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Vibrant Island Retreat with Pool, Tiki Table and Walk to Beach

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A pool area with lounge chairs, umbrellas, and palm trees.
A swimming pool surrounded by palm trees and a thatched roof structure.
A modern kitchen with white cabinets, a dining area with a table and chairs, a sofa, and a ceiling fan.
A modern kitchen with white cabinets, a stainless steel refrigerator, and a microwave.
A patio with a table and chairs, a blue umbrella, and a pool.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Made for relaxation
    Top-rated for comfort — guests feel right at home here.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Bradenton Beach

Popular amenities

  • Private pool
  • Outdoor barbecue
  • Air-conditioning
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine

Explore the area

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Holmes Beach, FL
  • Place, Bradenton Beach
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Holmes Beach Beaches
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Manatee Public Beach
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Airport, Sarasota, FL (SRQ-Sarasota-Bradenton Intl.)
    ‪36 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

Living Room 1

1 Double Sofa Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

Kitchen

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About the area

Holmes Beach

Located in Holmes Beach, this cottage is near the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Bradenton Beach and Bean Point Beach. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's going on at LECOM Park, or consider a night out at Tarpon Bay Grill and Tiki Bar. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and kayaking nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding and hiking.
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Holmes Beach, FL

What's nearby

  • Bradenton Beach - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Holmes Beach Beaches - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Manatee Public Beach - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Anna Maria Sound - 3 min drive - 1.8 km
  • West Coast Surf Shop - 3 min drive - 2.1 km

Getting around

  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ-Sarasota-Bradenton Intl.) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Sandbar Restaurant - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪The Ugly Grouper - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Ginny's & Jane E's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪North Shore Cafe - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Vibrant Island Retreat with Pool, Tiki Table and Walk to Beach pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Vibrant Island Retreat with Pool, Tiki Table and Walk to Beach?

As of 3 Nov 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Vibrant Island Retreat with Pool, Tiki Table and Walk to Beach on 28 Aug 2027 start from £2,217, 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.

How much is parking at Vibrant Island Retreat with Pool, Tiki Table and Walk to Beach?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Vibrant Island Retreat with Pool, Tiki Table and Walk to Beach?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Vibrant Island Retreat with Pool, Tiki Table and Walk to Beach?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Vibrant Island Retreat with Pool, Tiki Table and Walk to Beach located?

Situated by the sea, this cottage is within a 15-minute walk of Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach Beaches. Manatee Public Beach and West Coast Surf Shop are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 49 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 49 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 49 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 49 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 49 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very easy process, home was very nice and clean. Host communicated before, during, and after. Very ideal location on AMI.
Pool and patio. It is a duplex, but good privacy from the neighboring unit, and good privacy to the neighborhood. The only drawback is the shade the trees give in the afternoon in February, as you need to move around to stay in the sun.
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Feb 2026
We’re so glad everything felt easy from start to finish—that’s exactly how it should be on vacation, Jed! Happy to hear Ainsley Beach House was nice and clean and that the location made your time on AMI even better. We always aim to stay connected before, during, and after your stay, so it’s great to know that stood out. We’d love to have you back for another smooth, sunny island getaway with AMI Accommodations!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fabulous Stay

Fantastic house. Perfect location. Absolutely loved the backyard and pool. Thanks!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Mar 2020
Thank you so kindly for taking the time to send your feedback about Ainsley Beach House. It is one of our top properties in terms of its proximity to the beach as well as to the shops and restaurants in the “downtown” Holmes Beach area of the island. We’re glad you enjoyed the pool and the tropical vibe of the back yard. We look forward to your next visit to Anna Maria Island.
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Pleasant Stay

Nice location a bit noisy with construction near by. Interior could use a little updating but pool area was enjoyed. The pool was nice and warm.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful Vacation.

