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Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Outdoor pool
  • Onsite parking available
  • Dog-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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Port St Joe, FL
  • Place, T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, beach near Avalon Drive
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Place, Port St. Joe Beach
    ‪11 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Crows nest

2 Twin Beds

King bedroom

1 King Bed

Queen bedroom

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Dining area

About this property

Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!!

Beautifully furnished 3BR/2BA cottage located on the pond in Barrier Dunes, walking distance to the Beach. This Family Friendly, Beach Front Gated Community, features a Gulf Front Pool and Club House, a second pool that is heated in the winter (at the discretion of the HOA), tennis courts and children's play area. The gorgeous pet friendly beach has beautiful white sand & clear emerald green waters for swimming and snorkeling fun! Great surf fishing too! You will also love the Fabulous Nightly Sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico!
Close to St Joe State Park!
Our prices include all fees. No hidden fees.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0-17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 2 total)
Pet fee is $100 for 1 dog and $150 for 2 dogs.
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Contract required for stay which confirms VRBO booking terms (dates, guests, etc). Contract will be emailed within 24-48 hours of booking.
Primary renter MUST be staying at the property during the booking. For example - no bookings by parents for stays with only under 25 yr old guests.

Important information

You need to know

Property # 1870577
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
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadbolt lock

About the neighborhood

Port St. Joe

Located in Port St. Joe, this vacation home is on the waterfront. St Joseph Bay Golf Club and Port St. Joe Marina are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Frank Pate Park and Port Theatre Art and Culture Center. Kayaking and scuba diving offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with ecotours and hiking/biking trails nearby.
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Port St Joe, FL

What's nearby

  • T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • beach near Avalon Drive - 1 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Port St. Joe Beach - 11 min drive - 15.3 km
  • Saint Joe Beach - 34 min drive - 51.5 km
  • Mexico Beach - 40 min drive - 58.7 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Hunt’s Oyster Bar & Seafood On St. Joe Bay - ‬18 min drive
  • ‪Cape San Blas Coffee & Ice Cream - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪LongBill’s on Cape San Blas - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Pomodoro Italian Grill and Bar - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪Peachy’s - ‬5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!! have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

How much does it cost to stay at Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!!?

As of May 10, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!! on Aug 9, 2026 start from $446, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total).

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!!?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!! located?

Situated on the waterfront, this vacation home is steps from T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, and within 3 mi (5 km) of William J. "Billy Joe" Rish Recreation Park and St. Joseph Peninsula State Park. Pig Island and Cape San Blas Lighthouse are also within 9 mi (15 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 38 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 38 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 38 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 38 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 38 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Shannah B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great property, amazing community for family and dogs. It’s our second year here and will be back next year
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cathy C.

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

Pawsitively Great

Our new favorite place. The place was clean, had all the amenities we needed, and was spacious for our family. Thank you for allowing us to bring our dogs. It was a great trip!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christi H.

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

Beautiful cottage on the beach

The cottage was beautifully decorated and there was plenty of room for everyone. It was also close to the beach and pools. We enjoyed our time there
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Anna B.

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

Lovely stay!

This house perfectly suited our needs for our family of 5. We loved the community, pools and how quiet it was. We can’t wait to come back again!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly F.

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

Great Villa!

This was our fifth vacation to Cape San Blas, and our third in Barrier Dunes. The location is wonderful. The house had everything we needed for a wonderful vacation.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tara H.

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

Cottage Love

This little cottage is perfect. It’s like it’s advertisement and an easy walk to the beach. Gated community brings reassurance and cleanliness. Kids can ride their bikes. Great area to fish. Property management was available. We will be back!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

spring break

Great location. Perfect for what we needed
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kelli P.

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

A hidden gem place

We booked last minute and were so very lucky to find accommodations above and beyond any expectations. The place was fully stocked, clean, and in an unbeatable location. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David M.

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

Nice

Good place. Had everything we needed. Very comfortable.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Emily T.

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

Perfect spot!

House as stated. Perfect location. Great communication with property manager!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Samantha D.

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

Peaceful setting, close to state park!

What a great little cottage in a nice community! We really enjoyed our time here, had everything we needed for our stay. Location was great for us because we brought our bikes and we were right outside the state park and the beginning of the 8.7 mile bike trail! The pools were nice although we spent our time at the beach. Loved being at the north end of the cape because it was peaceful, beautiful beaches all around you!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Beth F.

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

Wonderful place to stay, great kitchen!

What’s not to love about this house! The decor, comfy beds, amazing laundry facilities and of course, the kitchen! We always cook when we’re on vacation, and your home made it easy to do so. Thank you for supplying such a great assortment of high quality pots, pans and utensils. It’s the best we’ve ever seen. Your house really felt like a home. We truly enjoyed our stay and we’d love to stay again in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Yolanda T.

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

Girls trip

Barrier Dunes is a great location. The house is great but does need general maintence. One of the showers doesn't have a seal on the door so the water flows on the floor. Over all it's a beautiful home and great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020
Verified

4/10 Poor

Tammy C.

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

Needs deep clean

Pictures on VRBO are false. The furniture has been changed and the ceiling in the living area is unfinished with open vents. The kitchen cabinets are filthy with splattered food. Knives in knife rack had dried on food and cookware was not clean. Toaster oven full of baked on food. Coffee pot stained. Multiple roaches alive and dead .
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

carla R. E.

