Although the home may not be modern, it is surrounded by incredible water views and natural beauty, comfortable in that nostalgic old Florida beach house way, spacious with a perfect southern wrap around porch, fully equipped for sultry evenings and home cooked meals and adorned with memories of some seriously cool fishing victories and happy pastimes. The beds are very comfortable. And the hosts/property managers are incredibly kind, helpful, responsive and just genuinely good and welcoming people who made you feel like family. We loved everything about this quirky waterfront home and can’t wait to be back very very soon. Just loved everything about our stay here.

Firstly, I must say that Pelican Vacation Homes took excellent care of us. An issue came up with our original house we were going to stay in, and they immediately arranged for us to stay at the Painted Sky Lodge, which was an upgrade from what we had originally booked as an apology for the inconvenience. The Lodge itself is a lovely house. It is right on the water, with a dock for fishing or just sitting and enjoying the birds and fish flopping in the water. We spent a lot of time on the screened-in wrap-around porch enjoying the view and the weather. The Lodge is sturdily built and nicely decorated, with tons of room for four adults to more than comfortably use the space. We would definitely use Pelican Vacation Homes again, and stay in Painted Sky Lodge in a heartbeat. Highly recommended!!