3400 sf Stilt Home Retreat of Gated Privacy on Homosassa Peninsula

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3 bedroomsSleeps 4315.9 sq m

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Homosassa, FL

Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park
‪5 min drive‬
Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
‪8 min drive‬
7 Sisters Springs
‪20 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bathroom 1

Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only

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Deck or patio

Kitchen

Balcony

Dining area

About this property

The perfect waterfront retreat! Great deep-water canal off Homosassa River! No bridges. 2/2 upstairs with cedar wood interior and Trex deck. Downstairs, an additional bed in an open alcove area, bathroom, and a game room.

This is a gated peninsula property with 2 homes/boat docks. We do not own the other home/boat dock and it is not a rental, but is private property. Our home and boat dock is available as a rental. It is a 2 story stilt home. There is a 50’ Trex boat dock that sits behind our home with a boat lift. The boat lift is not available. Just a snook's jump to the river and minutes to the Gulf of Mexico. The Homosassa River is home to the Homosassa River State Wildlife Park and Springs, great fishing and casual waterfront dining.

Upstairs 2/2: 2 carpeted bedrooms with queen size beds each with its own tiled bathroom. Laundry room with washer and dryer. The Kitchen sports a center island with glass top stove and appliances, cookware, dishes and utensils. Dining room seats 6 at a glass top table. Cable TV in living room. Both upstairs bedrooms overlook the water. This is a stilt home. Access to downstairs has exterior front and back stairways.

Downstairs Game Room and Bed: 1 tiled open room features queen size bed and dresser. There is a large bathroom and shower. Large open game room includes pool table, ping pong table, and wall mounted dart board and cable TV. Tired of indoor sports? Step outside to the 50' Trex dock and hop in your boat to go fish or float with the Manatees at the Springs in minutes.

Exterior Property Features: Property includes trex dock. Enclosed, attached garage with security code. Coded gate access to property.

We are proud to offer a smoke free home for your vacation stay. 3 Night Minimum. Limited to 2 vehicles for parking (garage and driveway). Trailer/additional vehicle parking is available adjacent to the County's public ramp at MacRae's OR for $20/day there is a private launch/trailer parking available at Florida Cracker Riverside Resort which is next to MacRae's. We can now accommodate one small trailer on side of front yard. Both locations for parking have restaurants and either bait or rentals of boats/kayaks.

You can check out the live webcam at MacRae's at discoverycrystalriverfl.com

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Steve Franklin

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

This is a stilt home.Stairs are outside for access

Events

No events allowed

Pets

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

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Boat lift is not for guest use Two vehicles max 4 overnight included. Add’l charge each for 2 more guests.

Parking limited to 2 vehicles and only on Driveway and in Garage, not in yard. One small trailer space on dirt strip on side of front yard.

Trailers can also be secured at Public parking or Florida Cracker has private parking for $20 per day.

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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 not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

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A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Homosassa

Located in Homosassa, this holiday home is on the waterfront. Riverhaven Marina and A Crystal River Kayak Company are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Three Sisters Springs and Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Homosassa, FL

What's nearby

Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park - 5 min drive - 2.8 km
Old Mill House Gallery and Printing Museum - 6 min drive - 3.0 km
Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park - 8 min drive - 5.1 km
Riverhaven Marina - 15 min drive - 10.4 km
7 Sisters Springs - 20 min drive - 18.2 km

Getting around

Tampa, FL (TPA-Tampa Intl.) - 76 min drive

Restaurants

‪McDonald's - ‬12 min drive
‪Sugarmill Restaurant - ‬12 min drive
‪Crumps Landing - ‬15 min drive
‪The Freezer Tiki Bar - ‬20 min walk
‪Twistee Treat Homosassa - ‬11 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is 3400 sf Stilt Home Retreat of Gated Privacy on Homosassa Peninsula pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

How much is parking at 3400 sf Stilt Home Retreat of Gated Privacy on Homosassa Peninsula ?

Limited spots are available.

What time is check-in at 3400 sf Stilt Home Retreat of Gated Privacy on Homosassa Peninsula ?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 3400 sf Stilt Home Retreat of Gated Privacy on Homosassa Peninsula ?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is 3400 sf Stilt Home Retreat of Gated Privacy on Homosassa Peninsula located?

Situated on the waterfront, this holiday home is within 3 miles (5 km) of Tiger Tail Island, Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park and Old Mill House Gallery and Printing Museum. Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park and Citrus County Dog Park are also within 6 miles (10 km).

