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Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches

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A covered patio with a table and chairs, a sliding glass door, and a ceiling fan. - Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches (Anna Maria)
A coastal residential area with houses, a beach, and a clear view of the ocean. - Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches (Anna Maria)
A residential property with a swimming pool, a patio with outdoor furniture, and a fenced yard. - Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches (Anna Maria)
A living room with a TV, a ceiling fan, a sofa, a coffee table, and a painting of fish. - Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches (Anna Maria)
A kitchen with white cabinets, a microwave, a toaster, and a window with blinds. - Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches (Anna Maria)
Close to Bean Point Beach and Anna Maria Beach, Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches provides a garden, laundry facilities and more. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

2 bedrooms1 bathroom83 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

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About this property

Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches

  • The Ultimate Anna Maria Island Escape

    Experience the charm of "Old Florida" in our renovated beach cottage. Tucked away in a quiet, exclusive residential area at the northern tip of the island, you are just a 150 ft stroll from the sugar-white sands and turquoise waters that make AMI world-famous.



    Fresh Updates in 2021 and 2024

    We’ve spent time and money making sure the cottage is perfect prepared for your arrival:

    Brand New Kitchen (2024): Fully equipped and ready for family meals.

    Brand New Bathroom (2021): Modern, clean, and refreshed.

    New furnishing (2024): All rooms are modern and bright furnished.



    Stay Connected: High-speed WLAN (Free Wi-Fi) throughout the home.



    The "Beachside" Advantage

    Our location is a parent’s dream. Being so close to the shore means no long treks with heavy gear. Whether someone needs a cold drink or a quick trip to the restroom, the house is just steps away.



    Explore the North End

    Located north of Pine Avenue, you are in the heart of the island’s most serene neighborhood.



    Cycle Like a Local: Hop on a bike and head to the City Pier, the Marina, or enjoy a sunset dinner at the Sandbar restaurant.



    Day Trip Ready: Want to visit Mickey Mouse? The Orlando theme parks are an easy 90-minute drive, allowing you to enjoy the thrills of the city and return to the island’s tranquility by evening.



    Good to Know

    Private Pool: The pool is 100% private and belongs exclusively to the Sand Dollar Cottage.



    Group Travel: Traveling with friends or planning a small wedding? The house directly to the right is also available for rent—perfect for two families who want to stay together while maintaining their own space. Please ask us if you need more info about our vacation rental next door.



    Seasonal Stays: During peak season, we host guests on a Saturday-to-Saturday schedule.



    Transparency: What you see is what you get. No hidden fees.

Property amenities

Pool/Spa

  • Heated pool
  • Private pool

Internet

  • Available in the cottage: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Car recommended
  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • Smart TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Fenced yard
  • Garden
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Work spaces

  • Desk

Comfort

  • Air conditioning

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Location highlights

  • Near the ocean

Things to do

  • Heated pool

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

General

  • Garden
  • Unit size: 895 square feet

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Lock the doors
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

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 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
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Located in Anna Maria, this cottage is by the ocean. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Bean Point Beach and Bradenton Beach. Fish Hole Adventure Golf and Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez are also worth visiting. Visit our Anna Maria travel guide
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Anna Maria, FL

What's nearby

  • A sunset over a grassy field with a path leading to the water.
    Bean Point Beach
    2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • A coastal town with a long sandy beach, clear blue ocean, and residential buildings along the shore.
    Bradenton Beach
    6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • A small building with an American flag, surrounded by palm trees and a clear blue sky.
    Anna Maria Island Museum and Historical Park
    15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Anna Maria Beach
    8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Anna Maria City Pier
    18 min walk - 1.6 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • The Sandbar Restaurant
    14 min walk
  • Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe
    9 min drive
  • The Ugly Grouper
    7 min drive
  • Ginny's & Jane E's
    13 min walk
  • The Waterfront Restaurant
    18 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches have a pool?

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

Is Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches located?

Situated by the ocean, this cottage is within a 5-minute walk of Bean Point Beach and Bradenton Beach. Anna Maria Beach and Bayfront Park are also within 15 minutes.

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Reviews

Sand Dollar Cottage - Vintage - updated - flip flop walk to best Gulf Beaches Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

9.6

Cleanliness

9.8

Location
Rating 10 - Excellent. 79 out of 101 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 101 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 101 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 101 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 101 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location and very clean
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location and communication with the owner, clean property and everything worked! Loved our stay
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful house, close to beach, super clean, and the pool was fantastic.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Amazing Place!!!

My family and I loved the house and of course Anna Maria island was the prettiest place we’ve been so far!!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Most Relaxing Vacation

The area, the home, the pool were the perfect combination we needed to unwind and enjoy the beach and that Anna Maria had to offer. We will certainly try to stay again!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Overall the property accommodated all of our needs, very clean, awesome location with just steps to the beach and easy walk to area restaurants. We enjoyed the nice quiet neighborhood and how the landscaping enabled privacy to relax in the well maintained pool. We often cook our own meals and appreciated the ample flatware and additions of fine china; perhaps the cookware and cutlery could benefit from being updated. (We have our own cottage and we are used to overcoming these minor challenges.) We are sad to leave and look forward to an expanded visit next time.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in
Perfect location. Nice place perfect for a family of 4. Everything you need and clean. We loved it. Owners seem nice via messages. Just beware the location to pick up your door code is not accurate and we’re not able to get into the home due to not having the code until 330AM! We literally had to sit in our vehicle for hours in the middle of the night waiting to get a code. Pretty much a the worst start possible to our trip.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

