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AMI Escape! King Suite, Twin Room and Ping Pong Near Holmes Beach

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A swimming pool with blue chairs, surrounded by palm trees and a brick patio.
A two-story house with a garage, surrounded by tropical plants and palm trees.
A coastal residential area with houses, a beach, and a clear view of the ocean.
A room with a ping pong table, a television displaying a sunset, and string lights.
A covered patio with a grill, hanging chair, and blue chairs.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Highlights

  • Dive into relaxation
    Unwind in the top-rated pool, your perfect spot for relaxation.
  • Arcade/game room
    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade/game room.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to Bradenton Beach

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Private pool
  • Arcade/game room
  • Outdoor barbecue
  • Air-conditioning
  • Pet-friendly

Explore the area

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Holmes Beach, FL
  • Place, Bradenton Beach
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Holmes Beach Beaches
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Manatee Public Beach
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Sarasota, FL (SRQ-Sarasota-Bradenton Intl.)
    ‪36 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

Kitchen
Balcony

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About the area

Holmes Beach

Located in Holmes Beach, this holiday home is near the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Bradenton Beach and Bean Point Beach. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's going on at LECOM Park, or consider a night out at Tarpon Bay Grill and Tiki Bar. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and kayaking nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and ecotours.
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Holmes Beach, FL

What's nearby

  • Bradenton Beach - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Holmes Beach Beaches - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Manatee Public Beach - 2 min drive - 1.4 km
  • Anna Maria Sound - 3 min drive - 1.8 km
  • West Coast Surf Shop - 3 min drive - 2.1 km

Getting around

  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ-Sarasota-Bradenton Intl.) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Sandbar Restaurant - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Ugly Grouper - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Ginny's & Jane E's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Waterfront Restaurant - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is AMI Escape! King Suite, Twin Room and Ping Pong Near Holmes Beach pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at AMI Escape! King Suite, Twin Room and Ping Pong Near Holmes Beach?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at AMI Escape! King Suite, Twin Room and Ping Pong Near Holmes Beach?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at AMI Escape! King Suite, Twin Room and Ping Pong Near Holmes Beach?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is AMI Escape! King Suite, Twin Room and Ping Pong Near Holmes Beach located?

Situated by the sea, this holiday home is within 1 mile (2 km) of Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach Beaches and Manatee Public Beach. AMI Paddleboard Adventures and West Coast Surf Shop are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 25 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 25 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 25 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 25 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 25 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy
Liked it was pet friendly and had a private pool and was close to the beaches.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 28 August 2026
A private pool, a pet-friendly setup, and easy access to the beach make Castaway Cottage by Anna Maria Vacations a great spot for enjoying the island with your four-legged family member. We’re glad those features helped make your stay enjoyable, Desiree. We appreciate you choosing to stay with us and sharing what you liked most about the home. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you and your pup back for another relaxing Anna Maria Island getaway!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The property was great and convenient to everything I needed.
Stayed 15 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 31 May 2026
It’s always nice when everything is close by and easy to get to, Penny. We’re glad Castaway Cottage by Anna Maria Vacations was a great fit and provided a convenient home base for your island stay. Thanks for staying with us we’d love to welcome you back anytime!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a great time and the house is in a great location! We could walk to shoppes, restaurants, and the beach. This is a property that we will want to come back to!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 4 May 2026
Sounds like you found a great home base, Jill! We’re so glad Castaway Cottage by Anna Maria Vacations made it easy to walk to the beach, shops, and restaurants that’s what island life is all about. We’d love to have you back anytime for another fun and easy getaway!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great vacation

Everything was clean, easy and we really enjoy our stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 11 August 2025
Thank you for your positive review, Megan! We're so happy to hear that you found everything in our home clean and enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future! Thank you, Anna Maria Vacations
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
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Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 20 September 2026
A perfect rating says it all, Frank! We’re glad Castaway Cottage by Anna Maria Vacations was a great fit for your stay and hope to welcome you back for more island time soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The place was located close to restaurants and shops. It had a pool and very clean property! Had upstairs and downstairs! Also pets are allowed! Would stay there again!!
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 9 January 2026
Thank you, Julie, for your wonderful review about your stay at Castaway Cottage! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed its convenient location near restaurants and shops, as well as the clean property and pool. It’s great that the layout with both upstairs and downstairs suited your needs, and we’re glad you appreciated our pet-friendly policy! We would love to welcome you back for another enjoyable stay with Anna Maria Vacations!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Sunshine Awesome