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9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Penny J.

25 March 2025

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

Spring Break vacation

We loved the location of the house and we were able to keep our boat docked to take out for fishing. The house was well equipped with everything we needed. Close proximity to everything we wanted to do! Will definitely be back!

Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Frank G.

2 September 2024

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

Labor Day Homosassa

Great location, great weather, good boat dock on canal just off the River. Scallops were sparse but we found enough for a meal. 3rd time .

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kram t.

1 September 2024

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

Great location off Homosassa River

The home was accommodating for the 4 of us. The dock was perfect for our 21ft boat. No room on property for boat trailer. We parked our truck and trailer at the Riverhaven Marina, 4 day pass. We did not utilize the downstairs area of the home during our stay. The location is perfect for quick access to the Homosassa River. Great communication with owner. Would recommend this property.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kayla M.

5 August 2024

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

Water access

The best part about this place is the location and access to the gulf. Great for quick access to scallop area

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew G.

27 July 2024

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

Decent property and location.

Good

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hayden R.

19 July 2024

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

Homosassa house

This homosassa house was had an amazing location with a doc that fit our 2 boats. The house was very clean and we loved the bonus space downstairs with the pool table and ping pong table.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Fish S.

10 July 2024

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

Fun Getaway with a Great Location

We stayed here for 4 nights at the opening of scalloping season. The communication was excellent and we were offered to check in early which was nice. The location is quiet and very relaxing. The home is very nice as well. It had everything we needed. The upstairs bathrooms were very spacious. The downstairs has a ping pong table and pool table so our teenagers really enjoyed that. We brought our 24’ boat and it was a plus to be able to dock it overnight behind the house. The run to the gulf was quick and easy. It’s a longer ride to the spring but still enjoyable. We would definitely consider this property for future visits.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda J., Terra Cotta, ON, Canada

3 April 2024

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

Lovely place

This lovely home is in a great location that allows you to take advantage of all that Homosassa has to offer. Great for boating and enjoying the view of the river. The hosts were very accommodating and always got back to us in timely manner whenever we had any questions. Looking forward to our next visit!

Stayed 30 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Philip S.

29 February 2024

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

Month stay

We liked this part of old Homosassa because it was quiet and there were many canals in the river close by as well as great places to eat. We didn’t bring a boat or kayaks, but they would be ideal at this location. There is a nice rec room downstairs for ping-pong and pool and darts. Our host couple was very responsive to a couple of minor needs. The beds were great and we used the charcoal grill frequently.

Stayed 28 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frank G.

7 September 2023

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

Homosassa

Excellent, owners cleaned up waterfront property within 2 days after Hurricane Idalia stormed through. Good dock for tie-up of 24' boat. Great scalloping and fishing in Homosassa Bay.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Linda J.

1 April 2023

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

Great stay

This is a great property to enjoy all that Homosassa has to offer. The hosts a pleasure to deal with. Would highly recommend staying here.

Stayed 30 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

robert b.

4 March 2023

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

great trip

fun house to stay in

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pollyanne D., St. Augustine, USA

2 March 2023

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

Fun but restful stay

Nice, roomy home on a canal. Very limited parking! We brought our e-bikes so we had to drive our full size trucks, two in total and could barely fit one in the garage, while our friends parked their truck in the driveway. Beautiful, sideways view of the water from the house. We loved all the decks outside. Comfortable beds and AC works well in the home. My husband enjoyed the chairs in the living space. WiFi was spotty. Enjoyed the game room on the first level that has a pool table, dart board, ping pong table and cards, but had to open all the screened doors to air out to enjoy. We will definitely be back.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Frank G.

5 September 2022

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

Homosassa River

Great location and house on a canal off the beautiful river. Good boat dock

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marcia A.

10 August 2022

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

Great location!

Thank you for sharing your home! Great location for Gulf fishing and scalloping. House is roomy and comfortable. Comfortable beds. I had brought my own microwave cooking bowl, otherwise had to use the dinnerware for that. Nice boat dock. We had a great time!

Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

jennifer s.

2 August 2022

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

Great location

Great location. Owners are wonderful and reply fast. This is our 2nd year here. Love it!

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Faye B., Fleming Island, Florida

23 July 2022

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

Hot in Homassass but cool in the springs

Stayed during scalloping season because more friends and family rented nearby. Very large, clean canal house but limited parking which is stated in the description. Would only bring boat once it’s in the water next time. We enjoyed scalloping in the gulf, fishing, kayaking and floating in the springs. If you need a break from cooking your own catch there are many good local restaurants. Would definitely rent here again! Thank you Steve and Debbie

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

joseph b.

