Great stay! House was a quick 1-2 minute drive to Manasota Beach. Beach had free, close parking and plenty of it, restrooms, and picnic areas. You could walk to the beach if you are ambitious but if you plan on taking a lot of beach supplies I wouldn't reccomend it. Plenty of beach supplies at the house, chairs, towels, a cooler, Shark teeth sifters, umbrellas. Only thing I would suggest would be to provide a wagon for carting things across the beach or if you want to walk to the beach, it would be a great help. The beach was clean, and although busy I felt we had plenty of space to ourselves. We found many shark teeth, the beach is amazing, and was the highlight of our trip! The house was as pictured in the listing. Enough basic supplies were provided, the only thing we purchased after arrival was laundry detergent and trash bags. Pool area was clean and lots of seating. Our favorite area of the house! Nice view of the back yard and palm trees, we even saw a small gator in the pond! (never near the house) Pool noodles were available but some are getting old and need replaced. Decor in the house could use some updating, but doesn't take away from the function of the house, and we didn't spend alot of time inside anyway. The house is roomy, plenty of space for our group of 4 adults and 2 children. Communication with the owner was easy, and he responded promptly to questions. Check in was easy, no problems getting in the house. Neighborhood was quiet. We drove about 10 minutes to south venice for most of our shopping and eating out. A lot of good restaurants in the area. There is a Super Walmart about 6 min drive from the house, where we purchased all of our groceries. Never saw anyone at the house other than someone mowing the yard one afternoon. Over all had a great stay, would reccomend!