AMI Starfish: Private Pool, Dog Friendly, 2 Blocks to Beach by Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals

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A rectangular swimming pool with a clear blue water, surrounded by a patio area with white chairs and a small table.
A backyard with a swimming pool, white deck chairs, and a barbecue area.
A backyard with a swimming pool, surrounded by palm trees and a white fence.
A backyard with a swimming pool, lounge chairs, and a white fence.
A two-story house with a swimming pool, outdoor seating, and a white fence.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Highlights

  • The great outdoors
    Guests love the outdoor space here.
  • Arcade/game room
    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade/game room.
  • 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

  • Balcony
  • Private pool
  • Arcade/game room
  • Outdoor barbecue
  • Internet access
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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Holmes Beach, FL
  • Place, Bradenton Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Manatee Public Beach
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Holmes Beach Beaches
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Airport, Sarasota, FL (SRQ-Sarasota-Bradenton Intl.)
    ‪37 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

King Bedroom 1, TV, Ensuite, 2nd Floor

1 King Bed

King Bedroom 2, TV, 2nd Floor

1 King Bed

2 bathrooms

Guest Bathroom, 2nd Floor

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

King Bathroom 1, Ensuite, 2nd Floor

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Holmes Beach

Located in Holmes Beach, this holiday home is near theme parks and 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. Jet skiing and kayaking offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with ecotours and mountain biking nearby.
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Holmes Beach, FL

What's nearby

  • Bradenton Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Manatee Public Beach - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • West Coast Surf Shop - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • AMI Paddleboard Adventures - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Holmes Beach Beaches - 7 min drive - 2.1 km

Getting around

  • Sarasota, FL (SRQ-Sarasota-Bradenton Intl.) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Sandbar Restaurant - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Ugly Grouper - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Ginny's & Jane E's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Waterfront Restaurant - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is AMI Starfish: Private Pool, Dog Friendly, 2 Blocks to Beach by Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at AMI Starfish: Private Pool, Dog Friendly, 2 Blocks to Beach by Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at AMI Starfish: Private Pool, Dog Friendly, 2 Blocks to Beach by Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at AMI Starfish: Private Pool, Dog Friendly, 2 Blocks to Beach by Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is AMI Starfish: Private Pool, Dog Friendly, 2 Blocks to Beach by Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals located?

Situated by the sea, this holiday home is within 1 mile (2 km) of Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach Beaches and Manatee Public Beach. AMI Paddleboard Adventures and West Coast Surf Shop are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 24 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 24 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 24 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 24 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 24 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Place was as described. Very convenient to everything. We had one small hiccup with the plumbing but they had everything resolved within an hour or so. We will definitely rent from these guys again!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2026
Response from Management on 24 Oct 2026
Hi, Thank you so much for your review! We’re thrilled you enjoyed your vacation with us. We look forward to welcoming you back! Sincerely, Your friends at AML Vacation Rentals
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Property was beautiful. Our only issue was trash was never collected but no fault of the host. Looking forward to returning next year.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Aug 2026
Hi, Thank you so much for your review! We’re thrilled you enjoyed your vacation with us. We look forward to welcoming you back! Sincerely, Your friends at AML Vacation Rentals
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Can’t wait to stay again!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Aug 2025
Hi, Thank you so much for your review! We’re thrilled you enjoyed your vacation with us. We look forward to welcoming you back! Sincerely, Your friends at Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We truly enjoyed our time here! The pool, location, outdoor entertainment & tv, and beach supplies. The house was clean minus the floors were upon arrival but management had someone out first thing in the morning to remedy the issue.
Stayed 15 nights in Nov 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Nov 2025
Hi, Thank you so much for your review and feedback! We are always here to quickly fix anything with our guests upon arrival! I apologize but I'm happy to hear it was quickly addressed. We’re thrilled you enjoyed your vacation with us. We look forward to welcoming you back! Sincerely, Your friends at AML Vacation Rentals
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful vacation

We had the best week on Anna Maria island staying here. The house was perfect for our family. Just a short walk to the beach where we made wonderful memories. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Oct 2024
Hi Melanie, Thank you so much for your review! We’re thrilled you enjoyed your vacation with us. We look forward to welcoming you back! Sincerely, Your friends at Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Absolutely loved it!

