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LOCATED ON THE KEY! DOG FRIENDLY!

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The queen sleep sofa features a new upgraded mattress.
This beautifully decorated one bedroom is on the ground floor.
Our private beach is a two minute walk from the property.
Living area
Spacious seating for four.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 458.1 sq m

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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Englewood, FL
  • Place, Englewood Beach
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Lemon Bay
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Siesta Key Beach
    ‪51 min drive‬
  • Airport, Punta Gorda Airport (PGD)
    ‪51 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 4)

Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only · Outdoor shower

Spaces

Deck or patio
Outdoor shower
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

LOCATED ON THE KEY! DOG FRIENDLY!

Welcome to Starfish Stays. Walk to beach. This totally renovated Key West inspired one bedroom ground floor apartment is setting the standard on Manasota Key as one of eight units at Starfish Stays on the unique Manasota Key of Southwest Florida.

Starfish stays is a short trip to the beach for gorgeous morning walks, shell and shark teeth collecting, swimming, sitting under an umbrella, basking in the sun or watching the most beautiful sunsets of the Gulf. Plenty of complimentary beach chairs, umbrellas, and towels in the unit. Two custom built outdoor showers hit the spot to rinse away the sand and salt. We make it easy for you to relax and enjoy your vacation.

The grounds of Starfish feature a brand new pergola complete with gas firepit, bbq, cornhole games and seating for eight!

The fantastic Stump Pass is 3 miles south of the property. Here you can fish, hike the nature trails, launch a boat or kayak or just relax on the secluded beach. Stump Pass is an excellent location for finding shark teeth. Parking is only $3 per day.

Blind Pass is one mile north on the key. There are nature trails, docks for fishing, kayak launches, and playground and picnic areas. There are public restrooms and outdoor showers as well as more beautiful beaches. Parking is free here and abundant.

Starfish Stays was completely renovated inside and out. Our property features 8 total vacations units. 1D is brand new one bedroom ground floor apartment and was completed April 2020. Everything is new down to the stainless appliances, queen size bed and custom countertop. Starfish 1D boasts a brand new queen bed and a sofa bed w/ upgraded brand new memory foam queen size mattress for added comfort. We offer a fully stocked kitchen, full bathroom, and all linens.

Please note: The maximum number of guests in 1D is four (4) persons (children included).

Starfish Stays has eight units on the same property! Four two bedroom units, 3 studios, and a one bedroom unit. We can accommodate larger groups in several units.

We have our own private beach access, a TWO minute walk to the sand. Looking to avoid the big beach crowds? Our private beach is wide, sandy and PRIVATE.

Please check out this review from a well know blogger: https://www.ytravelblog.com/manasota-key-florida/

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 24
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

Pets allowed: dogs less than 23 kg per pet (limit 2 pets total)
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
We strictly adhere to our cancelation policy. Changes to the policy will not be available. We do not have any weather or environmental guarantees.

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
Long-term renters welcome
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 and a deadlock

About the area

Englewood

Located in Englewood, this apartment is near the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Englewood Beach and Caspersen Beach. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at CoolToday Park or Charlotte Sports Park. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Englewood, FL

What's nearby

  • Englewood Beach - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Lemon Bay - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Caspersen Beach - 30 min drive - 26.3 km
  • Venice Beach - 31 min drive - 26.3 km
  • Siesta Key Beach - 51 min drive - 56.7 km

Getting around

  • Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) - 49 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Lock 'N Key Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Sand Bar - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Waverly Restaurant And Bar - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Dunkin' - ‬8 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is LOCATED ON THE KEY! DOG FRIENDLY! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much does it cost to stay at LOCATED ON THE KEY! DOG FRIENDLY!?

As of 6 Apr 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at LOCATED ON THE KEY! DOG FRIENDLY! on 1 June 2026 start from AU$286, 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.

How much is parking at LOCATED ON THE KEY! DOG FRIENDLY!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at LOCATED ON THE KEY! DOG FRIENDLY!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at LOCATED ON THE KEY! DOG FRIENDLY!?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is LOCATED ON THE KEY! DOG FRIENDLY! located?

