Location: Private Homes, Times Square, Fort Myers Beach, Florida South West, Florida, USA (Nearest Airport: Fort Myers International Airport- 20 Miles,) View Map
Accommodations: Cottage, 2 Bedrooms + Sunroom, 2 Baths (Sleeps 4-8)
Keywords: Cottage,house,bungalow,cracker house, beach house, keywest style,colorful,waterfront,beachy,comfortable,tropical,clean,cozy,boat dock,pool
The Island House - a 2 bedroom, 2 bath with sleeping porch(3rd bdrm)and a pullout sofa cottage, 1 block from Time Square, 1/2 block to the gulf. Located on the first canal closest to the gulf with a new in ground pool and dock. Totally new, bright colors. Tropical vegetation surrounds this 'cracker' style cottage, built in 1981 and totally renovated in 2008. Come, enjoy our island. Seven miles of beautiful white sandy beaches. No need for the car, walk to restaurants, shopping and live entertainment, or ride the trolley for 50 cents.
For the shelling enthusiast, Sanibel/Captiva Islands are 5 minutes away. For the golfer, a 18 hole exec. golf course located mid-island and many more within driving distance. Two miniature golf courses are located just north of the island. Several marinas on the island offer day or night fishing, and boat rentals. There is a fishing pier located in Time Square. You can take the trolley (25 cents) to Lovers Key State Park (south of the island) and rent a kayak or canoe or explore the nature trails, hiking or bird watching. Parasailing along the gulf coast or enjoy our gulf breezes windsurfing or kite boarding.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Linens Provided
- Washer
- Dryer
- Off Street Parking
- Parking for RV/Boat/Trailer
- Beds
- Queen Bed
- Double Bed
- Convertible Bed
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Library
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Private Pool
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Outdoor Features
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio
- Lanai
- View/Location
- Waterfront, not Lake/Oceanfront. Ask for details
- Communications
- Telephone
- Free Long Distance
- Broadband Internet
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- The Island house was totally renovated inside in 2008. New kitchen with granite contertops, new cabinets and all new appliances. Ceramic floors in kitchen and 2 baths. All new bath fixtures, new doors, new trim and carpet thruout. All beds, furniture and mattresses were new last year. The interior decor is bright, colorful, beachy and fun. The pool , dock and boat lift are all new in 2009. The Tropical setting around the pool is awesome, including a hammock between the palm trees. You can tie your boat alongside the pier during your stay with advance notice.
- Suitability
- Pet Friendly
- Kid Friendly
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities
- Golf
- Tennis
- Shopping
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Boating
- Waterskiing
- Parasailing
- Jet Skiing
- Swimming
- Windsurfing
- Biking
- Fishing
- Basketball Court
- Antiquing
- Miniature golf
- Shelling
- Hiking
- Restaurants
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Museums
- Other Activities
- The biggest asset of The Island House is it's close proximity to everything on the Island. You can leave you car in the driveway and walk, bike or trolley to the beach, shops ,restaurants and the dozen open bars with live music nightly! The beach is across the street 200 steps from the door. If you have a boat...our house has a new dock you can tie up for the week and be the closest access to the gulf...we are the first canal as you come onto the island. The boating , fishing and shelling are all fantasic in Ft Myers Beach. Barby is an expert sheller and is happy to share her secrets with our guests. There is a good chance we will be offering shelling trips and boat tours to some remote shelling islands...customize your boat trip with us!
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Season (Dec 16 2011 - April 21 2012) $2000/week (1 week min.)
Best value season(Apr 22,2012-June 16,2012) $1200/week (1 week min.).. $4400/month
Off Season (June 16,2011-Dec 15, 2011) .. $975/week (1 week min) .. $3300/month
... pets add $100/pet/week....Holidays add 10%
Please contact owner for availability.
Saturday to Saturday, check in 3:00, check out 10:00
Tax Rate: 11.0% Cleaning: $95
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
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Map & Owner's Profile
Acolorful, Tropical,Htd Pool, Canal, Dock , Beach, Walk to All
Year Purchased: 2007
Property Photos
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- View of Pool,back of cottage and Dock from Canal - Fort Myers Beach, Florida Waterfront Vacation Cottage with Pool & Dock
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- Front of cottage with driveway off Primo Dr. - Fort Myers Beach, Florida Waterfront Vacation Cottage with Pool & Dock
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- Dinig Area with table seating 6 and breakfast bar for 4 - Fort Myers Beach, Florida Waterfront Vacation Cottage with Pool & Dock
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- Great Room living area with Entertainment center and entry door
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- Beautiful, new upgraded kitchen...all new in 2008
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- Master bedroom suite with private bath...very comfortable bed!
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- View down the canal from our dock. You may see manatees, tropical birds and fish
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- Sunroom can be used as 3rd bedroom
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- 2nd bedroom
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- additional dining area over looking the pool
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- Fully equipped, upgraded kitchen with granite countertops
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- 2 blocks to Time Square with shopping and dining and fishing pier
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- Bring your cocktails to the beach and watch the sunset nightly
Traveler Reviews (16)
A piece of heaven on earth
Guest: spencers mom
(Canton Ct.)
