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3 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 6167.2 sq m

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Tampa, FL

Westchase Golf Course
‪7 min drive‬
Tampa Bay Downs
‪8 min drive‬
Westfield Citrus Park
‪10 min drive‬
Tampa, FL (TPA-Tampa Intl.)
‪18 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

African Room

1 Queen Bed

Beach Room

1 Double Bed

Bedroom / Office

1 Single Bed

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Guest Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Pool Bath

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Office

Separate dining area

Outdoor play area

Garden

Dining area

About this property

Welcome to Tampa Bay! The home is central to everything Tampa Bay and is 1 hour 20 minutes from Orlando. This home includes a three guest rooms, 1.5 bathrooms, a living and a family room, kitchen, dining room, bar, and a backyard lanai with a large pool area.

It is in a quiet suburban neighborhood, about 40 minutes from downtown Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg.

There are two bedrooms, 1.5 baths, a family and living room, kitchen, dining room, and wet bar. One guest room is decorated with a beach theme and opens to the heated pool and lanai. The other has a safari theme. There is a full bath located between the bedrooms. There is a half-bath near the bar.

In addition to the rooms, there is a family room with a fireplace and 50" 3D TV with XBOX One and several games that you are free to use. The kitchen and dining room are also yours to use during your stay. There is also a wet bar from which you are free to partake.

The backyard / lanai area has a heated pool and hot tub, seating at tables for 10, a dart board and a Weber charcoal kettle for grilling and barbecuing.

If you are renting a car, don't bother paying extra for a Sunpass transponder to pay for tolls, we have one you can use.

The home has a UV air purifier system.

We are located in a quiet neighborhood near a golf course, tennis courts, waterfront kayak rentals, ponds, a hiking trail and a YMCA. The home is central to many area destinations:

About 5 minutes: Upper Tampa Bay Park (Rent a kayak on the Bay!)

About 15 minutes: Big Cat Rescue, Airheads, Tampa International Airport, Raymond James Stadium, Lowry Park Zoo.

About 30 minutes: Clearwater Beach, Downtown Tampa, Ybor City, Tabanero Cigars, Tampa Bay Aquarium, Columbia Restaurant, Seminole Casino, Busch Gardens, St. Petersburg

You will be 1 hour 18 minutes from Orlando.

The bed in the Safari Room is "Queen" sized. The Beach Room bed has a "full" size mattress. So if you are exceptionally tall your feet might stick out a little.

We prefer not to use the home as a venue for large gatherings or parties.

There is no charge for children below 2 years of age.

Property manager

Aaron Smith

Languages

Swahili

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Dryer

Pet-friendly

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed: less than 9 kg per pet (limit 2 pets total)

Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Important information

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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 indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

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

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Tampa

Located in Town 'n' Country, a neighbourhood in Tampa, this holiday home is near theme parks and near the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Tampa Bay and popular attractions include ZooTampa at Lowry Park and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Travelling with kids? Don't miss Florida Aquarium and Adventure Island. Jet skiing and kayaking offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling and hiking/biking trails nearby.

Tampa, FL

What's nearby

Westchase Golf Course - 7 min drive - 4.4 km
Tampa Bay Downs - 8 min drive - 6.8 km
Westfield Citrus Park - 10 min drive - 8.7 km
Raymond James Stadium - 16 min drive - 16.4 km
George M. Steinbrenner Field - 16 min drive - 16.4 km

Getting around

Tampa Union Station - 25 min drive
Tampa, FL (TPA-Tampa Intl.) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

‪McDonald's - ‬6 min drive
‪La Creacion Bakery - ‬4 min drive
‪Doodle Noodle Bar - ‬8 min drive
‪Chipotle Mexican Grill - ‬8 min drive
‪Zaxby's - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Central to everything Tampa Bay! have a pool?

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

Is Central to everything Tampa Bay! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 9 kg per pet.

What time is check-in at Central to everything Tampa Bay!?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Central to everything Tampa Bay!?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Central to everything Tampa Bay! located?

This family-friendly Tampa holiday home is located near the beach, within 2 mi (3 km) of Tampa Bay and Upper Tampa Bay Park. Westchase Golf Course is 2.8 mi (4.5 km) away.

9.4

Exceptional

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9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Jane H.

15 Mar 2025

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

Absolutely Perfect

Stayed at this property prior to Tampa cruise. Beautiful home in quiet neighborhood. Convienient to shopping and resturants. Loved our time thrtr!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Mary Jane R.

13 Mar 2025

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

Great value. Nice amenities.

Great place for my girlfriend stay. Clean, pool, nice neighborhood. The owner provided fresh fruit and snacks and had plenty of kitchen and HBA products. We had a small problem, and the owner responded and resolved the issue immediately. Would stay here again.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rich F.

7 Mar 2025

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

Great Stay

Great backyard, really enjoyed the pool and spa. House was very clean. Aaron very responsive to our questions. Nice quiet neighbourhood.

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Megan L.

