Apollo Beach Retreat Pet-Friendly 3BR w/ Private Heated Pool, Preserve & Beaches

Thanks fot tje kind words, thanks for staying with us!

Thanks for your kind words. We look forward to you returning soon.

Thanks for staying with us! hope we see you soon!

Thaks for your kind words! Come back soon!

Thank you, glad everything worked out for you. Hope you're enjoying your new home and Apollo Beach as much as we do!

Thanks for staying at our home... hope you return soon!

Thanks for staying with us. It wouldn't have been a problem to get the cleaning company back in to tend to your concerns. I wish you had mentioned something.

Thank You for staying at our place. We hope you will come back soon. Jim & Espie

We're happy you enjoyed yourselves! Hope you come back soon.

Thanks for staying at our home...hopefully you'll be back soon!

Thank you for staying with us and I'm sorry the experience didn't meet your expectations. I always want our guests to have a great time, so let me address your concerns for future visitors. Regarding the master shower — there was nothing wrong with it. The hot water simply needed to be turned up at the faucet knob.. When you mentioned it two days before checkout, I walked you through the adjustment over the phone. You declined and let me know you'd been using the other shower all week. The shower worked perfectly for the guests before you and the guests after you. I would have been happy to come out and demonstrate in person, but you told me it wasn't necessary. Regarding the power outage — I completely understand how stressful it must have been to come home to a warm house, especially with your dog there all day. This was a TECO utility outage affecting the area, not a problem with the home. The house is equipped with a solar battery backup that kept portions of the home running during the outage, including the AC for much of the day. TECO had full power restored within about two hours of your call. Area-wide power outages are unfortunately beyond any homeowner's control. I responded to every call and message promptly and always will. I do want to note that you also requested to extend your stay an additional day, which I unfortunately couldn't accommodate because we were already booked. We hope you and your family enjoyed the pool and the rest of your time in Apollo Beach.

Thank you for your review — I'm really glad you enjoyed the pool, living room area, the comfortable beds, and the central location. That heated pool is definitely a favorite among our guests, and Apollo Beach really is a great home base for exploring the Tampa Bay area. I'd like to address a few things for future guests: AC: I completely understand how frustrating that must have been. You let me know on Sunday and I had it up and running by Tuesday. Fortunately, temps were in the mid-60s during those days, but I know it's not what you expect when you're on vacation and I appreciate your patience. Hot tub and workout equipment: You're absolutely right — that should not have been in the listing. I take listing accuracy seriously and I've already corrected it. Thank you for flagging that. Exterior paint: The house was painted green several years ago and the Florida sun has done what it does. It's cosmetic and doesn't affect your experience inside, but I appreciate the feedback. Landscaping: We've been in a pretty serious drought , with strict water restrictions here in Florida. Honestly, every yard in the area is struggling right now. Once the rains return, things green up quickly. Front screen door: Already in the process of being replaced. Fair point. Light bulbs over the kitchen table: Those three are actually loosened on purpose — with all ten bulbs going at once it's like an operating room in there. Every other light in the house works perfectly, and I'm always just a text away if anything needs attention during your stay. Kitchen faucet: It was working fine during your visit, but I've gone ahead and replaced it anyway. Items on the side of the house: That's a small boat, trailer and other misc stuff stored along the side of the property. It's not really visible from the front entry or the backyard where guests spend their time, but I understand the concern. Neighborhood: Island Walk is a quiet residential subdivision and many of our guests over the years have specifically commented on how peaceful and family-friendly it is. I do want to say — we take a lot of pride in offering a full 3-bedroom home with a heated pool in the Tampa Bay area at a price point that's hard to match. You really can't find a comparable hotel room for what we offer here. I'm sorry the property didn't fully meet your expectations, and I genuinely wish you'd reached out about some of the smaller items during your stay. I'm always happy to help and most things are a quick fix. We hope you'll give us another chance if you're back in the area.

We’re sorry you didn’t enjoy your stay. I can assure you assure you our guests’ comfort and safety are our top priorities. It seems most of your concerns could have been resolved through reading the welcome letter, we left on the counter, or with a simple phone call to the number either on this site or in the welcome letter. As addressed in the welcome letter, the pool lights are controlled by the switches to the right of the sliding glass door, as you’re facing it. There are two lights on poles to each side, to the back of the pool, as well as the light on the house next to the slider. The blue “Christmas lights” were put up in response to a prior guest mentioning they would have liked some mood lighting in the area. The step up to the pool area is common, to allow proper drainage to both decks. We are considering lighting it in the future. Although it has never been an issue in the past, we will consider adding a handrail to the pool in the future as well. The bed in the front bedroom isn’t an air mattress, it is a full sized 8” thick queen sized, mattress on a futon. We do this so visitor’s have a second sitting area/TV area, if they don’t need the bed, As you know it is made up as a bed when you arrive. We’re sorry you didn’t like the king-sized bed in the Master, but it is a fairly new 12” temerpedic mattress, we find it to be very comfortable. I guess this is why there are so many options available when buying a mattress. VBRO suggests providing some children’s toys, since most guests are families with children and they are limited to how much they can bring, especially when traveling by air. So, we decided to leave the play kitchen and doll house for visiting children. As our daughter has out grown them, this is the only reason they are still there. I don’t understand how this could have been an inconvenience to you, but if you had called, we would have happily had them removed out of your way. There are a few hairline cracks in our tile. They don’t pose any inconvenience, but flooring is in our sites for future updates. There have been a couple of accidents by past guests, leaving one or two blemishes in the paint. Unfortunately, the house has a faux finish, that isn’t duplicated easily. Again, having the home painted is on our list, but overall, the walls are in decent condition. I am having trouble finding any holes in the walls or doors, if you could drop me a note with their location, I will have them fixed immediately. In looking on the app I see the home was at about 70 degrees for your entire stay. We agree the master can fall a little behind. That is why we added a minnie split designated to the master/office area when we added the glass office overlooking the pool area. This makes the master the coldest room in the house. As mentioned in the welcome letter, the remote is on the desk. Also, as mentioned in the welcome letter, the only active cameras are in the front and sides of the home. Again, we’re sorry you didn’t enjoy your stay and we hope you had a better trip home. Jim & Espie

Update, We have remodeled the master shower(although there was never any mold), hung a new stainless hood over the stove, replaced the roof, updated the pavers in the pool area, added a pool heater and filled in the (smaller than a dime sized) hole in the wall. We're sorry our home wasn't up to your standards. We take our guests comfort seriously and would have been happy to get someone out there to clean the shower again. The irony is we received a 5 star review from the people that checked out the day you arrived as well as many others. We are planning many upgrades in the next couple months . We hope you enjoyed the remainder of your stay in our great community!

We're glad you enjoyed your stay. The house as been rented steady since October and is going to go through a lot of renovations in the next couple months. Including the roof on the porch/office off the master, the screened ares and the landscape. BTW there is a dimmer switch on the light for the pool area.

Thank you! So glad the kids had a blast in the pool — that's what it's all about. We appreciate the kind words and hope to see your family again next time you're in the area!

Thank you so much! There's nothing better than hearing your daughter loved the pool — that's exactly the kind of experience we hope every family has here. Glad the extension worked out smoothly and that you had a great spot to balance work and relaxation. You're welcome back anytime!

We're glad you enjoyed your stay... thank you for choosing our home.

Glad you enjoyed your stay. The season does take it's toll and we have many updates planned for next season. Just so you know when you give such a low score it hurts us quite a bit with Homeaway and perspective guests. Hopefully they will read your review.

Thanks for staying with us... we hope to see you again