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A beach with a single seashell in the foreground and two people in the background.
A hotel room with two beds, a ceiling fan, an air conditioning unit, a lamp, and a view of the outdoors.
A modern kitchen with white cabinetry, a white stove, and a dining area with a white table and teal chairs.
A modern kitchen with white cabinets, a round table, teal chairs, and a hanging light fixture.
A bedroom with a large bed, a ceiling fan, a dresser, and a balcony with a view of palm trees.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Entire home

2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking available

Explore the area

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Sanibel, FL
  • Place, J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Sanibel Island Southern Beach
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Bowman's Beach
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Airport, Fort Myers, FL (RSW-Southwest Florida Intl.)
    ‪59 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

Sanibel

Located in West End, this vacation home is adjacent to J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge and a short stroll from Sanibel Island Southern Beach. The vacation home includes a kitchen, a refrigerator, and a microwave.
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What's nearby

  • J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Sanibel Bayous - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Sanibel Island Southern Beach - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Bowman's Beach - 7 min drive - 1.9 miles
  • Sanibel Island Lighthouse - 20 min drive - 11.2 miles

Getting around

  • Southwest Florida Intl. Airport (RSW) - 53 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Jerry's Foods - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Phuzzy’s Boat Shack - ‬76 min drive
  • ‪Turtles Tiki Bar - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪The Bubble Room - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪American Legion Post 123 - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

coastal chic cottage "Heron" minutes to the beach! JULY SAVINGS!

The Heron is a beautiful and newly renovated beach chic coastal cottage featuring comfortable and sophisticated decor. All of our cottages are freshly painted and have new plank tile floors, and feature all new furnishings to make your stay perfect. Enter the cottage through your private screened in lanai and feel the open space of the combination dining and living rooms. All of our cottages have thoughtful and unique touches throughout, from the lighting to the coastal art on the walls. This a great cottage to experience "old Sanibel" charm. The beach is just a short stroll away without having to cross any streets. Experience sunsets like never before and explore the most beautiful shells in the world! Be sure the check the low tide chart for the best times for shelling. We look forward to seeing you soon!


Max guests 4

Amenities include tv and free wifi, charcoal grill, free use of bikes, beach chairs, umbrella. Laundry on site. Outdoor shower and shelling station.
The vacation home is air-conditioned and features a kitchen and 2 bathrooms, and there's space to spread out with 2 bedrooms. Guests can enjoy a TV and stay connected with free WiFi. Other standard amenities include a washing machine and a coffee maker. Limited housekeeping is available.

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Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach nearby

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

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

Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Books
  • TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Tile flooring in public areas
  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Limited housekeeping

Location highlights

  • Near a hospital
  • Near an outlet shopping mall
  • Near the marina
  • Near the sea

Things to do

  • Bicycles
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Cycling nearby
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • Bicycles

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM

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

  • This property doesn't allow pets

Children and extra beds

Children allowed: ages 0-17

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
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
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
  • Check-in: 4:00 PM
  • Check-out: 10:00 AM

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited.

Property is also known as

Casa de Campo Costera Recientemente Renovada
Newly Renovated Coastal Chic Cottage Minutes to the Beach!
286193

Frequently asked questions

What is there to do near this vacation home?

This vacation home is situated in West End, just steps from J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. You'll also find Sanibel Island Southern Beach and Bowman's Beach within a short drive.

How much does it cost to stay at coastal chic cottage "Heron" minutes to the beach! JULY SAVINGS!?

As of Aug 22, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at coastal chic cottage "Heron" minutes to the beach! JULY SAVINGS! on Aug 23, 2026 start from $509, 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 there parking available at coastal chic cottage "Heron" minutes to the beach! JULY SAVINGS!?

No, this vacation home doesn't offer parking.

Is this vacation home adjacent to a casino?

No, this vacation home is not connected to a casino.

Is there an indoor pool at this vacation home?

No, there is no indoor pool at this vacation home.

What amenities will couples enjoy at coastal chic cottage "Heron" minutes to the beach! JULY SAVINGS!?

Couples will appreciate amenities at this vacation home, including a kitchen in each house plus a kitchen and free WiFi in some.

Does coastal chic cottage "Heron" minutes to the beach! JULY SAVINGS! have a hot tub?

No, there isn't a spa tub at this vacation home.

Does this vacation home offer breakfast?