24 Feb 2025

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

Lovely home

This home is spotless and very well located. Home owners are very attentive to all your needs.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Leslie W.

20 Oct 2024

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

Hurricane

Very helpful

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert M.

8 Nov 2023

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

Location 👍

Nice clean everything that you need was there stock shelves bar also had some leftover pool and hot tub 👍👍🙏

Stayed 24 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Tamika F.

2 Oct 2023

Liked: Check-in

Disliked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Roach infestion

The house was beautiful but upon arrival we seen baby roaches. At night the adult roaches were everywhere. The house is infected with roaches. The garage area is extremely dirty. Keep you luggage closed and no food out. The pool was dirty and water level was low. Be careful eating or drinking anything the host leaves. My daughter tried a bottle of water and it was a bottle of vodka. She was sick for the first night of the trip. The front yards is over grown and needs some love.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

18 Sept 2023

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

Great Stay

Beautiful neighborhood and easy access to area.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deaf Yung S.

2 May 2023

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

B-day weekend

We came to stay for my lady friend and other friend's Bday too and we had a ball in the whole weekend. We enjoyed our stay and drank few of these bottles that owner provided us! Owner is very friendly dude!

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicole e.

26 Apr 2023

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

Amazing

We thouroly enjoyed our vacation and time spent at this house! The home was beautiful, clean and very welcoming! From fresh fruit and champagne waiting for us on our arrival to the quick response of the host for any questions. The house is very well stocked, the outdoor area was perfect, we enjoyed dinner as a family, played giant connect four, spend many hours swimming is the pool and relaxed in the hot tub! If we vacation in Tampa again I would 10/10 rent this place again! Thank you so much for a wonderful vacation!!!!

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

25 Apr 2023

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

Great Location, great communication, great house and pool!

We had a great week long stay, we came from WA state so was a very long flight and day for us! House was very well set up and I’m completely shocked by how well stocked the pantry is for every day use! Even had zip lock bags. Aaron and his wife left us fresh fruit and a cake! I had some issues turning the hot tub on, I’m sure my jet lagged self just wasn’t understanding the directions and Aaron was so wonderful about it, I drained half the hot tub! So I called him immediately and he came out and showed me how to get it on and made me feel so comfortable about my mess up. He was so very kind and understanding and in no way did he make me feel bad for my mistake. I would in heart beat re-rent this house again. The kids loved the pool The AC went out while we were there and Aaron had a company out immediately to have it back on for us.

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

steve m.

30 Mar 2023

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

Great location quiet neighborhood

Aaron was great responding to any questions we had and the hot tub pool was great great location to shops and attractions and very quiet neighborhood

Stayed 14 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Parker G.

6 Mar 2023

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

Best Rental I’ve Ever Stayed In

This home is beautiful and very well kept. It’s clear when someone takes pride in their home, and it’s obvious that the owners do. The neighborhood is quiet and safe and close to anything you may need. My group really enjoyed the pool and hot tub. Aaron was quick to respond to any questions we had, and left us with champagne, cookies, fruit and fresh milk in the fridge. We appreciated these little touches so much. This home was the most well stocked rental I’ve ever stayed in, as well. Things like coffee, laundry detergent, trash bags, paper towels, toilet paper, hand soap, etc. were readily available and easy to find. I am a clean freak and felt completely comfortable with the cleanliness of the home. The decor was fun and made the place feel very comfy. We hope to be back soon whenever we return to Tampa!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew S.

11 Nov 2022

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

It was absolutely phenomenal! The best verbo I've ever stayed at!

Upon entering the property, it was clear... "this man really takes care of his verbos!" The house was clean, welcoming, and just overall cozy! The hot tub was warmed up and ready to go, also, I had a few small requests, and he went above and beyond with them! Overall, on a scale of 1-10, I give it a 12!!! Absolutely wonderful!

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

James K., Long Island, NY

24 Oct 2022

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

Like Home in Florida

I really enjoyed staying at this house. Check in was a breeze, the house was clean, comfortable, and spacious and stocked with things to make my time there even more enjoyable. The pool and jacuzzi were a bonus, and I made good use of them. I felt very welcomed and honestly didn’t want to leave. Definitely renting here again.

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

kirt s.

