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Canal front pool home on the north end of Anna Maria Island

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A two-story house with a swimming pool, outdoor furniture, and a balcony. - Canal front pool home on the north end of Anna Maria Island (Anna Maria)
A two-story house with a garage, a staircase, and a well-lit entrance. - Canal front pool home on the north end of Anna Maria Island (Anna Maria)
A covered porch with a table and chairs, a ceiling fan, and a view of the outdoors. - Canal front pool home on the north end of Anna Maria Island (Anna Maria)
A modern kitchen with a bar area, a dining set, a living room with a sofa and a coffee table, and a ceiling fan. - Canal front pool home on the north end of Anna Maria Island (Anna Maria)
A hallway with arched doorways, a small table with a lamp, and a vase with flowers. - Canal front pool home on the north end of Anna Maria Island (Anna Maria)
A short walk from Anna Maria Beach and Bean Point Beach, Canal front pool home on the north end of Anna Maria Island provides laundry facilities and more. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

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About this property

Canal front pool home on the north end of Anna Maria Island

  • What more could you want from a vacation rental then a beautiful Mediterranean inspired canal home nestled into the private North End of Anna Maria Island? Mediterranean Canal Retreat is the perfect escape for those looking to relax enveloped in the simplicity and peacefulness that is Anna Maria. This four bedroom, two bathroom home has a spacious and fully equipped kitchen and large area for entertaining or relaxing, a heated pool and dock with gorgeous views of our luscious mangrove landscape. Too much sun by the beach or pool? Relax under one of the covered porches and let your worries fade away. In the mood for a little entertainment? You are just a short trip to Anna Maria's newest boutique district on historic Pine Avenue and some of the best restaurants on the island! Or take a short stroll to the beach to dip your toes in our sparkling turquoise waters and stroll along our sugar white sand. Mediterranean elegance meets Old Florida paradise at Mediterranean Canal Retreat.

    *Please note that the spa is not heated separately from the pool. The temperature is the same as the pool temperature.*

    ***OVERCROWDING CONSEQUENCES***
    Maximum occupancy of rental homes on Anna Maria Island are set by the Cities and are strictly enforced. An occupant is any person staying overnight, regardless of the number of nights. Due to recent issues of overcrowding in the area, if maximum occupancy is exceeded during your stay, a $1000 (one thousand dollar) overcrowding fee will be charged to the payment method on file and your party will be immediately evicted. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation to keep Anna Maria Island enjoyable for everyone.

Property amenities

Pool/Spa

  • Heated pool
  • Private pool

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Car recommended
  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Living room

Entertainment

  • Books
  • Games
  • Smart TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Location highlights

  • Near a hospital
  • Near the sea
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Heated pool
  • Water sports equipment
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Parasailing nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Scuba diving nearby
  • Surfing/bodyboarding nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Water tubing nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

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
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
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 and a deadlock
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Located in Anna Maria, this holiday home is near a water park and on the waterfront. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Bean Point Beach and Bradenton Beach. Fish Hole Adventure Golf and H2O Watersportz are also worth visiting. Kayaking, scuba diving and water tubing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with ecotours nearby. Visit our Anna Maria travel guide
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What's nearby

  • A sandy beach with seagulls and a clear blue sky.
    Bean Point Beach
    9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • A coastal town with a long sandy beach, clear blue ocean, and residential buildings along the shore.
    Bradenton Beach
    11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • A small building with an American flag, surrounded by palm trees and a clear blue sky.
    Anna Maria Island Museum and Historical Park
    11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Island Players
    12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Anna Maria Beach
    12 min walk - 1.1 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe
    10 min drive
  • The Ugly Grouper
    7 min drive
  • The Sandbar Restaurant
    17 min walk
  • The Waterfront Restaurant
    18 min walk
  • Ginny's & Jane E's
    17 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Canal front pool home on the north end of Anna Maria Island pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Canal front pool home on the north end of Anna Maria Island?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Canal front pool home on the north end of Anna Maria Island?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Canal front pool home on the north end of Anna Maria Island?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Canal front pool home on the north end of Anna Maria Island located?

Situated on the waterfront, this holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Bean Point Beach and Bradenton Beach. Anna Maria Beach is 0.5 mi (0.9 km) away.

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Canal front pool home on the north end of Anna Maria Island Reviews

Reviews

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 22 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 22 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 22 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 22 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 22 reviews

9.0

Cleanliness

9.8

Location

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Colleen D.

