This condominium was newly remodeled and is one of the top condominiums located in Sand Castle III. It has its own private spiral staircase that leads down to the pool, hot tub, beach, and gas grills. I have minivans stationed at the airports for your convenience. They are an extra charge. I am fully insured and can usually beat the competition buy about 50%. Also we own two other direct oceanfront condominiums next-door to this one in Sand Castle II and Sandcastle l (sandcastle one VRBO #786204 or sandcastle two VRBO #769898 also VRBO # 2813590 that has all the amenities that this one has to offer. All three of these condominiums have gas grills located near the pool for your personal use. My condominiums provide high-quality linens and mattresses which help to make your beach day truly memorable when you relax in the evenings. Disney and Busch Gardens are located only a short distance away. Tampa airport is located 30 minutes from your doorstep and St. Petersburg /Clearwater airport (PIE) is located 20 minutes away. We rent Saturday to Saturday only. Walk in closet located in master bedroom
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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
Parties and events (including family gatherings, birthday parties and weddings) are allowed on site. Maximum attendees: 8
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
About the area
Indian Shores
Located in Indian Shores, this condo is near theme parks and on the beach. Shoppers can check out John's Pass Village & Boardwalk, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches and Clearwater Beach. Travelling with kids? Consider Splash Harbour Water Park and Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and kayaking nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with mountain biking and cycling.
Indian Shores, FL
What's nearby
St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
Splash Harbour Water Park - 3 min drive - 2.1 km
Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
John's Pass Village & Boardwalk - 15 min drive - 13.0 km
Port of Tampa - 57 min drive - 52.1 km
Getting around
St. Petersburg, FL (PIE-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Intl.) - 34 min drive
Restaurants
Mike's Pizza & Pub - 4 min drive
The Original Crabby Bills - 3 min drive
Caddy's Pub - 1 min walk
PJ's Oyster Bar - 3 min drive
Vip Mexican Restaurant And Lounge Irb - 18 min walk
Frequently asked questions
Does 🏖🏝SPRING SPECIALS minivans at airports to use have a pool?
Yes, this property has an outdoor pool. Pool types include heated pools.
How much does it cost to stay at 🏖🏝SPRING SPECIALS minivans at airports to use?
As of 9 Apr, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at 🏖🏝SPRING SPECIALS minivans at airports to use on 27 Jun, 2026 start from S$573, 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 🏖🏝SPRING SPECIALS minivans at airports to use pet-friendly?
No, only service animals are welcome at the property.
How much is parking at 🏖🏝SPRING SPECIALS minivans at airports to use?
On-site parking is available at the property.
What time is check-in at 🏖🏝SPRING SPECIALS minivans at airports to use?
Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.
What time is check-out at 🏖🏝SPRING SPECIALS minivans at airports to use?
Checkout is at 10:00 AM.
Where is 🏖🏝SPRING SPECIALS minivans at airports to use located?
Nestled on the beach, this Indian Shores condo building is within 1 mi (2 km) of St. Petersburg - Clearwater Beaches, Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf and Splash Harbour Water Park. Belleair Beach and Town Square Nature Park are also within 3 miles (5 km).
Reviews
9.6
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Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
Easy check-in, owner is very responsive, cleanliness and facilities were fantastic!!
Angela D.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Sept, 2025
Thank you so much for the great review for coming to stay at one of my wife and I four places down in Indian Shores and using one of our minivans located at the airport. Please come back and stay with us.
My friend and I had a great stay, the place was very clean and had plenty of space. The pool and hot tub was awesome and we could walk right out to the beach. Overall we had a great time.
Colin C.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Mar, 2025
Good afternoon thank you so much for the great review. My wife and I really work hard in order to make every guests vacation experience the best. Please come back and stay anytime and rent one of our minivans that are stationed at the airports
A great beachfront location and comfortable, very clean condo
Judy W.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Sept, 2023
Thank you very much for the great review your family along with you are more than welcome to come and stay at one of my wife and is four direct ocean front condominiums in Indian Shores Florida and also use one of our minivan stationed at the airports thank you
We enjoyed the stay at this condo. It was perfect with the spiral staircase leading down to the pool and beach access. The owner is very communicative and kind.
Cindy F.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Sept, 2023
Thank you so much for the great review and your family is more than welcome to come and stay again at one of my wife and I four direct ocean condominiums and use one of our minivans that are stationed at the airports. Thank you.
Great location, very clean, easy access to the pool, hot tub and beach. The views are spectacular. Would definitely recommend this condo.!!
Pamela W.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Sept, 2023
Thank you so much Jill I appreciate the great review you along with your family are more than welcome to come back and stay in any one of my four direct ocean front, condominiums and use one of our minivan station at the airport. Thank you.