Offering direct access to the beach, this Englewood apartment building is within a 5-minute walk of Lemon Bay and Englewood Beach. Blind Pass Beach and Stump Pass Beach State Park are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 34 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Reid H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location! Host easy to communicate with.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Mar 2026
It was a pleasure hosting you!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrea C.

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

Quick beach getaway

We had a great stay! Unit was perfect, had everything we needed to make the stay comfortable. Easy check in, super responsive host and so convenient to the beach!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ruth B.

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

Beach House

It was an excellent place to stay
Stayed 27 nights in Feb 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gunasekar K.

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

starfish stays - manasota key

The place was wonderful. the host (scot and paula) responded to all my queries immediately.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 18 July 2024
Thank you! It was a pleasure to host you.
Verified

8/10 Good

Paul S.

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

Starfish stayas

Really pleased with the layout of this property. Single mini-split has trouble cooling the bedroom and kitchen which are separate rooms. Good location and availability despite the recent several hurricanes!
Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

margretta n.

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

Spring 2023

Really nice stay excellent location. 2 minute walk to beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lacey N.

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

Love Starfish Stays!!

We cannot say enough wonderful things about Starfish Stays!! We were there for a month and felt at home. Great location, wonderful property and fantastic people! Paula, the owner, is very responsive to any questions and so helpful and nice! Stephanie is an amazing property manager helping with anything needed and just a good hearted person. We already booked our trip for next year! Highly recommend!
Stayed 28 nights in Feb 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Mark U.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Beach access

Everything overall was good, disappointed that the beach access across the street was closed so the nearest beach was a couple miles away.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Mar 2024
The coast had some bad storms creating high tides. We are thankful the tides are normal again on this coast.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

jaime

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
The property and owner were amazing and we would recommend/ return!! Everything is nearby and the beach is beautiful. We stayed on the ground level apartment, and it was comfortable for our family of 4 1 dog. Scot (owner) was super helpful and extremely responsive to questions.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Jon G.

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

Manasota Key Starfish Stays

Considering a direct hurricane hit the key two months prior, the property was in excellent condition. Excellent support from property management! Amenities were great for us. The only negative was staying in a lower level unit, of a two level dwelling, and having an abnormally loud guest above us. We like the property very much, but would only stay on the top level. Fantastic location to everything!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Courtney

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
We stayed for a couple nights and were beyond pleased! We were looking for a simple place close to the beach (a place that we could just shower and sleep at). We found it at Starfish Stays! I wish that we would’ve had more time to use the corn hole and pergola areas. Wonderful updated room, kind-helpful property manager, and perfect location! Next time we will stay longer!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bonnie S.

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

Very clean, cozy place

A very clean, cozy place. It was a bit hard to find, we arrived just after sunset. It does not have any storm damaged as stated in the discription. When I did message the owners how to access the beach they responded very quickly. It was a quick walk across the street past a few other buildings to get to the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jessica M.

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

Comfortabble stay for Beach getaway

This property was well stocked for our four night stay! We had everything we needed to whip up a few meals and big enough fridge for snacks/leftovers/drinks. The property was across the street and along a short residential path to access the beach. We appreciated having a couple of chairs and beach accessories readily available at the property too. Pull out mattress was comfy! Thank you!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Very nice and clean. Great place to stay with our dog. Easy driving distance to Brohard dog beach and easy walking distance to local restaurants. Only negatives were too few electrical outlets and lamps. Very well appointed otherwise. Only a few black bugs, not bad for southern climate. We would definitely stay here again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jose O.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in

Great plaxe

Overall, the property was great. I wish they gave a little better description on how to get to the beach. Cause there's 2 gates at the entrance way. When is the car gate with a code into the right is a small walk and gate with another keypad which we didn't know.but great place i would stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Feb 2024
It was a pleasure to host you! Our instruction page shows how to get to the beach or you can always call us. Thank you for staying with us!
Verified

8/10 Good

Adam M.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spring break 2023

Pros - location and price Cons - cleanliness, coffee maker didn’t work, first floor unit ( we had small kids above us, we left a day early because of it ) pull out bed was dirty ( trash and fake nails ) Overall, we would probably come back but consider a top unit due to noise. Location was nice with the private beach.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

2/10 Terrible

PAMELA W.

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

DISGUSTING!

