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"The main reason I did not give this a 5 star review is because the room had a strong musty smell that was over powering. We went to one of the shops in town and purchase a nice scented candle that helped. The location was the best feature as we walked throughout the town. The screened deck over the water was wonderful. We watched the sunrise and in the evening saw Manatees swimming in the river. The hotel is only a 10 min drive to St. George Island."

"Did not need air conditioning. The ladies cleaning the rooms were very helpful, and provided extra trash liners. Appreciate the gentleman at the front desk waiting until 11:00 pm for my arrival, due to very late flight. Also appreciate the morning front desk gentleman who made photocopies for me. I will reserve a room again!"

"Our room was very clean. Loved the "old" Victorian decor! Bed was super comfy. Shower has 2 shower heads, fits 2 people, marble floor, and gold fixtures! Staff was friendly and nice. The pool was beautiful but we didnt swim. Also has a gorgeous bar, pool room to shoot pool - with original wood floors, all decorated in old Florida Victorian style. They do not offer complimentary water in the room but they do offer it for $8 a bottle, $5 for snacks."

"Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had an amazing stay at Shady Oyster! The property was spotless, beautifully decorated, and had everything we needed for a relaxing trip. The views were absolutely stunning, especially at sunrise and sunset. The location was perfect — peaceful and quiet.The management team was incredibly responsive and made the entire process easy from check-in to check-out. You can tell they truly care about their guests’ experience. We especially loved spending time on the porch enjoying the water views.Would absolutely stay here again and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a comfortable and memorable getaway!"

"Thought I was booking a family run old hotel. Turned out no staff on site, needed app to open door, room ceiling leaked into my suitcase, broken arm on couch in lobby, porch furniture was dirty, internet went down so key app did not work, smelled moldy, etc. very disappointing."

"What a beautiful and majestic home….The hosts, Greg and June, were phenomenal! No detail is overlooked and the hospitality was exceptional! We will definitely return!!"

"We had a wonderful stay. The location is unbeatable — right on the water with great crabbing and fishing from the dock, and a front‑row seat to an incredible variety of coastal birds. During our visit we saw clapper rails, black skimmers, blue, tri‑colored, and green herons, great, snowy, and cattle egrets, plus Forster’s, royal, sandwich, and least terns.The kitchen was well equipped, including a perfect pot for a crab boil. We also loved how the owner preserved the old oyster house workings in the storage and utility areas. It made the whole place feel genuinely historic and special.The host was responsive, watching the sunrise from the dock was priceless, and staying in such a unique waterfront home made this trip memorable."

"Everything was perfect. Clean, beautiful cottage!!"

"Master shower knob didn’t work. We had to turn it on/off from above the shower head, difficult to do, hard to turn that little knob, and/or if you’re too short to reach it. Master bathtub was broken, could not use it.Washing machine was sketchy, it would stop during cycle and I had to restart it.2nd bathroom, the toilet wouldn’t flush unless you held down the handle down for a long period of time.2nd bathroom shower drain plate was popping off continuously.Upstairs for short people/kids, those details were not in the description.Pictures are deceiving.Floors/area rug carpets were dirty at check in, hair everywhere, I swept 3 times. Our first night there we were playing a board game on the area rug and random multiple hairs kept getting on the board.Food crumbs underneath the ottomans and throughout the 2nd living room area rug.Pile of mouse turds in the kitchen closet.Refrigerator was dirty. Looked like it hadn’t been wiped out in a long time.Master bedroom mattress cover stained.Backyard table and chairs were very dirty, green moldy and we weren’t able to utilize them. Need pressure washed in the worst way.Multiple piles of old dog poop in the back yard. Broken or weak furniture.The property owner/manager also attempted to send us a charge for damage that was already on the furniture.We left that property better than we found it."