Chasing Waves managed by Beach Retreats FL Anna Maria Island Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Chasing Waves managed by Beach Retreats FL Anna Maria Island pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Chasing Waves managed by Beach Retreats FL Anna Maria Island located?

This family-friendly Holmes Beach holiday home is located by the sea, within a 10-minute walk of Bradenton Beach and Palmetto Avenue Beach. Island Players and Anna Maria Island Museum and Historical Park are also within 1 mile (2 km).

10/10 Excellent

Jason V.

28 Jun 2025

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

Great place

Very nice place with gas grill. Bummer the beach access was closed on the street and had to go one block over. Beach was great and never crowded.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chandler Y.

18 Jun 2023

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

Beautiful Beach House

Absolutely loved staying here! An amazing location too.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer S.

17 May 2023

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

Very close to the beach

Great location! Loved our stay.

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sherri k.

4 Feb 2024

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

A+

Loved everything about the place, no complaints! Would definitely stay again.

Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

ron H.

18 May 2024

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

nice place

place was clean and very convenient. short walk to beach. no complaints.

Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey R.

9 Aug 2021

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

Close to everything

Great location, it's close to the beach, restaurants and grocery store. Well furnished, had everything we needed.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

James V.

13 Mar 2022

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

Just steps from the Beach.

Thank you for a great property with everything we could possibly want.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Craig O.

4 Apr 2024

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

Close to beach

Good

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

valerie h.

20 Jul 2022

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

Great location

Great location, but know this street does not have beach access; however, it's still close. You have to go around the block to the next street over because the guy at the end of the street won't let you through his property to the beach. Overall, great place.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Kirk T.

29 Mar 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

No beach access

Won’t stay there again.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bobbie F.

18 Jan 2022

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

Closer than it looks

The home is much closer to the beach than it appears on the aerial photo, just 50 yards at most to the path to the beach. Having two living areas was great as we could move between them or split up if tv choices differed. Kitchen well supplied and the appliances were new and tasteful. Full size washer dryer a bonus

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

LORI M.

17 Jul 2024

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

Enjoyed

The house was exactly as advertised. It was neat and clean. The house was well stocked. We especially enjoyed the beach chairs. Anything that we needed Beach Retreats was prompt and supplied what was requested. My family and I thoroughly enjoyed staying here for 2 weeks. We would definitely stay again. The only negative thing I thought was that this house is almost right on the beach, but you can’t access the beach there. It was some type of private property so it was hot permitted. The beach access was the street before it or after it. That would not deter me from staying again though.

Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Amiée A.

3 May 2025

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

It’s a little gem in a beautiful area

We were a very last minute booking due to not knowing the area, budget, individual beds for members of our family and traveling by plane. I read over reviews, looked at photos etc. Upon arrival we were pleasantly surprised how clean and well designed the cottage was as well as close proximity to beach. Andcrental company tried to meet some needs we had like an extra beach towel, extra hangers, comforter/sheets & warm throw blanket. The only letdown was pictures and rental description had mentioned a sofa bed. They ended up delivering a cot since they had removed previous sofa bed due to hurricane damage and therefore we needed a bed for our youngest daughter. Although not quite comfortable as we had hoped, they tried. Different rentals provide different things so I’m not always sure what we should expect. We would rent again if a sofa bed or extra twin bed or bunk beds were added as well as new sauté skillet pans. The current ones were badly scratched and/or burnt. When traveling by plane we can only purchase so much and also take back so much. They did work with us on a late check out for a cost since our flight wasn’t til 8:00 pm.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica C.

25 Mar 2023

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

Wonderful location!

This property is in a great location! Very close to the beach (less than 5 minute walk), close to restaurants and activities. The property was very clean and had what we needed. The suggestions would be to put in a full length mirror and maybe upgrade the washer and dryer as they didn’t clean very well. Otherwise everything we needed was there including nice beach chairs, umbrella, sand toys, boogie board and property manager was prompt in ordering a beach wagon when we noticed it was missing which was very kind. All kitchen dishes and utensils were plentiful!

Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

VINNY V.

14 Aug 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Family vacation

The inside was clean and spacious. Walk way to beach on 77st is block and have to go on 78st for beach access. Outside need landscape and garage door was damaged previously before we arrived. They do have beach chairs. Good location for families especially with our infant. Only recommendation is the landscape for the front. They do have a gas grill we didn’t get yo use it because lots of restaurants within 10-15 min drive

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alicia D.

