AUG & SEPT SPECIALS - A Pearl of a Beach Home- pool & spa - easy walk to beach. - Holmes Beach

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Gently sloping 'beach access' - for the young & not so young!

Pool lighting and auto lighting amongst the tropical planting

Front of and side entrance to 'A Pearl of a Beach Home.....

Awesome private heated pool & hot tub with non slip surface & beach style entry.

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Exceptional

3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6185.9 sq m

Popular amenities

Hot tub

Parking available

Washer

Pool

Outdoor space

Barbecue grill

Explore the area

Holmes Beach, FL

Bradenton Beach

6 min walk

Holmes Beach Beaches

20 min walk

Manatee Public Beach

3 min drive

Sarasota, FL (SRQ-Sarasota-Bradenton Intl.)

32 min drive

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3 - twin beds

2 Single Beds

Master Bedroom suite

1 King Bed and 1 Crib

2 bathrooms

Bathroom for bedrooms 2 and 3

Toilet · Shower only

Large Hall WC closet

Toilet · Outdoor shower

Master suite bathrooom

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Balcony

Separate dining area

Outdoor play area

Garden

About this property

AUG & SEPT SPECIALS - A Pearl of a Beach Home- pool & spa - easy walk to beach.

Tropical rear yard with private luxury heated Saltwater pool and hot tub/spa and spacious paved area plus large ground floor lanai.

Leave your troubles behind as you cross to Anna Maria and surrender to the island pace. Our beach house (a personal vacation home - not an investment property) is a light-filled retreat with beautiful furnishings, quality linens, spacious open plan living areas with 12' high ceilings and excellent indoor/outdoor flow. 3 large coastal bedrooms (king, queen and twin) with inbuilt storage, 2 modern bathrooms (1 en-suite) with huge separate showers plus a hall WC closet near the separate full-sized laundry room.

Plenty of room for all the family to chill around the free-form private pool & hot tub The special non-slip pool surface complements the 'beach access' that allows the young (and not so young) to enter into the water without any steps and starts at 2 inches deep! Our guests just love this private Oasis - please see our numerous 5* Reviews!

The tropical planting gives areas of both sun and shade and at night-time the palms are automatically lit to enhance the ambience of the backyard and pool area.

Upstairs, guests will love to use the granite finished, fully equipped kitchen with custom cabinets. Great-room opens onto generous lanai with outdoor dining.

By the pool you can enjoy the large entrance level patio, sun loungers and gas BBQ grill, wall mounted TV & ROKU services. Over-sized double garage with remote access, beach chairs, beach toys and beach cart too.

A pearl of a property within 2-3 blocks (3-4 mins walk) to the idyllic, soft, white sand of the Gulf beaches with their breathtaking sunsets, towards the north of the Island. A peaceful neighborhood only minutes walk from restaurants, bars, shops and galleries of Holmes Beach. Free Island Trolley-Bus stop is just round the corner.

Please remember:
"You are vacationing in a residential area. Please be a good neighbor by keeping the noise to a respectful level during the day and night. Excessive and unreasonable noise can deprive neighbors of the peaceful enjoyment of their private property."

Holmes Beach City VRC Permit: VRC17-000230 (Expires May 2025)
Parking available for up to 5 vehicles.

Licensed with Florida DBPR as a Vacation Rental CND5105185 (Expires December 2024)

Property manager

Mike & Lesley Crowther

Premier Host

Languages

Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish

Amenities

Pool

Hot tub

Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

Free WiFi

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

There are 2 staircases & guests must take care.

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Our homeowners association does not permit pets.

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Not permitted inside or out

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 indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

Property Registration Number Licensed with Florida DBPR as a Vacation Rental CND5105185 (Expires December 2024) Holmes Beach City VRC Permit: VRC17-000230 (Expires May 2025)

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

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 Anna Maria Beach. Travelling with kids? Consider AMI Paddleboard Adventures, or check out an event or a game at LECOM Park. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

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Holmes Beach, FL

What's nearby

Bradenton Beach - 6 min walk
Holmes Beach Beaches - 20 min walk
Manatee Public Beach - 3 min drive
Anna Maria Beach - 6 min drive
Bean Point Beach - 6 min drive

Getting around

Sarasota, FL (SRQ-Sarasota-Bradenton Intl.) - 32 min drive

Restaurants

‪Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe - ‬3 min drive
‪Sandbar Seafood & Spirits - ‬4 min drive
‪Two Scoops - ‬4 min drive
‪The Waterfront Restaurant - ‬4 min drive
‪Skinny's Place - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does AUG & SEPT SPECIALS - A Pearl of a Beach Home- pool & spa - easy walk to beach. have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool. Pool types include heated pools.