This was a wonderful condo. Very spacious and exactly what we needed for our family to relax on the beach. The balcony is absolutely perfect and the steps to walk out to the pool and beach are a must have. Definitely going to return again!
Paige S.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Sept, 2023
Thank you so much for the great review you and your family are more than welcome to come back stay in one of me and my wife’s three Direct oceanfront condominiums and rent one of our three minivans located at Tampa international airport or Clearwater hi airport thank you very much
Always enjoy staying in the Sand Castle condos. Loved having the spiral stairs to the pool....hit with my kids! Condo had everything we needed and Philip was very informative/quick response. Will be booking future stays here.
Michelle B.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Sept, 2023
Thank you so much for the awesome review pass it on my wife please come back with your family. Thank you.
We had a wonderful time. The condo was excellent!!! Great set up and great location!
Brenda S.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Sept, 2023
Thank you so much for the great review. My wife and I do everything we can in order to make our guest vacation experience the best it could possibly be. Your family is more than welcome to come back and stay anytime.
I stayed at this condo for a week with my wife and three kids, and it was perfect for us. The beach is only steps away, and was very clean and not crowded. We loved the stairs down from the balcony to the pool and hot tub. We also met several other condo owners and visitors and everyone was very friendly for the most part. If you are looking for a place to stay for a relaxing beach vacation, look no further!
Matt Z.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Aug, 2024
Thank you so much for coming to stay at one of my four oceanfront condominiums Indian Shores. i’m losing one of our minivans located at international or St. Petersburg Clearwater Please come back and stay.
Property was very clean had very comfortable beds. There is a staircase for pool and beach access and was very convenient. Came with 2 parking passes. My family enjoyed the property and was very beautiful!!
Niesje B.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Sept, 2023
Thank you very much for the great review my wife and I really appreciate it your families more than welcome to come back anytime at one of our three properties in Indian Shores Florida Florida
I’ve stayed at numerous condos at this property and have enjoyed the location. This property could use some maintenance and upgrades. For what you pay for compared to others, it’s a bit less appealing. The furniture on the balcony was uncomfortable and that’s where you’d want to spend most of your time. However, the spiral staircase is a bonus as it takes you right to the pool.
Annie W.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Jul, 2025
Thank you for coming to stay at one of my properties in Indian Shores, Florida. This property went through a full remodel three years ago and just received brand new living room, furniture, and balcony furniture.
Property owner was very responsive when we had an issue with water that needed taken care of. Loved the location snd especially the stairs leading directly to the pool area.
Great location. Very convenient to the beach, not crowded, love the stairs down to the pool. Had everything we needed. Unit could use some updating. Sliding doors difficult to use, could use a little more furniture for seating, only seats about 5 comfortably in living room. Beds and bedding a little dated and not comfortable. Furniture on balcony not comfortable but fine. overall a great stay. Just minor things that would take it to the next level.
Christy K.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Jul, 2025
Response to the review, the sliding glass doors were knocked off the track so the door had to be put back on the track. Living room comes with a brand new full-size couch and loveseat. mattresses and bedding have been inspected for quality and upgrading. Furniture on balcony is brand new just been upgraded less than six months ago.
We absolutely loved this property! Convenient to everything we needed! Loved the location and the beach access was perfect! Definitely would stay here again! The only downfall to this trip was Hurricane Helene!!! We had a mandatory evacuation on day 4 and had to leave 3 days early! Other than that, I give it a 10+
Brandy Y.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Oct, 2024
Good afternoon thank you so much for the great review renting one of my four direct oceanfront condominiums and renting one of our minivans. See you and your family are more than welcome to come back and stay at any one of our properties. Good luck
Excellent stay with my son’s family, which included our grandchildren ranging in age from 3-14. We all really enjoyed the convenience on the spiral staircase to the pool deck and super quick access to the beach. Just a few minor glitches that were easily resolved by communicating with Philip. We would definitely stay here again.
James M.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Sept, 2023
Thank you very much for the great review your families more than welcome to come back and stay at one of my wife and I direct oceanfront condominiums and rent one of our minivans that are stationed at the local airports Tampa international or St. Petersburg/Clearwater thanks again for the great review
We loved the view! The white sand and turquoise water was absolutely beautiful! We loved being able to walk out the door and be right there. We enjoyed being able to cook and the grills outside were an added bonus. We had plenty of room for six adults and one little one :). We hope to come back next year! It was great family time! Thank you for sharing your home with us!!
