Before you book
Everything you'd want to know before you arrive. Clear, human, and matched to the legal rental agreement you'll e-sign at checkout.
Working remote? Snowbirding for a couple of months? The house is set up for it.
For stays longer than 28 nights, we include a $195 deep clean every 3 weeks. Our cleaner comes in, washes all the bedding and linens you leave by the laundry room, deep-cleans the home, and restocks all the supplies (toiletries, kitchen basics, coffee, everything). This fee is calculated automatically at booking so you know the full number before you commit.
Maximum stay through this site is 90 nights. Longer than that, email us and we'll draft a separate longer-term agreement.
If your stay lands during Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, or another named holiday, a couple of extras:
Book with confidence. The full ladder:
Dogs or cats welcome, two total per stay. $150 non-refundable pet fee, added at booking.
The home is elevated on stilts, and the covered area underneath fits up to six vehicles — plenty for a family with a truck, a couple of SUVs, and space left over.
Boat trailer parking is included on-site. Pull in, back down to the slip, launch — no offsite storage lot needed. If you're arriving with a boat, tell us in advance so we can point you to the easiest approach.
No parking on the landscaped areas or over irrigation heads. Damage to sprinkler heads is billed at $250 per head to your security hold.
Full disclosure so there are no surprises. Under Florida § 810.145 and per Airbnb's April 2024 policy, here's what's on the property:
Storage: ~30 days of cloud footage, accessible only to us. We don't share footage except in response to a lawful subpoena, an insurance claim on the property, or a safety emergency involving your party.
Please don't touch the cameras. Moving, covering, unplugging, or damaging any of them is a $250 fee per incident and can end your stay under Fla. Stat. § 509.141 without refund.
The standard fees added to every booking:
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cleaning (standard, every stay) | $195 |
| Long-stay cleaning (stays > 28 nights, every 3 weeks) | $195 each |
| Pet fee (per stay, non-refundable) | $150 |
| FL sales tax + Citrus County TDT | 11% |
| Payment card surcharge (Stripe) | 2.9% + $0.30 |
The following apply only if something goes wrong during the stay. All are a reasonable pre-estimate of our actual harm, not a penalty. Each may be charged to the card on file or deducted from your security hold:
| Violation | Fee |
|---|---|
| Smoking indoors (evidence-based) | $350 |
| Unauthorized pet — just be honest, we'll know | $150 pet fee + $100 surcharge |
| Party / trashing the home | $1,000 |
| Sprinkler / landscaping damage | $250 per head |
| Camera tampering | $250 per incident |
| Excessive cleaning (oven or fridge deep clean needed, bedding needs multiple wash cycles, or the home is left wrecked) | +$80 or $75/hr |
| Excess pet hair requiring extended clean | +$195 |
| Late check-out 10 AM – 12 PM | $50 / hr |
| Late check-out after 12 PM | One full night |
Security deposit — two paths (chosen at booking, authorized on your card at check-in):
At booking we ask the primary guest for their driver's license number and photos of the front and back of the ID. The person booking has to be the person staying — this stops booking fraud and keeps the home safe for everyone.
Your ID data is:
When you book direct through this site, you'll review and e-sign a Florida short-term rental agreement at checkout. It repeats these house rules in the formal statutory language required by Florida (Fla. Stat. § 509.013, § 509.141, § 668.50, and the Sanislo premises-liability waiver standard covering dock, waterfront, and watercraft use), and gives you a printable, PDF copy of the signed contract for your records.
The agreement is drafted by the owner (a Florida-licensed attorney). If you have questions about any specific clause before you book, email us and we'll walk through it with you.
DBPR Vacation Rental License #DWE1901778, State of Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels & Restaurants.