Pool, Dock & Kayaks: Waterfront Palmetto Home

Reviews

• House with promising views, owner with unfulfilling promises

  2/5

  We took this trip in memory of a friend gone too soon. The house is as previous reviews listed, a good home, decent location, and a gorgeous view from the pool area. Im guessing many of those reviews didn’t include needing to contact the owner. Our problems started when arriving and being unable to get into the home by code, as the dead bolt was locked. The number listed through check in, didn’t answer & was later told it was a wrong number. We were able to enter the house through the garage. Upon entering, the house was in the same condition the previous tenants left it. The beds were stripped, the dirty laundry was piled in the kitchen, both dishwashers were filled with dirty dishes. No sign of any cleaning being done. We found an additional number once inside the home. The owner was not helpful to us, until I sent photos of the situation. He did then call me back. The cleaners came in the morning, did a good job, The owner came & asked what he could do to make it right. He very quickly agreed without hesitation to the suggestion. After arriving home, the owner was not taking or returning my calls. I spent many hours into days on the phone, & sending proof in emails to Evolve, the host company, of the disappointing conditions we encountered. Despite the great views, I will not be returning to this house. The owner flat out lied to us about how he was going to fix the situation of our negative experience. Through Evolve we were able to get 50% of his offer refunded.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• 2/5

  Pros: Location of the house off the river was great. Dock and boat lifts appeared new and worked great. Great view of the canal. Neighborhood appeared to be very safe. Cons: ants on countertop in bathroom. Roaches were found in kitchen. Dock outlets and lights did not work. Beds weren’t made with top sheets. Dated and worn furniture throughout. Property manager (Kevin) was less than helpful. When asked about how to turn on the dock lights, “on / off switch” was the direction…

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• 5/5

  Vielen Dank für die wunderbare Ferienwohnung,alles vorhanden was man so braucht,nichts fehlte.Sehr netter Empfang und schöne sehr ruhige Wohngegend,Bushaltestelle gleich um die Ecke,alle 22 Minuten fuhr der Bus zum Bahnhof Spandau.Dank der Welcome Card welche sehr preisgünstig ist konnten wir Busse S-und U-Bahn und Regiozüge nutzen,also besser geht es nicht Berlin ist eine Reise wert, es war ein toller Urlaub mit einer Superschönen Ferienwohnung in der nichts fehlte.Vielen lieben Dank nochmal an unsere Vermieter Frau Grünig und Herrn Braun.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Great property!

  5/5

  House is a great stay for a FL vacation. Kitchen is amazing, and plenty of toys for the pool or having fun on the Manatee River

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Relaxing on the River

  5/5

  It was a lovely home. With a wonderful kitchen (although we never used it!) and a great backyard with the River view was very relaxing. We saw a couple Dolphins and we had a few birds hang out with us in the backyard.

  Quite neighborhood, easy to get into Bradenton for spring training games.