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

Puppy's first trip to beach.

Caretta Cottage was exactly what is listed! The cottage is beautiful! It had everything we needed and so much more! We met several nice, friendly people with their fur babies at Barrier Dunes. We loved the beach, caught several fish surf fishing, and our fur baby loved playing at the beach every day. The food was excellent in the nearby restaurants!! If you want the best ice cream treat go to Shoobies in Port St. Joe! Overall, our vacation was FANTASTIC!! We are looking forward to going back!!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Sue B.

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

Great house

We stayed at Barrier Dunes six times now and love the area. Beautiful beaches, great pools and tennis courts. This is the first time we stayed at Caretta Cottage and we really liked it - lots of room and laid out well. We did have concerns about the cleanliness - the window sills were dusty and full of dead bugs, there were some dead bugs on the floor. The bathroom (not master) had glass shelving that was very dusty and the shower glass door lower hinge area was black with dirt/mold. Kitchen cabinets had dried, sticky drippings on the front of them. Overall the cottage needs a major decluttering - lots of "stuff" jammed into storage areas. The beach chairs, etc. were just in a pile under the back porch and mostly unusable. We would definitely rent it again, but would like to see some cleaning, decluttering and maintenance done on the property.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer O.

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

Wonderful beach getaway

We come to the Cape every year and this would have to be the best trip here yet. The house was great. The kitchen was well equipped, had high quality dishware, etc. The master bedroom suite was very comfortable. It was nicely decorated throughout the home. We loved that the house has a little side yard for dog potty breaks. We enjoyed all the wildlife, from turtles in the pond in the backyard to the tiny frogs you can spot around the porch, to the crane sauntering down the middle of the street early one morning! And there was no shortage in the water either, having seen dolphins at close range and even a manatee when on the paddle board. We appreciated having a laundry room directly off the kitchen and the kids enjoyed having their own space upstairs. The walk to the beach truly is only 5 minutes (I timed it!) though it seems like it would be longer. And a true bonus in my eyes is the boardwalk down to the beach is a ramp and not stairs! This was very convenient for hauling our cart of stuff. Overall everybody in our family loved this vacation and the house was a big part of that. We would 10 out of 10 rent this house again.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Breanna B.

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

Spring Break

Overall the location was great. Very safe and friendly neighborhood. I chose this because I had my elderly grandmother who has mobility issues, but there weren’t many stairs to navigate. The photos listed are not quite what was in the house and that’s okay, just a little out of date. This house is quite roomy, but overall is quite old and in need of quite a bit of maintenance. The cleanliness was lacking quite a bit. There was pet hair everywhere on the floors, in the bed sheets, and in the dryer. While the kitchen was VERY WELL equipped and I appreciated that, we were constantly having to clean everything prior to use because appliances had been stuck in the cabinets without being cleaned. We also saw a roach in the kitchen, but I firmly believe it was a water roach so it didn’t deter us that much because there was only 1 the entire time we were there. This is a high humidity area so there was quite a bit of mold in the bathrooms. The ceiling in the living room also had unfinished work to it from where the popcorn ceiling had been removed, but there was still tape on the walls and unpainted. There is a lot of clutter in the house that could be cleaned out because it was just collecting dust. Overall for the price I paid it got the job done. The area is really nice and quiet. The best part was not having cell service truthfully. On a scale of 1/10, I’d give this rental a 7/10. We still had a great time and enjoyed it a lot.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeff W.

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

Weekend Getaway

Good
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Jay A.

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

Great Location

Overall, a great spot to vacation for our family. The cottage was supplied with every kitchen utensil that one might need during your trip. The only negative were the couches; they need to be cleaned.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Beverly T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, listing accuracy

Lots of people on the beach!

Great house
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Zane W.

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

Great stay, close to beach

Had a great week and enjoyed the Cape!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dick C.

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

CSB

Excellent!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Sandy P.

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

4/27/2022 carettacottage Cottage

This was our second time staying at the Barrier Dunes. We selected this home because we have a very elderly dog with arthritis and the stairs in the condos would have been too much for him to navigate. This cottage was perfect and the steps were not too many nor too steep. We did not want for anything! Very well supplied. Thank you Sandy P. Blue Ridge, GA
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jenna P.

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

Lovely Home

We had a restful week at the cottage. It was well kept and very clean on arrival. About a 5 minute walk to the beach (with kids) and half that to the heated pool. Playground within 100 steps of the front porch. Neighborhood is perfect for families with small kids and was quiet. Would certainly book this home again.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

About the host

Hosted by Cynthia Trubee

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Knot Forgotten Vacation Rentals has been focused on providing quality, responsive service to our owners and guests for many years at Cape San Blas! We are a professional management company with experience as a guest, as an owner and as a professional host and we are ready to use our experience to host your stay!

Why they chose this property

Barrier Dunes is a gated community at the north end of Cape San Blas. Two pools, tennis courts, ponds for fishing and a playground for the kids - all that, plus 3 easy beach access points! This neighborhood has all you need on the north end of Cape San Blas with the beautiful beaches and the state park just outside the neighborhood gate!

What makes this property unique

This is one of the very few cottages in Barrier Dunes. All the neighborhood amenities, but with a little more privacy in a stand alone cottage!

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