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March 2024 by Lisa Kane
Very nice! Highly recommend this place to get away and recharge
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March 2024 by Love Beingnana
Ashley is the best!
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February 2024 by Carol
Friendly service
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September 2023 by Christine T
Had a nice weekend visit at the fishing camp. Place was clean and well kept. We had direct access to the pontoon boats and spent time at Silver Glenn Springs.
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August 2023 by Natalie Maginn
We rented a Pontoon with the family and it was wonderful. Staff is very attentive. Only place we rent from. Thanks!
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July 2023 by Connie Bailey
My son and daughter-in-law's wedding was beautiful I have to say cabin five and six still need restoration but the AC and cabin five is ice cold so the lack of restoration was just fine just saying I enjoyed myself immensely and the wedding could not have been more beautiful the boaters on the St Johns even saluted and hollered and congratulated the bride and groom everything was beautiful and just perfect I highly recommend it next time I want to actually do some fishing LOL
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July 2023 by Rosalie O.
What a fabulous place in Old Florida! Our family will definitely return to Castaways for future vacations, and we have already recommended it to several like-minded friends. After a busy year, we needed a laid back place to enjoy nature and reset. We originally rented a dog friendly cottage and pontoon for 3 nights and 2 full days on the river. But after relaxing in Astor, my husband surprised Mom and I by extending our trip by 2 more nights. There isn't much to do in Astor or surrounding communities except for boat, fish, swim in the springs, relax on the front porch of the cottage and play cards. And that was just what we needed. The Castaways staff was top notch! They were welcoming, friendly and made sure all of our needs were met. As a dog family, we were grateful for the truly dog-friendly cottages, pontoons and grounds. Castaways even provides several doggie cleanup stations with dog waste bag dispensers and covered disposal receptacles. The pontoons include Bimini tops to keep you and your doggies shaded. Please be advised that the St. John's River and surrounding lakes are full of alligators that are capable of eating a large dog. As responsible dog parents, we kept our dogs leashed and held their leashes while on the boat. And they wore dog life jackets in case of emergency. Do NOT under any circumstances let your children or dogs swim in the St. John's River or any of the lakes. Wait until you make it all the way to the beautiful crystal clear 73 degree Silver Glen Springs to swim in safe waters. The local restaurants are fantastic. We especially enjoyed Castaways (not near the cottages, but down the road several miles), Sparky's and Sammie's Ice Cream. If you're interested in venturing out, drive down the road to nearby Astor to browse the delightful garden art store and spend an hour or two touring the Barberville Settlement and learning a bit of Old Florida history.
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July 2023 by David Perry
It sits on the beautiful St. John's river. All the amenities of home.That's no exaggeration. We love it.
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July 2023 by shannon dickerson
First class the best place to stay in the astor area.Really nice very relaxing
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June 2023 by Jess P.
Rented a pontoon boat for a day....the staff were all fantastic and very helpful. The boat was great and we loved exploring the waters!
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June 2023 by John Olsen
great staff nice mobile only 4 stars is because of the blind migits all over are boat it was hell to clean off.
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May 2023 by Melissa Miller
It was great there was plenty of room and plenty of power !There was shade for my husband and lots of sun for me!!We road to the Silver Glen Spring and it was gorgous!!We saw manatees,turtles,alligators and more!! It was a perfect day!!We will be back!!!
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April 2023 by Kathy Voorhees
We live only an hour away from this business. We went for the day to rent a pontoon boat. My first impression of the business was a woman in the office. One of the people in our group said "every time she spoke, it was in a scolding tone of voice." I found her to be not helpful and not cordial. But, I am mainly writing this to give a heads up to those of you that are renting a pontoon. You do pay for fuel on top of the rental fee. Some places do not charge you for fuel. So be prepared because these pontoons evidently use much more gas than other ones with less horsepower. I had expected $20 or so. Turned out to be over $50 for 3 hours on the water. Yes, we were moving on the water for 3 hours. For those of you that just go out and sit and fish, fuel won't be as much. Otherwise, the pontoon was very nice and roomy. Only one bimini, but that has been the same with other rentals in other areas of central FL and on the gulf side. If you are short, take their steps with you if you need to get out of the boat other than at their dock. Water was low and dock was higher than boat so very challenging for some of us shorter people to get in and out of the boat. The people at the dock that oriented us on the boat were thorough and helpful. We have boated other places that had more wildlife and things of interest, so we will continue to try different areas and won't be back to this place.
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April 2023 by Charles J.
i have used this place many times; we rented for 8 hours; i thought we possessed it for 8 hours; we could not get there for four hours, so we had 4 hrs left; would not give us boat and would not refund deposit; just dishonorable.
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March 2023 by Gloria Perry
Rented a pontoon boat for a day. Guys at dock were great. We didn't catch fish but nice day on river.
