The Captain's Bungalow was a perfect winter getaway for us and our big dog. Little Gasparilla is a quiet, small island only accessible by boat. Love that! Captain Greg, owner of the Bungalow, graciously transported us from the mainland with our gear and provisions out to the island via his deep-sea fishing boat and got us oriented at the house. His very friendly dog, Miley, made our big pup feel welcome. The Captain's Bungalow is airy, breezy and full of beautiful, whimsical nautical/beach art. Makes you really feel you are on vacation. It was sparkling clean and the decor was casual & tropical, with beautiful tiled floors throughout the house, including a newly tiled floor on the big screened-in porch. The kitchen was spacious with lots of wide counters and nicely supplied with utensils, cookware and dishes. I like to cook and found every gadget/tool I needed. We enjoyed cooking steaks and burgers on the charcoal grill; there is also a gas grill available. The house has two full-sized refrigerators, we found it handy to store our cold drinks and water in the downstairs one. We brought our dinghy with its small outboard, and made a couple of trips across the pretty bay to the mainland for groceries during the week. The dock is only a 2-minute walk from the house. The beach is also about a 2-3 minute walk. The 'roads' are just sandy footpaths on the island, and we took beach chairs and snacks to the beach every late afternoon for happy hour and to watch the sun set into the Gulf of Mexico. We had the beach nearly to ourselves that week after Thanksgiving; just an occasional friendly local or visitor, and a few happy dogs. There were no bugs (maybe they aren't around in December?). The water was bracing that time of year, we did enjoy wading and tried swimming one day, but no snorkeling. Lots of beautiful shells and sharks' teeth along the beach. Our dog -loved- the hours of walking the beach, chasing egrets and pelicans and cooling her belly in the water. We ate all our meals on the screened-in porch and spent hours sitting and reading on the porch swing. The Captain's Bungalow is set among towering trees with sunlight filtering through in long shafts -- with the beach just footsteps away. One night I got up and sat on the porch swing in the dark, with silver moonlight shining down through the trees and only the sound of the waves and an owl hunting. We really had a wonderful time here and would love to do this again!