Tropical Paradise! 100 Steps From Your Private Gulf Beach!!

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2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 4

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6120 Gnarled Oak Dr, Englewood, FL, 34223

Englewood Beach
‪12 min walk‬
Blind Pass Beach
‪2 min drive‬
Stump Pass Beach State Park
‪7 min drive‬
Venice, FL (VNC-Venice Municipal)
‪22 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Outdoor Shower

Spaces

Deck or patio

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Separate dining area

Garden

About this property

Beautiful single family home, 100 steps from the Gulf of Mexico with your own private beach. Peace and tranquility.

An abundance of sea life steps from your front door- including dolphins, manatees and sea turtles. World-class fishing, shelling, kayaking and birding.

Located over the Sarasota County line in the tree canopy, zoned only for single family homes.. no condo's, apartments or multi story buildings. Yet, still close enough to bike or walk to shops, dining, music and nightlife.. then come back and relax in peace and quiet. Minutes to mainland shopping, dining and golf.

Beautifully decorated 2 BR, 2BA single level home. Newly remodeled kitchen with all new stainless steel appliances! Quality bedding and new furnishings. Large flatscreen televisions and hi-speed wireless internet. Lanai overlooking a very private large backyard.

Meticulously maintained corner property with an abundance of gnarled oak, palm and fruit trees, native plants and flowering shrubs.

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owner/manager

Languages

English

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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

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

No shoes indoors

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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 deadlock

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A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Englewood

Located in Englewood, this holiday home is on the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Englewood Beach and Venice Beach. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's going on at Englewood Recreation Center, or consider a night out at Venice Train Depot. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling and ecotours.

Englewood, FL

What's nearby

Lemon Bay - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Englewood Beach - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
Blind Pass Beach - 2 min drive - 2.1 km
Stump Pass Beach State Park - 7 min drive - 4.6 km
Lemon Bay Park - 13 min drive - 10.7 km

Getting around

Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) - 47 min drive

Restaurants

‪McDonald's - ‬7 min drive
‪Flounders Restaurant & Tiki Bar - ‬4 min drive
‪Lock & Key Restaurant & Pub - ‬4 min drive
‪Englewood Moose Lodge - ‬9 min drive
‪Hungry Howies Pizza - ‬8 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Tropical Paradise! 100 Steps From Your Private Gulf Beach!! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Tropical Paradise! 100 Steps From Your Private Gulf Beach!!?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Tropical Paradise! 100 Steps From Your Private Gulf Beach!!?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Tropical Paradise! 100 Steps From Your Private Gulf Beach!! located?

Nestled on the beach, this Englewood holiday home is within a 15-minute walk of Lemon Bay and Englewood Beach. Blind Pass Beach and Stump Pass Beach State Park are also within 3 miles (5 km).

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10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Don H.

13 Apr 2025

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

Would recoomend

It was nice. Well kept and not too far from the beach. Will not really get to see the sunset from the proch but is nice in the mornings. Would recommend for a quite get away.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Chris D.

7 Jan 2024

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

Great Home

We had a lovely stay. 2nd time at this property. Very clean and great location. Thanks Rob

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

FRANCES V.

20 Jan 2024

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

Sisters outing

This is the second year we have stayed in this beautiful home. Wonderful experience always.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian C., Iowa City, IA

12 July 2022

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

Peaceful Beach Locale

Clean, quiet and a short stroll to a very nice beach. 20 minutes to downtown Venice. We very much enjoyed ourselves.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

FRANCES V.

31 Jan 2023

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

sisters retreat

We annually do a sisters get together someplace near the beach. This was a great choice.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brad M.

15 Feb 2023

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

Perfect 30th Anniversary

We loved our stay here. It was the perfect place to celebrate our 30th Anniversary. Rob was wonderful to work with and everything was exactly as described. Finally.....location, location, location. This property is definitely hard to beat. Thanks Rob.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Megan H.

29 Apr 2023

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

Perfect beach house

We loved this house! The host sure set the house up with plenty of everything you would find in your own home including beach chairs. We will definitely be back. Clean, nice, quiet neighborhood steps away from the beach. Loved the beach decoration vibe inside. Only one thing to fix is the plumbing in one of the showers..we found the plunger on our last day. Perfect vacation!

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

David D.

