A family-friendly stay in the heart of Indian Rocks Beach awaits you at this holiday home. Within just a 10-minute stroll, you'll find St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches and Belleair Beach. Highlights at this holiday home include a kitchen, a private pool and a washing machine. .Home features free WiFi, 2 bathrooms and a patio. In-room dining is easy with a kitchen that comes equipped with a fridge, a microwave and a stovetop. A sofa bed, a living room and a dining area are also available. .This pet-friendly holiday home offers a water park, a games room and a garden. Added amenities include laundry facilities and barbecues. .Attractions within a 20-minute drive of this Indian Rocks Beach holiday home include John's Pass Village & Boardwalk and Clearwater Beach.
St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Belleair Beach - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
Splash Harbour Water Park - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
John R. Bonner Nature Park - 2 min drive - 1.1 km
John's Pass Village & Boardwalk - 18 min drive - 16.1 km
Getting around
St. Petersburg, FL (PIE-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Intl.) - 30 min drive
Restaurants
Coco’s Crush Bar And Grill - 19 min walk
Mike's Pizza & Pub - 3 min drive
The Original Crabby Bills - 16 min walk
Guppy's On the Beach - 11 min walk
PJ's Oyster Bar - 18 min walk
About this property
Entire place
You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.
Tropical Yard/Heated Pool/Firepit/Game room/Beach
Welcome to the Johnnys Beach Hideaway by Clearwater Beach Vacation homes! BTR 1609
Johnny’s Beach Hideaway is a charming and spacious vacation home, recently renovated, this home now beholds a fresh and modern look, with a game room added to add to your guests enjoyment! Located just steps from the beach, this home is also equipped with a refreshing pool, an aesthetically tropical backyard, and perfect patio to enjoy the Florida air together. This home now has 4 comfortable bedrooms, and 2 beautiful bathrooms, making it an ideal spot for a relaxing seaside escape.
-Guests have to be 18+ to book -Guests will have full access to the home - 4 bed, 2 bath -Keyless entry -3 min walk to beach -3 min walk to park
Bedrooms -Master Bedroom: King, Ensuite bath -Second Bedroom: Queen -Third Bedroom: Twin (Twin over full) -Fourth Bedroom: King
Bathrooms -Master Bathroom: shower -Second Bathroom: combination shower tub
Need to Know
-Renters between ages 18-25 must pay REFUNDABLE damage deposit of $1,000. -Property is monitored by a camera at the front of garage and another on the southeast corner looking to the backyard. -After booking you must sign a contract and send a copy of your ID. YOU HAVE TO SEND IT WITHIN THE FIRST 24 HRS. -Dogs are welcome with a $150 pet fee per pet -Down payments are either $1000 or 10% of your total (whatever is greater-than)
Essentials: -Bed linens and bath towels are provided for guests use. -Basic essentials such as toilet paper, paper towels, dish detergent, and garbage bags are also provided to get you started with your stay. -Kitchen is well stocked with pots, pans, and kitchen ware.
Note: Pool heaters run from Nov 1-April 1 (if pool is not reaching 80 degrees earlier then Nov 1, then we will turn the heater on for your stay, otherwise if the temp is 80 or above we will keep it off. Pool heaters do not run 24 hours a day. Pool pumps run 8-12 hours a day and that is when the pool heaters work. Additionally, pool heaters may not reach temp if when temps drop into the 50s or lower.
Please be advised: Due to our property management account with VRBO, we collect the remaining balance if you are outside the 60-day window after your check-in date and after your down payment has been made. Payment can be made via PayPal with a 4% convenience fee, Zelle with no fee, Venmo with no fee if sent as friends and family, check with no fee, or credit card with a 4% convenience fee (only for the balance and not for the initial down payment).
Please be advised: Due to our property management account with VRBO, we collect the remaining balance if you are outside the 60-day window after your check-in date and after your down payment has been made. Payment can be made via PayPal with a 4% convenience fee, Zelle with no fee, Venmo with no fee if sent as friends and family, check with no fee, or credit card with a 4% convenience fee. (only for the balance and not the initial down payment)
Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
First aid kit
Fire extinguisher
Deadbolt lock
General
Garden
Unit size: 1,724 square feet
Policies
Check-in
Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Rules
Must sign rental agreement after booking
A security hold will be placed 2 days
Pets
Pets are welcome
Service animals are exempt from fees.
Note from host: Dogs are welcome with a $150 pet fee for one dog o
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Events
No events allowed
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a first aid kit and a deadbolt lock in all accommodation.
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Frequently asked questions
Are there any beaches close to Tropical Yard/Heated Pool/Firepit/Game room/Beach?
Yep, Tropical Yard/Heated Pool/Firepit/Game room/Beach is a short 3-minute walk from St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches.
Fun beach activities include jet skiing, snorkelling and scuba diving. You can also find motor boats.
Does Tropical Yard/Heated Pool/Firepit/Game room/Beach have a pool?
Tropical Yard/Heated Pool/Firepit/Game room/Beach has a heated pool.
Does Tropical Yard/Heated Pool/Firepit/Game room/Beach have a waterslide?