Great location! Such an amazing vacation! Great house and pool!!!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 1 December 2023
Thank you for taking the time to share your wonderful experience, Joyce. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to welcome you back soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Walk to dog park, restaurants and beach

Very nice home excellent location has all the beach equipment and backyard totally private around the pool The
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 13 May 2024
Patrick, we're thrilled to hear that you found our home very nice and in an excellent location! It's wonderful that you appreciated the beach equipment and the private backyard around the pool. Thank you for choosing to stay with us, and we hope to welcome you back again soon for another fantastic stay! If there's anything else we can do to make your next visit even better, please don't hesitate to let us know.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Relaxing

This place was so relaxing and clean. Had everything you need. Not a bad walk to the beach. Enjoyed the pool and close to shops. Will be back.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 22 May 2025
Thank you for choosing us for your recent stay! Every review and every star you give us makes a huge difference to our success. If you enjoyed your stay, we'd love your 5-star review! We hope to host you again in the future!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect for Us

House is clean, well furnished and had a great supply of amenities especially the kitchen cookware and utensils. Providing more toilet paper (4 rolls) paper towels (2 small rolls)and trash bags would have been nice. Pool was also great and well maintained. Overall it was a great place for a week for our family.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 5 March 2025
Thank you for the detailed review of your stay. We appreciate the feedback and are glad to hear that you found the house clean, well-furnished, and well-equipped, particularly in the kitchen. We will certainly take note of your suggestions. We're pleased that the pool was also enjoyable for your family, and we look forward to hosting you again in the future.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great House!

Had everything we needed perfect for our family of 4. Kids loved the pool and we loved being able to walk to restaurants. One issue with a rodent but it was quickly taken care of (outside and not in the house thankfully!). We will be back!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 15 April 2023
Thanks for taking the time share your experience with us, see you again soon! Prime Vacations
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

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

Hurricane Helene showed up how bad guest service is made!

Property itself woul earn a 5 star rating, but the service during and after Helene makes a 1 star experience of it. Cancelled by renting agency during our stay. No communication no refund no alternative offer. Coming to the region since 20 years, we’ve never made experiences like that.
Stayed 21 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Check-in
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Not the best home

There was a dead rat in backyard the day we arrived. Dryer did not work well. Bathroom toilet guts not working. Lower level had bad musty smell. Did not use lower level.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 15 March 2023
Jean, thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. Please allow us to apologize for the issues during your stay, as we understand your frustration. At this time, we can report that our team has taken the necessary measures to restore everything to working order. We hope you will return and stay with us again, giving us another opportunity to improve your experience.
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Amazing stay

The house was amazing. The added beach stuff, chairs, wagon, toys, umbrellas were a wonderful bonus. Game room was a blast. Bikes already in garage was such a gift. Location to beach was just right. I gave it a four because I had to clean the kitchen before use. Cleaning in general could have been better. Outside garbage was over flowing and we had to wait until trash pick up to put out any garbage we had. Not the end of the world but annoying. Need better cleaning service. Other than that it would be a 5
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 20 June 2021
George, thank you for letting us know about your stay at Castaway Cottage. I am so sorry that the kitchen cleaning was not up to your expectations. Had we known, we certainly would have been happy to send the cleaning company back to address any outstanding issues. We totally understand where you are coming from regarding the trash pick up, and believe me ~ if we could have the trash picked up on the island on the weekend, we would. Unfortunately, we are at the mercy of the county which determines the pick-up schedules. I hope that you will join us again here on AMI. We will do our very best to deliver a five-star experience for you!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Nice place. Many restaurants within walking distance.