27 Apr 2017

Florida Beach Oasis

The house is clean and newly renovated. It offers spacious common areas including living room, kitchen and dining areas. We loved the lanai and lush vegetation. Its location in a shaded grove of oak tress is an oasis after hours in the Florida sun. The proximity to the beach is wonderful and provides endless hours of walking, lounging, shelling and optimal views of sunsets. Will be coming back next winter/spring!

Stayed 15 nights in Apr 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl S.

16 July 2016

Beautiful home with amazing beach location!

I spent a couple nights at this beautiful home with my family for a beach staycation and we were not disappointed. The house was comfortable, clean and very well equipped and the location was just a super short walk to a lovely private beach on the gulf. Robert is helpful and a pleasure to deal with! We will most definitely consider coming back if we get the opportunity!! Thanks Robert!!!!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2016

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

6 Mar 2023

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

Quiet neighborhood & lovely trees

Sadly, we came at a time when the Red Tide was bad, so this affected our overall enjoyment of the lovely beach. For the few minor things that I needed to call Rob about, he responded very quickly by phone. However, he couldn't make any changes during our stay because he is a long-distance owner.

Stayed 11 nights in Feb 2023

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Bridgette L.

1 Dec 2016

Peaceful, Relaxing, Wonderful!

We stayed 8 nights in this beautiful, little cottage and had an amazing time! The house is very well equipped with everything you need for a comfortable, relaxing stay. The "private" beach just a short walk from the house was so quiet and many days we were the only people there. We made friends with an iguana and a blue heron who seemed to be there every single time we relaxed on the beach! I can't say enough about how wonderful Rob is to work with. I have some chronic health issues that make traveling somewhat challenging for me and he was so very accommodating and understanding! Truly a blessing! I would absolutely recommend anyone stay here. The home is clean and well taken care of and Manasota Key is just a truly peaceful and tranquil little gem.

Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2016

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Tom C.

21 Mar 2016

Great Location - fun family vacation!

We had a great time in this home. Beautiful kitchen, updated styling. Lovely screened in porch. The location was perfection. Private, gorgeous beach just a VERY SHORT walk to the beach via an easement open only to the street the house sits on. While area public beaches were packed along with parking shortages, our beach was secluded and perfect for long, lazy days to watch dolphins and look for shark's teeth. The neighbors we met were very friendly. There is even a gopher tortoise (Little Doris) burrowing onsite that was fun to watch for and feed hibiscus flowers to. The house is super clean and has a gas grill, beach chairs, bicycles and beach toys. There is no reason to leave when you stock up on groceries on the way to the property and at the same time, it is close to bars and restaurants if you get restless (we did not get restless, however). Thanks Rob for making your home available to rent. We will be back!!

10/10 Excellent

Stacy B.

20 Jan 2020

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

Best street on the island

I’m convinced Gnarled Oak is the best street on the island. The trees, houses, neighbors and easy access to the beach are pretty hard to beat. Normally, I am someone who recoils from staying anywhere not directly beachfront...but, this was a great option. I’ve had bad past experiences staying a block off the beach (other Florida spots) and hauling chairs, etc, in the scorching shadeless heat...not pleasant. The gnarled oaks provide such great shade and “beaucoups“ of charm, that it’s such a short, pleasant stroll to the beach. Do wear some flip flops, as my well-seasoned toots were too tame to take the shell road on shoeless. Our family of 4, which includes 2 young men, fit very well in this home. A queen bed was tighter than we have grown accustom to, but was by no means a problem for us. My husband and I are small people though. The twins, perfect for our sons. And, I was so very grateful to have that second bathroom. When you are the only female in a family of guys, you learn to appreciate that extra bathroom even more so. The house was super clean, and stocked very well. Towels plentiful, beach chairs in great shape...must say I love the faucet/sprayer hooked up by the front door. Perfect. The only slight issue we had was initially with the tv. My spouse says I should mention that the listing should not say includes cable/should say house provides Roku streaming channels. We stayed in for dinner one night, and tried area restaurants the other nights. Restaurants were usually quite crowded, but this was the week after Christmas, so I assume that’s to be expected for that time. We ate at Farlow’s, Beach Road Wine Bistro, Lock ‘N Key, and Leverock’s and did get ice cream one night at Made in the Shade. Leverock’s was the only place we could get a reservation on New Year’s Eve, pretty much last minute. It was a set menu. Couldn’t recommend it based solely on our experience that particular night. We liked Farlow’s and actually ate there twice. Friendly service, fairly quick, pretty good ambiance for us (not a romantic meal), and good food. Lock n’ Key was packed so we took a table out front in a makeshift looking tent just to be seated and eating quicker. It started raining and everything getting wet...the poor managers/owners were hustling to do their best to remedy the situation, but it wasn’t easy. Our meal suffered bc of the whole situation, but my fried shrimp and fries were good...and I LOVED my Caesar salad.

