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Historic Strong Haven a Southern Gem on Indian River -

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A white house with a porch, steps leading to the entrance, and a potted plant in the foreground.
A paved pathway leading to a waterfront view with palm trees and greenery.
A room with a built-in bench by a window overlooking a body of water, a wall-mounted light fixture, and a door with a dark wooden frame.
A living room with a sofa, armchairs, a coffee table, and a lamp. There is a door leading to another room.
A bedroom with two beds, a dresser, a mirror, and a window with curtains.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • The great outdoors
    Guests love the outdoor space here.
  • Garage parking available
    Enjoy the convenience of garage parking - a rare offering in the area.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Cocoa Village Playhouse

Popular amenities

  • Balcony or patio
  • Barbecue
  • Air-conditioning
  • Garage parking available
  • Internet
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Cocoa, FL
  • Place, Cocoa Village Playhouse
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Riverfront Park
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Florida Historical Society Headquarters
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Airport, Melbourne, FL (MLB-Orlando Melbourne Intl.)
    ‪42 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed and 1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Queen Bed

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Garden

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About the area

Cocoa

Located in Highland Park, a neighbourhood in Cocoa, this holiday home is near theme parks and on the waterfront. The Avenue Viera is worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's popular attractions can visit Brevard Zoo and Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Travelling with kids? Consider Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science, or check out an event or a game at USSSA Space Coast Complex. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and kayaking nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking and horse riding.
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Map
Cocoa, FL

What's nearby

  • Cocoa Village Playhouse - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Riverfront Park - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Taylor Park - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Florida Historical Society Headquarters - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex - 29 min drive - 33.0 km

Getting around

  • Melbourne, FL (MLB-Orlando Melbourne Intl.) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dirty Oar Beer Company - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Ryan's Pizza & Pub - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Pho 95 - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪George & Dragon English Tavern - ‬3 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Historic Strong Haven a Southern Gem on Indian River - pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Historic Strong Haven a Southern Gem on Indian River -?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Historic Strong Haven a Southern Gem on Indian River -?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Historic Strong Haven a Southern Gem on Indian River -?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Historic Strong Haven a Southern Gem on Indian River - located?

This family-friendly Cocoa holiday home is located on the waterfront, within 1 mi (2 km) of Cocoa Village Playhouse, Riverfront Park and Taylor Park. Bernard Simpkins Fine Arts Center and Florida Historical Society Headquarters are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 120 out of 146 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 146 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 146 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 146 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 146 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The home was great. It was so quiet and so relaxing. I watched the sun rise was just beautiful. This home had everything you needed and more. I have stayed at in a lot of Vrbo's and this one had plenty if every thing. They even had beach towels. I would stay again. The host was so sweet and understanding. We had four bedrooms and four bathrooms. Beds were really comfortable. i would recommend this home if you are going to be in the Cocoa Beach.
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 15 July 2026
Thank you Shirley. I am so glad that you had a good time making memories along the beautiful Indian River at Strong Haven. I hope you do come again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was wonderful our family enjoyed the house and the fishing dock.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything as advertised. Relaxing, reminded me of where I grew up on the water.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Mar 2026
Thank you for coming. You are so right-there is something so relaxing about being on a river or body of water.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Great big space for our large family gathering. Checkin was easy & checkout was fine. Woukd a lovelyvsettingvfor a Christmas Family gathering
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Amazing getaway

I absolutely loved this stay! The owner is amazing and probably the best host I’ve had! I recommend this house to everyone and will stay here again!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Mar 2025
Thank you so much. We would love to have you come again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Property was amazing! Hard to not fall in love with. Host was very nice and responded timely always.

10/10 absolutely my favorite place I’ve been to in America!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Nov 2022
Thank you for coming and making memories along the Space Coast and beautiful Indian River at Strong Haven.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful comfortable

We absolutely loved our stay at Strong Haven. Vivian is very responsive and gracious host. We are already planning to come back again.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 9 May 2025
Thanks for visiting. Hope you do come back again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great time at Strong Haven

My family and I enjoyed staying at this beautiful old home with so much history and charm. We loved the porches and especially the dock in the evenings where we saw a dolphin, a manatee and stingrays.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Good location

We enjoyed our time. Beautiful view of the river.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Aug 2023
Thank you. So glad that you had a great time.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Another successful race weekend

As always strong Gaven is a perfect spot for our group
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family Vacation

