Spectacular Beach Cottage, Pet Friendly, Gulf Views, Great for Families Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Spectacular Beach Cottage, Pet Friendly, Gulf Views, Great for Families pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

Q: Where is Spectacular Beach Cottage, Pet Friendly, Gulf Views, Great for Families located?

Located in Mid Island, this vacation home is within a 10-minute walk of Sterling Ave Beach and Estero Bay Preserve State Park. Estero Boulevard Beach and Castle Beach are also within 1 mi (2 km).

10/10 Excellent

Michelle C.

Jul 12, 2025

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

Quite comfortable and super friendly staff! Even our fur baby was settled in within 24 hours and comfortable! Easy beach access with Beautiful views!

Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexey S.

Jul 13, 2022

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

Great value

The location of the property is unbeatable for a quiet and laid back family vacation. The house has everything you need including a fully stocked kitchen. Publix is .4 miles from the house and the island trolley stop is less than a minute. We had a small issue and property manager Rita was quick to respond. Overall, a very positive experience. We plan on coming back.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lisa S.

Apr 30, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Perfect except all the stairs

Listing and house description needs to be updated and more detailed: type of beds, amount of stairs, etc

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tasha C., Smyrna

Apr 9, 2022

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

Great location

Our family really enjoyed location and the handful of steps to the beach. We saw many stingrays and a couple of dolphins. In about an hour you can drive to Captiva Island where shelling differs for enthusiasts. Beach life in April was not overcrowded even though the rentals around us were all booked. It was nice to get a front row spot without having to get up too early. It’s not a top of the line rental - it could use some updating but the listing was accurate. There were plenty of towels extra linens available. The kids loved the ring game and the adults appreciated the beach chairs.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Mary E R.

Feb 27, 2022

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

Sunny cheerful vacation house

Two sunny weeks in this very nice vacation spot . Nicely furnished, very well equipped kitchen, abundance of linen, and short walk to lovely beach. Property manager was prompt to respond to inquiries.

Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Holly L.

Feb 19, 2022

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

Excellent!

My husband and I had a wonderful stay! Loved the property and its location! Thank you!

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Lynne V.

Jan 10, 2022

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

Location is great!

Lots of huge DEAD huge fly’s all over counters. Needs a little updating, but otherwise decent!

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Elvis A., Miami

Jul 20, 2021

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

Great location, just steps away from the beach!!!

The family and I had a great time. We were literally steps away from the beach. We got to see a sunset every night while enjoying a glass of wine. The home is clean and plenty of utensils. All the appliance are clean and in working order. We will definitely stay again. Rita was excellent, she is quick to answer any questions you may have.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Liza S.

Jul 10, 2021

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

Family Vacation

Great house at the beach. Perfect for families. Away from the big crowds but still close to everything. Saw dolphins in the mornings and the kids loved being right at the beach.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Crystal B.

Jul 4, 2021

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

Great place to enjoy the beach with family

Great location, easy access to pet friendly beach, restaurants, and shopping. House was perfect and everything needed for our stay.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Matthew O.

Apr 29, 2021

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

Beautiful and convenient to everything

My family had an excellent experience at this property. It was exactly as advertised and more. The place was beautiful and very convenient to everything. Lots of little touches that made it special. We would rent here again.

Stayed 13 nights in Apr 2021

4/10 Poor

Vince E.

Apr 6, 2021

Liked: Location

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

Misguided

Listing has a different address than actual address. Tried to get into wrong house at 3:00 am that was occupied by another family and property manager told me it was my fault even though the address provided to me was wrong. Listing address and picture suggests that it's waterfront but it's not. The place is not very clean and the furniture is shot. I gave the property manager an opportunity to make it right before posting the review and she was not nice or understanding. Outside of that, we made the best of it and had a great vacation. I am blessed more than I deserve and have never posted a negative review before but I had to on this one.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Anthony S.

Dec 29, 2020

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

Great stay at the beach!

Everything was as expected. We will certainly look into staying here again

10/10 Excellent

Douglas F.

Sep 25, 2020

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

Great Location and Service

We could not have picked a better location to enjoy Fort Myers Beach. The home was well taken care of and a pleasurer to be in.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

MAGALY P.

Jul 8, 2020

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

Excellent location!!!

Great property with excellent location. Very well stocked, although some items can use some replacing like the pans in the kitchen. The floors could use a good cleaning. We purchased a swiffer and cleaned and mopped the floors. It can use a little more TLC.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020

6/10 Okay

michael & gail d.

