Resort style Caribbean vibe, boaters' paradise home in beautiful Ponderosa Shores. This home is a MUST-SEE property if you're looking for the Florida lifestyle at its best! This home is on a stunning canal just a short boat ride to Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico and to our famous white sandy beaches. This meticulously maintained updated home was built in 1975 and has never been flooded. It features 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with a two-car garage. The home is 1,648 square feet with a total of 2,768 square feet including outdoor living space. This lovely home has been upgraded almost completely in the last four years. The kitchen is graced with 2 tone solid maple custom wood cabinetry, stainless-steel high-quality appliances, and beautiful Cambria quartz counters, a natural gas range with convection oven and range hood. Microwave is also a convection oven. The cabinetry is abundant and includes many special features like soft close doors & drawers and 3 appliances garages with parallel lift-up front doors. The kitchen has sliding glass doors overlooking the outdoor bar as well as pocket doors to the pool area to allow you to open the home to your outdoor oasis. The master bedroom and one of the guest bedrooms offer entrance through sliding glass doors to the pool area. The swimming pool was completed in 2023 with travertine paver deck and travertine deco drain, sun shelf, blue granite pebble bottom and mosaic edge with dolphin tiles inlaid, pentair color changing LED lighting, new pool filtration system and pump. The pool enclosure was also added in 2023 featuring custom volume ceilings, outdoor fans, motorized TV mount, high quality 32' infinity screen for beautiful views with insulated ceiling and transom. The dock is composite with a 11,000 LB remote access lift. It also features a 6,000 LB capacity davit set for another boat, water, electric, and lighting. This home has many newer features like a shingle roof, paver driveway, a Nest carbon monoxide monitor, and a complete A/C system and ducting with natural gas heat controlled by ecobee thermostat. The home has new insulation (R27/38), rain gutters, natural gas tankless water heater, sliding glass pocket patio doors and a 30-amp RV outlet in the garage. Don't miss out on this beautiful property. This property is conveniently located close to downtown St. Petersburg, two airports, many amazing restaurants, shopping, museums, and more.