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Aqua Lodge Houseboat "The Grey Lady"

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A houseboat docked at a calm body of water with a covered deck and a small outdoor seating area.
A living room with a large sliding glass door leading to a balcony with a view of the water and boats.
A spacious living room with a round table, white chairs, a grey sofa, and a view of a body of water through large windows.
A spiral staircase with white railings and black steps, leading to a wooden deck area with outdoor seating.
A cozy living room with a grey sectional sofa, a matching ottoman, and a wicker chair. A large window offers a view of the outside.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
This houseboat accommodates 6 guests with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It features 1 outdoor heated pool for relaxation and offers beautiful water views. The property is located near the ocean, with beach access. Nearby attractions include Harry Harris Park and Old Road Gallery.

Highlights

  • Room to spread out
    Enjoy spacious layout that give everyone more room to relax.
  • Outdoor pool
    The outdoor pool is a refreshing retreat under the open sky - a rare gem in this area.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Outdoor pool
  • Air-conditioning
  • Washing machine
  • Onsite parking available
  • Internet
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Tavernier, FL
  • Place, Mangrove Marina
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Baker's Cay Resort Beach
    ‪9 min drive‬

Where you'll sleep

4 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Double Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen

About this property

Aqua Lodge Houseboat "The Grey Lady"

This houseboat has 2 Queen beds, 1 Double bed and 1 Twin bed. The houseboat has a flat-screen TV with cable in the living room along with complimentary WiFi. When you enter the boat, you walk into the kitchen and can either go downstairs to the bedrooms and bathrooms or take the spiral stairs up to the living/dining area. The sliding glass doors in the living area, opens out to a back patio which, provides the magnificent view of the open waters inside our marina.
The space
Guest access
Mangrove Marina & Resort has full marina services including a boat ramp, fuel dock, wet slips and trailer storage. Bar & lounge is on property providing great food and libations. There is complimentary WiFi in public areas and parking are also provided.
Guest access
DISCLAIMER: We reserve the right to change the houseboats as need to accommodate the Marina: location on dock, exterior/interior. We will do our best to update any/all descriptions.
Other things to note
The is a reservation for a houseboat so if the weather gets bad it may bump just a little.

Max Guest = 6
Room Rate is for 'up to 4 guests'.

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property # 2492250vb
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 are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

About the area

Tavernier

Located in Tavernier, this houseboat is on the waterfront. Hurricane Monument and Indian Key Historic State Park are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and Jacob's Aquatic Center. MoradaWay Arts & Cultural District and MarineLab Undersea Laboratory are also worth visiting.
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Tavernier, FL

What's nearby

  • Mangrove Marina - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Harry Harris Park - 5 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Baker's Cay Resort Beach - 9 min drive - 12.0 km
  • John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park - 13 min drive - 15.5 km

Getting around

  • Miami International Airport (MIA) - 94 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Circle K - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Tacos Jalisco 3 - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Snappers Oceanfront Restaurant & Bar - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Dive Bar On The Bay - ‬1 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does Aqua Lodge Houseboat "The Grey Lady" have a pool?

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

How much does it cost to stay at Aqua Lodge Houseboat "The Grey Lady"?

As of 1 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Aqua Lodge Houseboat "The Grey Lady" on 27 Oct 2026 start from AU$1,756, 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 Aqua Lodge Houseboat "The Grey Lady" pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Aqua Lodge Houseboat "The Grey Lady"?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Aqua Lodge Houseboat "The Grey Lady"?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Aqua Lodge Houseboat "The Grey Lady"?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Aqua Lodge Houseboat "The Grey Lady" located?

Situated on the waterfront, this houseboat is within a 15-minute walk of Mangrove Marina and Mariners Hospital. Florida Keys Dive Center and Harry Harris Park are also within 3 miles (5 km).

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. 22 out of 26 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 26 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 26 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 26 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 26 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A great houseboat situated in a beautiful Harbor facing the sunset. It's boat living so don't expect it to be like a resort but you cannot beat the easiness of this property as a housing option. They have a great pool and a bar/restaurant that is open air. This is the epitome of keys style living
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Sept 2026
Thank you so much for the wonderful review! We are so glad you enjoyed yourself and look forward to your next visit!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Quick Trip to Key Largo

Great place to stay. Highly recommend and hope to return.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Excellent! Loved our stay!