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

Excellent 2 family layout

Beautiful home, pool, and dock!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

lynette a.

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

Great time

Wonderful!! Everything right there for us!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mike M.

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

Great location!

The house which is located on the north west of the island is great and very quiet. Recent remodel made it even better than advertised. Our stay was very relaxing. I would say that y’all need to check the spices before shopping, there were pleanty! Loved our week there!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer C.

Amazing!

What a fantastic property. Great access to the canal with kayaks for the kids, a short walk to the beach and perfect pool. Everything you could need for a family holiday. We will be back.
Stayed 14 nights in Mar 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jon M.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic home in an amazing location.

Anna Maria island is a small paradise and this home made it amazing for my family and I! Their playroom downstairs was nothing but fun for us all. The home comes with a canoe and Kayak which were a lot of fun in the water ways feet from the back of the house. Not to mention the fishing with poles in the home as well.. All in all, we will be returning!!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Barbara B.

318 Iris, AMI in March

This home provides the most wonderful view of the canals/lake at the north end of AMI. In March it was a bit cold for enjoying the pool, but I enjoyed kayaking in the canals every day that the weather was good. I have not have such good kayaking in many years. It was very easy to bicycle from this location to the AMI Community Center, where I enjoyed Tai Chi classes, and the many stores and restaurants in AMI. Thsi is a quiet area.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Michelle H.

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

Overall great experience

We love Anna Maria Island and rent a property every year for our family. This rental was in a great location and had plenty of room for everyone. The home itself is beautiful, but the furnishings could use updating as well as the carpet. We were very disappointed that the Spa was not really a spa in that you could not turn up the temperature and there were no jets. The listing should be updated to clarify.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer G.

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

Amazing location on Anna Maria Island

This property has it all. Great location, clean, amenities and quiet place to relax and play. Directly on the canal in a quiet cul de sac but super close to walk to the ocean. Ample space with 2 king beds and 2 rooms that have 2 single beds. Big kitchen with lots of plates and cups and pots and pans. Beautiful pool and hot tub with ping pong table on lower level. Lots of beach and pool toys as well as coolers and chairs. Beach chairs could use an upgrade. Not the most comfortable but usable. Great stay with kids or no kids.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jon M.

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

Has everything

This property has everything. 5 Minute walk to beach, 1 minute golf cart ride. The pool was fantastic, the a/c was cold! New TV's, nice appliances and plenty of room. Garage door opener and access to garage parking was a bonus. This was our first canal rental. It added a whole new experience. We found a large bull shark tooth right off the dock. We rented a second kayak, saw manatees and lots of wildlife. Lots of extras only negatives were the kayak had a leak in it, none of the fishing rods worked.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mike S.

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

Nature Preserve

Can’t say enough about the property. The house met all our needs. Kitchen was well stocked. The beach supplies, including the fishing equipment, were a big plus. (We did leave a couple new rods). Caught many fish species off the dock and saw such a great variety of wildlife, that it felt like we were at a zoo. The manatee came by a couple times as well as a shark. The bird life was amazing. We had an Anhinga (snake bird) come out from under the dock. Tree crabs were a new animal I had never seen before and the little lizards were very entertaining. The quick walk to the beach was nice. Overall the island is nice, but I would suggest avoiding during spring break. The restaurant waits were 2+ hours and traffic getting around was a bit much. I would highly suggest hitting the farm market that is held every Tuesday.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Kym C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Great location….needs some uplifts

We really loved this property, however we would have liked to see the following: 1) fully functioning microwave 2) beach chairs that were not broken 3) showers that drained correctly 4) non-moldy shower curtains It has a great location, just needs a little TLC!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mike B.

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

Enjoyed it!

Short walk to the beach. Beach was great. Kayaking was fun. House was spacious and comfortable. Really enjoyed our stay. Thanks.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Linda M.

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

Wonderful Stay

We were 2 couples and the house was very spacious . The master bedrooms on either side of the house worked very well. The kitchen was well stocked with pots and pans and all the necessary kitchen appliances. We enjoyed the pool lounge furniture and the pool felt warm but we did not go in. It was nice to have a dock and kayaks if we wanted to do that. It would have been nice to have a gas grill although we used the charcoal one and it was fine. I would have given the property a 5 in all categories but the bedroom carpeting was in need of shampooing. Overall very nice.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer G.

