Having lived in the panhandle of Florida all of my life has been amazing. We have spent many years vacationing in CSB. The beaches are not as pretty as the beaches east of the Cape, but there was no oil from the BP spill. The well was capped while we were in CSB. We like CSB because of the closeness to the "Scalloping Patch". We hope to be able to afford the ever increasing rates. When we stayed the first year in a rental, the cost was $350 for a 4 BR 3 Bath house. Now it is about $1300 for a 2 BR 2 bathroom duplex. We watched the rates soar by $100 per year for many years.
I would have preferred less clutter on the tables, dressers, counters, etc. to allow room for our things. We had to move a lot of stuff out of the way.
Gone Shellin' is just steps from a beautiful beach, house is great & Coastal Joe's was very helpful with rental process. Hope to come back soon!
Cabin was very clean and well-equipped. Couch and loveseat were both pretty "sat out" and could be replaced. We thought this property was right on the beach, but it was one tier back. However, very close to beach entrance and we had a tiny view of the ocean from the deck. We went fishing one day in the Bay with Captain Pete White--just and awesome experience. Caught our limit of seat trout and then caught huge red fish. We love the Cape and have been there many, many times. It never disappoints.
First, Suzy from Coastal Joe's was the best (I should know, I'm a 53 yr old retired realtor)! Next, remember, "you get what you pay for" My only real disapointment was that it is not "ON" the beach, it is set back with an obstructed view which is not bad, but I'm from Florida and just assumed 100 ft from beach was on the beach, my fault for assuming. The house was VERY clean and comfortable. The furnishings were designed for a beach feel and not so much for comfort, but really at the beach, how much time will you be spending in the house. All said, it was wonderful and worth every penny. What are you waiting for? Drop everything and book your reservations now, life's too short not to!!!!PS Bring your own pillows, or maybe they can spring for some better ones.
We appreciated the organization and communication with Coastal Joe. It was a great week and we are hoping to make the trip again but for 2 weeks next time.
Property is in good shape but furniture in den is not comfortable at all. Both showers can not be used at the same time and have enough hot water pressure. A few of the dishes were dirty and the stove had aluminum foil on the electric eye pans. (made the kitchen look dirty/old/rundown.)If the owner would spend a few $'s on new appliances and furniture I could have given this property a 4 to 5 star review.
Gone Shellin' was a great little rental. It was very clean and decorated in wonderful tropical colors and had all the right touches. We had wonderful fires on the beach and meet some really great people. Thank you for the experience.
good and bad points- good: fabulous wide, dog friendly beachquiet area, good floor plan, wifi, fair pricebad: owner misrepresented the proximity of the home to the beach - we thought we would be right on the water, this was not the case. there was a row of houses between us and the beach. living room furniture was not comfortable, ice maker not workingWe are easy-going people and had a nice visit anyway
Everything was great! Beautiful beach!
We really appreciate the upgrades that were done to this unit. We're resereving it again for next winter.
I sent this once and my address is Springfield MO. Thank you.
well,at first the air conditioner was broke,it finally cooled off after about 5 hours,made the call and the manager got someone out there fast,which was nice.had no idea the bug man was coming.the location was great and the house was great also,some of the pans could be updated.overall,it was a very nice place to stay,thinking about going back again soon!! thank you,rachel fox--
We loved the house! Everything we could possibly need was available for our use, although you might consider a new gas grill, as the one provided doesn't work very well. Other than that, the house is nicely decorated, well equipped, roomy enough for seven and close enough to the beach to be convenient. It was the best vacation we've had in over ten years and will be definitely be back! Thanks so much for the great time!
The location was ideal -- truly 100 steps from the beach! You can watch the water from the deck in the early morning and be on the beach in a few steps. The owners provide beach chairs and water toys and umbrellas and things of that nature, as well as a stereo and DVD player for rainy days and evenings. We love the location and the area and hope to move to the town in the next year or so. However, the furniture in the house was a bit uncomfortable. That was our only complaint. We would certainly recommend Coastal Joe's to anyone.
My husband and I were extremely pleased with our experience at "Gone Shellin" and will be back next year. We have been visiting the Cape for seven years and this first time experience with this property and management was the best of all. The ownners had a very nice note on the side of the refrigerator saying how proud they were of their home and hoped any guest would "treat her as they would their own home." That pride was evident in the furnishings, decorations, colors, and conveniences available to us. We appreciated and respected their place and will be loyal and dependable guests for hopefully years to come!
This trip was our best ever and we will most certainly come back again. The unit was great and the beach was fantastic. we couldn't have ask for more. The only drawback was the mosquitoes so come prepared with repellant but other than that it was a dream vacation.
We travel to Cape San Blas yearly to fish in the wonderful bay. Gone Shellin' has the perfect spot to park our boat and truck. Even better, the beach is just out the door! We would definitely stay here again!
the place was nice and clean. We loved the peace and quiet we had. Walking the beach, surf fishing,having our dog there. picked a wrong time,the bugs were bad this time .I Will be going back and staying there more than one more time again. If you like enjoying the none rush of life stay there.
It was great there's not a lot of "stuff" to due but just relax on the beach. So I got to sleep late take naps. Most of all not a lot people. We didn't have to stand in line for anything and not packed on the beach like sardines.
We really liked the layout of this condo. The main draw was that they allowed pets. Our only complaint was a problem with the wireless internet, we didn't have access during our stay as advertised. Everything else was great and we would stay there again.