Michael M.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 21 May, 2024
Thank you so much Micheal for the great review and coming to stay at one of our four direct oceanfront condominiums and using one of our four minivans located at the airports More than welcome to come back and stay with your family anytime
Loved having easy access to the pool and beach using the dedicated spiral staircase to our unit. Warmest pool and hot tub we’ve ever been in which is great for this time of year. Pots and pans a very dated. Brand new big TVs in every room. 25 minute drive to Clearwater.
Verified traveller
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Sept, 2023
Thank you for review. Inspected and replaced all pots and pans utensils, housewares as needed.
Verified
2/10 Terrible
mary lynn c.
18 May, 2025
Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy
LESS THAN POOR
Check in is at 4:00. We got in at 4:30 and had to deal with the maintenance as it wasn’t done before we arrived. The condo was filthy! I took pictures and sent to the owner; rather than make it right, he was in denial and praised the cleaning staff. A pest control worker entered the condo just as I was getting in the shower; no notice from the owner!!! There are plenty of other rentals in the area, you are best to stay away from this one!
mary lynn c.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 19 May, 2025
I am writing this response to concerning review left by a guest. Sometimes there is repairs that need to be made last minute that are reported by cleaning the morning of the previous guests departure. This particular repair happened to be a broken leg on a bed frame. The repair parts needed to be picked up buy maintenance in the morning of that day. The guest coming in was notified about the situation when it was reported and had said that there was no problem with maintenance completing the repair. The pictures the guest sent referring to cleaning were blurry so I had asked the guest to please resend them. I also kindly asked the guest at that time if they wanted to have cleaning come back in to address all concerns. The guest would not resend pictures or allow cleaning come back in. As for pest control, they are only allowed to enter with the request sent by the owner. I never requested for pest control to come in because there was no bug issues reported. Also, when I do request pest control to come in, i only allow them to come in on Saturdays when no guest are in the unit. I do this specifically so a guest is never inconvenienced. I had spoken to the guest on the Friday before she left and never mentioned this to me. My wife and I have owned this property for over twenty years and have never received a review such as this one. We try to make every guests vacation experience the best possible and will continue to do so.
The location was convenient to many things and the beachfront unit was awesome. Easy access to the pool/spa and beach.
The unit was not 100% clean, the hall bathtub was stained black and the balcony had a jumbled mess of chairs, beach toys etc in disarray. An organizer for those items would be helpful and disposing of broken items would be less of an eye sore.
The owner made check in simple and said to call if anything was needed or we had questions. One complaint, I would suggest not texting a guest in the early morning hours requesting the guest perform a task. The guest is on vacation and probably does not want to be disturbed. First time I have ever experienced something like that while on vacation.
Jennifer J.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Sept, 2023
Thank you very much for coming to stay at one of my four properties located Indian Shores Florida and renting one of our minivans they we have stationed that Tampa international Airport or St. Petersburg/Clearwater please come back and stay with us
We loved the condo unit as it was spacious for 4 adults and well decorated with beach themes. The views were amazing and appreciated the spiral staircase from our unit to the pool/hot tub area or straight to the beach. Philip (owner) was always available to answer questions. We would highly recommend renting his condo!
DIANE M.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 15 Mar, 2026
Thank you so much for coming to stay at one of my four condominiums and using one of our minivans located at the airport. You’re more than welcome to come back and thank you so much.
We had a wonderful time at Sandcastle III! This property was perfectly located in IRB with convenient access to all surrounding locations. The property opens directly onto the beach (no sand dunes to traverse) and, therefore, offered an optimal view of the ocean/beach. The rooms were well appointed, and the kitchen was well equipped and provided ample counterspace for meals. The owner was communicative of important information and reminders, as well as highly responsive to questions. We had 4 adults and an almost 2-year-old. The space of the condominium was ample. We rented a Ford Expedition for our vacation, and it fit fine within the designated covered parking spot. My husband and I have stayed at each of the Sandcastles at this point (I, II, and III), and this was our favorite. I would recommend this unit, and any other units managed by this owner, to anyone looking for a stress-free vacation!
Julie P.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
About the host
Hosted by Philip Sopczak
My wife and I are very proud owners of three condominiums located in Indian Shores Florida. We live in Crown Point Indiana located just south of Chicago. We have two children. I am an electrician in a local steel mill and my wife is a elementary school teacher. We discovered Indian shores as a hidden gem many years ago while vacationing down their ourselves. My wife and I have worked extremely hard in acquiring these places. We both would love to share them with you so you can make your own great family memories.
Why they chose this property
This property offers Many amenities at other properties do not such as a private spiral staircase going down to the pool and hot tub.
What makes this property unique
Direct oceanfront three bedroom two bath will spiral staircase leading you down to the heated pool and hot tub gas grills restaurants located across the street. Walk-in closet located in master bedroom. Local airports 25 to 30 minutes away, bus pick up in front of the condominium