No, but it has a waterpark and lazy river.
What luxury perks are available at Tropical Yard/Heated Pool/Firepit/Game room/Beach?
This property features a heated pool, as well as a private pool and a living room.
Is Tropical Yard/Heated Pool/Firepit/Game room/Beach family-friendly?
You bet! With amenities such as an arcade and a water park, as well as highchairs and travel cots, it's no surprise that Tropical Yard/Heated Pool/Firepit/Game room/Beach is a winner with our family travellers.
Is there a private hot tub at Tropical Yard/Heated Pool/Firepit/Game room/Beach?
No, but there is a private pool.
Is there a free airport shuttle available at Tropical Yard/Heated Pool/Firepit/Game room/Beach?
No, Tropical Yard/Heated Pool/Firepit/Game room/Beach does not offer an airport shuttle service.
What time are check-in & check-out at Tropical Yard/Heated Pool/Firepit/Game room/Beach?
Check-in begins at 4:00 PM. Check-out time is 10:00 AM.
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 65 reviews
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 65 reviews
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Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 65 reviews
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Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 65 reviews
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9.2/10
Cleanliness
Reviews
10/10 Excellent
Julie S.
31 Jan 2026
Liked: Cleanliness
The house is in a great location with a very short walk to the beach and a lovely walkable neighborhood that has a park with tennis/pickleball courts. The interior of the house is open concept and is completely updated. The extra "game" room was a bonus to use as an office for my husband who needed to work a few days. The bedrooms/baths are not large and only 2 baths, but overall a great place to stay. The host was very responsive when we had some questions.
Julie S.
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2026
8/10 Good
Nikki W.
9 Jan 2026
Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing location, nice space to share ( we had 8 people). Nice outside area with fire pit and pool. Being so close to the beach made it easy and didn’t need vehicles. That being said, we arrived with 8 people for an entire week and had a total of 4 rolls of toilet paper, 2 garbage bags, a couple of laundry pods, no kitchen extras like foil, seasonings other than salt. We are from out of state so having to buy these items was an inconvenience and added expense that I have never experienced in another vrbo. There was a few lawn chairs, a beach chair and a wagon which was nice for hauling things to the beach.
Nikki W.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2026
10/10 Excellent
Erin V.
27 Dec 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Hosts were super helpful. The walk to the beach is very short and cute childrens park with mangrove boardwalk just as close in opposite direction. Definitely dream beach getaway for us. This was our first online house rental and I was fearful of a long list of to do's for check out and we basically had to put the trash out, so another !
Erin V.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2025
10/10 Excellent
Michael V.
23 Mar 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Outstanding value?
The property was very well situated within a few blocks of bars, restaurants n the beach. The house’s accommodations were great especially the heated pool facing the canal and Alan was very helpful and responsive when asked. He was so great we have already booked with him for 2026!
Michael V.
Stayed 14 nights in Mar 2025
10/10 Excellent
Gail G.
9 Oct 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Great home great locatiion beautiful backyard
We had a wonderful time. Will definely come back
Gail G.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024
6/10 Okay
Stacey J.
14 Sept 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Location Location Location
If you're looking for a short walk to the beach, this is the place. If you like a retro home this is the place. They should really update this place for the price they are asking. It was very clean and comfortable. However the fenced in back yard is only accessible from the side of the house, about 20 feet from door to gate is not fenced in. Once you enter the backyard it IS a little slice of heaven. Pool and sanded area are very nice. Although we never used the pool. We did not go outside in the back at all after dawn as it butts a conservation pond and without a pool cage the mosquitos are vicious. We contacted the property manager with requests of changing location with a few major dislikes. The only one available did have a pool cage but we were informed one of the top screens needs to be replaced. (THEN FIX IT!) Overall plenty of room for a large family, all the basics are provided. We ended up leaving 2 nights earlier than we booked. I give it a 3* rating
Stacey J.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024
10/10 Excellent
Ashlee M.
17 Aug 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Great time
The perfect and affordable house for my friends. A nice neighborhood and a small walk to the beach. We were all happy with our stay.
Ashlee M.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
10/10 Excellent
Deanna K.
11 Aug 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Great place to stay...
This property was very convenient and in close proximity to beach, restaurant's and shops. Highly recommend!
Deanna K.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024
10/10 Excellent
Tatiana K.
11 Aug 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Vaca
Great place to stay
Tatiana K.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
10/10 Excellent
Jamie W.
29 Jun 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
June 2024
Great location, plenty of room, three min walk to beach access. Pool was great!! Will definitely stay again!!
Jamie W.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
10/10 Excellent
Bridget H.
26 Jun 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Great location!
Wonderful location with pool. Amazing access to so many great restaurants and the beach. This was our second stay at this property and would stay here again.
Bridget H.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
10/10 Excellent
Teresa C.
5 Mar 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
IRB STAY
Eclectic place,close to EVERYTHING,house had all the amenities,quiet neighborhood, hosts responded quickly to any questions we had.Had a great time.
