Gorgeous Newly Renovated Coastal Cottage "Egret" Minutes to the beach and free bikes!! JULY SAVINGS! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

8/10 Good

veggies 2.

23 Apr 2025

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

Cozy cottage

Great Spring Break on Sanibel!Bikes a plus and beach assess Wow!!

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

EMILY B.

15 Mar 2025

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

So much fun and relaxing

This was an amazing trip. Tons of shells and no one on the beach in front of our house ! So secluded we loved it . Loads of birds and shells it was truly paradise!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Eloisa E.

10 Apr 2025

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

Relaxing

Very clean, easy access, good location and amenities, beautiful yard, great parking. I do agree with others who stated access to private beach not explained. Mirror on bathroom too high and does need a shelf or somewhere to store items. Would book again.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Samantha

1 June 2025

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

The sink in the bathroom was plugged from day 1, and the whole place smelled like sewage. At night, the light motion sensors kept turning on, did not let us sleep. Save your money and stay at a nice hotel in fort myers for half the cost and drive across.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maria S.

15 June 2025

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

This little cottage was so cute. It was perfect for us. Very clean, the sheets, blankets and towels looked clean and white. We would def stay here again. Just a warning to other guest... i walked out barefoot on the steps with wet bathing suit and steps were slippery and fell very very hard. Im very lucky i didnt break some ribs and my elbow because of how i landed. No fault of anyones. But be sure to wear shoes and hold on to railing. I was very lucky. That could of ruined my vacation and been alot worse. Do not mistake this comment for a bad review. Just a warning because i don't want anyone to get hurt.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ilene B.

8 May 2025

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

Anniversary Getaway

Our first trip to Sanibel Island did not disappoint. Periwinkle Cottage #4 Egret was PERFECT! From the time of booking, management was very informative of procedure, rules, things to do, everything we needed up front. They texted when our unit was ready, so the early check in was much appreciated. Very clean and perfect size for us. Everything stated on the website was provided. Having the private beach and parking pass was fabulous. We literally had the beach to ourselves! We loved that the cottages are in a neighborhood and easy walk to the beach for sunsets. Beautifully landscaped. Bikes available and nature preserve just down the street for great ride. All our meals on Sanibel were excellent and having Jerry's grocery available was a plus. Still lots of devastation from hurricanes, but so much is open and ready for visitors. I highly recommend Periwinkle Cottages for your stay. We will be back!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Julie F.

31 Dec 2019

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

Quaint and convenient

Such a relaxing and magical place to visit!! We enjoyed that we were in a neighborhood setting, with friendly neighbors. The cottage was immaculate! The maintenance guy stopped by for a routine maintenance and addressed some very minor concerns which weren’t negatively impacting our stay but definitely made our stay better!! We had easy access to the beach and nice beach amenities were provided for us to use during our stay. Before our arrival we sent two different emails (one through HomeAway and the other in response to our check in email) and did not receive a response. However once we arrived, multiple text messages were sent back and forth. I’m glad that upon arrival the communication was much better! This is alligator territory and while we didn’t see any alligators, two different neighbors did warn us that they frequent the cottage area and surrounding neighborhood. I would have preferred to hear about this as a part of the check in information and have some alligator safety tips provided, just like was done for the “no-see-ums.”

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Juanita H.

18 Sept 2022

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

We only stayed one night and will differently. come back. Cips was disappointing.

Excellent place.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nancy B.

17 Sept 2022

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

Just chill

Beautiful cottage - very relaxing

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Susan C.

31 Aug 2022

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

Just beautiful!

Looking forward to another stay in the future. Simply lovely.

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Wendy H.

7 June 2022

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

Short Stay on the way to the Keys

Great unit that had everything you need- beach chairs, umbrellas, small cooler and everything needed for shelling plus a wagon to haul It in the short walk to the beach. Bikes were an added bonus! Great location! Would stay here again!!!!

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ashley A.

29 May 2022

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

Sweet Stay

Clean, comfortable, and a short walk to beach!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca W.

27 May 2022

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

Nice clean little cottage!

This is a cute fun little cottage. Loved the location and the bikes made for quick access to the beach!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Terry B.