A great little spot, super close to the ocean. Perfect set-up with pool/backyard and rooms. Nice that they had a bike to use as well as a wagon/chairs for the beach. Overall would recommend this spot to anyone wanting to visit AMI. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar 2024
Kerri, thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay at the property and found it to be a great spot, especially with its proximity to the ocean. We're glad that you appreciated the perfect set-up with the pool, backyard, and rooms, as well as the amenities like the bike, wagon, and beach chairs. Your recommendation means a lot to us, and we would be honored to welcome you back for another enjoyable stay in the future!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great house, pool, and location!

We had a great stay at this house with our three teens. The house looks exactly like the pictures, the pool is perfect, and the beach is just down the street. We were able to walk our bike to misty locations.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Backyard Paradise with comforts of home.

Great location with amazing tropical pool area. Easy walk to beach and restaurants. I give the place a 5, the only issue was dishwasher, it doesn’t clean dishes and had to wash by hand in order to use them. Otherwise, everything was GREAT! Can’t wait to come back!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Nov 2020
We are glad you enjoyed your stay! Thank you for letting us know about the dishwasher. We look forward to you staying with us again soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Going to book again

This home was everything we were looking for. So close to the beach. The property came with a wagon for the beach chairs as also a cabana. The pool was a perfect fit for our 3 year old, and location for some fun shops for my 13 year old. We loved walking down every night to watch the sunset. The washer and dryer were an added bonus to clean towels after a day at the beach
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Paradise By the Beach

Beautiful cottage home just steps to the beach. This is a twin home but you would never know it. As in the pictures, it is surrounded by tropical palms making the backyard a private oasis. The pool is amazing and always warm. The location is great...short walk to beach and shopping center for eating and shopping. Everything was clean and we had everything we needed. The management company was great too. When the ac wasn't working they were there in minutes and had a repairman out to fix it within an hour!!! We would definitely stay at this home again!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 28 May 2022
Sharon, thank you for your recent stay and kind feedback! Thrilled to hear you had a wonderful stay and enjoyed the short distance to the beach. Great to know the AC issue was resolved quickly as our team strives to make our guest experience the best it can be. We look forward to your return.
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Great little house!

Great island location. Walk to beach, town, restaurants, etc. House was perfect size for various family and friends stopping by…. Backyard perfect for hanging around the house in between activities. Only complaint was safety alarm on sliding glass door. There should be an option to disengage it. Ridiculously LOUD, HIGH pitched and annoying every time to open close the door. (There is a bypass button but it’s just the dumbest thing in the world to drop everything for the two handed door dance!!) It’s a miracle people haven’t gone deaf or had heart attacks!!!! Eliminate that alarm and we’d rent there again!
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Ainsley retreat 2024

We had a lot of fun and truly enjoyed our stay. Having such a great pool was a plus, after toasting ourselves in the beach, pool is soround by trees an palms giving you peace and relaxation time. The property is due for an upgrade in furniture and furnishings.The cleaning crew needs to clean deeply inside closets, under sofa and beds.We bought ourselves a wet mop and help ourselves with a broom and this mop to maintain our areas free of dust and sand. We bought containers to keep our food cold, as the stuff in the kitchen was poor and the silverware. We assumed to buy everything we needed to clean and keep the house smelling refreshing. It really needs the owners attentiion, as this craning cipsnies only change bedding and replace towels. For the rest, everything was amazing and having to waabiut3 blocks to the beach, makes this house a jewel. I am planning to return next y, hoping that some of this constructive criticism is heard and that the house will be a little more comfortable. I really recommend this house for all of this house I left 4 wine glasses and martinis glasses as well. No doubt that with all this cons, this house is one of the best in Holmes Beach, Mercy Sanchez, Miami Florida July 13-20, 2024
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Location is great, but room for improvement

