Reviews: Harbortown Marina - Canaveral

Reviewed by: Teresa Scott on Feb 15, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 40'
Draft: 5.5'

Rating: 5

Stayed here for about 6 months. Very protected marina with good amenities and nice people. Really enjoyed the pool. The onsite restaurant has good food, especially the sweet potato biscuits. Downside is the distance to anything requires a car.

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Reviewed by: Paul Hoffman , Changes in L'Attitudes, on May 17, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 41'
Draft: 3.8'

Rating: 4

New restaurant, Dixie Belle's Grill and Bar, is now open. Had lunch there yesterday during their soft opening. Good food ,attentive service.

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Reviewed by: Lawrence Wolfenden on Nov 26, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 38'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

This is a nice little hurricane hole with decent rates and good amenities (swimming pool, well-maintained showers, on-site restaurant/bar). It is somewhat remote resulting in the down side that any kind of provisioning requires a car: there are very few nearby businesses. No random traffic, by land or sea.

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Reviewed by: Paul Hoffman , Changes in L'Attitudes, on Oct 2, 2022
LOA: 41'
Draft: 3.8'

Rating: 4

Haul out pit has side wall damage (undercutting from heavy rains in mid September, not Ian related) that precludes haul outs until repairs to the pit are completed.

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Reviewed by: Stefanie & Mike , Throwin Caution, on Aug 2, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 38'
Draft: 6.0'

Rating: 2

Not the place it used to be. Since the new owners took over Harbortown Marina has gone down hill. Office staff lie straight to your face about anything and everything. Dog park has become flea infested and weeds. They are not treating the yards like the old owner did. Making it NOT pet friendly. Staff gives you attitude if you complain about things. The electric bills are questionable as everyone is paying such different rates. From $16-200. Never do they give you the reading from past months to the present month. That has to be illegally. Guest welcome themselves often and they don't live here. The homeless help themselves to the rest rooms. There is NO security what do ever around Harbortown. Constantly have random people walking on our docks. The pump out at this marina is in a bad spot and not convenient for anyone. Which means some live a-boards dump in the water. They offer No pump outs at the docks.
I could keep going but watching this marina go down hill is frustrating. Prices keep going up and service is going way down.
Presentation of the property is all that matters here sadly. New staff would be a great start. The people that work here now are way to comfortable in their positions. Making them not care at all about the marina well being.

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Reviewed by: Jan Chnupa on Feb 15, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 28'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 5

Great location and friendly staff! Came in for gas and stayed for lunch at the new restaurant! Much better than when we visited previously. Great stop.

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Reviewed by: Paul on Aug 17, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 41'
Draft: 3.9'

Rating: 4

Clean restroom/showers and laundry facilities. Pool, and dog park are perks. Good prices on gas and diesel. Ideal location between ICW and Port Canaveral. Excellent hurricane hole.

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Reviewed by: PHIL on Feb 9, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 28'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 3

3 stars over all, but 5 stars for great marina and facilities for a boater. Hhowever, we have been to the restaurant several times over the last year and it is much less than expected. Hpefully this will improve as i will not recommend anyone to eat there.

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Reviewed by: Mark on May 12, 2017
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 23'
Draft: 2.0'

Rating: 5

Very nice marina with best prices on fuel. Easy to get in and out of being on Barge Canal between Indian and Banana Rivers. They have a restaurant with full bar and live music, which is great. Helpful staff for onsite services. They've made a lot of upgrades recently to their facilities. Always something new every time I stop.

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Reviewed by: Scott LaPointe on Mar 27, 2017
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 44'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 4

Stopped here for diesel. They have gas as well. Many large boats at a slip with nice, clean facilities, water and pump out.

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