BAYVIEW

Free boat dockage and canoes with stay!

Experience Old Florida on Serene Pine Island, near Sanibel Island, visit the

Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary & J.N. Ding Darling Wildlife Preserve

on the Gulf Coast of Florida.

A MANATEE AND BIRD WATCHING PARADISE !

Enjoy a panoramic waterfront view of Matlacha Bay, sunrise and sunsets, shrimp boats, river otters, tropical birds soar (ospreys, diving pelicans, bald eagles, woodstorks, kingfishers, snowy egrets, magnificent frigate birds,  burrowing owls, little blue herons,black crown night  herons, white pelicans, flocks of ibis, roseate spoonbills, etc.) while the playful Dolphins and Manatee frolic in the bay, all from your porch!

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WELCOME TO ... BAYVIEW

 

Local To Do's

Visit local crafts and shell shops, Caloosa Indian Shell Mounds and Museum, boat trips (see link below) to uninhabited Cayo Costa , with soft white sandy Gulf Beaches, (see Loggerhead turtle nesting in season), and stop over for lunch or dinner at Cabbage Key Restaurant (Jimmy Buffet's inspiration for the song Cheeseburger in Paradise). Fish local waters for Snook, Redfish, King Mackeral, Grouper, etc., buy fresh shrimp right off local shrimp boats, charter a boat to Boca Grande Pass (the World Renowned Tarpon Fishing Capitol of the world). Take a kayak tour of the island . Visit Pine Island's free public lighted tennis courts and fishing pier. Miniature Golf, Fun park and Five Championship Golf courses are minutes away....see wildlife up close on the way to manatee beach in your Complimentary Canoe ...........Kayak friendly, Easy Launch on Premise.

          

Area To Do's

In Fort Myers, tour Thomas Edison & Henry Ford's Winter Estates, and the Edison Festival of Lights the month of February, see the world's largest shell factory and gift shops, visit the spring training home of the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox. Take a day trip to Sanibel shelling beaches and Lighthouse, drive the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, tour the Barry-Matthews Shell Museum, then on to Captiva Island for more Exquisite Beaches. On the way to Everglades National Park visit the Audubons' Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, The Fragrance Gardens, drive to Fort Myers Beach for a cruise on a Casino Ship. Shop the Sanibel Island factory outlet discount stores and Edison Mall (over 200 stores ), or catch the Ferry Express to Key West for the Day!

 

CLICK ON SPECIAL EVENTS:         The Calusa Blueway            Mango Mania

Bayview where you will enjoy large rooms with private bath, decks, queen beds and queen sofa beds, TV, AC, refrigerator with magnificent views of Matlacha Bay and  Bridge with local shrimp and fishing boats, sailboats, dolphin, and manatee viewed from your porch or from our 2 - 90' fishing piers and free boat dockage.   As sundown approaches watch the spectacular sunsets over Matlacha Bay, then watch the twinkling night time  lights of the village of Matlacha and  Bridge reflecting upon the water. Yes, a perfect ending to a perfect day in Matlacha.

So, come and relax and enjoy the beauty and tranquility of nature that abounds in Pine Island's protected fish estuaries while enjoying the old, historical fishing village of Matlacha pronounced "MAT-LA-SHAY" Caloosa Indian name meaning   "water to the chin" .

MATLACHA SPOKEN HERE

Guest Accommodations

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Located In Manatee Land

Its so thrilling to watch a mother with her babies swim by from your porch as they travel from the Gulf of Mexico into the freshwater canals every morning to sleep and play.  And in the afternoon they go out to the Gulf of Mexico to feed, and yes,they make this trip every day. You can walk out onto the dock, or even float along in our canoes, to get a real close view of the Manatee (often within a few feet of this rare & endangered species)! There are only approximately 2000 of these gentle creatures left in all of Florida, with 300 to 400 Manatee in and around Pine Island. So, hurry on down to have your own personal experience with a Manatee.

Visit Our Osprey Family!

Click on Photos for a Closer Look!

             

See these Beautiful Birds of Prey, as they Nest 40 feet away.

This is Your Incrediable Chance to Experience Life As the Osprey Live it Right from your Porch.

A Very Rare Opportunity to View Nature up close and at its Best as they Nest.

Click On Photos To Enlarge!

See Matlacha On You Tube!

Cape Coral, Pine Island Florida    33993-0035

call .... 239 - 283 - 7510

Payment Options: Cash, Money Order or Personal Check*

Rates:

   cmanatee2@gmail.com

Gift Certificates Available!

Google Map Here!

Local Links    Click Here

Visit the Museum of the Islands

WE ARE A "KAYAKING HOT SPOT"

MATLACHA, PINE ISLAND  FLORIDA.

 

As named in Canada's foremost kayaking Magazine " Adventure Kayak".

 

Deposit required for reservations, balance due on arrival.

Cancellation Policy: 21 day notice is required for a full refund or if UNITis re-rented or credit for future stay.

*Prices subject to change without notice.