Teresa C.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024
10/10 Excellent
Anthony G., East Palestine Ohio
1 Oct 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Another great vacation at Indian rocks beach
The location was great just a short walk to the beach even for the youngest in our party. It was great that there were beach chairs umbrellas and a beach wagon on the premises to use. The house was spacious enough for the 10 of us everyone loved the pool and the fire pit. I would like to thank Alan for all the assistance and the great time we would definitely like to come back next year
Anthony G.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
8/10 Good
Leymis E.
3 Aug 2023
Excellent Location!! It is really 3 "steps" from the beach!!
The property is not so good, and more light on the backyard would be helpful to enjoy evenings. But they have chairs, a beach car and umbrellas, and a nice pool so that part is covered.
Leymis E.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
4/10 Poor
Lynn C.
6 Jul 2023
Disappointed and won't return
This property was indicated as being "retro" when actually more like old, and neglected. Check-in and check-out was conveinent and most positive aspects. I've been renting beach locations during July 4th for over 20+ years and family member is also a residential property manager and all were aballied by condition of the home, not to mention being the most costly. The house smelled old and stuffy as soon as we arrived.(glad I had airwick). Had plenty of linens though all beds were hard/uncomfortable. The property was pet friendly, but it was not secure for pets. The backyard fencing was old, broken, completely missing and/or fallen down in some areas. They knew of issue as there were pieces of lattice fencing lying on the guard from where they had fallen from just leaning up against the fencing. Not to mention a huge raccoon that accessed the backyard by entering from broken fencing. Potenial mold in hall bathroom ceiling noticed by guest that manages huge apartment complex and aware of signs. Garage disposal never worked, causing draining issue(property manager offered to come fix during our stay, but shouldn't have been an issue and functioning if property maintained properly. Cooking was another major concern for us. While cooking breakfast, brown liquid began dripping from exhaust fan which dripped into cooking pan as well as splantered on stove. Beach access was good but this was the mostly costly and worst property I've stayed in! VERY DISHEARTENING STAY!!!
Lynn C.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
10/10 Excellent
Paula R.
25 Jun 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Paula
Nice place to stay. Very close to the beach. Pool was nice for a small group but I recommend trimming the foliage away from the patio door, pathway, and gate to the pool.
Owner was very responsive and friendly.
Paula R.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
10/10 Excellent
Rosalea N.
12 Jun 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
nice place
Place was great for us. many areas to lay down your head. very convenient walk to beach access. Everything was really close. No shortage on towels. kitchen well stocked for dishes and such.
Alan worked with me on everything, perfect host
Rosalea N.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
10/10 Excellent
Annette M.
27 Apr 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Wonderful!
The property was immaculate and very spacious— worked great for our group of 10. Very close (easily walkable) to beach, food, etc. Alan & Paul (points of contact) were super responsive.
Annette M.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023
10/10 Excellent
Robert H., Wilmington Delaware
16 Apr 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect Getaway
Although a bit dated, lots of room, great backyard area with pool and firepit, great location. Would definitely recommend and will stay here again !
Robert H.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
10/10 Excellent
Colin F.
2 Apr 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Would stay there again
Recommend this property
Colin F.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023
8/10 Good
Diana E.
12 Mar 2023
Great Location
You can walk to the beach and a beach entrance is right across Gulf Blvd. Place is big enough for a family and has 2 living areas with TVs. Alan was very responsive. Place is dated but most of the beach rentals are. Would stay here again.
Diana E.
Stayed 45 nights in Jan 2023
10/10 Excellent
Lauren W.
11 Jan 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Great Location and backyard!
I was quite surprised how better this property looked in person, though the photos are spot on, the rooms were larger than i expected. it was perfect for our family of 7 adults plus our dog. Alan was a great property manager and was a text away with fast response. Though this property has a "retro" feel it was great for everything we needed. the best part was location, we pretty much walked everywhere as the furthest walk was only 20 min! 5 min walk to the beach was great too. lots of great local bars and restaurants in the area and the backyard was absolutely beautiful! we had the heated pool and on hot days was great. Perks are an open concept layout with lots of seating space and new washer and dryer was awesome. A couple maintenance issues that need some upgrading but think it just comes with an old house, nothing that could have been fixed while we were there and nothing that was truly bothersome. all in all great place and would stay again! Thanks Alan!
Lauren W.
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2022
10/10 Excellent
Stephanie R.
16 Oct 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Indian Rocks beach house
We enjoyed our stay so much! We had a group of 8 and we had plenty of room! Everything was clean and ready for us to use! We loved the location to the beach!!! The manager was great and answered any questions we had. We rented a golf cart for the the week also and it was there waiting on us when we arrived. The back yard was amazing and made you feel like you were sitting on the beach! The fire pit topped it off!!! We would definitely stay again!!!
Stephanie R.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022
10/10 Excellent
Carole J.
26 Sept 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Backyard oasis
Amazing time! The back yard area is your own private beach area. The house is a great size and walking distance to beach, restaurants. Just lovely
Carole J.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
10/10 Excellent
Susan G.
20 Sept 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Cute beach house
very much enjoyed our stay! Love the pool. Lots of space to relax inside and out.