Had a wonderful time. All was really nice and we would rent it again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Apr 2024
Thank You for your review!!!!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great views and location!

Awesome experience staying on a houseboat. Can’t beat the view! Will be back for sure!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Mar 2025
Thank you for staying with us, We truly enjoyed having you.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
We did end up leaving early…the temperature and weather cancelled out a lot of our plans so we decided to take off.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great house boat

Spacious, clean, quiet, and close to activities. This was a great place to stay, manager was friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 6 July 2022
HI, Thanks for taking the time to send a review. We appreciate your time and business. Be Safe, Mike
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect spot to hangout in the Keys

Our family of four and two friends were very happy with this rental. The location is great, right on the end of the harbor with magnificent sunsets off the back deck. And there is a perfect little restaurant/bar in the harbor that we went to often for drinks and tacos. The whole experience was excellent thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Jan 2023
Thanks for taking the time to provide a review.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

great place for long weekend

Houseboat was located at end of the pier providing great views. It had a great living room area and deck overlooking the harbor. The kitchen did not have a stove but made it work. One of the bedrooms was small but manageable - overall great place for weekend
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Apr 2024
Thank You Chris for your review!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great spot

Small glitch w key pickup but otherwise seamless and enjoyable. Left some belongings there and they were super attentive to helping with that.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Apr 2023
Hi, Thanks for the review. Mike
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great experience

Five star. Lots of space.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Apr 2023
Hi, Thanks for the review.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Awedome Vaca

We were married on the house boat and loved living on the water for our honeymoon Mike was always ready with grin to make our day complete. Food truck was amazing
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Sister's Vacay

Amazing! Wonderful! Fabulous! Outstanding! We don't want to leave😩 Will be back!! So cozy!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Apr 2023
Hi Lisa, I'm glad you enjoyed your stay. Thanks for the review. Mike
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
My family stays at VRBO's so we can just hang out, cook and play games. There really wasn't sufficient appliances to cook with. Not even an air fryer. There was a toaster and a 2 burner electric heating element thing and the toaster is in desperate need of being replaced. But the food at the dive bar was excellent.. we just had not budgeted and prefer not to eat every meal out. The office ladies were very friendly. We would stay again if they would stock the place with an air fryer, toaster oven, blender, some appliance and this place would be fine
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

A short fishing trip with some friends

An excellent place for charter boat fishing.Enjoyed unique house boat. Very clean, etcThe Wi Fi needs to be upgraded since we could not access local network. Otherwise, a fun experience. Dive Bar has excellent food, too. Nice and laid back.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Something different

We were trying to find something different than a hotel/in and came across the houseboats. Checking was easy, the place was clean. A relaxing stay while being close to everything key largo, tavernier, and Islamorada have to offer. As a plus, we saw dolphins and jellyfish floating around in the mornings.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

The Grey Lady was wonderful!

It was fun staying on a houseboat as a group. The management took great care of us and let us park the motorcycles up nice and close to the dock. They recommended a charter boat for fishing out of Key Largo that we thoroughly enjoyed and supplied little random things when we needed them. We would definitely go back!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Feb 2023
Hi, Thanks for the review. Be Safe, Mike
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fun in the Sun

I brought my granddaughter on this trip for her spring break. The houseboat was such a nice and unique place to stay and she loved it. The location is perfect for all of the things that you might want to do in the Keys but at the same time quiet and peaceful on the water. The boat was very clean and well stocked. The people at the office were very helpful and everything from check in to check out went smoothly.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Houseboatin

Just three adult males looking to do some fishing and diving for 4 days in the keys. Found this place, it was perfect for our needs. The only thing that didn't cooperate was the weather but that's certainly wasn't the houseboat's fault. Already planning another trip during better weather.!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Nov 2023
Hey David, Thanks for the review, we appreciate it. Mike
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great family vacation!