Location is fabulous, less than a 5 minute walk to the beach! The house is pretty quiet, even though it is close to a busy street and shopping area. The house provided a beach cart, chairs, some toys, and beach towels. A few downfalls to note - The pool area is 90% in the shade for most of the day, this was helpful with keeping a toddler out of the sun but may not be ideal for you. Beds are marginal, the primary king bed is alright but the other beds (queen and 2 twins) are not comfortable and very squeaky. The house definitely needs a deep cleaning. The management company really needs to be better. The house did not come stocked as described, so I reached out to them a few times and they said they would drop off the items, they never showed up. This makes me worry if it were a plumbing or HVAC emergency, would they show up? We were there during Hurricane Nicole, which left us without power for a day and the yard and pool filled with debris. We're young so we made it work and cleaned it up, but if you were older you might not have appreciated the lack of response from the company on these issues.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Dec 2022
Becca, thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are glad you enjoyed the house and its proximity to the beach. Please allow us to apologize, as it seems we dropped the ball on dropping off the items you requested. We understand fully how frustrating this was for you, and we will be sure to pass your feedback on to our team. We hope you will return and stay with us again, giving us another opportunity to improve your experience.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Love this place

❤️
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family vacation

Ainsley’s house was very nice, the private backyard with the pool was awesome! The kitchen was well stocked with dishes. There were beach towels, chairs and even a cart for the beach. Every bed DEFINITELY needs new mattresses and the AC unit doesn’t cool the whole place well. We had to keep the ceiling fans going in every room and even use the fan that was in the closet to try and help cool the master bedroom and bathroom.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family vacation

Really nice property and location was great! Pool area was great and heated nicely. Only downside with the property is the beds were very firm which made it challenging to sleep comfortably.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Very nice home and pool

Easy check in. Very clean. Really enjoyed the pool Red tide pretty bad though
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Relajantes vacaciones

Espectacular piscina. Todo lo que necesitamos para una excelente vacaciones.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Oct 2020
Thank you for the great review!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Spring Break 2020

Great property, close to the beach and shopping. Heated pool was also very nice.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect for families!

We stayed with our three young kids (3, 6, and 9) and couldn't have been happier. The house was immaculate and bigger than we even expected, the amenities were just as listed and met our families needs perfectly, and the rental office and property contacts were wonderful to work with. The beach was a VERY short walk up the block- short enough to make multiple trips back and forth on foot with no issues at all. The other area beaches were short drives away, and made day trips easy to plan even with our kids in tow. There are so many shops and restaurants within walking distance, which made this the perfect location for us to stay in, relax, and enjoy the island lifestyle!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Visit

Hello, Overall a great stay but the bedspread in the master bedroom was badly stained and the WiFi did not work.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great experience, beautiful house!

We have never been to Anna Maria Island before and were pleasantly surprised by the beauty of it!! Everyone we came in contact with were so helpful, nice and accommodating!! The check-in process was so easy and they give you so much helpful information, the AMIA company were wonderful to work with. As far as the house we rented, we couldn't have been more pleased!! The house was more that what we expected. Very nice, extremely clean and a great location. The pool area was beautiful as well!! The guy who comes to clean the pool was great too, super nice!! Overall we LOVED it and will definitely be back!!
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Mar 2020
Thank you so kindly for your wonderful review! We can’t tell you how thrilled we are to know that you found everything to be so much more than you expected. The island is indeed a gem, Ainsley Beach house is comfortable and stylish, and the AMIA staff is focused on customer satisfaction. We’ll be sure to let the pool service company know how much you appreciated the technician who takes care of the pool. We thank you again, and look forward to you next visit to Anna Maria Island.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Cleanliness

Good house, awful weather

House is good, but a really small living room. We experienced an awful weather - we didn't see the sun the entire week, just rain! August definitely is not a good month for this place!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

One week of paradise

The home was perfect for our stay and we really loved the beautiful backyard oasis.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

First time to the island

This was our first time to the island and we really lucked up with this rental. It was amazing! The location the private pool everything was perfect. I would definitely recommend this house.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Mar 2020
Thank you for letting us know that you had a good vacation and that you enjoyed your stay with us at Ainsley Beach House. We'd love to have you stay with us again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Pool and Beach

We had great weather, so all we did was enjoy the pool and beach at this paradise. Highly recommend
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Beautiful pool and landscaping

We enjoyed a week during spring break with two teens and a preteen. Gorgeous outdoor setting in back, very private and everything very clean. House very nice but living area small. Fortunately, kids hung out in bedrooms (TVs in all rooms) or stayed outside most of the time. Short walk to the beach and quiet street.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019
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