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nancy R.

16 Nov 2022

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

Relaxing weekend getaway

Great location to private beach access….short walking distance. We had some issues with getting our rental car out of airport, but luckily the complimentary golf cart transport was available by local restaurant. The house was super clean and the beds were very comfortable. Definitely would stay there again. Be sure to check for “red tide” warnings…. it was difficult t to truly enjoy this great property.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert A.

16 Aug 2022

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

Perfect place for a relaxing beach getaway

The place was perfect. Very clean and everything you needed. Check in process was easier than a hotel. Property owner responds quickly and makes sure you have everything you need. The beach is right next to the house down a little path and was amazing. Nice, quiet, and relaxing. We will definitely be back.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joe C.

25 July 2022

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

Wonderful Retreat

Truly amazing, steps from the beach. Everything one could ask for a restful wonderful vacation. House fully equipped! Perfect beach house. We will be back, highly recommend.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jason C.

5 July 2022

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

Relaxing and secluded

Very nice little home. Private beach is so quiet. Loved it.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lesa H.

25 May 2022

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

Great location

We really enjoyed the house and beach. Perfect location. Close drive to shopping and restaurants. Beautiful oak trees on property with short walk to the gorgeous beach!

Stayed 8 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Adam R.

7 Mar 2022

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

Awesome!

Loved it!

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jeaneen H., Bowling Green,OH

6 Feb 2022

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

Birthday getaway

This Manasota Key property was perfect. It is very close to the Englewood beach area restaurants, and literally a 2 minute walk down the lane to a gorgeous and very private beach. The house itself was lovely, and had everything we needed.. It was very quiet and peaceful, but close to everything. We would love to come back!!

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

anita m.

30 Dec 2021

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

Christmas getaway

This property is absolutely amazing. We had a nice quiet Christmas getaway and this was the perfect location. The house was spaceous and very clean. Just steps from a beautiful private beach. The landscaping was very nice. Local restaurants we great. It was the perfect family trip. Rob is a gracious owner and responds quickly to emails. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful home and allowing us to make some great memories.

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Beate S.

25 Dec 2021

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

Enjoyable

Fantastic, well-appointed house on a lovely, private beach. Love the oak trees in the yard. Great, thorough communication by owner.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Christopher L.

24 Oct 2021

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

Amazing

Beautiful home, beautiful location. Can’t thank you enough for sharing your home with us. 5 stars all the way.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Upali R.

21 Oct 2021

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

Nice beach getaway

Very well kept property, well stocked and clean. Not beachfront technically but had a private driveway steps from the beach, it literally takes one minute of walking to get to the beach access point. Beach was empty every time. They have some beach chairs and beach toys available if you have kids. Nice hose outside to wash off your sand before coming in. Overall very happy with our local weekend getaway.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Andrea C.

10 Sept 2021

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

Great Beach Vacation

We had a very nice time at this property. Everything was clean and neat. The house was well stocked with everything we needed for a long weekend. We loved having the beach to ourselves!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

About the host

Hosted by owner/manager

My wife and I bought this house in December 2012 to retire to. That's still a ways off. In the meantime, we travel here a few times each year to enjoy the house and all the natural beauty the area has to offer. We want you to do the same!

Why they chose this property

Manasota Key is a hidden gem and the location of our house is ideal for enjoying nearby shopping, dining and entertainment while relaxing in the shade of our beautiful gnarled oak trees and taking in sunsets every night on your own private beach! We haven't wasted any time in completely updating the house, including new kitchen, flooring, fixtures, windows, doors, AC system, etc. The exterior has been freshly painted and the property professionally landscaped. A tropical paradise!

What makes this property unique

Manasota Key is a haven for wildlife- dolphins, manatees, sea turtles, birds and gopher tortoises. A nature lovers dream!

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2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

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