“Live Bait” is a beautiful home, tastefully decorated, and with plenty of room for us and our 2 grown sons to relax. We prepared several meals in the spacious kitchen, which had everything we needed. The gas grill was a bonus, and we enjoyed one meal on the rear screened porch. We were just a short drive from downtown Crystal River. We loved spending our Christmas here!

I travel a lot and have stayed in many rentals. This by far was one of my favorites. It was super clean and has a very accurate property description. Me and my kids fell in love with this house, the extremely quiet neighborhood, and the small town. I highly recommend this property!

Very clean, decor is fantastic. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. Three couples, plenty of room. We have a 25' boat with a T-Top and had no trouble docking or getting to the scalloping grounds, the bridge going over was high enough to accommodate our boat. The house was well equipped from trash bags, soap, towels, toilet paper, etc.

Great location. House was great for (3) couples as each had their own bedroom. Not a bad run to the scalloping grounds. Property manager very responsive.

What a wonderful weekend we had at The Hip Crystal River Home. The house was extremely comfortable with ample amenities and access to all the best parts of Crystal River. The canal, boat dock, and access to deep water was a huge plus. We highly recommend The Hip Crystal River Home and will be back ourselves on our next trip to the area. Can’t speak highly enough about our experience.

The house was very very clean (and I'm picky). The location is good, the neighborhood is quiet. The 2 reasons I booked there: the kayaks and the cleanliness approval reviews: none disappointed. It was lovely to have the kayaks on hand (fully equipped) to explore the water. We did see manatees on both outings. I just wished the enclosed patio had better seating (like a sofa of sorts) to be able to relax, read or watch the water. The rest of the house was perfect for our family (2 teenagers). Thank you. We would come again and highly recommend.

My family and I stayed here for 3 nights. Very clean and comfortable. The home is very well stocked. We even saw a dolphin in the canal!! Great stay!!

We had a wonderful stay! The house was beautiful and being by the water was definitely a plus.

We enjoyed the house. It’s very clean and had everything we needed.

This house was perfect for us. Just me and my 2 adult daughters. It’s close to all the restaurants, shopping, manatee tours and the archeological park. Very clean and the fun decorations made us feel like we were in a unique resort. We had an awesome time!

Property was great. Beautiful area.

Great property and fully stocked. Upon entering it was obvious how clean the place was - this was true throughout all the rooms. Noticeably one of the cleanest vacation rentals we’ve stayed in. Location was great and my family loved being able to dock our boat out back and use with ease throughout our stay. Layout was perfect for our family of 4 and my kids loved being able to eat on the back porch. This is one I would definitely book again!!

This was perfectly as advertised. So clean and had everything you could possibly need! We will likely be back because it was so nice! We kept our boat in the water all week and the dock was great and only took a few minutes to get out to the ocean to go scalloping!

The inside is very nice, the outside could use a little more attention . There were a lot of weeds in all of the pavers and made it seem sloppy . The cable equipment did not work and we went a few days without tv ( only 1 in entire house) I did contact the property manager and she did everything she could to help us even to buy a new tv but it was not needed because we just needed to reboot the cable box. It happens every time you shut off the tv so a bit annoying.

The house is very well laid out and spacious. It was relaxing and we loved seeing the manatees swim through the canal and we enjoyed fishing off the dock. Highly recommend!!

The house is great and has everything to make tour stay easy. The kayaks are really a plus to discover the river

Everything went very smoothly.

Booked this rental when we came to Crystal River to swim with the manatees. 3 adults and 1 teenager. Place was clean and decently stocked. A thoughtful welcome basket was on the counter with a bottle of wine, chocolate bar and bag of coffee. Outdoor area was divine. Very peaceful. Quiet neighborhood.

This vacation home exceeded all of my expectations! It was immaculate, had everything we needed to make our stay thoughtless and enjoyable. The home is off the beaten path, so no high traffic areas, minimal traffic and very quiet. I puked definitely book this rental again and again…AND recommend it to anyone. *Immaculate *Affordable *Quiet *Did not feel like a rental AT ALL ****PERFECT rental for any and everyone.