Is AUG & SEPT SPECIALS - A Pearl of a Beach Home- pool & spa - easy walk to beach. pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at AUG & SEPT SPECIALS - A Pearl of a Beach Home- pool & spa - easy walk to beach.?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at AUG & SEPT SPECIALS - A Pearl of a Beach Home- pool & spa - easy walk to beach.?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is AUG & SEPT SPECIALS - A Pearl of a Beach Home- pool & spa - easy walk to beach. located?

This family-friendly Holmes Beach holiday home is located by the sea, within a 15-minute walk of Bradenton Beach and Island Gallery West. AMI Paddleboard Adventures and Holmes Beach Beaches are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Exceptional

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10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Tennille A.

10 Aug 2024

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

Beautiful home close to everything

Despite being stuck indoors for a couple days due to Tropical storm Debbie, this house did not disappoint. It is exactly as described. I don’t know if you could ask for anything more. Mike and Lesley were wonderful hosts and very responsive and accommodating. Highly recommend this home. If we ever come back to the area again, we would want to stay here every time.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rhiannon B.

2 Aug 2024

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

Pearl of a Beach Home

We loved our stay here! The check in process was super easy, the property was the perfect size for our family of 5. You can walk to the beach from the property in about 8 minutes- we found a golf cart very helpful to get to the rest of the island. The kids loved the pool and it was super clean!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Natalie T.

23 July 2024

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

Great week

Beautiful place to stay close to the Beach.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melissa C.

30 June 2024

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

Great vacation spot on AMI

We enjoyed our stay. The location is great very close to the beach and dining options. The house was extremely clean and had everything we needed for the week. We enjoyed enjoyed mornings and early afternoons at the beach and came back to the house to enjoy the awesome outdoor pool. I would highly recommend this rental check in and out were both a breeze!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brenda B.

23 June 2024

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

Genuine Treasure

The Pearl was a treasure waiting to be discovered and we are so glad we did! Everything was exactly as pictured but better on arrival. Perfect place to stay on AMI. Thank you Mike & Lesley for sharing the Pearl!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy T.

23 June 2024

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

Vacation June 2024

Beautiful clean home- one of cleanest we have stayed at. We loved outdoor pool area. We enjoyed having access to wagon to transport supplies. Anna Maria Island wonderful. We did struggle operating TV (never figured it out but we arent real tech savvy). Would like to see some Tupperware in kitchen for leftovers. Would recommend guests renting golf cart- that made getting around a lot of fun! Would also have liked to have more washclothes- Maybe atleast 2 per person staying. Overall wonderful stay.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert L.

23 June 2024

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

Beautiful home in the heart of Holmes Beach

Very clean and well stocked home. Everything you could think of was available. The pool and the hot tub were wonderful and relaxing.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angela E.

14 June 2024

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

Great location!

Beautiful home, wonderful location!

Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jaymi A.

1 June 2024

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

Wonderful family vacation!!!

This was our first trip to AMI and this house did not disappoint! We had some pool/ spa issues upon arrival but the property owners were quick to get someone out asap. The house had everything that we needed. We hope to visit again.

Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ron A.

30 Apr 2024

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

Just what the doctor ordered

We had a wonderful week at A Pearl of a Beach Home. The house was perfect for our family of 5. More than enough room, the pool and hot tub was where we spent most of the time. The beach was an easy walk right up the street. The most beautiful sunsets, and some of the best beaches we have ever seen. There were plenty of great restaurants close by (well everything is really close on the island). We spoke to several neighbors and locals and everyone was super friendly. Every question we had was answered almost immediately and we were extremely happy staying here and will certainly be back. Thank you for a wonderful vacation!!!

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karla K.

15 Apr 2024

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

Great home! Great Hosts!

We have been coming to Anna Maria Island for many years and this was one of the nicest and best equipped homes that we have rented. Mike and Lesley were wonderful hosts and extremely responsive to any need we had. Thank you very much for sharing your beautiful home.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maureen K.

4 Apr 2024

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

Wonderful stay

We had another terrific stay at Pearl oof a Beach Home. The property is exactly as described. We especially enjoyed the pool/hot tub area. Mike and Lesley are wonderful hosts and very communicative. We will definitely be back!

Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danna S.

21 Mar 2024

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

Holmes Beach family vacation

5 star family vacation! Beautiful home, awesome weather and the homeowners responded within minutes to any questions! They had everything needed for home away from home.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amanda W.

22 Jan 2024

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

Great stay.

Would recommend and stay again.

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Danielle C.

28 Nov 2023

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

Thanksgiving in paradise

Had another wonderful trip at this house! House has everything you may need making you feel right at home. Backyard is its own oasis with a short walk to the beach.

Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alex B.

