Casa del Merman at GayStPete House - Bed & breakfast in St. Petersburg - 4505 5th Ave N, USA

Beautiful quiet getaway, great place to relax and just forget about time. The pool is amazing wonderful waterfall features feel asleep under the orchid canopy and relaxed all day!

My husband and I go here often to meet up with friends. Awesome environment for those who enjoy a clothing optional environment for tanning. Fantastic owners as well. Extremely accommodating.

Spent the night 🌙 with a friend, bed comfortable but room a bit warm, like the clothing optional pool.

The staff is extremely friendly and welcoming. The grounds are true Florida deco amazing. We had an outstanding time making new friends and seeing some old ones. | The Dj owner spins "true tea dance " live by the pool, creating the perfect atmosphere for relaxing, drinks, and a memorable time.||

Where to begin?!?! Brian has really made this a place to be! Very hospitable and all around great guy. Around noon on the day I was set to arrive he txt me and asked if I would like a free upgrade to a room by the pool and that was just the beginning of my great trip. The room was cozy and very comfortable, eclectic decorations and pride themed collections were tastefully tucked into the layout. The water pressure and hot water were both great. The pool area was well maintained and looked great, very clean and cozy. They have clearly put some work into making it such a cozy, fun, and welcoming place to stay. The hot tub! Absolutely perfect, especially since there was a cold front that came through during my trip and it was so amazing to be able to spend the cold night in a nice clean hot tub! Simple offerings for breakfast, juice, muffins and toast, yogurt, protein bars, anything you might need to a light start to your day. Location was great and easy to get to with parking not being an issue. All in all I was so happy with my time spent here and I can't wait to visit Brian and whiskey, the cutest pup with a strong opinion on leaving, again.

This is the fourth time we have stayed here. The atmosphere is laid back and comfortable. Brian is the best host. He is an expert on the area and everything to do here. He even arranged for us to take a wonderful boat trip. Where else can you stay at a clothing optional place with a heated pool, hot tub and sauna for less than the price of the Holiday Inn?! The guests are even friendly. If you consider yourself to be high maintenance, and one to be picky about small details regarding a 100 year old house, maybe you should pay more and stay elsewhere. I have found nothing but a cozy, quiet, comfortable, welcoming place. At a great price. The pool area has all new pavers and cabanas that make the stay even better! Keep up the great work Brian! We will always stay here when we come to St Pete!

We spent 4 night and 5 days, including Christmas eve and Christmas day, at this quaint wonderful guest house. It was our second trip there and won't be our last! We loved it every time. The rooms are very comfortable, including bedding, very clean, spacious and well equipped. The owner Brian kindness and warm hospitality tight up the whole package together. He is very present and attentive to his client needs, provide a great breakfast on the morning and is very accommodating. This Christmas Day he provided (offered !!!) a wonderful Christmas dinner to all of his guest, this was very special. The place is pet friendly and Whiskey, the "queen" of the house (no pun intended... ;-) ) is a wonderful, playful and loving dog. Don't let you be fooled by a couple of negative reviews written by contributors who post about 88% of negative reviews anyway. You are doing a fantastic job Brian, keep going! And yes, your pool and surrounding looks wonderful!

Spent four nights over the weekend and really had a good time. It’s an old house with funky rooms but they’re all very comfortable and the pool is the main staple. Half a dozen cabanas lots of places to lay out in the sun and the shaded area where there’s a makeshift bar and a continental breakfast every morning. It’s very cool, inexpensive and worth it. On the weekends locals have passes where they can come in and socialize. The pool is clothing optional but I found a very big mix of the two and ages were across the board. I met some very nice people and I would go back again in a minute. The only thing lacking is location; it is centrally located but you do have to drive to bars and restaurants but it’s worth it. Uber/Lyft. The staff is really friendly and fantastic as well.