Location: Indian Rocks Beach, Florida Central West, Florida, USA (5 miles south of Clearwater on Barrier Island only 300' wide) View Map
Accommodations: Suite, 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath (Sleeps 4)
Real value for the money. Enjoy the view of the Gulf and the Bay from our 2 bedroom apartment on the second floor of the carriage house. Its located 100’ back from the beach on the courtyard. Enjoy the views of the water all around you from the many windows or sit out on the balcony from the master bedroom and watch the yachts go up and down the intracoastal waterway. This is our second largest unit and since it is not right on the beach we have priced it affordably. Queen size pillow top bed and two twin beds are ideal for an enjoyable family vacation on the beach.
The D & W Sun N Fun was my Grandparents labor of love. They converted the Tampa merchant's big house and carriage house into 6 unique seaside suites and over the 40 years they owned the place they had the pleasure of watching kids return year after year until they had families of their own and continued the tradition with their kids. The beach is timeless and they enjoyed sharing their New Orleans style of hospitality until they grew old and moved to the mainland. From the many pictures you can see that they chose well. The place is located in the Narrows, historically the most beautiful spot on the 12 mile string of tropical barrier islands between Clearwater and St. Petersburg.
We are just south of Indian Rocks Beach, written up by a major newspaper for being one of the few remaining quaint beach towns, essentially unspoiled by commercialism. You can sit down with the locals and eat a plate of stone crabs or have a cup of coffee and donut at the light house Cafe. Not much has changed from the easy living that brought people here in the 1920's For the more adventurous you can rent a boat at the Holiday Inn and cruise the bay or rent a board and go kitesurfing. That's what is nice about a vacation. Do as much or as little as you please.
We are conveniently located minutes from Clearwater Beach and St. Petersburg, and close to major airports (Tampa International) and two hours from Disney World. Deep sea fishing, scuba, Hobie catamaraning, golf, tennis and putt putt golf are near by.
For places to eat, my brother's waterfront restaurant, The Pub was rated Tampa Bays best place to dock and dine. It is within easy walking distance. There the family can sit out under the dockside umbrellas and sample the local seafood and watch the boats in the channel parade by.
To the south of us is the entertainment district called Baywalk in St Pete and the jet ski and sail boat rentals in the Village at Johns Pass.The grocery shopping is just across the bridge, about a 10 minute drive.
On the simple side, enjoy watching one of our famous deep red sunsets at the end of a day in the teakwood rocking chairs under our large gazebo. Kids like to build sandcastles with the many sand toys left behind by previous guests. The sand bar is a hidden secret. Imagine wading out thinking its getting deeper and deeper only to find you are almost walking on land in low tide. There the kids can snorkel and pick up cockel shells and sand dollars before the treasures wash ashore in the morning tide. The Gulf of Mexico can get up to 90 degrees in the summer time. Indian Rocks Beach claims this is the world's safest beach.
We hold dear our childhood memories visiting our grandparents. My wife and I and our two sons live in Colorado.This was too nice a place to let go. Our manager Sherry resides on the island about 5 minutes away and can answer your questions and help you make your reservation.
This vacation why not skip the condo crowd and enjoy a family vacation in a rare and wonderful place in Old Florida?
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided
- Off Street Parking
- Beds
- Queen Bed
- Twin/Single Bed
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV
- DVD
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio
- Gazebo
- View/Location
- Beach View
- Communications
- Telephone
- Broadband Internet
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Theme Park (Amusement Park)
- Zoo/Wildlife Park
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Boating
- Waterskiing
- Parasailing
- Jet Skiing
- Shelling
- Swimming
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Surfing
- Windsurfing
- Fishing
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Museums
- Miniature golf
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Summer .. May 01-Sep 15 .. $129/night .. $830/week
Fall .... Sep 16-Jan 31 .. $110/night .. $707/week
Winter .. Feb 01-Apr 30 .. $155/night .. $955/week
3 night minimum
12% lodging tax
cleaning fee
No calls between 9PM and 9AM EST please.
$200 deposit, 30 day cancellation notice for full refund.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
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Map & Owner's Profile
Year Purchased: 1996
Why the Owner Chose Indian Rocks Beach
Its been in the family since 1966. Good memories of days on the beach with our 2 boys when my grandparents owned the place. Too nice to let it go. 3rd generation owner.
The Unique Benefits at this Suite
If you love the water, you'd appreciate the unique location. If you look at a map of Tampa Bay you will see their is a string of barrier islands along the cost between Clearwater and St Pete. The resorts and the crowded beaches at at those two ends.We are right in the middle near the small seaside town of Indian Rocks Beach where the pace is relaxed and you have that true island feeling. Old Timers called this the NARROWS where the land is only wide enough for a single row of lucky homeowners. You will be staying in one of six vacation rentals my grandparents rented out. This is one of the last remaining 1925 beachfront estates. Being able to walk out your door right onto the beach is rare and wonderful.