18 Oct 2022

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness

room with pool had a week

Aaron was quick to respond from a couple questions with answers that mattered to us. He was pretty good at communicating overall. Arrived went ok. he had to fix main toilet so it would flush. Electronic issue. Ok! then he tells me the heat pump on pool is not adjusting temps down and its stuck at 104 degrees on the spa and 93 degrees on pool. Part is 800 bucks and 3 weeks out. The Spa was a must have and 99 is max temp for medical reasons. I asked prior to booking about temps. Things happen I get it, I will work around that issue, it might not be the best situation but we can handle it. Again electronic issues right. Next morning I start to make coffee and find coffee maker was full of mold because it was not cleaned out. Ok, It happens. Aaron did bring new coffee maker and Aaron did another temporary repair on bed frame to keep the broken sides from pulling out and dumping us on the floor. What an adventure. Hope he finds a new bed frame. I had a bag of ice Saturday so did not try to use ice dispenser on refrigerator. When we did the Ice maker did not dispense ice. Frozen up I guess from sitting? Yet upon attempt to clear it Sunday afternoon we found the dispenser was nasty with funk and mold, Moving on its going to work out. The Sliding glass door to pool was very hard to open with a completely worn track. I saw that mentioned in another review and thought Ok he has adjusted it or something if people complain about it.. But my wife was unable to open it. It was hard to move even for me. So, another work around on the door issue. The screens on the pool Lanai were pushed out on the bottom, again I asked about damage after Ian. Nope all is good he said. We have a service dog and paid extra for a Lanai just so we could have that extra little security that she was in a screen room when at the pool area with my wife. Other issues with this house in the kitchen and I left a list for Aaron. I really hate to keep going. I guess most renters don't care or just ignore the issues? I rent several properties a year and this is the first one removed from my "I'd stay again" list. House needs work and TLC and an exterminator would help too. If you read other reviews like I did and then this one at least you will not be surprised. Location was great. Neighborhood was nice. I wanted to like it as I need a rental couple times a year in the area. I just could not make myself accept it.

Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Debbie H.

30 June 2022

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

Pool and Hot tub are worth the stay!

My son loved being able to swim whenever he wanted to. The property owners are very accommodating and quick to respond. Beautiful home in a quiet neighborhood.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Melissa T.

12 May 2022

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

USF graduation stay

What a wonderful rental. Aaron and Sophia were great hosts and were always available if needed. The pictures does not do justice on how cute and welcoming this house is. The pool, hot tub and hammock were are favorite!

Stayed 5 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amy W.

25 Apr 2022

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

Tampa Weekend

We (4 women) came into town (from Philly) for a concert and wanted a place with a pool and hot tub. This house met our needs. Not fancy, but comfortable. It was well equipped with towels, sheets and kitchen stuff. It is in a nice location to Raymond James Stadium, Tampa airport, restaurants and about 20 minutes from the beaches. You do have to drive everywhere but it has lovely walking tails to take nice walks. Thank you Aaron

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Laura H.

13 Apr 2022

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

Pleasant stay

Aaron was very responsive in helping out with questions and needs, we enjoyed the stay, got to use the hot tub and pool on the sunny, warm days. The house was clean and was central to many needed stores/restaurants. Overall a pleasant stay, thanks!

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Timothy M., Clarksville, Tn

5 Jan 2022

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

Couldn’t have picked a better home and Host.

Upon arriving it was very home feeling, very clean, spacious and accommodating. The pool and hot tub was amazing. Aaron stayed in touch daily to make sure everything was going good with our stay and answered all our questions. I recommend this house to anyone visiting the Tampa area.

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Heide M.

31 Dec 2021

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

Didn't want to leave!

Aaron's home was wonderful and beautifully decorated. The check in was super easy and so was finding the home. Very quiet and beautiful neighborhood. Close to literally everything we needed and to lots of attractions. We spent so much time in the spa/pool. (Hate the thought of going back up north to the cold!) Communication with Aaron was great and he responded quickly. As for supplies... He provided almost everything and he literally thought of everything! Would definitely book again if in Tampa! Thank you Aaron!

Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Angie M.

26 Nov 2021

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

We had a wonderful stay.

The home was very clean and we had a wonderful stay. Aaron was more than accommodating and very easy to get ahold of if we had any questions. We’ll definitely be back!

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Carrie H.

1 Nov 2021

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

Weekend getaway

We were in town for a concert and had a blast at the house! We spent tons of time in the hot tub and outside in the coolness of the weather. We had plenty of space, and we were very comfortable!

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Amy P.

26 July 2021

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

Home from home

Aaron & Sophie were very gracious to offer their home to us for 2.5 months as we worked with our insurance company on fixing a water pipe break in our home. With two sitting areas and two bedrooms, it provided ample space for our family to be able to spread out and feel like we were not "visiting". Aaron also allowed us to utilize the office space, so I could continue to WFH during the pandemic. The pool was amazing for our daughter and helped to keep the "holiday house" a holiday. The patio area was very comfortable and included a charcoal grill for home-cooked BBQ. Aaron was very quick to respond to any questions or items that arose and was very understanding across our extended timeline. The property is a great one for a shorter stay if you'd like room to spread and a private pool, or longer if timeframes allow.

Stayed 76 nights in Apr 2021

About the host

Hosted by Aaron Smith

My wife and I moved here in 2013 from Seattle. Sophie is recently retired from Delta. I am a software engineer at an insurance company.

Why they chose this property

This property is in a quiet neighborhood with a great lanai / pool area perfect for barbecues.

What makes this property unique

It's central to downtown Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Beach. All are about 40 minutes away.

Languages:

Swahili

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Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

African Room

Beach Room

Bedroom / Office

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Guest Bath

Pool Bath

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