A Gem By The Beach

This property has the old Florida feel with it’s location just across from the beach. The heated pool was fantastic for the kids! Our family had a great time and look forward to returning!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great Home

It was better than we even expected, especially knowing that both Hurricane Helene and Milton had affected this property only a few short months before our stay. It was a very restful and comfortable surrounding for us. It was just a short walk to a beautiful beach. We would like to come back again.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

AMI ….ahhhh

Once again we had a lovely stay at this cottage. Ocean/beach proximity is wonderful, as is pool on property. Everything we needed to relax and ‘check out’ of life for a week! Heavenly.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Ideal for relaxation

We really enjoyed our stay at Sand Dollar Cottage, it is an extremely relaxing place which is just what we needed. The location is superb, so close to the beach. When at the cottage, we spent much of our time in the screened lanai or the pool area which were ideal. We also enjoyed wandering down to the beach most evenings to watch the sunset which was spectacular.
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Private oasis!

This was the nicest place we have stayed! The room was adorable! The pool area was your own private oasis! The screened lanai was so nice to sit at. The front yard is so pretty. The walk to the beach was such a short walk. I usually stay beach front but with everything this place had it was well worth the short walk. Can't wait to go back!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location

We spent 3 weeks here. The house was very comfortable and clean. The host was available to assists us with even the smallest of details such as an inflater for our floats. The pool was very clean and heated which made it very enjoyable. I highly recommend this rental we loved everything about it and would not hesitate to rent again. The location was in walking distance to shops and restaurants and right across the street from the most beautiful private beach. Neighborhood was quiet. Can’t wait to go back.
Stayed 21 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location

Decent bungalow

The cottage was a great place for the family. Lots of little things would make me not choose this again compared to other places we have stayed. Good location however the listing photos are deceiving, the walk is longer then implied. Outdoor furniture inside the house was uncomfortable. Limited beach items and in poor condition. The pool was amazing, host was phenomenal accommodating extra 2 days due to canceled flights.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfectionism

This house is absolutely amazing! The inside looks just like the pictures, very accurate representation. Very clean. Very comfy. I’d say the pool is larger than it looks. The location is perfect. The walk to the beach took all of 5 minutes. We had some communication with the property manager, he was very nice and informative and prompt. It was only 2 of us in the home, and it was great. If we had our two adult kids, the bathroom situation would have been a tight squeeze. It is small, but nice and doable. We would absolutely stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Our Favorite AMI Stay Yet!

Hi Kerstin, I just wanted to let you know that your home away from home has made our AMI visit our favorite. The location is so awesome. We used to stay about a half mile South of sandbar restaurant. The house doesn't feel across the road from the beach at all. The dining porch has been our favorite space. The fishing has been fantastic too, the pompano bite is definitely on at the beach.We will be looking for availability in the future for your home. We are checking out tomorrow night about 10 pm so the little one sleeps most of the drive. Thank you so much for opening up your place to us! Brandon
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The sand dollar cottage is a nice property with a great location on north Anna Maria island. The home is in good condition with a nice private pool that adds to the location across from the beach. While the home has the advantage of location, and appears to have been somewhat updated from a prior stay several years ago, we were disappointed with the bed in the primary bedroom - it was represented in the Vrbo listing as a Queen bed, when in reality it was barely a full size bed. The futon/sofa and side chairs were dated and very uncomfortable. The bathroom was remodeled/renovated from our last stay and was in good shape with excellent walk in shower and the lighting was good. One of the real issues with our stay is something the owners have little control over, but a heads up would have been nice. The property directly across the street is being re-built and the construction workers began making noise around 7am every day of our stay with the exception of Sunday. We understand the island was hit a couple of years ago and homes are being renovated and rebuilding is part of that process. The property manager could have communicated this fact with us in advance of our stay, and given the severity of the storms of 2024, we would have understood going in. Waking up to construction noise around 7am was very unpleasant and disturbing to our peace of mind. The sand dollar cottage gets high marks for location & access to the beach - but the home needs serious updating.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Great location

Great location as you have a short walk across the street to the beach, this house has all the kitchen items you need, clean rooms and an updated bathroom. Our son loved the little pool , which kept him happy as he is not a fan of the beach in general😀. The first day we arrived, the internet connection was non-existent. I emailed Kerstin and she was very responsive. By the time we woke up the next day, we had a connection . The TV in the living room didn’t work the whole time we were there. The reason why I didn’t give. 5 stars is just little things that need to be fixed and the house will be perfect: replace TV in living room, upgrade small items ( bathroom toilet paper holder is rusty, furniture in patio is very old, maybe a paint job?, fan in kitchen doesn’t work). Like I said very small touches. Otherwise, great host, great location and we had a great stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This is the perfect house for our family! We had a great week here and look forward to coming back!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Can’t beat the location of beach access. The pool is great. Wonderful cottage. Our second time back.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful small pool. Easy walk to the beach. Only problem was the constant noise (VERY LOUD) from construction across the street. Still loved our time in Anna Maria
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Construction noise from across the street was the only downside. Lovely house!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was clean and close to the beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place to relax!

The house was just a short walk directly across the street to the North Shore Beach. Was very clean and just the right size for the four of us. We will definitely be back!
View from the driveway to the beach!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beach Cottage

We had such a great stay at this property! It was the perfect house for our family! The outdoor area and screened in patio was so nice to have bc we could still be outside (it rained a lot the week we stayed).It was right across the street from the ocean, doesn’t get much better than that! Can’t wait to come back!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025