Historic beach cottage with private pool - walk 1 block to beach & free trolley Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

Q: Is Historic beach cottage with private pool - walk 1 block to beach & free trolley pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: How much is parking at Historic beach cottage with private pool - walk 1 block to beach & free trolley?

On-site parking is available at the property.

Q: Where is Historic beach cottage with private pool - walk 1 block to beach & free trolley located?

Located in Ilexhurst, this cottage is within a 10-minute walk of Bradenton Beach and Anna Maria Sound. AMI Paddleboard Adventures and West Coast Surf Shop are also within 15 minutes.

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10/10 Excellent

Devahna G.

30 Jun 2025

Cutest little Cottage

The house was perfectly clean when we arrived!! The pool was so relaxing and enjoyable after a long day on the beach. Highly recommend renting this home!

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8/10 Good

Andrea B.

2 Aug 2025

This house is in a great location and the pool area is fantastic. The house is older on the insid...

This house is in a great location and the pool area is fantastic. The house is older on the inside but decorated nicely. Only complaint is the kitchen is poorly equipped. There wasn’t enough silverware to make it through lunch and dinner and barely any baking dishes/pans/cooking utensils etc to cook a full meal. But we really enjoyed our stay and would definitely come back!

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8/10 Good

Jason R.

15 Jul 2024

Great Location

Great location next to the beach. Pool area is fantastic.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

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10/10 Excellent

Mindy H.

26 Jul 2024

Cute cottage in perfect location!

This house is adorable 🥰 It was clean, inside and out.

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10/10 Excellent

Jason M.

15 Sept 2024

Location

So close to beach!! Awesome pool Walkable to do much

8/10 Good

Joyce Z.

10 Mar 2024

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

Holmes Beach

Backyard and pool were wonderful, proximity to beach was amazing.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Douglas R.

11 Mar 2023

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

Anna Maria Cottage

Overall great

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

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10/10 Excellent

josh l.

23 Oct 2023

Amazing

Amazing location. Great little house with nice kitchen and incredible pool area. Just perfect.

10/10 Excellent

Randy S.

10 Mar 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great cottage near beach

Everything was as advertised. Comfortable cottage. Close to beach. Really enjoyed the backyard. Enclosed with a tall privacy fence with plenty of tall vegetation giving the sense of a small oasis out your back door.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

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10/10 Excellent

Joseph l.

19 Feb 2020

Sea Palm Cottage

Sea Palm cottage was so comfortable and close to the beach. We found the backyard space so beautiful and private. Wonderful accommodations!! We had a great time. We’ll be back next year.

Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2020

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10/10 Excellent

Traci S.

4 Sept 2024

Great Vacation Stay

The location is great. Steps from the beach. Close to the trolly, Walgreens, Publix. It felt in the central of everything. The house is an old house but updated and decorated nicely. We loved the pool and all the palm trees. The driveway is a bit small. Only accommodates 1 car. We enjoyed our stay here and definitely recommend.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

sarah marion sprague h.

21 Nov 2023

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

Lovely!

Awesome location! Perfect for a family! Heated pool was perfect with the our chilly November weather. Lovely quiet neighborhood - with many miles of quiet beach walking easily accessible. Interesting shire birds, dolphins and shells to look at and the water was even warm enough to swim in. Many Thanks!

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

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8/10 Good

Kathleen R.

3 Jul 2023

Cute beach home

Great accommodations. Lovely pool. Needs a full length mirror. A few trash bags would gave been helpful also. No spices except salt and pepper but lots of beach supplies

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

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10/10 Excellent

Allen S.

26 Nov 2023

Nice place close to the beach

The Sea Palm Cottage is just a very short. Walk to the beach with no need to cross any roads. I has a driveway big enough for one full sized vehicle and there is a spot just big enough for a small golf cart if needed. The pool in the rear is very nice, and there is a covered porch in the back with a picnic table and.a gas grill

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carly S.

18 Jun 2023

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

Amazing place!

My husband and I, and our two kids (12&15) stayed at this property for a week and didnt want to leave! Super easy check-in and check-out and very clean. Their was a wagon out back with chairs and a shade we could easily tote with our VERY short walk to the beach. The pool was so pretty and definitely big enough and deep enough for my crew! We spent all of our evenings relaxing in the shade in the pool. We ran out of propane on our first night and called the number in the informational binder and someone was out in less than 15min! I would absolutely stay here again!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

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8/10 Good

Krista W.

4 Jul 2024

Great Place to Get Away!

We had 4 adults and a newborn. The house was as described and beach access was amazing! We had a wonderful time and the pool area is an oasis. My son got married on the beach! The only "missing" items to us were a full length mirror. My daughter and I really wanted to see ourselves in our dresses before the wedding. Also, a pool net. So much debris after a storm that we had to swim in for days. We'll be back again. A great little cottage!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna F.

