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Your own private Beachfront Home On the Sands of the Gulf. Can't get any closer

Beachfront cottage with kitchen and balcony

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Best views
2nd deck off 2nd floor bedroom
Private beach home ON the BEACH
new flooring and furniture
New countertop

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6195.1 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Parking available
  • Washer
  • Fireplace
  • Outdoor space
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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  • Place, St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches
  • Place, Splash Harbour Water Park
  • Place, John's Pass Village & Boardwalk
  • Airport, Tampa, FL (TPA-Tampa Intl.)

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Dining area

About this property

Your own private Beachfront Home On the Sands of the Gulf. Can't get any closer

Beachfront Home 3 bedroom 2 bath Views overlooking the beach ! Some recent renovations completed. Nothing fancy about this beachfront home......BUT it is located on the most beautiful spot of the tropical barrier islands between Clearwater beach and St Pete Beach. Amazing beach views! Old Timers call this part of the island "The Narrows" where the sand is just wide enough for a single row of homes.

Ideal for a family vacation or for a Romantic getaway for 2. Step down from the back deck and stroll the sugar white sand beach. Fully equipped kitchen, 3 bedrooms 2 full baths, large living area and 2 decks overlooking the beach. Watch the sun melt into the Gulf of Mexico as the day ends. Relax and Enjoy our little slice of beach paradise.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Only the number of guest registered. 6 max NO VISITORS daily or overnight
Absolutely, NO Smoking. If beach home smells of smoke charge of $400 will be added to remove odor.
Enjoy, but please respect your neighbors who are also on vacation to relax and take in the beautiful surroundings

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is not required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Indian Shores

Located in Indian Shores, this cottage is near theme parks and on the beach. Shoppers can check out John's Pass Village & Boardwalk, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches and Sand Key Park. Splash Harbour Water Park and Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and kayaking nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling and cave exploring.
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Indian Shores, FL

What's nearby

  • St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Splash Harbour Water Park - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Indian Rocks Shopping Center - 4 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Sand Key Park - 15 min drive - 12.4 km
  • John's Pass Village & Boardwalk - 15 min drive - 13.3 km

Getting around

  • St. Petersburg, FL (PIE-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Intl.) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪PJ's Oyster Bar - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Guilty Sea Sports Pub - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Vip Mexican Restaurant And Lounge Irb - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Original Crabby Bills - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Caddy's Pub - ‬5 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Your own private Beachfront Home On the Sands of the Gulf. Can't get any closer pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Your own private Beachfront Home On the Sands of the Gulf. Can't get any closer?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Your own private Beachfront Home On the Sands of the Gulf. Can't get any closer?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Your own private Beachfront Home On the Sands of the Gulf. Can't get any closer located?

Nestled on the beach, this Indian Shores cottage is within 1 mi (2 km) of St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches and Splash Harbour Water Park. Belleair Beach and Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

7.8

Good

7.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Check-in

8.6/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

7.4/10

Listing accuracy
Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 98 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 98 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 98 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 98 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 98 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Nanette L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beach is amazing!As other reviews stated driveway is a challengeI would recommend one of the ATV rentals House has some cosmetic/maintenance issues but we spent a lot of time on the beach.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beach

Great place. Accurate listing. Has some west and test per listing but clean, great location! It was just what we needed fir our get away!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michele B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Great Stay!

Love the team that manage this property!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Lisa S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Location, location, location

Overall we had a great vacation. You can’t beat being right on such a beautiful beach.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Marieanne S., Mims, FL

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

House needs a bit of updating but awesome location.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Rick M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Nice basic beachfront home

Beautiful location in a home that has quite frankly seen better days. The ravages of time to wood at a location like this, plus 2 recent hurricanes have created a nice, basic place to stay in a great location. Many maintenance, repair things need to be addressed, but quite frankly they may cost more than the home is actually worth at this point. To be clear, we enjoyed our stay. The accumulation of sand, due to storm surge, at the first ten feet of driveway make access difficult unless one is driving a 4 wheel drive (AWD) vehicle or big truck. We struggled to get in and had to be towed out when we wanted to leave.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jerry P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beach

We had a great stay down in Indian shores. wife and kids had a few things to say about the house being dated, and some little things that need attention but it’s on the beach, and plenty of room for us. Simple check in. Location is what we went for and it’s in a great spot!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

marci J., Coral Springs

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Location Location Location

The host responded quickly and was very gracious with our needs and requests. The property is right on the beach with a view of the gulf from every room. We were very comfortable in the home enjoying the patio and sound of the waves at night . The kitchen supplies were very minimal which didn’t bother us as we ordered out mostly .
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Ken S.

