompt when communicating and always has our best interest. This is the only place I will stay because we love everything about the place.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Debra C.

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

Great little spot

The property is so cute and easily accessible. It is a literal one minute walk from the beach, which was beautiful. There is an umbrella and chairs in the unit, which saves you the money if you don’t want to rent them on the beach. Dave was super communicative, and the neighbors were SO, SO friendly and kind. When I come back to Madeira, I’ll be hoping this place is available.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 6 May, 2024
Thank you so much Debra. It was my pleasure hosting you and I’m glad you enjoyed it so much. Please come back anytime.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Beth R.

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

Cute place, beautiful location!

I come to Gulf Gardens once a year. Great location, the most beautiful beaches and this resort is steps away from the beach. The units are old but clean and comfortable which is all we require. We aren’t there much. Beautiful pool area as well. The property manager is so nice and helpful. We will be back!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Genessa

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
This was a perfect little spot. The beach across the street is why i picked this location. The beach is beautiful and you can see it from our balcony. Bathroom is small but thats not why i was there . The pool was lovely and the people were nice too. I would definitely return.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sonia T.

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

Beautiful and clean

This was the 2nd place that we stayed at in one of Dave’s places. It was fully stocked, clean and nicely decorated. Dave was wonderful to work with, and was the perfect host. We loved that the parking was close and that we were just off the pool. Caddies restaurant and bar is just across the street and just a five minute walk, if not closer. We loved the pool in the evenings after a long day site seeing as well! I would definitely stay there again!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
We enjoyed the area very much. This is a fabulous location with great dining options, good beaches, excellent area amenities, close store, family feel at the property, all kinds of shops and activities at John’s pass, like a pirate ship cruise, jet skis parasailing and more. The pool was great and the people staying there were regular visitors and those that not regular all great, the owner worked out any details needed with us to our satisfaction we appreciate the personal touch. Thanks and hope to stay again ! We would recommend this space to others, I’ve stayed many places in the Tampa st Pete area and this one excels in customer service
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tammy C.

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

Nice getaway

Great little place. Easy walk to the beach & Caddy’s restaurant. Small bathroom so if you travel with a lot of stuff like I do not a lot of storage. But the water pressure is amazing! Lol
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Shawn B.

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

Perfect Room for a Few Days at the Beach

Not the biggest living space but it provided everything we needed for a few days at the beach. Really nice that the host provided beach chairs, an umbrella, and a cooler for us to use while we were there. My only issues is that the shower space felt like it needed some updating and the tv in the living room was really slow. Other than that, this was great. Super easy check in and out, and the host was very responsive.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jessica H.

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

Perfect for Us

This place was great! Stayed here with my boyfriend for a couple days as we had a wedding to go to in the area. It was the perfect size for the two of us and just across the street from the beach. The bathroom had shampoo and other things one would need for a shower, which I really appreciated as we only brought carry-on bags. A small note but the freezer came with an ice machine. As someone who only drinks cold beverages, this was a very nice surprise. The property owner was great and very easy to get ahold of. All in all, we would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl M.

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

The Manatee, Cottage #11

The owner was amazing about communicating with us. We flew in and he told me they had 2 beach chairs, an umbrella, a cooler & stuff for the pool & beach. They even had 2 beach towels. Everything was so well stocked and very clean. It was a small, cute older little cottage on the 2nd floor but it was just as described & perfect for just me & my daughter. Perfect location, close to everything. We walked to several restaurants & the beach is just across the street. Would definitely stay there again! And everyone staying there was super nice. We had fun talking with other guests. All around great experience!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Patrick M.

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

Property manager is an ass

Property manager slash maintenance boy is a rude ass. Clearly favors certain tennants. Feel like you are at Ft. Knox with cameras watching your every move. If you are 70yrs old or older this is the place for you. If not stay away
Stayed 20 nights in Nov 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Dec, 2022
HOST WARNING: Do not rent to this guest!! The noise complaints continued for 3 weeks and came from multiple guests, owners and property manager. One excuse he used was that he sat on a needle on the couch, but that doesn’t explain 3 weeks of screaming inside and outside the unit back and forth with your wife. However that pales in comparison to the smoking disaster inside the unit. The entire unit smells like a 1970’s smokers lounge. I’ve spent 2 days cleaning and deodorizing, even resorting to an ozone machine and it’s all barely made a dent. This total loser sat in the bed and smoked all day as it’s the worst in the bedroom. It appears to have gotten into the mattress and box spring. This is the kind of guest that makes you second guess being in the rental business. My cleaning people were beside themselves. Did I also mention the animal hair on the couch and pillows? Yes he snuck an animal in there too. Total disregard for any owner property rules. He will NEVER be welcome back at Gulf Gardens.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth L.

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

Vac

Room very comfortable. Get rid of Verizon!!! Can’t keep up. Controllers hard to use. Channel with one and volume the other is a joke. But would still visit again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Jun, 2024
Thanks for the feedback Kenneth. It’s actually not Verizon, it’s Spectrum for both internet and TV. There isn’t another option out there yet but Verizon is putting in FIOS all around us so maybe one day. I’m not sure why you had that trouble with the remote but I use the Spectrum remote for everything…power, volume and channels.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carrie K.

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

Cute, cozy, clean beach condo

My two sisters and I stayed here for 4 nights. The location was great - a 5 min walk to the beach. If we forgot anything it was easy to go back and get it. The condo was clean and looked kept up. Two of us shared the bed and one had the air mattress. We knew that someone would need to sleep on the air mattress when we booked the condo. It had everything we needed - an umbrella, chairs, etc. The neighborhood is pretty low key but a couple restaurants close by if you don't want to walk far. The pool area was nice and clean. Overall well kept and well managed. My sisters and I are of average size and we're used to making smaller spaces work to save money. We were only at the condo to sleep and eat breakfast so we didn't feel too crowded, but some people might feel that way if they prefer to unpack or are larger in size. The bathroom is compact, too, which was fine for us. I just want to make sure I set the right expectations. Definitely no complaints here! :)
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca R.

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

Super cute, clean, and convenient location

This small apartment was just what my husband, 2 year old, and I needed. You literally only have to cross the road and you're at the beach, but the location just off the beach meant we weren't breathing the direct red tide breeze everytime we walked outside like we would have with a place right on the ocean. Totally worth the 2 minute walk across the street. We were in unit 11, which is on the second level (of 2) and is a corner unit. I highly recommend this apartment, as we were happily surprised that we had ocean views from both the livingroom and bedroom windows :) The pool was very clean and the landscaping around the pool is so charming! We're not usually pool people, but with the red tide at the sea, I think we spent more time at this lovely pool that's just steps from the room. We also appreciated all the beach/pool amenities that were provided: beach chairs, umbrella, sand toys, etc. Communication from host was good and we knew what we had to do to get into the apartment the first time, where to park, etc. The check-in and check-out list was clear and easy to follow. We feel we definitely got our money's worth from this place and would book here again next time.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Aug, 2021
Thank you for taking the time to write such a complete and thoughtful review Rebecca. I’m very happy you and your family had such a nice visit and enjoyed our place. I sure hope you got to take your little one over to Candy Kitchen, still one of my daughter’s favorite places and she’s 15 now. Please come back any time.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent location. Close to beach and John's Pass Boardwalk. Pool very clean and heated.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026

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