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Vintage Florida Beach Cottage, one block to the sand of Indian Rocks Beach FL

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A kitchen with wooden cabinets, a stainless steel sink, a microwave, a stove, and a toaster.
A covered patio area with a table and chairs, a bicycle, and a mural of a beach scene.
A bedroom with a bed, a nightstand, a dresser, and a window.
A sunset over the ocean with silhouettes of people on the beach.
A living room with a brown leather sofa, a television, and a coffee table.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Located near the sea, this 2-bedroom villa accommodates 6 guests and features 1 bathroom. It offers a patio for outdoor enjoyment. Engage in nearby activities such as birdwatching, surfing, and game walks. Explore attractions like St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches and Splash Harbour Water Park. The stay is pet-friendly.

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits

    Top-rated for families.

  • Beach equipment

    A rare find — beach equipment ready to go for your days by the sea.

  • Centrally-located

    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.

  • Discover nearby landmarks

    Near Splash Harbour Water Park
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Electric vehicle charging point
  • Air-conditioning
  • Onsite parking available
  • Washing machine
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Indian Rocks Beach, FL
  • Place, St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Belleair Beach
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Splash Harbour Water Park
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, Tampa, FL (TPA-Tampa Intl.)
    ‪50 min drive‬

Where you'll sleep

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Single Bunk Beds

Living Room

1 Double Murphy Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Dining area

About this property

Vintage Florida Beach Cottage, one block to the sand of Indian Rocks Beach FL

Just a short walk to the beach makes this a great beach getaway for couples or families. On your way you can stop at the Kooky Koconut for lunch, an awesome milkshake or a variety of snacks. With a totally new renovation in 2018, this unit is in updated, very clean and worry free condition. And if you're here on business, enjoy superfast wifi at over 200mb/sec at no additional charge. This cottage is located in a quiet residential neighborhood and a great place to relax. We also have laundry onsite, and a screened in porch for evening gatherings. Both are shared. Nice dogs allowed ($35 extra) add them on # of guests page, but backyard isn't completely fenced. There is a nice place to walk them a half block to the east. Newly installed ChargePoint Level 2 - 50 amp EV charger.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

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

Pets allowed

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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

In designated area

Important information

You need to know

Property # 1466066vb
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
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Indian Rocks Beach

Located in Indian Rocks Beach, this villa is near a water park and by the sea. 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. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Jack Russell Stadium or TD Ballpark. Jet skiing, power boating and surfing/body boarding offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling nearby.
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Indian Rocks Beach, FL

What's nearby

  • St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Belleair Beach - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Splash Harbour Water Park - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • John's Pass Village & Boardwalk - 25 min drive - 16.8 km
  • Raymond James Stadium - 53 min drive - 51.2 km

Getting around

  • St. Petersburg, FL (PIE-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Intl.) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Original Crabby Bills - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Guppy's On the Beach - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪PJ's Oyster Bar - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Vip Mexican Restaurant And Lounge Irb - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Anecdote Brewing Company - ‬10 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Vintage Florida Beach Cottage, one block to the sand of Indian Rocks Beach FL pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Vintage Florida Beach Cottage, one block to the sand of Indian Rocks Beach FL?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Vintage Florida Beach Cottage, one block to the sand of Indian Rocks Beach FL?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Vintage Florida Beach Cottage, one block to the sand of Indian Rocks Beach FL?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Vintage Florida Beach Cottage, one block to the sand of Indian Rocks Beach FL located?

Situated by the sea, this villa is within a 15-minute walk of St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches, Belleair Beach and Splash Harbour Water Park. Indian Rocks Shopping Center and Walsingham County Park are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 39 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 39 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 39 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great place to stay! It was very clean and close to the beach. Host was very accommodating and responsive. Would recommend anyone book a stay here and would love to stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great place. 5 stars!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful stay, well equipped for all our needs. We will stay again!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Nice, well-kept home in a great location.

Appreciate the attention to detail and very clean accommodations. We would definitely recommended a stay at this property.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

A few days at the beach

Nice place to stay.Very convenient to beach access. Fun places to dine and enjoy a beverage and music!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything was as advertised! We enjoyed a Long Beach weekend getaway. The place was very clean and had all the necessary supplies. The check in instructions were super easy to follow as well. I would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Clean home close to the beach

Home was perfect for our family of 5. It was clean , host was very reaponsive, and the location was great for the beach and exploring the gulf , st. Pete, and tampa area. Would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great rental!

perfect!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Spring Break

It was a real pleasure to relax at Indian Rocks beach. The beach is a short walk away. Spring training baseball action was also a short drive away. The cottage had everything we needed!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Graduation

Was very nice
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Amazing comfort