Great Location

My family had a wonderful time. Beautiful views and large living room. Spiral staircase was not in photos and did become an issue with our young children. We bought a baby fence to surround it to prevent them from climbing. Overall, we enjoyed this property and would return.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

JANET H.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy

A bit disappointing

Location was great. Pictures on website are very old. Wood flooring in dining room had holes in it. Holes in walls,filthy dining room chairs, toilet was broke,cockcroch found. It could be a wonderful place. Needs ALOT of TLC. I paid too much for what all was wrong. Beautiful view and sunsets.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

John H.

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Not worth the money

The house has bugs we had to go buy spray for the ants. There's a couch throwed in the back of house towards the beach.This house is not worth what they are Charging.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

melanie m.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy
6/29/25-7/6I would highly not recommend this rental. It is definitely overpriced! Very disappointed! First off, the driveway is a nightmare. The floor is peeling up in the kitchen . There are missing shelves in the refrigerator. The front door was held together with boards and screws that fell apart. We patched it up and could not use the rest of the stay. We had to share 3 garbage cans with another rental that was out front. There is no recycle bin . There is a missing handle on the sliding glass door going out to the deck. Another handle is about to break. The patio furniture was rusted and busted , No cushions, and the umbrella was a child-size one . The propane tank on the grill was disgusting. The bedroom upstairs has no blinds. The bathroom upstairs has a see-through glass door for its door ! Lovely visitors every day of the giant cockroaches found upside down ! Ac unit decided to drip right through the kitchen ceiling, and you can tell it has done it before as they had a bucket collecting water in ac unit in the closet upstairs .Previous holes in ceiling . Many other little things like no nobs on the bedroom bed set , no lid on the garbage pail in the kitchen . The worst part is that Carter Vacation Rental was aware and offered 580.00 back when I told them I wasn’t happy with that and how bad the place was. I never heard back or received any money . The owners and Carter Vacation Rental obviously don’t care!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennece W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The location of this property was PERFECT for our needs. The beach was steps away from the back deck, and the intercoastal for fishing was steps away from the front door. The beds were super comfortable, and we were close to shopping & restaurants. Thanks for having us!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Derrick A.

Liked: Check-in
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
When we first got to our property our first impressions were mixed. The driveway is extremely narrow, and you can easily see where others have scraped against either one of the walls. Outside, the view is nice. Inside was not something we expected. The photos on the listing are not up to date and misleading. There’s cracks in the floors and ceiling. An unsealed front door that leaks when it rains and allows for plenty of ants to come in. The upstairs bathroom does not lock, and also has a glass door you can see through. The shower leaks into the kitchen from a hole. And last but not least roaches, plenty of them. We found the first one after our first night and were very alarmed. We contacted the host and they assured us it was just a palmetto bug and that they recently sprayed. I wasn’t too worried after that, until we found even more during our stay. 7 total, and no not all of them were dead. Overall, this place has a lot of potential. But unfortunately it does not look like this place has been well kept. I would not recommend this place to anyone, even if you’re just staying one night.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brian M.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Not what it is portrayed to be

The location was beautiful. Great access to the beach but the house was not what it was portrayed to be at all. The pictures are definitely out dated and misleading. The property has been neglected and not properly maintained. Multiple safety violations. Mouse poop in cabinets and dishes. Main Exterior door screwed shut. Couldn’t lock the house up. Floor warped and trip hazard. No hot water in master. Stained bedding. Bathroom door is see through. Decks are falling apart and are fall hazards. Shower leaks into kitchen. Flea looking bugs all over house. Hard to get into driveway. Very narrow. Missing blinds for privacy. No knobs on any cabinet. Table cloth stained. Bath towels stained. Shower curtain stained. Upstairs shower too dark to see. Kitchen table chairs stained. Dried fluids on floor. Hair on steps. Outdoor furniture rusted. Chunks of rust everywhere. Kitchen stove was dirty. This place was honestly disgusting. We washed everything before using it and refused to let our kids in certain places of the house. We were concerned for multiple safety reasons. If we could’ve found another place to stay and afford it, we would have left the day we showed up
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

William C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good, not great

Good, not great
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Stephenie G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Location location location

Perfect location on the beach! Lower level bed was so comfy that we already went and bought one very similar. Everything needed was provided. Could use some updating but the rental makes that known in the description when reserving. Very nice property, beautiful sunsets
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Kylea W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Beautiful location that needs some work

Overall, this house is in a beautiful location on the beach. The view is spectacular. However, the house itself needs some work. The driveway to park in is just sand, which two out of our three cars got stuck in and we had no heads up that the driveway was like that and the only reason the third didn’t get stuck in the sand was because it had four-wheel-drive. The railing at the top of the entryway staircase is very unstable, and even has caution tape around it. The deck on the upper floor also appears to be quite unstable. Again, beautiful home and we did enjoy our stay, The house and driveway itself just needs some work In order to be safe/accessible.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Da S.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Great Location But House Is Less Than Great