14 Oct 2023

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

Wonderful cottage

We had a wonderful stay in the cottage. The cottage is very close to the beach (literally less than 2 minutes walk!) which was a huge plus for us. The pool was also a bonus! The house was clean and overall well equipped. My suggestion would be to add a full length mirror. Also a bigger size pan would be helpful (they only had what I would consider medium size). Extra trash bags would also be helpful. Overall, we really enjoyed our stay and would definitely book again!

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

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6/10 Okay

Ute F.

14 May 2024

Small and in need of caretaking

Small cottage. Would recommend it for four people at the most. Dated furniture and not very well equipped. Threadbare place mats, no dish towels and loud and old washer and dryer. Pool alarm is very annoying. Pool is nice, heater very loud.

6/10 Okay

Barbara D.

24 Sept 2023

Liked: Check-in, location

Great Beach

The distance to the beach was ver short. The beach was wonderful. The backyard and pool was also wonderful. The cleanliness of the house was not sogood. The white sofa was so dirty. Called housekeeping to bring sheets to cover it. All together the house needs a thorough cleaning.. The showers also need a really good cleaning.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Andrew W.

7 Jun 2023

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Communication

Mostly enjoyable vacation.

Great location. Faults found and reported, most concerning of all was an exposed electrical socket in the bathroom. Others were loose taps, sink plug didn't work, large gap at the bottom of a light switch, poor Wi-Fi at times and not sufficient garden loungers. The smaller room could have had a queen bed instead of a single. Kitchen had everything and more needed for our requirements, living room was tidy. The outdoor space including the pool was great. The pool man came twice and we saw the gardener's once.

Stayed 14 nights in May 2023

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4/10 Poor

Dawn M.

18 Jul 2025

Wouldn't do it again

The only reason this rating is not lower is because of the private pool and proximity to the beach. The kitchen was updated and stocked with essentials. However, the rest of the house could use a complete overhaul. The front door doesn't open all the way unless forced. The beds are a chiropractor's dream and the pillows are dismal. Every single cushion in and out of the house is soiled and we didn't even want to sit on them. The couches have slip covers on them and need to either be cleaned or replaced. All of the items have been mentioned in previous reviews as far back as two years. We mentioned to Vacasa before our rental time that we were concerned about these things but were reassured that they had been addressed. Several of the blinds in the home are not functioning leaving privacy behind. The twin bed in the back bedroom is not attached to the headboard causing it to move around throughout the night. The caulk in both showers is blackened and needs to be replaced. Again, the pool and beach were wonderful but we would never stay in this home again.

8/10 Good

Katie W.

17 Dec 2023

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

Cute and 100 steps to the beach!

Cute vintage cottage just 100 steps to the beach! Very clean overall but bathroom showers were grungy and desperately need new tile/grout. The pool/patio area is cute, but the door to get there has an alarm that goes off when the door is opened which makes going outside stressful. Can’t open windows for the same reason. Beds are comfortable but squeaky, and in need of more/better pillows. We’ve stayed at several places on Anna Maria Island, and this was a good deal for being so close to the beach. And with a few changes, it could be 5 stars.

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Warren A.

27 Mar 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Check-in

Great location

Great property. Great location but getting in and out of the house with the lockbox and dead bolt key combination was a real hassle. We were given the incorrect code to the lockbox, spent 30 minute's trying to get in on our own and with Vaccaso customer support before they realized we wre given the wrong code. This was after traveling almost 8 hrs and it was dark which made it even more frustrating. My wife wss very upside. Every time we left or entered the house the deabbolt key and combination was a real challenge. We wasted a solud hour plus of our vacation trying to get in and out of the house, very frustrating. Some sort of small refund should be issued.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Christine G.

26 Jun 2018

Needs some fixing on things

I would like to say that the home was clean , but there is some things in the home that need to be addressed. The blinds in kitchen and little bedroom are broken, lights on back porch are hanging all over need to be reinstalled neatly , the covers on sofas need to get laundered, also ones on porch, porch needs pressure washing has mold all over it , The one thing that was misleading on the site said it sleeps six , well only 2 queen size beds and one single bed , not sure where the sixth person is suppose to sleep ?? Unfortunately one had to sleep on sofa . It was nice to walk out back gate onto beach but some things need to be addressed in the home . I would rent again if these things were taken care of .

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Jennie C.

28 Dec 2023

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Communication

Not timely help

Unfortunately we had several obstacles to our stay. The showers both had mildew, the microwave was dirty, the Wi-Fi did not work and the pool heater was not on. The housekeeping issues were taken care of and a text message helped us get the Wi-Fi back up. I called Custer support concerning the pool and was told it was too on Saturday to get anyone locally to respond. Monday I would get a call back. That never happened. On Tuesday the dishwasher stopped working. I called and a repairman came the next day and repaired it. But I still got no answer about the pool heat. The pool cleaning company finally came on Thursday afternoon and the pool was heater got our last couple days. The customer service line with Vacasa is somewhere out of the country. They are one extra layer between getting help locally. I would not rent again if they were involved

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023

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