I can’t say enough good things about the place and host. The house came with more than just essentials which made setting up a breeze. We had 2 adults and 4 kids - and still plenty of room. The queen mattress is the most comfortable I’ve ever slept on. I highly recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Nice location

Nice, clean, quiet & close to beach.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Excellent Value

This place was perfect for 3 adults and was a great price! The beach is about a 5 minute (easy) walk from the unit. However, this walk could be difficult with babies/toddlers depending on how much beach gear you’re bringing (I’d suggest getting a wagon or driving to the beach access across the street to load/unload). The unit had everything one would need, including nice quality beach towels and a washer/dryer. The owner, Eric, was great! He responded promptly and was very gracious. Would stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Specious rental in a good location

Great place for a big family stay with all the amenities provided. Great location with a close walking distance to the beach and local restaurants.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place by the beach

Stayed for 30 days and rode our bikes and enjoyed the beach.
Stayed 30 nights in Mar 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect!

This property is exactly what we were wanting. It's located within a short walk to the beach, the bay, several great restaurants, and a nature trail & dog park. It was well equipped with all our kitchen needs, extremely clean, and comfy beds & living room furniture. Eric, the property owner, is excellent! He's easy to communicate with and extremely helpful. We will definitely be staying here again!
Stayed 28 nights in Feb 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great getaway

Just as advertised. Great location in walking distance to many restaurants and the beach. We enjoyed our stay. Thanks!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Weekend

Great property and location for the price!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fabulous

Perfect for any occasion. Clean, great admenities, close to the beach. Owner was great with communication. Will definitely stay there again!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Excellent

This was the perfect place for our mini beach getaway. It was clean, comfortable and super close to the beach. We had a problem with the streaming and the owner was super quick to respond. Highly recommend this property.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great stay and location

Great location and perfect size for our family.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Stayed for a wedding

Overall this was a good stay and I would stay here again. Just small things, the lockbox for the key is not easy to open and you only get one key, there wasn’t any dish soap, the towels and wash cloths had hairs stuck to them, there were dirt marks on the floor when we arrived, the washer/dryer is a shared unit in the back of the housing unit (so we were afraid to leave our laundry there and had to wait around for it to be done), and in the room with multiple beds there were kids underwear and socks stuffed under the blanket (I wasn’t staying in that room and told my friend who found them that hopefully that was just from a kid who stuffed them into an unused bed🤷🏻‍♀️). The house itself is nice and in a good area, the owner seemed very nice, and there are provided beach towels, chairs, a cooler, etc which was very much appreciated. We didn’t complain about any of our issues while we were there as they were not huge issues nor was there anything that could have been done about them at the time, just some things that need to be looked over more carefully in between guests. Overall our stay was good and I would recommend this rental.
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Vacation stay

Eric, overall our stay was great. I will say the floors could have been cleaner and to not have a washer to use was quite an inconvenience. We had to spend several hours at the coin laundry along with the cost. That did take away from time at the beach. But overall the rest was great.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Great Location

This was our second stay at this property. The sink in the Bathroom had almost no water pressure and the drain was clogged. There was a knocking noise in the pipes every morning around 5 am that woke us up. When I notified Eric he said he was aware of the problem but made no attempt to get it fixed. We were there 3 weeks so that’s a long time to put up with the problems we experienced.
Stayed 20 nights in Jan 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 23 February 2021
Denise is right, we had a plumbing problem that was quite mysterious. After consulting a plumber and trial and error we figured out that the kitchen faucet in the next door apartment had a problem with the valve fluttering. Unfortunately its hard to know when a drain is clogged or a fixture is slow until a guest tells us. Thanks for letting me know about them, these issues are now fixed.
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

IRB Stay

This property is in a great location. Not on the beach, but a very short walk to the beach. When we first arrived on Christmas Eve I was in a bit of a panic as there was not adequate kitchen supplies to cook with or not enough to serve a meal with. We worked with the homeowner (who responded right away) to attempt to resolve this problem. There simply isn't enough glassware or silverware without having to wash dishes all the time. But if you plan on eating out this shouldn't be an issue. For my family we would have at least one meal at the house. There was also some cleaning areas that were overlooked, but for the most part it was clean. The neighbors were very nice and the people in the neighborhood were very friendly.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2020

About the host

Hosted by Eric Frantz

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We moved here from Ohio way back in 1998 to get away from the cold weather and gray skies. And we've been hosting vacation rentals since about 2002. Its fun and we get to meet so many nice people.

Why they chose this property

We wanted a beach neighborhood on one of the islands that was residential and not built up like Clearwater Beach. But close enough to get there on the trolley when we got the urge to go. We've owned and used this place since 1998 and love the location.

What makes this property unique

Our place was built in 1954 and still has that vintage Florida feel, but with all the updates we need today. We've left some of the original item to keep the memory alive.

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