Date of Stay: 04/18/09
Review Submitted: 05/08/09
The Island house is beautiful inside and out. The location is perfect!! You have privacy in your own back yard yet are so close to everything. If this house could talk it would say, "Welcome to Paradise, come in and relax! " Every room is so nicely decorated. Our 16 year old son especially loved the surf board on the wall above his bed!! We thoroughly enjoyed the pool and all of the tropical foliage that surrounds it. It is perfect for cooling off on a hot day.The decorative touches and colorful pottery add to this tropical backyard paradise. It was fun watching the pelicans dive into the canal for fish!! We enjoyed having such a well equipped kitchen. The grill just outside the door was also great for grilling up the fresh grouper and delicious gulf jumbo shrimp which we purchased at the local farmers market. Just a short walk away. We did not need a car for anything. We rode the trolley to lovers key for 50 cents and found a ton of beautiful seashells. Stopped at Publix grocery store on the way home and stocked up on groceries for the week. It was hard to leave such a wonderful place. We will cherish the great memories of the island house and hopefully create new ones in the future. Three cheers to Barby and Jeff for creating this little piece of heaven on earth!! It was just perfect in every way. Thank You so much. The pictures of this house are great...but being there in person is even better!! I would highly reccommend it to anyone looking for an extra special get away!!
Recommended for:Families with teenagers, adventure seekers, sightseeing, tourists without a car, age 55+, girls getaway, families with young children, romantic getaway.
Wonderful !!!
Guest: Bob P.
Date of Stay: 07/02/11
Review Submitted: 07/13/11
This is our second, but not last, stay at the wonderful Primo location on Fort Myers Beach, Florida. The property is ideal for those seeking a beach vacation. It has a pool and is less than one hundred yards from the Gulf of Mexico. Walking to most things are easy. Bikes are provided for those few things at a further distance. The home overlooks a canal that accesses the back bay and onward to the Gulf. Beach walks to the public beach and food venues are a mere ten minutes. The layout is ideal for my family. We stayed in the downstairs unit while be daughter's family stayed in the upstairs unit. Both were fully appointed with linens, appliances, heating/cooling, and services. The decor was well done in a tropical touch and appointed with personal items that felt like you knew Jeff and Barby and were a guest in their home away from home. I recommend this property without reservation and would welcome the opportunity to speak further in it's behalf should the occasion arise.
Recommended for:Adventure seekers, tourists without a car, age 55+, girls getaway, families with young children, romantic getaway.
Wow! Location, Location, Location!
Guest: Richard B.
Date of Stay: 06/11/11
Review Submitted: 06/27/11
Wow, that's just about all I can say! We just spent a week at the house and it was perfect. The house was very clean and had everything we needed. The pool was crystal clear and the tropical feel of the deck area was wonderful. The kids loved swimming in the pool and fishing off the dock. The location was perfect-close enough to everything, but far enough away to still feel secluded. We walked everywhere (beach, shops, restaurants...). Being so close to The Beached Whale (a few yards) was both a blessing and a curse (to my waistline). We ate there 3 times and enjoyed every bite. Jeff and Barby can't tell you enough how much fun we had. We are already planning for next summer. Thanks for everything.
Recommended for:Families with teenagers, tourists without a car, age 55+, girls getaway, families with young children, romantic getaway.
chillaxin...
Guest: nan
(coral springs florida)
Date of Stay: 07/25/09
Review Submitted: 07/24/10
Just wanted to drop a quick line to let you know we totally enjoyed our stay at the house... The location was great ..the beds were beyond...and we were blessed with a week of sun..Teenagers had a great time and we look forward to renting this home again... Barby what type of beds are those? slept better there than at home!!!
Recommended for:Families with teenagers, girls getaway, families with young children.
"Primo" Vacation House!!
Guest: Tony
(Lehigh FL)
Date of Stay: 07/03/10
Review Submitted: 07/13/10
Great House! We loved it and are looking forward to rebooking this house again. It was very relaxing and renting the space below was a good idea it gave us so much more room and on those lazy days when you just want to sit back and catch up on some tv or movies it was so comfortable down there. I really enjoyed sitting by the pool at night and just listening to the sounds of beach life. Location is great not even 4min. to the beach just cross the street to the beach access and you're there and endless places to eat all walking distance. This property is very well stocked kitchen/towels/movies and the beds you wont want to get out of, my back loved the bed. Overall I really enjoyed this stay and hated to see it come to an end, I live local and and love the beach so I will be wanting to come back the sooner the better! Just somethings to do: Walks on the beach is a must, Bobbys Roast Beef which you can see from the back yard across the canal is a really good place for some unexpected good food dont let its looks fool you. The Lani Kai Roof Top for food and sights. 7-11 right around the corner has a Redbox for DVD Rental which we used, there is too much to list. For the first time visitor's you will find this house very convenient since you can walk to so much its so much better than having to use a car this alone make this house a must! you wont regret it, I cant wait to return. So Book your stay at this property and get a taste of beach living. You Will Be Happy You Did :)
Recommended for:Families with teenagers, sightseeing, tourists without a car, girls getaway.