15 Sept 2023

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

Wonderful stay at Pearl of a Beach Home

We had a wonderful stay at this exceptionally clean & spacious beach home which was in a great central location on AMI. It was only a short walk to the beach and the amenities of Holmes Beach. Communication from the owners was so clear & easy - 5*. Our stay was just after Hurricane Idalia hit Florida and it was so reassuring that the owners reached out the next day to advise us that there was no damage to their beach home and that their cleaning crew and pool guy had already been over to check everything out - no disruption at all. The home had everything we needed for our vacation, lots of towels, crockery, glasses and pots 'n pans, a ping pong table and a gas BBQ grill. In the garage there were plenty of beach chairs, beach toys and 2 wagons that made taking everything to the beach so easy. The outside space is fabulous with a pool & hot tub - lots of loungers and a separate outside dining and lounging area poolside, plus a rear balcony with dining and relaxing furniture upstairs. We have stayed on AMI before and this is our favourite place by far - we will return as soon as we can. Thank you Mike & Lesley for sharing your "Pearl of a Beach Home" with us and for the personal communication before, during and after our stay.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Terry L.

7 Aug 2023

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

Beach House

Had a wonderful stay. We would definitely use this house again. The house is very nice and is really close to the beach. The air conditioner is really good and the house was very clean.

Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amanda R.

13 June 2023

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

Nice Family Vacation Property

This was our first stay here and we really enjoyed the property and location. Great communication from the owners. There were some guests in the home behind us that partied loudly and played very loud music. That put a damper on our time in the backyard for about half our stay but we adjusted as we could.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin M.

1 May 2023

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

Our own tropical paradise

It's was everything and more!! Super clean and spacious! The pool and hot tub were amazing!! Ping pong was a blast!

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jamie T.

8 Apr 2023

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

Great stay!

Excellent home! The house itself is comfortable and well equipped, location is very convenient and the owners are great. The pool and outdoor living areas are the best we’ve had on AMI! We would stay here again in a heartbeat.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maureen K.

1 Apr 2023

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

Great stay!

We had another wonderful stay on AMI. The property was exactly as described. Great house and location. The property owners were kind and communicated clearly.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christine O.

5 Jan 2023

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

A wonderful stay

The house was wonderful. Clean, plenty of space for our family of 5, located within easy walking distance to the beach, the Ping Pong table was a big hit and our hosts could not have been nicer.

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Danielle C.

27 Nov 2022

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

Family Vacation

Best 1st Annual Family Thanksgiving!! This place is amazing! Location, pool, spa and amenities for young children made our trip easy and memorable! Owners were prompt and friendly with responses! Great week!

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

ken w.

5 Nov 2022

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

November and Sunny

We had a great time. The owners reschedule our dates due to hurricane Ian. Weather was perfect. We were at the beach then pool everyday. The pool and hot tub were fantastic. Well equipped with chairs and nice pop up canopy for beach.

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

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10 Sept 2022

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

Beautiful place to stay

This house is amazing and only 2 blocks from the beach! We had my entire family (4 adults and 2 kids) which fit very comfortably in the house. On the first night the hot tub broke which was unfortunate but luckily we were still able to use the pool. Contacted the owner and it was addressed immediately but the part to fix it couldn’t come until after we left so we’re not able to use the hot tub during our stay. This did not ruin our trip though because of all the other amenities we had access to. The pool had lots of pool toys which our kids loved and then inside there was a high chair for our youngest. In the garage were plenty of beach toys, chairs, wagon, and a couple bicycles (sad we didn’t have time to use them). Overall great experience and would recommend to everyone.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

About the host

Hosted by Mike & Lesley Crowther

We enjoyed our first vacation on Anna Maria Island in April 2013 and just fell in love with ........everything! We returned that summer for another vacation and decided to celebrate our upcoming 30th Wedding Anniversary (our Pearl anniversary!) by buying a vacation home on AMI.

For the final week of our summer stay we toured the island together on a tandem cycle, getting to know every street and visiting Open House events. On returning home we took to Zillow and found "our Pearl" on-line and decided to buy it - sight unseen.

By the end of October 2013, we were the proud owners of a vacation home on AMI. As we entered for the very first time, we knew we'd made a great choice and the name was clear to us both " A Pearl of a Beach Home" (in Holmes Beach!).

Why they chose this property

Our wonderful Realtor, Marianne (Island Real Estate) looked the place over for us and told us "the camera doesn't lie! Great internal layout, spacious outside spaces, high ceilings, quiet neighborhood, central on the island and close to the beach."

What's not to love?

What makes this property unique

The location is great and the lack of a pool back in 2013 was actually a real bonus. It allowed us to design our own, include a spa and beach access and add a special non-slip surface. We added mature planting and lighting in the backyard which gives privacy and a sense of tranquility.

A short, flat and safe walk to the beach and an even shorter walk to the nearest stop for the free island Trolley service make getting round the island real easy.