Waterfront Hide-away on beautiful Matlacha Island

Furnished with everything you need.

Our family loved staying in your home. We were very comfortable and the house was very clean. Thank you for sharing your home with us.

We spent a very relaxing week at the Fishin' Shanty in February. The house is clean, nicely decorated and furnished, with a very well-equipped kitchen, and has a nice canal-side deck for relaxing in the sun. When we arrived, there was a minor problem with the washing machine, but Scott, the owner, got it corrected very quickly, so that we were able to do a week's worth of laundry that we had accumulated since leaving home, and before arriving in Matlacha. The location of the Fishin' Shanty is very good, and it's an easy walk to the Perfect Cup for breakfast, and to the shops in Matlacha for souvenir-hunting. There is a fishing pier in the park right across the road, where you can walk out to see many different kinds of water birds, and if you're lucky, dolphins swimming in the bay. There are also a couple of good restaurants within easy walking distance for dinner. We met a couple of the neighbors, and found them to be friendly and welcoming. We would definitely recommend the Fishin' Shanty to anyone looking for a quiet vacation rental in the Matlacha area.

We enjoyed our stay. It suited our needs very well. It was a bit out of the way for some of our destinations (an hour from Sanibel), but the colorful community was fun and breakfasts on the deck watching osprey nests was great. Bed was high for a short person. A step stool would have helped. Otherwise very comfortable.

Clean, nicely appointed, peaceful historic hideaway in a great neighborhood in old time Florida. Scott was responsive, helpful, non intrusive and a generally great person to deal with. The cottage is known in the neighborhood as "butterfly house" and locals are friendly and helpful. The town is great and quaint and shuttered by 9pm...unless you need a cocktail at the couple of local bar/restaurants we discovered. Walking, biking,kayaking, bird watching.......best. All starting from a perfect location. Feel like a local and.....if you have freckles....BEWARE.....the no-see-ums will LOVE you!! Start a conversation with a neighbor for their thoughts on best repellant and itch cure....you will have a friend for life!!

Oh!!! And for extra kayak rental or launch or Eco tour or fishing adventure...toddle down to Carmen's ....she is knowledgable kind and loves to share her secret spots!! ❤️