Perfect stay
Guest: DieterJ
(Germany)
Date of Stay: 05/29/10
Review Submitted: 06/09/10
The Island house is lovely decorated, very good equipped (kitchen, towels, bicycles, water toys, washing machine / dryer,..) and is perfect located (just 5 min to beach by foot). Our children enjoyed the pool very much. It was clean and well-maintained, so we would recommend this house to our friends.
Recommended for:Families with teenagers, tourists without a car, families with young children.
1 word: HAMMOCK
Guest: Natles
(Deerfield Beach, FL)
Date of Stay: 04/23/10
Review Submitted: 06/02/10
This place is amazing! It looks exactly like the pictures, but the best part is a little hard to see: the hammock. I barely left it the entire time I was there! The pool area is so nice I only went to the beach twice the whole week I was there. A blender, a book and a hammock under a palm tree...what more do you need? The layout of the house is really nice as I had friends in on the weekend and was by myself most of the week, and it was big enough for 6 to feel comfortable, but small enough that I didn't feel lost when I was alone. The house is very clean and well maintained. Pretty much everything you need is within walking distance, I made a WalMart run the day I got there and didn't get back in my car. There are great restaurants nearby (breakfast at the Heavenly Biscuit is well worth the walk and dinner at Bobby's Roast Beef is a must) and a 7-11 around the corner. Times Square is less than a 5 minute walk, and public access to the beach is maybe 2 minutes. Looking at the pictures now reminds me of how much I want to go back!
Recommended for:Families with teenagers, tourists without a car, girls getaway.
Perfect Location, lots of little extras
Guest: Kevin & Sunshine Brusse
(Kohler, WI)
Date of Stay: 05/02/10
Review Submitted: 05/15/10
We have stayed on FMB in the past and this was probably our best trip. The location makes it ideal for walking to everything. The home is comfortable and well decorated. If I come to FLA I want to feel the beach vibe.... and this home does that. Lots of little extras around the house like books to read, movies for the kids (I think we watched Kung Fu Panda 10x's), pool toys, beach chairs, etc. The pool was ideal for our kids ages 6,5,3 and was the perfect temperature especially at the end of the day. (Incidentally the couple that come to clean the pool are extremely friendly and interesting to talk to). We always spend a couple of days at Sannibel and Captiva and the shelling never lets us down. If you get a chance go to the Island Cow on Sannibel for breakfast, but I still prefer all the restaurants on the beach. Thanks Jeff and Barby for sharing your home. I have a feeling we'll be back.
Owner response:Barby and I love to get your reviews about how much you enjoyed our house...we love to spend as much time as we can in FMB. You don't have to go Sanibel for The Island Cow food anymore....you can walk to Nervous Nellies on the water under the bridge(formerly Snug Harbor) it's the same owner and menu! I will pass your compliment on to our pool people...they are a nice couple. Hope to see you next year....Jeff
Recommended for:Adventure seekers, tourists without a car, age 55+, families with young children, romantic getaway.
Great Memories
Guest: H. Evans
(Valparaiso, IN)
Date of Stay: 03/20/10
Review Submitted: 04/12/10
There's a reason this listing is under "featured listings" when you search Ft. Myers Beach locations. The property was clean and bright. Spacious enough for 8 adults and a baby. You had everything you could possibly need right at your fingertips. Walking distance to Times Square and the Beach. The owners were on site and very hospitable. The pool was an added bonus as we had our 10 month old with us. We could relax by the pool if it was too chilly for the beach or during nap times. We would definately consider this property again.
Owner response:We really enjoy keeping The Island House in tip top shape for our clients to enjoy. If you arrive for your vacation and something is missing or in need of repair, we will do everything within our power to correct it. We enjoy meeting the families that come down to relax and spend time together. Fort Myers Beach has lot to offer and we are happy to recommend local places to eat, shop and listen to music. We have 3 other rentals in FMB and 3 in Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay. We have been in the vacation rental business since 1998. I am an engineer/contractor and Barby is the interior designer....we make a great team for creating vacation rental properties and love what we do. Hope to see you soon! Jeff and Barby
Recommended for:Families with teenagers, tourists without a car, age 55+, girls getaway, families with young children, romantic getaway.
Good Times
Guest: C. K. Evans
(Indiana)
Date of Stay: 03/20/10
Review Submitted: 04/01/10
This property's reviews speak for themselves! Very good location! Within short walking distance to everything! Spacious main living area. Large well-equipped kitchen. Sunny and bright upper level Florida Room. The two bedrooms and baths are very nice and comfortable. The owner's being on-site is a plus! Thanks for keeping a well-maintained, clean and safe property. The pool was an especially nice bonus with our little 10 month-old grand-daughter. We will stay again when we get the opportunity.
Recommended for:Families with teenagers, sightseeing, tourists without a car, age 55+, girls getaway, families with young children, romantic getaway.
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