13 May 2022

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

Perfect beach stay

Really enjoyed our stay...very peaceful and restful. Look forward to a future visit.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

Phyllis L.

1 Jan 2022

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

Plan to return

We only stayed 1 night but know enough it will be our choice for a longer stay in the future.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Julie H., Washington, DC

24 Nov 2021

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

Cute & cosy cottage perfect for a few days of solo R&R

The cottage was immaculately clean when I arrived. Very nicely newly renovated throughout. I loved having beach chairs and umbrellas available on the screened porch and numerous bikes parked right outside the cottages. And the mini cooler was great too, to take to the beach. You can leave your beach stuff in the corral along the beach path so you don't have to drag it down there every day; or you can drive and park using the parking pass provided. The beach is easy access and close (~7 min walk or 2 min bike ride) and very clean and not crowded. Working with Kim at Breakaway was great -- very responsive when it came to rebooking a year ago when I had to cancel my trip due to COVID and handling payments. There were a few lingering maintenance issues that an earlier reviewer noted - slow draining tub, missing towel rack in bathroom, and inoperative overbed light--but these weren't major issues for me. And a light on the screened in porch ceiling fan would have been nice as I couldn't use it after dark (other cottages had a light). One head's up though for future potential guests: the cottage is right next to consistently busy main road so you will hear traffic pretty much all the time when sitting outside on the porch. Not a huge issue for me as I live in a big city but those looking for complete silence take note.

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Robin C.

6 Oct 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, location

Nice but lacks attention to detail

Great location and private beach was great. Needs a walk thru by owner, closet lights and bedroom reading lights didn’t work, no wine corkscrew and only one wine glass in cabinet. Coffee maker but no coffee. Towel rack in bathroom broken and missing. Front large burner on stove not working. For what we paid these kinds of things should be working. VRBO is a rip off with all its fees, better to book direct if possible. Overall was good thx to the beach and bikes on sight.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Barbara K.

2 Sept 2021

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

Anniversary trip

This property was amazing. Close access to the beach. We enjoyed riding the bikes everyday. The bike ride was wonderful through the JN Ding Darling Refuge area. We saw a variety of birds, Dolphins, an iguana and turtles. Shelling was great. Hopefully, we will be back.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Brad A.

19 June 2021

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

The online pictures provide an accurate description of property. Very quaint and charming.

Renting was easy. Bathtub drain.need to.be serviced very slow draining. Only provided 1qty face towl. Everything else was perfect.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kristina E.

19 June 2021

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

Amazing !!

Great place to stay, loved the little cottage feel, has everything you need inside, great location... so close to an awesome private beach! my son (8) was very happy with the 3 wheeled bikes because he was able to ride them.. we took them down to the beach a few times, it was very private and peaceful and we found some really nice shells, look for bunnies on your walk down the path to the beach ! The weather was not great so maybe that’s why there weren’t so many people but it was a really nice beach either way! From check in to check out it was a great experience, we received a text when the room was ready and after we left we realized My son forgot his stuffed animal he sleeps with so I sent a quick text and they responded right away and found it and we were able to pick it up the next day at the property main office! Everyone was so nice, we will definitely book again ! <3

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

phyllis b.

5 Feb 2021

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

Sanibel Island Retreat

Kim was very helpful and accommodating. We did however experience problems with electricity, not having power to tv or the screened in porch. They provided an extension cord for the tv. However one side of living room had no light. An electrician never showed up. No water available at shell washing station. I do not like writing negative reviews—location was everything. We would like to return but did not like having the basics.

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Patrice, New orleans

27 July 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities

We enjoyed our stay last week at Periwinkle Cottages. It's a great way to have a socially distanced vacation. The neighborhood was quiet, the beach is right down the street and they provide wagons, chairs and beach umbrellas for guests' use. They also have plenty of bicycles to explore the area. The cottage was cute, comfortable and clean. It is updated but still was built in the 1950s so some features like the windows are original. I would return to this location in the future

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Brian B.

19 July 2020

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

good place

nice

6/10 Okay

Collette C.

31 July 2024

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

Disliked: Communication

Poor communication with property manager

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

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