This house and Florida experience was amazing! Truly could have stayed here for another week, ok, let’s be honest, another month! Perfect house for a family, girl trip, or gathering! The home was beautifully decorated, all accessories you will need to prepare home meals, and all 3 bedrooms were perfect. BBQ on the back porch overlooking the water was epic! The location was perfect, quiet neighborhood , and at the end of a court. Plus the trail network was close for running or early morning photography. February was perfect weather for us all! Recommend swimming with the manatees and jet boat ride in Crystal River! Amazing!!! Thank you for this home and memory 💜🤗

Very clean house in a great location for fishing, kayaking & outdoors.

We visit Crystal River often and love staying here. It is close to everything and is always clean and very well appointed. . Love drinking coffee every morning on the back porch. We will be back!!

We have stayed at this property twice now and we just love it. Great location for Scalloping and a great house to stay with our friends for the long weekend

Super well located, we love it

This whole week has been a fantastic experience. The property managers knew it was our anniversary and they had a bottle of champagne with a few nice little treats waiting for us upon check in. The house was very clean and is well equipped with everything we needed. We enjoyed the sitting on the back porch every night and watching the storms roll in. We ate at many of the yummy local restaurants. The boat dock and fish cleaning stand came in handy after a great day of fishing. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience.

Great house! Very clean, great dock, perfect place to bring your boat! Deep water canal and close to everything by boat and car!! We had a wonderful time and will definitely be back!!

This property was very clean and had everything we needed to enjoy our stay. The dock was convenient and in good shape. We hope to go back next year!

Wonderful place! It was very clean and very tastefully decorated! Quiet neighborhood, great floating dock with a nice deep canal and easy access to Kings Bay and the Gulf of Mexico! Location is perfect and close to restaurants by boat or by car!

Just checked out today and I miss it already. We really enjoyed sitting on the screened porch with our morning coffee. It was so quiet and serene. We definitely put the tandem kayaks to good use exploring the canals. On 2 occasions, just before dusk, we spotted manatee right at our dock! One was even a mama & calf. Also saw two small gators that were pretty cool to see up close. We honestly had everything we needed. I especially appreciated not having to pack linens and towels, as well as the availability of the washer and dryer. The walk-in shower and king sized bed in the master bedroom were super nice as well. We were extra surprised to learn we had use of the garage, as well. Overall, communication was exceptional with the owner. This was a great spot for our little family . Side notes if you venture into town to shop, check out Anchored Souls and Glass Werks for beautiful artsy pieces. Salty Girls and All About Nature were fun stops as well. Be sure to check out Seafood Seller & Cafe for dinner. Go early or prepare for a wait (which would be worth it) as it came highly recommended and was quite popular.

Just checked out today and I miss it already. We really enjoyed sitting on the screened porch with our morning coffee. It was so quiet and serene. We definitely put the tandem kayaks to good use exploring the canals. On 2 occasions, just before dusk, we spotted manatee right at our dock! One was even a mama & calf. Also saw two small gators that were pretty cool to see up close. We honestly had everything we needed. I especially appreciated not having to pack linens and towels, as well as the availability of the washer and dryer. The walk-in shower and king sized bed in the master bedroom were super nice as well. We were extra surprised to learn we had use of the garage, as well. Overall, communication was exceptional with the owner. This was a great spot for our little family . Side notes if you venture into town to shop, check out Anchored Souls and Glass Werks for beautiful artsy pieces. Salty Girls and All About Nature were fun stops as well. Be sure to check out Seafood Seller & Cafe for dinner. Go early or prepare for a wait (which would be worth it) as it came highly recommended and was quite popular.

Definitely would stay here again. Close to everything we need. 10 to 15 minutes to the Gulf of Mexico. Nancy was great giving us information. Thank you Tammy

We had a great time at live bait. We have been coming to Crystal River for many years. I would definitely stay there again. It was clean well maintained and I love how close it is to the gulf and the springs. We had plenty of room for 6 people.