No, this vacation home doesn't offer breakfast.

Does this vacation home allow pets to stay for free?

No, pets aren't allowed at this vacation home.

Does coastal chic cottage "Heron" minutes to the beach! JULY SAVINGS! have connecting rooms available?

No, this vacation home doesn't feature connecting guestrooms.

What is the closest airport to this vacation home?

The closest major airport to this vacation home is Southwest Florida Intl. Airport (RSW), which is about 24.4 mi away.

Are there rooms with balconies at coastal chic cottage "Heron" minutes to the beach! JULY SAVINGS!?

No, you won't find house with balconies at coastal chic cottage "Heron" minutes to the beach! JULY SAVINGS!.

coastal chic cottage "Heron" minutes to the beach! JULY SAVINGS! Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 44 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 44 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 44 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 44 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 44 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

EMILY B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This was my second stay . It’s so amazing and the location is perfect !!!! We will be back !
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

jonathan b.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
5 minute walk to the beach, everything you needed at the property. Close to near by restaurants and attractions.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Geo K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very responsive host. The cottage was roomy and comfortable and had everything you needed to cook. The bikes were nice and an added bonus. Beach was a couple of hundred yards. Nice neighborhood. We would stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We enjoyed our stay. Great beach supplies were available.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Julie A.

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

Perfect Getaway

This cottage was clean, convenient and comfortable for all of us! We loved being able to walk to the beach without driving and we also enjoyed the grill!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Theodore P.

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

Sanibel Weekend

Very nice updated property. Its a short walk to the beach but far from town.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Terri N.

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

Great location in Sanibel

Very clean, nicely decorated, roomy, comfortable bed and pillows, basic necessities, beach towels, beach chairs and collapsible beach wagon. Great location to Bowman’s Beach and the best shelling beaches. Would stay with them again.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ann P.

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

heron

have a fun time
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Only downside, having to get to the other bedroom through the first bedroom or going outside to enter second bedroom. King bed was not comfortable. Too hard for me and had a hump in the middle. Okay if you like a firm mattress.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Karen W.

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in, communication
We stayed at the property in April 2026. It is a cute bungalow, and was very clean. The living and sleeping areas were extremely spacious. The beds were super comfortable and the bath linens were plush. We loved the bicycles. There were even beach chairs available, which was a nice touch. The only problem, and it was a big problem, was the door lock. When we arrived, it was 10:00 on a Friday night and we were unable to open the door. After about 10 minutes I phoned the after hours emergency number and was cordially invited to leave a message. Over the next few minutes I left more messages, increasingly panicked. Just when I thought we would have to leave and get a hotel, we were able to open the door. It felt like we were going to break the door in order to get the deadbolt open. An elderly person would definitely not have the strength to open the deadbolt, and it never got easier the entire time we were there. It definitely needs to be replaced. I finally had someone return my after hours emergency calls on Monday morning. If I had never been able to wrench the door open, I would have been out of luck. Besides this, the unit was amazing, as was our trip. If you rent this bungalow, take a bottle of WD40 in case the deadbolt doesn’t get replaced.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

tracy v.

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

A Diamond in the rough! A++++++++

The location is private, on a residential street. With only four cottages, this is a perfect spot for a family, girls weekend or couples retreat. I can't say enough about this place! It was very clean! I have stayed at many VRBO's and this one was the cleanest by far! It had every single amenity that you could possibly need: Gas and Charcoal grills, chairs to sit out front with your morning coffee, shelling station, free bikes to enjoy the endless nature trails or to the local grocery store. The beds, sheets, and pillows were all very comfortable. The trip to the beach? Towels, umbrellas, chairs AND for the extra bonus, they have wagons to use to haul your stuff. They have private beach parking with a parking pass if you chose to not walk the 5 minute walk to the beach. The beach is very private with very few beach goers. My guess is the cottage is nestled within private homes and there did not appear to be any resorts. If you are looking for something more private and away from the hustle and bustle of resort life, this is it! I will be back again and again. This place will NOT disappoint!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Tracie W.

Liked: Check-in
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication

To many things were wrong.