6 June 2022

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

Great place to stay for boating fishing restaurants close by

Property in Great Location private it does not have a fish cleaning station which would be very nice for people fishing

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Linda J., Terra Cotta, ON, Canada

31 March 2022

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

Loved the property!

This is a great place to stay in Homosassa. Owners were always quick in responding to any of the questions we had. Location is wonderful and a nice dock for our boat. We very much enjoyed our stay and look forward to staying again next year! Thanks Debbie & Steve.

Stayed 30 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

James P.

11 September 2021

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

Great location, nice, and peaceful!

Easy process setting up the rental! Great location, very easy access by boat. Overall we had a great time. Alway enjoy Homosassa!

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Joel G.

29 August 2021

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

Scalloping Trip

Amazing location. Perfectly situated close to most everything in old homossassa.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michael T.

17 August 2021

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

Nice 2021 Scallop trip

Home was clean, location was nice and close to restaurants by boat. Only negatives would be the absence of an ice machine, and no where to clean the scallops/fish back at the dock. We had a great trip though. Thankful Tropical Storm Fred stayed far enough off the coast that it didn’t impact our stay. Owners/manager extremely responsive to any questions we had. We’ve been coming over to Homosassa for the last 16 years and would certainly consider staying here again.

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Brian B.

31 July 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Great location to get on the River.

My spouse, friend, and I all stayed for a long weekend for scalloping. The house had a dock that was plenty large enough for two small boats. The dock was in good shape and easy to use. The main river is about a 3 minute ride and maybe 10-15 to the main boat ramp in the area. This was the biggest positive of the property. The house was large enough to fit all of us and more if we could (although the 3 bedroom listing had a 4 person limit). The owners were very easy to talk to and responded quickly to any inquiries we made. Some of the cons we encountered. The first I believe was just coincidence, the A/C upstairs was not performing well. During the day the temp could not get lower than 80. At night it was comfortable at about 73. The owners did act immediately to send a tech out the next day. Unfortunately that tech couldn’t fix the issue. We were able to hang out downstairs in the large game room that stayed ice cold! Eventually an ac tech came the day we left and confirmed a leak in the system. Again, not really anyone’s fault and the owners made many attempts to fix it and communicated the whole time. My biggest con is definitely the parking. In the listing it did not specify the very limited parking. It wasn’t until after I paid that I saw a small note about no trailer parking and vehicle limit. Then when we arrived it was reiterated that the parking was very limited and strict. When I booked this, I thought we would be able to park the boat trailers in the driveway because nothing said anything different. Months later, after Homossassa was booked everywhere, we learned we had to find elsewhere to park the boat trailers. Our group had to park the trucks and trailers at the public ramp. Not a huge issue, just unexpected and inconvenient. Just be aware that there is a three car MAX and if you have a big truck, maybe less. And again, NO trailer parking. Beside the parking issue, the owners were nice and the property was very nice and low key. This is perfect for a couple or two to get away and relax. A bigger group (4+) would be very difficult to do because of the occupant limit and parking situation. I would definitely stay here again but probably just me and the wife and kids.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

jennifer s.

30 July 2021

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

Great time

Had a great time. The house is easy to find by boat and clean. Having the dock out back was great! Very close to restaurants on the water. Communication with the owners was great. They are quick to respond and answer any questions. Would highly recommend. Thank you for sharing your home.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

kelly m.

30 July 2021

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

Great Location for family scalloping fun

The home and location of the property were beautiful. The owners were very nice and available when we had questions or concerns. A few things we would suggest improving upon would be : - more privacy for the downstairs bedroom. There are large sliding doors to the outside without any type of blind or curtain and there is no door or covering offering privacy to the bed area. - very minimal parking is available. The neighbors complain if you step foot on their property so you are definitely very limited with only the driveway space. Two of our vehicles barely fit in the driveway. - the dock space was advertised as 50’ however a good portion of that (about 20’) is taken up by a boat lift that is unavailable to move or use. - upon arrival, we noticed there were no clean towels to be found. We did find a handful of wet towels left hanging on a hook behind the door that we had to wash. The downstairs toilet had not been flushed and there was a bathing suit liner laying on the master shower floor. The house did not seem “dirty” but when you walk into that, you can’t help but question whether things had been cleaned prior to our arrival.

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2021

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