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Unique Waterfront Retreat in Homosassa, scenic views, kayakers,boaters paradise

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Exterior
Exterior
Terrace/patio
Outdoor dining
Property grounds

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
3 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 82000 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Air-conditioning

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 2

2 Double Beds

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Master Bedroom

1 King Bed

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 2

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub · Toilet · Hair dryer

Downstairs Game room bathroom

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only

Master bath

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Hair dryer

Spaces

Kitchen
Balcony

About this property

Unique Waterfront Retreat in Homosassa, scenic views, kayakers,boaters paradise

Beautifully updated 3/3 stilted waterfront home with many extras. The downstairs is fully enclosed and features a large open space used as a game room or gathering room with a full bathroom. Upstairs enjoy the renovated kitchen with granite counter tops and Island breakfast bar. Enjoy the amazing views from the balcony or relax downstairs looking over the canal. Extras include, gas grill, fish/scallop cleaning station, Kayaks, boat dock and more. excellent back water kayaking and close to everything.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Air conditioning

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House Rules

Check in after 4:30 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 2 total)
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

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 not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

About the area

Homosassa

Homosassa is home to this holiday home. Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park and Crystal River Archaeological State Park are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Three Sisters Springs and Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park.
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Homosassa, FL

What's nearby

  • Crystal River Preserve State Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Riverhaven Marina - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park - 3 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Three Sisters Springs - 12 min drive - 16.0 km
  • Weeki Wachee Springs - 33 min drive - 46.3 km

Restaurants

  • ‪RaceTrac - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Pizza Hut - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Sugarmill Family Restaurant - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Hardee's / Red Burrito - ‬5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Unique Waterfront Retreat in Homosassa, scenic views, kayakers,boaters paradise pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total).

How much does it cost to stay at Unique Waterfront Retreat in Homosassa, scenic views, kayakers,boaters paradise?

As of 8 Mar, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Unique Waterfront Retreat in Homosassa, scenic views, kayakers,boaters paradise on 3 May, 2026 start from S$224, 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.

What time is check-in at Unique Waterfront Retreat in Homosassa, scenic views, kayakers,boaters paradise?

Check-in begins at 4:30 PM.

What time is check-out at Unique Waterfront Retreat in Homosassa, scenic views, kayakers,boaters paradise?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Unique Waterfront Retreat in Homosassa, scenic views, kayakers,boaters paradise located?

Situated in Homosassa, this holiday home is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Riverhaven Marina and 2.5 mi (4 km) from Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Citrus County Dog Park and Old Mill House Gallery and Printing Museum are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

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Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 20 reviews
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9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

9.2/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Scott S.

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

It was just like advertised, clean home, nice location, great host

Great time
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dan S.

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

Great Place

Very clean,quiet and peaceful neighborhood. Kitchen was well stocked with kitchen ware. We were there for the whole month of February, a great place to stay.
Stayed 27 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shannon M.

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

Beautiful property

My group had a great time here for scalloping season 2024! It’s a great location and was close to the marina.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stacie K.

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

Family getaway

It was a nice location and loved being on the canal. Enjoyed fishing the canal, seeing the turtles, crabs, one small gator, and even saw some peacocks. Nice and quiet.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven G.

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

Review of Vrbo Rental

Perfect rental; exactly what we needed! Tony was especially helpful, and all that excellent service during two hurricanes! Definitely would recommend this rental!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gina C.

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

Beautiful getaway

Had an amazing time! Clean and well stocked with everything we needed. Nice to sit outside by the water and relax listening to the fish jump and the pecock calls.Great location to visit the springs and the beach. Close to shopping and restaurants also.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Charity H.

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

Family

Property was clean. Owner/manager was responsive.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Sandra D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had to go buy oil for using frying pan, and no soap provided for showers. Basement really didn’t provide anything, really would be great with ping pong table or something to make the space usable. Not connected to main body of water—I thought we’d be able to use kayaks to get to bigger body of water but it’s just swampy marsh. Very mucky water; really didn’t even want to use kayaks. I paid more for this location thinking we would use kayaks in the water, but you wouldn’t want to do that here. Still neat to see the crab in the water—he was big!Definitely recommend Homassass Springs —great value!! Don’t recommend Three Sister Springs—20 per person just to walk trail and see pretty pond with manatees, but same thing at Homosassa Springs with so much more to see for about 1/3 of the price and only 30 minutes apart.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Tara R.

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

Family Trip

Family trip and we brought our boat with us, it took a little longer than we realized to get out to the main river from the house. We rented a golf cart from Manatee buggies which made for a lot of fun getting around to the local restaurants. Overall great stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vickie N.

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

Holiday Getaway

Fishing trip with the family. Close to marina. Kayaks for the canal. Large patio room below the living quarters to relax in.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Charity F.

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

Would go back!

Close to everything. Cute property. Lost a star because 1) no wine opener 2) Lamp and/or outlet doesn't work 3) (the big one) the downstairs bathroom floodsfloors
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Nicole S.

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

Had a great stay

Overall the stay was good. Check in was easy. The kayaks were not at the home and the coffee maker was full of moldy grounds. We made do without the kayaks so that was ok but we would have used them if there. The cleaning station was great and the home was comfortable and clean.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

drew f.

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Location

On the water?

Kitchen was decent, laundry was very handy. The key situation was terrible. Get some digital locks! The two kayaks were very good, but the one life jacket was adequate at best. The water on which this was situated was more of a ditch than a creek, and any boat other than a canoe or small Jon boat would have trouble
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura B.

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

Best trip to visit our elderly father

We have always stayed in a hotel in Crystal Springs when we came down to visit our father but decided to stay in an air b&b instead. We were worried about the place due to the hurricane that had come through and the house did experience some damage BUT the host was fantastic and the house is an a beautiful location. It is a nature lovers paradise. We saw peacocks and all sorts of wild life each morning and the house is literally steps from the water. This trip ruined me for staying in a hotel so far out from our father. It was wonderful and I will definitely be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

C R.

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

Not good for boating

The house itself was nice. I assume because of the recent storms, the canal was silted in and not deep enough for us to get a small skiff through that we had rented. We had to drive to the marina everyday. If you don't have a boat and are just kayaking, it would be fine.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dean S.

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

Nice property on the water!

Our stay was great with everything very clean! The bottom floor is a completely separate lock off area with its own bathroom and shower and only connects to the upstairs bedrooms by stairs outside. Ground floor used to be just open parking / garage type area but has been enclosed and will flood with the Florida storms. It looks like about 2 feet of water was inside the ground floor for Hurricane Debbie just before our stay based on water marks on house and doors. Doesn’t affect your living area and did not hinder our stay other than a little musty smell downstairs. Great location with full access to homosassa springs and river via about a 20 minute ride on the back canals. We got our 24 foot pontoon boat right up to the house with no problems. Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

trinket m.

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

Good But Not Great

They still use keys for entering property, when you have multiple people with multiple cars and time frames doing things, a code would be the easiest form of entry, easy to change after each rental also. Too many keys. No way to get from upstairs to downstairs in the rain without getting soaked. Some kind of cover necessary. The ice maker was making ice but the mechanism for dispensing was broken. I contacted the host immediately but have yet to hear anything. We had ice so no big deal, but no communication?? The dishwasher has been 'installed' without being anchored in. Opened it up, pulled out shelf and it tipped over onto my foot, that was ridiculous and dangerous. The kitchen faucet has not been caulked down, it turns around and around. Good location for what we were there for, could be an excellent property if things were attended to properly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

jason w.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

k P.

Liked: Check-in, communication
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bill A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

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Hosted by Tony Gonzalez

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