Property discription was very misleading. Access to the beach was through another locked property. The bottom step was too high above the beach to allow access. The beach was only accessible during low tide. The unit was deplorable! The grout was black with dirt! The bathroom window frame was disgusting! The baseboards were filthy! The blinds had gaping holes that did not allow for privacy or to block light. The bedroom dresser was filthy! There was a live roach.This was my first experience with VRBO and I doubt I will take another chance.
Stayed 30 nights in Apr 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 3 June 2024
Pamela was a nightmare before she even arrived. We have had over 3k 5 star reviews and have never had a problem. She began making accusations prior to her arrival and it just got worse when she arrived. Her credit card got declined and she wanted us to let her stay. We asked her politely to leave the unit and she refused. We had to call VRBO for assistance. WHAT A NIGHTMARE! She told us that if we didn't give her $$ she would write a bad review. It's a shame people like this are on the platform.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joshua S.

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

Perfect short getaway

Our stay at starfish stays was exactly what we needed to start summer off. Manasota key is a beautiful community. The accommodations were amazing and just fed the beach vibe we needed. We live in Jacksonville but I grew up on the gulf in a similar community and it was perfect. The amenities at starfish were great. I wish we were staying longer to partake in all of them. All the beaches are a short drive or bike ride away. The key is golf cart and bike friendly. We walked to the private beach and it was very easy to navigate to. The only problem we had was we tried to go later in the day and the tide was already coming in so there was not much beach and the steps to the beach were about a foot to a little over a foot off the beach, but this very common due to tides and erosion of sand and the wood or metal due to salt water in beach communities. Just something to be mindful. If that doesn’t work for you… thankfully you’re on a key do there is beaches all over that are amazing. The room we stayed (as well as the others at Starfish) has a couple beach chairs and umbrellas, floats, tubes and towels… as well as one of my favorite things I forgot myself, each room has strainers outside by the steps to be used for shells or shark teeth hunting. If that’s what you’re there for be mindful of the tides again… low tide is best but you can still find plenty of shells and teeth at all beaches just know the water is coming in and more waves will be crashing on the shore.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 24 May 2024
Thank you, we enjoyed hosting you!
Verified

8/10 Good

Gigi L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We enjoyed our stay at Starfish Stays. Owners were quick to respond when we had questions. Located close to restaurants and beaches but what we thought was going to be direct access to a beach across the street turned out to be mostly a rock wall that has been put up as a barrier since the hurricanes and unfortunately not a lot of beach front left. Not that big a deal since Blind Pass beach is just north a couple miles with free parking. We really loved that beach, great for shark teeth and bathrooms.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Apr 2026
Hello, our beach access is a 5 min walk. Turn right and you're on the beach. There are also two beaches north and south. There is a free shuttle to either beach.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nicole R.

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

Clean Apt Close to Beach

Apt was what we expected, clean and stocked with all we needed in kitchen gadgets. Everything worked. Towels were extra fluffy. It was a short walk to the beach and despite the storm damage the beach was nice for walking. Questionable about dogs being on the beach but we had ours and only one person said anything. Fun restaurants are just a few miles from apt. We liked Manasota Key!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Great Stay

Great place for. me and my Jack Russell Terrier. I was able to park right in fronton the unit. It was clean and well furnished. The beach access was great.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steve Y.

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

Great getaway

Well advertised and perfect getaway for the weekend. Everything was clean and communication was great. Tons of beach access and parks. Good restaurants just a few minutes south. Would definitely go again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Beth L.

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

Loved the Beach!

Great time at Starfish Stays! Paula was super..,, Everyone there was friendly and happy😎 Love that my dog was welcome on the property and the beach.!
Stayed 13 nights in Feb 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scott Z.

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

Perfect location for our short trip

Starfish Stays was a perfect spot for our short 2 night/3 day getaway. There was easy access to a great beach. The property manager was very nice and checked to make aure we had everything we needed. We would definitely recommend Starfish Stays.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Absolutely loved our stay! Very clean, well stocked with everything we needed (pots/pans, beach chairs, etc), comfy bed and close to the beach! Loved that they had an outdoor shower to rinse off our dog after the beach too :) Highly recommend!
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2022

About the host

Hosted by Scot Hill

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Why they chose this property

Manasota Key is a beautiful area with stunning beaches!

What makes this property unique

Location!

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