At first glance the property seemed good, then one thing after another went wrong. All the dishes and silverware were put away dirty. The oven didn’t work. A/c wasn’t cooling well. One in the bedroom would shut off randomly. No hot water in the second bathroom and ants in the first bathroom. I called the emergency line for the property manager and was told they would call for someone to come and fix the air, no one came the first night and I had to call again the next day for help. They sent maintenance and said the problem was resolved but it wasn’t. All in all a very disappointing stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Susan B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was very clean and almost perfect for our needs. The beds were comfortable and the showers were good. There is a beautiful private beach included just a short walk away and all of the beach paraphernalia that you could need. There were a few idiosyncrasies to this house. The biggest is the bedroom situation. For the second bedroom you must go through the first bedroom or go outside. It is definitely inconvenient. Extending the lanai to the outside door would make this so much better.The second is the laundry situation. There are two washers and dryers which is great, but they only take quarters - there is no app to pay online like we have used at other places where they charge for laundry. The washer takes 3.00 and the dryer takes 2.00 all in quarters. There was no mention of this in any of the communication, so we had to wait until the next morning to go to the bank and get quarters.Third and the biggest reason I only gave four stars is the toilet paper situation. The communication did say to bring extra toilet paper because only one roll would be provided in each bathroom. We were only staying two nights so we figured we would be fine. However, there were only partial rolls in the bathrooms so we had to make a second trip to the grocery store for more toilet paper. Toilet paper is a cheap and easy amenity.With all of that, we would still gladly stay here again. We would just be more prepared and hope the hosts will add some of these items to their messaging.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Karen C.

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

Not able to go due to hurricane and property damage.. no refund or credit!

We were unable to use our rental because it suffered damage from the most recent hurricane. I reached out to the host, Breakaway Vacation properties, not to request a refund, but to ask for a credit to use at the same property once it was repaired: I was told that the rental company does not issue any credit based on the contract. We are now out over 1000.00 We were unable to take our vacation , and lost a lot of money. I understand that Sanibel island was devastated by the storm.. I was not expecting g s refund.. just little curtesy . I will book at hotels from now on where I k ow a refund is guaranteed due to severe weather events. I will never book through VRBO again .
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Eric K.

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

Terrible owners

No property to stay at due to storm damage. Would not change date of reservation in any way. Kept our money without providing lodging.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Dawn S.

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

Great property!

I love this cottage! Clean and plenty of room for 8 of us! there is onsite coin op laundry that was clean. A nice shell washing station is on site. there are plenty of bicycles for available for use as well as shelling equipment. The beach is just 3 min bike ride away. The neighborhood is quite and very clean. This is our second stay at this location and would love to stay there again!
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Fantastic!! Highly Recommend!

We absolutely loved this cottage. It was super cute, and very charming. We especially loved the location, and the beach parking/access tag! Would definitely stay here again, and would highly recommend. My kids (2 & 4) loved chasing all of the lizards and we loved that it was not right on the street so they could play!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

estibaliz

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Shockingly great! 5 min walk to beach entry!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Great little cottage

Enjoyed our stay in 1 Heron. Quiet, clean cottage only about 1/4 mile walk or bike ride to the beach. Enjoyed using the bikes to do some geocaching and exploring the island. Only a couple of miles from the Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge. Enjoyed a drive through and also rode our bikes there. Also recommend the evening cruise with Tarpon Bay Explorers. And give Captain Andy a call to set up a private fishing charter!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Susan G.

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

Over night stay

We enjoyed our stay, and would stay here again. We felt that the place needed painting and a few updates, but it was clean, spacious, and had everything we needed.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Patricia R.

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

Cute cottage

Nice place, good location, minor annoyances like a broken screen door and coffee filters that were not the right size. Staff were very friendly and communication was good.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Nice for an evening

A nice place for one evening. We weren’t there long enough to explore but after checking out we visited J.N. Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge and enjoyed that, the walk and the drive. The second bedroom is only accessible inside through the master bedroom which wasn’t clear in the listing although it does have an outside door.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Marie B.

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

Loved it!

We had an excellent time at this property. Beach was wonderful and neighborhood was so quiet.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Amy P.

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

Periwinkle Heron

The property is further from town so it’s great for a peaceful getaway with an easy 1 block walk to a gorgeous beach. The kids enjoyed pelican and dolphin watching. And it’s a perfect spot for biking into Ding Darling!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Diane A. A.

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

Sunny Days vacation

The cottage is exactly as described. We loved riding the bikes down to the beach, so convenient!! We had a wonderful stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021