Blue Heron Riverfront Retreat
503 Manatee Avenue · Ellenton · sleeps 8
Book the river house here. You pay on the reservation page. The form under the calendar itemizes the stay.
The River House
Blue Heron Riverfront Retreat is at 503 Manatee Avenue, Ellenton, Florida, on the Manatee River. The bookable home is this one. An older homepage description called the same river stay the Pink Riverhouse. That name is not a fourth rental.
The house is three stories and about 3,500 square feet. There is a waterfront pool, an oversized spa, a private pier, and kayaks. Bedrooms are upstairs. There is no ground-floor bedroom. Parking is the driveway only, up to 4 cars. Sarasota is about 20 to 30 minutes away. Tampa is about 45. Siesta Key, Lido, and St. Pete Beach are day trips, not this map pin.
- Pool
- Oversized spa
- Private pier
- Kayaks
- 3,500 sq ft
- Driveway, 4 cars
- No pets
- No smoking
Rooms Named on the Listing
Flamingo Suite
Primary room with a king bed, a spa-style bathroom with a soaking tub, a private balcony on the river, and coffee and tea in the room.
Manatee Room and Heron Hideaway
A queen room and a king room on the opposite side of the house. They can be closed off, and the listing says they share a bathroom.
Osprey Loft
A queen on the third floor with river views. The listing counts 4 bathrooms for the whole house and does not give this loft its own bath in the written description.
Also in the house
Kayaks and fishing gear, a fire pit, foosball, a ping pong table, a pool table, and a kitchen with a Sub-Zero refrigerator, a Bosch induction cooktop, and KitchenAid microwave and oven. Washer and dryer are in the house.
The homepage blurb once said 3.5 bathrooms. The bookable listing header says 4 bathrooms. This page follows the listing header and does not invent a floor plan to force those numbers to match.
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House Rules
Check-in is 4:00 PM. Check-out is 10:00 AM. Half the total is due when you book. The remainder is due 30 days before arrival. Cancel 30 or more days before arrival and the paid prepayment is refunded in full. After that, the refund is zero. No security deposit is listed. Rates are in US dollars and come from our live calendar.
No pets. No smoking.
Quiet hours are 10:00 PM to 8:00 AM. This is not a party house. No unregistered guests. Maximum occupancy is 8, including children. Children are welcome. Exterior cameras cover the front, the sides, and the entries. No ground-floor bedrooms.