Jan 12, 2020

Liked: Check-in, communication

Beautiful location on the beach, upgrades needed on cleanliness of unit and TV package.

The location on the beach is awesome; however, the unit is directly on Estero Blvd which is extremely busy and noisy. Unfortunately, when we visited, the road was also under construction so the traffic and noise was even worse. While the unit is furnished adequately, the kitchen garbage can was filthy inside and out, the outside trash bin was loaded with a million bugs and the upstairs shower, when turned on originally, released a million little ants from every crevice. The drawer liners in the bathrooms and under the kitchen sink were stained and disgusting, definitely need replaced. While I understand not having bath rugs in a beach house, the floors are cold and sandy so we went and purchased cheap rugs for the bath floors while we were there. I'm sure some nice washable bath rugs can be purchased and expected in this price of a rental. The lighting in the main living space did not work except for the fan light, which was not sufficient for playing games, puzzles or reading. We ended up purchasing a floor lamp for the week which we left in the unit. The downstairs TV has a local channel antenna. Many of the channels did not come in. Definitely recommend a cable TV package for a rental property which is expected anymore. Streaming options were nice extras. Lastly, the whole unit needed organized and decluttered. Bedding and towels were just thrown into closets and very disorganized. The kitchen, while well equipped, was very unorganized and cluttered for a rental. Lastly, the old outside furniture underneath the unit and the pile of building trash should be removed to improve the outside esthetics, not a very good first impression. The majority of other units surrounding this unit are kept up much better and decluttered underneath their houses. Hopefully this has been helpful. While people appreciate the feel of being at home in a rental as such, they also expect it to be run and organized like a rental property to feel like they are staying somewhere clean and maintained.

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Diana J., worth

Jan 7, 2020

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

Disliked: Cleanliness

Vacation

Hello, l can’t decide how many stars to give : location, neighbors very good. I don’t know witch cleaning services they have but if it will be mine they would be replaced immediately, they don’t do they work, dust everywhere , floors don’t know when sow a map , very need update on the beach accessories, patio furniture and in living couch it need to be replace immediately because of comfort and cleaning and we had a ants issue in the kitchen around sink , counter tops, garbage you can’t leave in overnight it needs to take out before go to bed because otherwise in the morning you’ll have full of ants. We was taking all garbage out but still ants was running around the sink and counter tops in the kitchen area. For that kind of many what we pay l expect better place except location. Otherwise all was so so. Thank you

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Dayanna G.

Aug 9, 2019

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

Amazing place

I would highly recommend this place to any one

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jessica D.

Aug 7, 2019

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

Great getaway

Loved it here, again! No problems with renting and everything was just as it was in the pictures.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Diana V.

Jun 10, 2019

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

Right on the beach, beautiful house, perfect location

My family and our 2 dogs stayed at this property for almost 3 weeks and had an amazing time. We hated to leave. The location is perfect, right on the beach. Views are amazing. The beach is dog friendly, and very clean. We saw dolphins almost every day. Location to restaurants is great, and there’s a Publix less than 10 minutes away. Beds are comfortable, and overall the house is very well equipped with anything you might need, very clean. WiFi and cable worked great for us. Will definitely be coming back, and will recommend to our family and friends.

Stayed 17 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

HANS-WALTER K.

May 11, 2019

Optimales Urlaubsdomizil

TOP: Optimales Haus mit Terrasse und Strand und Nähe zum Einkauf. Tolle Gastgeberin und schnelle Kommunikation. SUPER NETT. Tolle Erholung und sehr genossen. DANKE.

Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Melissa H., detroit, mi

Apr 10, 2019

Estero beach house

Overall, the house is as advertised. Proximity to the beach is excellent, and the view is amazing. WiFi and cable are in need of updating. We did not have good signals. House has spacious bathrooms, nice laundry facilities, and a large master bedroom.

Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Anna Marie H.

Apr 2, 2019

Perfect

We had a wonderful stay. The place was very nice and clean. Definitely try to come back there and recommend to others. Thank You!

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

DON M.

Feb 2, 2019

The house is wonderful.

We stayed here 4 weeks and everything was wonderful!

Stayed 27 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lyan B., Miami, FL

Sep 7, 2018

I’ve stayed at this house two times already and love the location!

Nice place on the beach where you can relax and enjoy some family time. I recommend this place if you want to have a peaceful time on the beach.

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