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

Quiet and relaxing

We come to Anna Maria yearly. This house had plenty of space and was nice and clean. The pool had many toys for kids and was great for swimming after the beach. The beach was about a 5 min walk not too bad at all. I would say you need to rent a car or golf cart to go to the restaurants and grocery store. We have a car but some of our favorite places were a bit too far of a walk in the heat of June. I would recommend this house especially if you don’t plan on eating out majority of your meals. The kitchen was very well stocked and has everything you will need.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nicky T.

Amazing!!!!

Absolutely loved this house. We had the best time and can’t wait to come back soon 😊
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kevin V.

Comfortable house in idyllic setting.

Ideally located, five minutes walk to the beach on the north end of the island, eight minutes walk to shops and restaurants, with dock access to the canal. This house worked for different family groups that came over our one month rental. We enjoyed the kayaks and the canoe, including one exciting dolphin encounter in the middle of seven dolphins!
Stayed 28 nights in Dec 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Martin B.

Beautiful property with so much to offer .

Superbly presented property, in great condition, location and has everything that you would need. We even had an added bonus of a Heron that appeared to believe that it was a pet dog. Super stay and comes very highly recommended.
Stayed 14 nights in May 2018
Archival

10/10 Excellent

R H.

Paradise!!

The only way I can describe our stay in the Mediterranean Canal Retreat is paradise! It was everything that we hoped it would be and nothing disappointed. There was everything needed for a comfortable and relaxing holiday. We were particularly blown away with the outdoors. The pool was perfect as it always had both sun and shade, depending on your preference and deck meant that we were able to enjoy watching the local wildlife. The deck was a perfect place to fish and very successful spot! We also had many manatees swimming past!! This we were never bored of! the deck was ideal for either taking out the kayaks and we also hired a speedboat for a few days which moored perfectly and was easily accessible to the sea through the bayou. We had the extra bonus of kayaks, Canadian Canoebikes and some basic fishing equipment for use within the property. The living and dining area was perfect for a large group and we particularly enjoyed the sunny deck for relaxing and dining too! Each morning, you could relax with a coffee and watch the sun rise over the bayou and trees! It was also the perfect place to enjoy late evening, listening to the sights and sounds and we loved watching the lightning moving across the bay. We were a party of 8 with 2 families travelling together. The whole layout of the house lended itself perfectly to this. A king size room and twin room were located on either side of the house along with a bathroom for each family. This suited us perfectly! At no point was it too small and there was always space to relax. It was clean, tidy and well maintained. All facilities were of a high standard and it had a particularly good wifi signal. As all of the main living areas are on the first floor, guests with limited mobility may find the stairs too difficult to manage but for us this was never an issue. The only possible way the property could be improved is by the addition of a pool level bathroom and a fridge/ BBQ prep area but this was only because it was so relaxing enjoying the sun that it was difficult to motivate yourself to move to the 1st floor!! Anna Maria is complete paradise and when we return in the future, we would definitely love to stay in this gorgeous house and location again! Thanks so much, from the The Adairs & The Hendersons (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Mary Lou E.

SATO gets an A+ on the Mediterrean Canal Retreat

What a lovely experience on the north end of AMI! Check in was on time (3PM), quick and easy and with a gift shell bag with starter kitchen soap, DW soap, laundry detergent and a sponge- thank you! The condo was immaculate. The 4 BR, 2 BR included kayaks, a ping pong table, an extra dryer downstairs to dry towels, a lovely pool and dock. There were plenty of fishing rods and beach toys. Everything in the kitchen was labeled so easy to find. The upstairs porch had a great view and we saw plenty of birds. The condo had a nice gathering area for visiting and plenty of seating. upstairs and by the pool. The condo was a few easy blocks to the beach access and we rented a golf cart for the week that made it easy to get to restaurants. We loved the Ugly Grouper with grandchildren and the donut shop on Pine plus great meals at the Sandbar, Beach House and Rod n Reel Pier. Thanks for a great experience!
Archival

8/10 Good

Mike W.

Great location!

We visited AMI for a week in late May and had a wonderful time. We enjoyed the pool daily and grilled out several times. There was an abundant supply of beach towels and some beach toys that had seem some use but still fun. Easy walk to the North end (best end) of the beach too. The screened in porch is great for family dinners or just relaxing. Some might find the elevated house cumbersome as the grilling and pool area are on the ground level while the rest of the house is one floor up. I would suggest an investment in the property interior. The furniture is older and the kitchen, while fully functional, lacks modern finishes that are typical in houses we have rented in the past. Overall a great stay!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2017
Verified

8/10 Good

Charles B.

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

Anna Maria island

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Bob R.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024