Aimee was wonderful with communication before our arrival date. The location is perfect, close to all activities but yet nestled away. The boat house was exactly as pictured, cute, quaint and clean. The property has an outdoor pool, bbq area and outdoor showers (my favorite!) The bar / restaurant was closed during our stay so that was a bit of a bummer but there are so many other places close by it wasn't that big of a deal. The only (slight) negative that I would say is the price. Other then that it was a perfect stay!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Engagement celebration

Our oldest daughter, none the wiser, was proposed to. She never saw it coming. A great surprise. We will return to the Gray Lady!!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 23 May 2022
WOW...Thanks for sharing, that's wonderful news. Be Safe, Mike
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful houseboat

We LOVED the Grey Lady and Mangrove Marina. Like another reviewer stated - location, location, location, which is why I picked this particular houseboat for my husband and I. It sits at the end of the marina with unobstructed views. I only have a few minor complaints. 1) I did not receive any communication regarding the check in process. We arrived at the marina around 4:30 pm and had to call the phone number listed in VRBO to find out how to check in. 2) there was an overwhelming smell of air freshener on the boat that did not go away even with windows open and lastly the TVs did not work. Again, these were minor annoyances. If you have a group or kids, I would recommend bringing games/activities as there were none on the boat-comparing to other VRBOs. Also I did not find any extra blankets for chilly weather. There is plenty of refrigerator space. No stove or oven. Hot plates for cooking and a basic amount of utensils. We would totally stay here again. We loved the community gathering spot with a giant fire pit, bar, food truck and heated pool. Everyone was very friendly and the location was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Unique place in the Florida Keys - and best houseboat on the dock!

We really enjoyed our stay on the Grey Lady. Location, location, location! The houseboat is the last one on the slip and faces out into the mangrove marina, with lovely views. It’s also very spacious inside. Upstairs is an open LR -DR area with access to the outdoor seating area. Below are the four bedrooms and two baths. There’s a small heated pool at the marina, which our kids enjoyed on cool winter evenings. Didn’t get any advanced communication like some VRBO properties, but Mike called us on the day of check-in to let us know that the office closes at 5 pm and he left a packet out for us, so check-in was easy. He also left the houseboat lights on for us, which we appreciated. The kitchen does not have a traditional stove top. There are two electric hot plates. There’s lots of refrigerator space (2 minis plus a small fridge-freezer upright). Regular-sized coffee maker, microwave, and toaster. We comfortably ate breakfast and lunches but decided to eat dinners out. We didn’t need the fourth bedroom with the single bed but it’s a small space - would be perfect for a kid. All in all, this was a fun experience and great location to enjoy the Florida Keys!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location
Disliked: Communication
The houseboat was clean and the air conditioner worked well, and it was a unique place to stay, but there were several disappointments\. Parking was a major issue—if the neighboring dive bar was busy, there was little to no parking for guests\.It would also be difficult for elderly or mobility\-challenged people to get on and off the boat\.The boat showed obvious water damage inside, several blinds wouldn’t open, and fishing off the back of the boat wasn’t allowed\. Communication from the host was also lacking\. I never received the check\-in instructions, despite being told they had been sent\.Overall, the experience was okay, but better maintenance, communication, and parking arrangements would make a big difference.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Aug 2026
Hi Laura, Thank you for your review. We do have a lot going on here and we can understand your concern with parking. There were a lot of events taking place due to it being lobster mini season. A houseboat stay is not something we recommend for elderly or mobility challenged, as boats can sometimes be difficult to get off and on. We appreciate you bringing our attention to the interior issues! It has been a busy season, and these issues are being addressed. We apologize for any missed communication! We always strive to help our guests make the best memories and apologize if these concerns detracted from your visit to the Keys.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Unique and cool experience

We very much enjoyed our stay on the Gray Lady! Boat is as pictured, beautiful views of the water and sunsets. Pool was also a big hit. Would definitely come again!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 19 June 2022
Thanks for your review.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect place to stay

Mike was amazing with communication and getting us checked in, and the place was beautiful and quiet. Would recommend this to anyone, and we will be back!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

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