The location is the only outstanding thing about this house, although it is NOT secluded like the photo shows & the driveway is so narrow we almost hit the wall & got stuck multiple times! The floors have been changed to cheap laminate & have water damage in many areas where you stub your toes on the curled up edges. The railing corner to the entry deck has caution tape on it. The main large deck is in pretty tough shape and is very warped and has nails popping up all over. My husband found a hammer and hammered a bunch back down. Two of the deck chairs almost dumped my parents out backwards because they were broken. The upstairs bathroom has a LIGHTLY BLURRED GLASS ENTRY DOOR...so when you are getting in the shower or using the restroom everyone can see. Now, the cleanliness.. we washed all of our sheets on the first day because we all had glitter on our sheets and cockroach legs in one of the beds. We killed 6 HUGE cockroaches and another 3 got away and one was crawling on the kitchen counters. When we pulled the couch out to chase the one cockroach, we found 3 other dead ones. Just a guess, but they could be getting in through the rotted side door that has a 1/4 inch rotted gap in the bottom. We were never informed that the little house behind the house we rented is also owned/managed by the same company so we had people walking by, sitting under our deck, using our chairs. This house needs some money put back into it as it is a diamond in the rough!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gina R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location

Truly right on the beach. Could not be more perfect. The house is in need of updating but clean. The driveway was a bit stressful being very narrow, almost got stuck in sand and could only back out onto busy road. The town center is so cute and very close. We will definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location!

Clean, excellent communication with property manager! Needs a little love but the beach views can’t be beat! Highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Nery T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Astonishing location

Oceanfront property that felt like also having a private beach.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Almin K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good house

Stayed for 3 nights. Its a good house in a great location. Location is very peaceful. Having you own private beach is amazing. Dont have to worry about a crowd. Chairs for the beach are provided, along with some odds and ends. The house had everything needed, however the house did feel outdated and needs some TLC and some parts of the house need more elbow grease when it comes to cleaning, especially the inside of the cabinets. The drveway is slightly tight and really have to watch the wall in the driveway at the neighboring house. It is not straight so it gets tighter as you are getting closer to the road. Overall a good house.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family vacation

Relaxing time swimming in the ocean, beautiful sunsets. Great quality family time.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

william c.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Terrific location, comfortable accommodation

Needs some cosmetic work, could use screens on windows
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

About the host

Hosted by Carter Vacation Rentals

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Here is just a quick overview of my career along with a few of Carter Vacation strengths in the rental industry.

I have been involved in the hospitality field most of my life. After graduating from Boston University back in 1986 I got my start working as a night auditor in a small hotel just outside of Boston. I quickly became fascinated with this industry and wanted to know everything about it. I enjoyed finding new ways to improve the overall experience for the guests and in doing so, I was promoted often. I learned all aspects of each department and through the years I became the General Manager of some very well-known hotels.

During my corporate career as a General Manager of a Hyatt Hotel in Tampa I had an opportunity to manage a small beach vacation rental along the shores of the Gulf. Simply put…I was hooked. This became my new passion and career.
My wife and I had stayed in vacation rentals in the past with mixed feelings about our stays, I knew there was room for improvement in the Vacation Rental business and I was excited to get started.

My team and I have worked hard and I feel our success at Carter Coastal Vacation Rentals is from having a variety of vacation property options that suites each guests needs and budget. We also have chosen to keep Carter Vacation Rentals business relatively small in order to maintain a personable connection with each of our new arrivals. I, along with my team understand the importance of anticipating the guest’s needs as well as treating each guest with complete respect during their vacation getaway.

We take great pride in serving you. We are here for you. So choose one of our properties and soon you will be enjoying a "little slice of paradise" on the beautiful barrier island.

Hope to "see ya" on the Beach
Bruce Carter

Why they chose this property

Newly Renovated & spacious Waterfront Apartment in Indian Shores, Florida. The beach is right across the street! A large kitchen was designed for cooking a great meal, comfy queen size bed and dresser, large flat screen TV, X-large walk-in closet, comfortable furniture, and a private balcony with views of the intercoastal waterway, where you can watch the dolphin play and yachts go by. A restaurant & bar, boat, scooter, paddle board, and bike rentals are just steps away from your waterfront suite.

What makes this property unique

Water views from your private balcony, watch the dolphin pass. Historically, the most beautiful spot on the tropical barrier islands of Tampa Bay between Clearwater and St Pete. Beach on one side and inter-coastal on other side. Waterfront pub restaurant on site along with a rental beach shop. Rent a boat, scooter, bike or paddle board.

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