2 Apr 2022

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

Slice of Paradise

We loved our stay at Chasing Waves! It's the perfect location-only steps to the beautiful beach and walking distance to many shops and restaurants. We loved having two living areas especially with teenagers. There was plenty of space for all of us to enjoy. The backyard is huge and we loved spending our evenings in the front sitting on the adirondack chairs. The home is charming and decorated so nicely with a classy beach feel. It had everything we needed including a washer/dryer and a gas grill. We loved that we didn't need to worry about bringing beach chairs and towels--it's all provided. We will definitely be back! Thanks for making our vacation so easy and enjoyable!

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kristen W.

25 Oct 2022

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

Adorable cottage. Great Layout. Dynamite Location

The location is the star of the show here - even with the neighbor blocking end of street access, the public access is imminently walkable and many times we could park right at access point from extra ease dropping kids and beach gear. House decor is adorable beach cottage. Unassuming from outside but layout is perfect. Two bedrooms. Two full baths. Two separate living areas meant my family of 6 fit perfectly. Big FULLY-FENCED in yard perfect for dog. Shy on linens. Zero beach gear. Nice kitchen but rudimentary cooking supplies. Eat out, rent or bring your own stuff in this regard. We stayed during Hurricane Ian and were mandatory evacuated 2 days into our vacation. We are locals so we had been watching the weather. Host was very kind to let us rebook our leftover days + additional cleaning fee.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sandra D.

14 Mar 2025

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

Great location and clean!

The Unit was very clean and ready for us. Location to sea great. The Unit itself was wonderful but missing items that would have made it perfect. Here are a few suggestions for this beautiful unit. We were there for 10 days and given each, one bath/face/hand towel. We needed to wash towels nearly every other day and were still charged 69 for a linen fee. MORE towels should have been provided. There was ONE dish towel for the week as well. No potholders were in the unit. We made several runs to Dollar Store for items that should have been there. Another item missing were drinking glasses, perhaps many were broken and not repleaced but we found ourselves washing them out daily. I think we had 3, of which 2 were plastic. There are no mirrors in the unit except for bathrooms.Perhaps an over the door mirrors could be purchased? Grab bars in the shower/tub would have been helpful. One fellow we traveled with has had a stroke and was it difficult for him getting in the shower without somehting to hang onto. The biggest complaint is where the dishwasher location.The door opens right in front of the sink so one is constantly maneuvering to put dirty dishes in. Very tight to work in that area. Not efficient planning . Also you cannot access the beach from your.You must walk to another block to get to the ocean. Looks easy till you get there. The city sent out a team to check on an easement. Bring coffee filters with you as well. We really did love our time there!!

Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marybeth F.

5 Mar 2023

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

Good location

It's a short walk to a lovely beach and you don't have to cross any big roads. It's a shame you can't just walk a few doors down to the beach path, but the homeowner at the end has blocked access. We didn't realize this when we rented, but the listing does mention it now. It's still a short walk, but we missed sunset a couple nights since 10 minute walk can make a difference when you're rushing. The property management company was very responsive when we let them know the only lamp in the bedroom was broken and the Keurig was missing. The only issue we had is that the dishwasher does not clean the dishes. I did report this once I got home, so hopefully it can be fixed or replaced. The dishes and utensils in the cabinets were noticeably dirty when we arrived. Since only one package of dishwasher detergent is provided, we waited a few days to run a load and discovered it did not clean the dishes at all. After that we hand washed everything. We don't really mind hand washing, but dirty dishes in the cabinets were pretty disgusting. We've rented many times from VRBO, and this was the first time automatic dish detergent was not provided (there was plenty of dish soap for hand washing). Maybe it's a Florida thing, but even if the dishwasher worked, enough detergent should be provided for the entire stay, since most people do not want to buy a big box for one week. Otherwise, some people will run it without detergent when they discover they are required to run it before check out. and they've already used the one packet provided. Not exactly hygienic.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth C.

2 Apr 2025

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

Stayed 21 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott S.

8 Feb 2025

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

Good time on Annamarie island

Good time good location, problem with the door lock, but it was replaced quickly

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Ashley H.

20 Aug 2024

Liked: Communication

Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Kimberly U.

17 Aug 2024

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

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marta D., New York, NY

29 Dec 2022

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

Comfortable and well situated

Comfortable home, charmingly decorated in beach motif. The two different living spaces were a real plus. Beach access is not direct, but only a 5 minute walk via 77th or 79th street. Kala dropped off a beautiful blanket and hot cocoa for Christmas. Nice touch and much appreciated during the cold spell!

Stayed 11 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Laura B.

19 Oct 2022

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

Cozy home

Wonderful home. Great location. Clean and comfortable. Everything you could want to have a great time at the beach.

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

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