This house was perfect for our family (and pups)! Quick access to the beach and an easy bike ride to restaurants. Having a private pool was the best way to end each evening.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Jul 2024
Hi Kala, Thank you so much for your review! We’re thrilled you enjoyed your vacation with us. We look forward to welcoming you back soon! Sincerely, Your friends at Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect vacation house

Loved the front porch!!! House was clean and comfortable. Close to the beach and restaurants. The wagon for the beach broke and they were out the next day with a new one!!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 2 May 2024
Hi Jen, Thank you so much for your review! I'm happy to hear we were quick to get the beach wagon replaced so you could enjoy it :) We’re thrilled you enjoyed your vacation with us. We look forward to welcoming you back soon! Sincerely, Your friends at Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family vacation

Loved this house. Lots of fun games. Good setup. Enjoyed the pool.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Oct 2023
We wanted to take a moment to express our gratitude for the fantastic review you left us. Your kind words continue to motivate us. Thank you for your support, and if you ever need anything or have more feedback to share, please feel free to reach out. We'd love to welcome you back for your next summer vacation, so don't hesitate to contact us whenever you're ready to plan your getaway.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family Fun!

I've stayed in Anna Maria many times in many houses. This one was ideal for our small family. Easy beach access, a small pool to cool off in the evenings, games for the whole family, and clean home to rest in after a day at the beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Nov 2022
Hi, Thank you so much for your review! We’re thrilled that you enjoyed your vacation with us and look forward to welcoming you back again soon! Sincerely, Your friends at Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great house and great location. Only thing I would change at this location is a refrigerator in the lanai or in the first floor recreation area. I had to purchase an over priced styrofoam cooler to keep drinks near the pool so I wouldn’t have to continue to go upstairs to get cold drinks. Our family stayed downstairs most of the week and enjoyed the outdoor space.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Sept 2025
Hi, Thank you so much for your review and feedback! We’re thrilled you enjoyed your vacation with us. We look forward to welcoming you back! Sincerely, Your friends at Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Quaint Cottage near beach

The cottage was clean and located near beach. It could have been stocked better. We had one small bar soap for 2 bathrooms and kitchen sink until we got to the store.
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Nice house and beautiful beach

The house need so improvement like have more linen, more supplies like paper towel, toilet paper, trash bags
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 19 Aug 2022
Hi Mirielle, Thank you for reaching out with your feedback. Our vacation homes are stocked by our cleaning company with the basics to get your vacation started. In each bathroom, you will find two rolls of toilet paper in each bathroom as well as a small bar of soap and a trash bag in each trash can. In the kitchen, you will find a roll of paper towel in the kitchen, a large trash bag, a dishwasher tab for one load, and a small bottle of dish liquid. I hope you’ll offer us the opportunity to welcome you back to Anna Maria Island in the future. Sincerely, Your friends at Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Location was great and we very much enjoyed our stay. Property is great and enjoyable. Only complaint is there are only bare necessities, we flew in so couldn’t bring simple things with us. There are no spices to cook, not even salt and pepper. A fan would be great and I agree with other comments that a fridge downstairs would make life so much easier even just a mini fridge to keep drinks cold instead of having to run upstairs from the pool. Beach supplies were great and very helpful. Overall we loved the place and would happily return
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Sept 2025
Hi, Thank you so much for your review and feedback! We’re thrilled you enjoyed your vacation with us. We look forward to welcoming you back! Sincerely, Your friends at Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

AMI Starfish

This was the perfect location for us to enjoy AMI. We were in the middle of everything, couple of minutes walk to beach for the most perfect sunsets every evening, walking distance to delis, pubs and restaurants and private enough that you feel away from it all. The house itself is even better than it looks in the pictures, the games areas and outdoor dining/bar were a lot of fun also. I'm sure we're going to be back! Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals were also absolutely outstanding! Thanks for a great time AMI Starfish and AMI Vacation Rentals!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

5 Stars

Great house, excellent location only 2 blocks from the beach, quiet street, within walking distance to shops and restaurants. The house itself was clean, comfortable and very well equipped with everything we needed including outdoor beach gear and toys. The private pool was great and a. wonderful way to cool off after a day on the beach. The outside covered patio/entertaining area was awesome as well as the home's lower level game area. Anna Maria Life was a great company to work with, very friendly and responsive. We can't wait to come back to AMI Starfish.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Indulgence

Opulent setting in traditional Floridian decor. A secluded outdoor sitting space off the master with soft lighting. The pool, all your own, at ALL TIMES inviting you to enjoy. Walk to white sands on the Gulf. Enjoy each meal in the sunshine outside or inside. Do not pack too much. You won’t need much to wear and whatever you do wear you can wash in your own washer and dryer.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Sept 2024
Hi Allison, Thank you so much for your review! We’re thrilled you enjoyed your vacation with us. We look forward to welcoming you back soon! Sincerely, Your friends at Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals
Verified review