Good experience overall.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 15 December 2022
Terry, we are thrilled to hear you enjoyed your stay and the nearby restaurants. We hope to host you again sometime soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Anna Marie Fall 2022

The property was beautiful and exactly as listed. We had a great stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 27 October 2022
Tracy, thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay, and we hope to host you again soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

We had an incredible vacation

The property and location made for a great and relaxing vacation. Minutes walk to a beautiful beach and a great pool to enjoy as a family. We never needed to drive as great restaurants within walking distance and of course the free trolley. Our kids loved the game room which kept them very entertained. Extremely clean and had everything you could need for your stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 9 September 2022
Fernando, thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay, and we hope to host you again soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect Beach House for Families

This house had it all, an amazing pool, game room, bikes and all the beach gear you could need! Great floor plan, and totally stocked with everything we needed for a weeks stay! Very clean, and well decorated. Our family felt perfectly at home there for the week. Location to beach is great- 8 minute walk. Or a 2 minute gulf cart ride. We would absolutly stay here again!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 9 September 2022
Amber, thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay, and we hope to host you again soon!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice Property for family vacation.

Had a great stay at this property. The property is well maintained and has lots to offer. Pool, Bikes, ping pong, toys, games, and even tools and helpful items you just don't think about! Backyard/pool area is very private with mature landscaping. Wonderful screened in porch on lower level that we ate several meals at. There really wasn't anything about this property that we felt was lacking. Would book again for sure. Check-in was a little strange as we never received a text with the lockbox code and when we went to the property a little after the 4pm check-in the front door was open with nobody inside. I had to contact the management to figure out what was going on. They responded quickly and even brought over some of the missing "starter package" items. Their response was great but the whole check-in process was just a little off.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 6 October 2022
Brian, thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We apologize for the check-in mix-up but are glad to hear it did not take away from your stay. We hope to host you again sometime soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place to vacation !

This was one of the best places I have ever printed. Everything about the house was spot on. The location was perfect to the beach to restaurants to bars to shopping to everything. The set up of the house with the bedrooms in the game room downstairs in the pool area and the Lanai that was screened in was perfect. The Kitchen was very well stocked and have an extra refrigerator freezer downstairs was perfect. The rental was stocked with all the beach supplies you could need. Would highly recommend this rental for anyone looking for a great great vacation.
Stayed 15 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 23 August 2021
We are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and your vacation. We will be happy to assist you on your next vacation to Anna Maria Island!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location and awesome house

Walk to beach was .3 miles (only a 5 minute walk). House is cute and comfy, with extras provided (bikes, wagon, chairs, ping pong, coolers, etc.). Restaurants and trolley stops were also close, making it a very convenient stop. If you want to drive to a beach, they are close too! We will stay here again for sure!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 5 August 2021
Maria, thank you for taking the time to let us know about your stay at Castaway Cottage. We are so happy that you enjoyed your stay and look forward to your next trip to Anna Maria!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fully stocked house!!

This house is so well equipped! It’s got all the beach stuff/ toys, bikes, air compressor, tools, seriously… anything you need! It’s a good spot with about a 7 minute walk to the beach. I do recommend booking a golf cart if you can. It was great to load everyone up & go to some quite beach spots on the island. The pool was fantastic, but bring mosquito spray/ candles/ incense, voodoo, anything to keep them away. This was an absolutely awesome family vacation!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 29 July 2021
Thank you for taking the time to let us know about your stay at Castaway Cottage! We strive for all of our guests to have a five-star experience and are so happy that was your experience. Not too many people have suggested voodoo to control the mosquitos and noseeums, but it’s as good an idea as any! Unfortunately, summer in the subtropics comes with some bugs as well as beautiful beaches and sunsets, but I’m glad that you still had an awesome family vacation. We look forward to welcoming you back on your next trip to AMI!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Quarantine Beach Style

With myself working remote and the kids on e-learning this was a welcome reprieve from the northern climate of Michigan. We loved the beach walks, pool time, and exploring. Thanks.
Stayed 10 nights in Nov 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 11 January 2021
Tony, we are thrilled that you were able to break up your quarantine with a visit to Castaway Cottage. It is definitely a great winter escape from the midwestern climate this time of year. We hope that we will be able to welcome you back to AMI soon so that you can continue to explore all that the island has to offer!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Stayed 7 nights in May 2026
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