The largest bird hospital in the world. Open air bird roosting lets you see the seagulls, pelicans, and cranes up close.
Voted best place to dock and dine in the Tampa Bay area. Nice place to dine out on the patio and watch the yachts go by. Nightly entertainment. Sunday brunch
Fresh catch brought in daily. Go early or for lunch as the line is usually out the door by dinner time. Locals know a bargain and you can come as you are. Seating is family style with long picnic tabl
The Bay is more of a channel in this 15 mile stretch between Clearwater and St Pete. As kids we always liked packing a lunch and go out exploring the many desert islands that dot the bay. Found some h
I dont golf so I can only say this public course was just rebuilt from the ground up and looks like a cover of a magazine with rich green links, water features, swaying palms, and 100 year old live oa
Birds, birds and more birds. Florida is the destination of migratory birds. Depending on the time of year you will see endangered species of sea birds like cranes and egrets. They are surprisingly tam
Steak and ribs in one of those places that let you munch on peanuts while you wait for your meal and toss the shells on the floor.
Huge beachfront park. Just a place to drive out to to look around and see where Boca Ciega Bay empties out into the Gulf of Mexico. The resort city of Clearwater is across the bridge.
This is where the Coast Guard and the big yachts tie up. Fun to walk the pier and get up close to these seagoing mansions with their sleek white fiberglass hulls, port holes suggesting luxury statero
in the 1920's Tampa residents came here to get away from the heat. They crossed over to the beach in their Ford Model T on an old wooden turnstyle bridge. The bridge tender stood at a crank that rotat
Home made. Great place to go after dinner . Popular to take a ride down the beach in the evening, just for heck of it and end up here, trying to lick the cone before it melts and talking about all th
Just arrived. This place has become a local favorite. I hear the chain is very popular up north.
Mickey Mouse and Universal Studios are just an hour and a half away. Once you go the 30 miles over the causeway to Tampa and get thru the traffic of the big city its a straight shot on the interstate
Water Park, Roller coaster that has a straight drop that I saw features on best rides in the USA, A good day trip to have fun before you return to lay out in the sun and take a dip in the Gulf. The wa
Great fishing on a long pier that takes you out over a reef where the fish hang out. You catch just as many as you would if you rented a boat and its a lot simpler to just rent a pole, buy some bait,
If your kids like speed this is the place. Yamaha jet skis that will get up and go over 50 miles per hours in the open Gulf. At night it turns into a tourist hangout with t shirt shops, gift shops for
A big pink hotel from the big gone era. Worth the drive to go inside and see the opulence that the early Florida leisure crowd enjoyed.
This has experienced a renaissance of sorts. Cultural center, a great farmers market where they close off the streets on a weekend, and for the late night folks there is First Friday where the bands
There is fierce competition among rent a car companies around the airport. I find Alamo is the cheapest (about $34 a day). Just mention you belong to SAMS CLUB, COSTCO, AAA, AARP, etc to get a big di
Owner's Map of Indian Rocks Beach
My wife and I reside in Golden just outside of Denver. I am a city planner and trained as an architect. She is a part time school teacher. Her dad was a home builder in Michigan that brought the family down to Sarasota for a new start. My dad was a pilot in the Air Force that got transferred to the air base in Tampa. We met in college at the University of Florida. Both of us had relatives in Denver so after we graduated we took a road trip, liked Colorado and this has been our home for 30 years. We love the beach and the sun and the water. My grandparents that owned this place were very special people. It is always a good feeling when we make that last leg of our trip down there, cross the bridge onto the island and take in the smell of salt air and sight of the Gulf of Mexico.
Property Photos
- Grandma's place on the beach - Indian Rocks Beach Vacation
- Playing in our sugar white sand beach - Indian Rocks Beach Vacation
- Carriage house from summer of 1925 now apartments #1 downstairs and #2 upstairs - Indian Rocks Beach Vacation
- View from carriage house looking down the walkway to the beach gazebo
- View from master bedroom balcony of the boats parading by in the channel
- Living room with view out big windows toward the beach
- Dining table and well equipted kitchen. Art by locals
- Twin sized beds in 2nd bedroom.
- Master bedroom with queen pillowtop and private balcony to the right
- Kids love to fish. Parents like to go for a long walk the beach
- A dad and his little guy enjoy a walk thru the dunes
- Rent a boat to take the family on a cruise up the Bay or charter a fishing boat
- We are in The NARROWS, The coveted part of the island surrounded by water
- This is Old Florida. our sign comes from a McCalls magazine cover from 1925
- 12 million dollar improvement to Gulf Blvd. Trolleys every 15 minutes
- View from the 2nd floor of the carriage house up the sidewalk to the beach.
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