6/10 Okay

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

Property is dated

Given the storm damage to all of AMI, this propeerty appears to have been whipped into shape and we were glad for that. Given that the weather was unusually cool compared to our many years of thanksgiving time stays at AMI we were glad to have a place to rent. However, the kitchen was poorly equipped, pillows and bedding were of poor quality, the range worked but was very old. Needs a receptacle for recycle items and waste basket for bathroom. Having said all that "We will return to AMI next Thanksgiving. Janae & Eric
Stayed 14 nights in Nov 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Dec 2024
Hi Eric, Thank you for your review! We are glad you came down to AMI for Thanksgiving! We truly appreciate your feedback and will pass it along to the appropriate department to address. We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to AMI! Sincerely, Anna Maria Life
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Open and bright

We've been coming to AMI for decades, but only recently retired and so are able to stay longer than the Annual Spring Break. Since we're down for a month, we like to bring the four legged member of our family, so we need pet friendly accommodations. Whether we were drinking beverages on the front porch, playing games in the game room with the grandkids, or lounging by the heated pool, AMI Starfish fit our needs beautifully. Perhaps what I loved most was waking up to the sunshine streaming through all the windows. We do wish there had been some basic cleaning supplies so we could keep the floors clean under our bare feet. The broom and vacuum didn't quite cut it.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Almost Perfect

If there was a rating of 4 1/2, we would have chosen it. The house is the way it is pictured, comfortable, well stocked,etc. The staff is responsive, efficient and eager to please. Why not a "5" rating? Two things relating to the cleanliness of the house. The master bath's shower had several areas of mold around the base of the shower. We actually took a photo of it, but my husband says he may have deleted it. The other, also related to cleanliness, is when on May 9th someone came to change the air conditioning filter, I was there and saw it. We change our filters at home every few months and it never, ever gets the amount of dirt on it the one the service man showed me, suggesting they are not changed frequently enough. That's it. See you next year.
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Starfish June 2025

The check in process was easy and convenient. The check out process was also clearly outlined in the binder that the property management (Anna Maria life) leaves. The house location was nice, just a couple blocks from the beach and in the quiet neighborhood of Holmes beach. This house is cute, has a nice open layout, but is lacking a few upgrades for the price that we paid to stay here the week. We have stayed in many houses in Holmes Beach throughout the years. The kitchen appliances are dated, but functional. Both bathrooms could use an upgrade, but especially the guest bathroom. There are sliding doors on the bathtub/shower which is very close to the toilet and makes it difficult to bathe young children. The faucet and knobs on the guest shower also leaked quite a bit so we elected to only use the master shower. The dryer lint filter sticks up and won’t go all the way down into its slot, so it ended up ripping some of our clothes that got caught on the corner and we avoided washing our clothes the rest of the week. There were plenty of towels provided, as well as a small supply of items like dish soap, paper towels, toilet paper to get the vacation started. The pool area was very nice and our family of 4 enjoyed spending a lot of time playing in the pool. The shallow platform on the pool is a perfect spot for a baby to wade and the tv and set up downstairs is a nice area to get out of the sun. The two porches were nice areas to relax on…Overall we had a good stay
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Jul 2025
Hi Erin, Thank you so much for your review and feedback! We appreciate it and rely on it to make improvements to our homes! We’re thrilled you enjoyed your vacation with us. We look forward to welcoming you back! Sincerely, Your friends at Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

AMI Starfish

AMI Starfish is a wonderful unit, tastefully decorated with all the amenities one could ask for in a vacation home. We really enjoyed relaxing on the decks, by the pool and in the bar area. The location is perfect, being two blocks from the beach and within walking distance to restaurants and shops. Only negative has nothing to do with the unit, but the City is doing a large water line replacement project that is causing pools of stagnet water in front of the home. On Holmes Blvd. there are torn up sidewalks and mounds of construction materials. This has made the experience less enjoyable then on previous visits to Holmes Beach. We would definitely stay again at this unit, when the pipeline work is complete. We appreciate the owners hospitality and their attention to detail to make this a great vacation experience.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Paradise with petty issues

The house is just as advertised. Beautiful house, beautiful pool, comfortable beds. Kids loved it, grill worked perfectly. Only small things were the internet stunk. Some hot afternoons where you want to crash and watch TV wasn't possible. Also I was on call and really needed internet. Also there's a land line that rings 10 times per day. I'd recommend and stay here again. The horrible internet bugged me but just an inconvenience.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Sunshine and fun

Enjoyed our time here
Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Apr 2022
Hi Wade, Thank our for your review. We hope to welcome you again in the future. Angela from Anna Maria Life Vacation Rentals
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2026
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