Southern Belle

55’ houseboat

Line drawing of a home featuring a bed, refrigerator, toilet, and barbecue grill with labels indicating the house sleeps 8, has a full kitchen, two bathrooms, and a BBQ grill.

Sleeps 8

  • 3 private staterooms

  • 2 queen size beds

  • 1 full size bed

  • Full size futon

Bathrooms

  • 2 full baths

Features

  • Fully equipped kitchen

  • Front deck with outdoor dining

  • Top deck with 4 lounge chairs canopy

  • Central AC & heat

  • Flybridge for top deck driving

Three price tags showing different working hours and wages for Weekends, Midweek, and Full Week. The Weekend tag states 1 pm Friday to 4 pm Sunday, with a wage of $2,500. The Midweek tag shows 1 pm Monday to 4 pm Thursday, with a wage of $2,800. The Full Week tag indicates 1 pm Monday to 4 pm Sunday or Friday to Thursday with a wage of $3,600.
Floor plan of a tiny home featuring a kitchen, bathroom, living area with sofa and round table, two bedrooms with queen beds, closet spaces, an outdoor deck, and a separate bedroom with a queen bed.

The main salon includes the helm, large living room with flat screen TV, dining table with bench seating and chairs, plus a beautiful galley with ceramic tile flooring. Granite countertops, indirect lighting, crown molding, maple woodwork and raised panel colonial doors are just a few features of this luxury houseboat. The boat has three private staterooms including a spacious master stateroom with queen size bed and TV, center stateroom with full size bed and lower stateroom with queen size bed. With the full size futon in the main salon this boat can sleep up to eight people. The boat has two full baths. This boat is equipped with central air and heat. The front deck features a ceiling fan, propane gas grill, ice chest, table and four chairs. The large back deck has space for stowing water toys and a spiral staircase to access the top deck. There is a flybridge on the top deck so the boat can be driven from inside the boat or from up top. A small canopy top over the flybridge provides shading for the captain. The top deck also has loungers for sunbathing.

On-Board

Inventory

    • Captain’s chair

    • Full size futon

    • Dining table with 2 chairs and 2 benches

    • Storage Closets

    • Master Stateroom: 1 queen bed

    • Center Cabin:  1 full bed

    • Lower Cabin: 1 queen bed

    • 2 full bath with shower

    • Bathrooms includes one small trash bin

    • 4-top stove

    • Full size refrigerator/freezer

    • Microwave

    • Blender

    • Coffee Pot (12-cup)

    • Toaster

    • Dining service for 10 (dinner plates, side plates, soup bowls, coffee cups, 8 oz glasses, 4 oz glasses, wine glasses, forks, dinner knives, steak knives, teaspoons, tablespoons)

    • Pots & Pans (sauce pan w/lid, 3 qt w/lid, 8 qt w/lid, 8” omelet pan, 12” skillet, glass baking dish,  baking sheet)

    • Mixing Bowls

    • Measuring cup and measuring spoons

    • Serving spoons & spatulas, grill spatula and tongs

    • Colander

    • Butcher’s Block with large kitchen knives & scissors

    • Can opener (manual)

    • Vegetable peeler

    • Cheese grater

    • Wine Opener

    • Dish rack / drainer

    • Ice Trays (2)

    • Ash tray

    • Matches

    • Kitchen includes one medium size trash bin

    • Bath towels: 16

    • Hand towels: 8

    • Wash clothes: 10

    • Blankets: 4

    • Sheets: One set per bed

    • Pillows & pillowcases: Two per bed

    • One small 3oz bottle of Palmolive

    • One new sponge

    • One new roll of paper towels

    • Two toilet brush

    • Broom and dust pan

    • Trash bags

    • Fly swatter

    • Front Deck includes one outdoor dining table with 4 chairs, one 32 gallon trash can and one 20 gallon recycle bin, one cooler and a propane gas grill with grill brush

    • Top Deck includes 4 lounge chairs

    • Flat Screen TV with DVD Player

    • VHF Marine Radio

    • AM/FM Radio with CD Player and aux input

    • Central Air/Heat


    • Life jackets for up to 12 guests (Coast Guard maximum for rental boats in Florida)

    • One throwable PFD IV

    • CO Detector

    • Minimum of 2 fire extinguishers

    • Engine compartment Halon system

    • Two Danforth style 22 lbs. anchors

    • Four dock lines

    • One 50 amp power cord

    • 8K Westerbeke Marine Generators

    • Volvo Penta Inboard/Outboard Twin Engines with composite propellers

    • Potable Water Tank: 150

    • Waste Holding Tank: 150

    • Fuel Tank: 200

    • South Limit: Lake Monroe Bridge (approximately 20 miles)

    • North Limit: Silver Glen Springs in Lake George (approximately 30 miles)

    • Boats are not allowed to travel at night

Houseboat Payment & Cancellation Policy

Guests may either pay in full at the time of booking or secure their reservation with a deposit. Any remaining balance is due at check-in.

If paid in full: Holly Bluff Marina reserves the right to place a $1,000 pre-authorization hold on a credit card at the time of check-in. This hold may be captured in the event of damages and will be released when the boat is returned reasonably clean and undamaged.

If reserving with a deposit: No pre-authorization hold will be placed at check-in, but the full balance must be paid before boarding. Your deposit will be returned after check-out, provided the boat is returned reasonably clean and undamaged.

If you must cancel your reservation, notify us at least 30 days before your arrival date and your deposit will be refunded less a $300.00 cancellation fee. Guests who cancel within 30 days of arrival receive no refund. If you must reschedule your reservation, there is a $300.00 reschedule fee if the original arrival date is less than 30 days in advance of notification.

There will be no reschedules allowed within 7 days of arrival date.

  • Prices do not include taxes, gas, fees, and holiday surcharges.

  • Renter must be at least 25 years of age with a valid government issued photo ID. Anyone operating this vessel who was born on or after January 1, 1988 must provide proof of a Boating Safety Certification. The BoatUS Foundation offers the only FREE online boating safety course developed specifically for your state. Course information can be found online at: https://courses.boatus.org/

  • Holly Bluff Resort Marina provides a 1 year BoatUS membership to the main operator of the houseboat.

Effective August 21, 2025, all boat rentals at Holly Bluff Resort Marina require liability coverage. This coverage protects against damages or injuries caused to a third party while operating a rental vessel.

In compliance with Florida law (SB 606):

  • A minimum of $500,000 per person and $1,000,000 per incident in liability coverage is offered with every rental.

  • Guests may choose to increase coverage limits, but a minimum is automatically included with each booking at check-out.