Everything was awesome! So relaxing and peaceful!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 28 July 2022
Thank you. So glad that you enjoyed a relaxing time making memories on the Space Coast at Strong Haven along the beautiful Indian River.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Another Race Weekend Stay

Another perfect experience staying at Strong Haven. Kudos to Vivien for providing and outstanding property!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Dec 2023
Thank you Shelly. I hope the race went well for you and your friends. You are always awesome guests and I hope you will come again next year.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Strong haven

Great historic house within walking distance of cocoa. Wonderful views, so much space, great location
Stayed 14 nights in Nov 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Dec 2020
Thank you Elizabeth & family. We loved having you stay and hope you will come again sometime.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great stay

We love old houses and Strong Haven is a nice place. Right on the Indian River it was a quiet, nice neighborhood. Just enough modern to be comfortable, and enough originality to be a fun stay. The front porch at sunrise is especially nice.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Aug 2022
Thank you Robert. I am glad that you were able to make some pleasant memories along the beautiful Indian River at Strong Haven.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Strong Haven

Was a very relaxing place to stay. Loved sitting on the porch watching the river. Got to see a launch and also a dolphin at the dock.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 11 Apr 2021
So glad that you & your family enjoyed your visit. Strong Haven was built yo be a blessing to family. Thank you.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Race Weekend Getaway

Another wonderful weekend at Strong Haven! The proximity to the race start/finish is perfect. So happy to have found this and look forward to many more years of spending our after Thanksgiving weekend here!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar 2020
So glad that you all enjoy the race and Strong Haven. Thanks for coming. Look forward to having you again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

It was a wonderful place to stay with lots of character. It was close to lots of activities too

We had a great time relaxing, enjoying the fish and dolphins in the river and local activities. The house was clean and comfortable and had so much character. We loved it. It was perfect for our weekend adventure
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar 2020
Thank you so much . So glad that you & your family enjoyed making memories at Strong Haven.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

July 4th Trip

Our family thoroughly enjoyed our stay at this beautiful Home. Everything was nearby restaurant's, activities, and shopping. We enjoyed fishing off the dock and from our boat that we docked at the dock in front of the house. Such a wonderful trip we made lots of memories and plan to visit again in the future. Awesome place to stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 23 July 2024
Thank you Janet. I'm glad that your family enjoyed the river and making memories along the beautiful Space coast at Strong Haven.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lovely

We had a wonderful time. The house was very charming and well stocked.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Nov 2023
Thank you Edward. So glad that you & your family had a good time at Strong Haven along the beautiful Indian River.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Excellent

Quaint and relaxing
Stayed 8 nights in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Beautiful property! Everything we could have wanted for a relaxing race weekend.

We were so pleased with our stay at Strong Haven. The house is beautiful and well kept with charming historic touches. Loved spending evenings on the porch overlooking the river. The dock was great and we were able to get some fantastic up close pictures of the dolphins playing in the water. Can't wait to stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar 2020
So glad you got to go watch the dolphins play & swim.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Peaceful

The house was perfect! The rooms were large yet cozy. The beds were comfy too. The only complaint I have is the pots and pans were not the greatest so we ate out more.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 6 July 2025
Thanks for the info Heather. I have updated the pots and pans. Personally, we got used to cooking with the ones there and liked them. Most people think the kitchen is well equipped but now we have new cook ware.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect House Perfect View

The house was perfect for our stay. The view of the Indian River from the front porch was amazing. The owners were very helpful. The house had everything you could possibly need.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Sept 2020
Thank you for visiting Strong Haven. Hope you have a very safe & healthy year. Thanks again,
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Another successful Space Coast Marathon Weekend

As always Strong Haven is a delight. The original architectural details have been lovingly preserved and we had a perfect setup for the race. Looking forward to next year!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 12 Dec 2022
I am so glad that the race runs right in front of the house. I hope all is well with your group. Blessings on your health and running for 2023.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Ideal stay!

A wonderful house with character in a super location. 7 adults and 2 active 4-year olds enjoyed the house very much. Comfortable and the owner's attention to detail was most appreciated. Visited the beach, Kennedy Space Center (saw a launch!), the dinosaur store, and the nearby restaurants (walkable) in Cocoa. Super visit!
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar 2020
So glad that you & your family enjoyed your stay. Hope you will come back again & make family memories at Strong Haven.
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