Sand Castle III # 203 DIRECT GULF FRONT Condo Private Staircase to Pool & MORE

Indian Shores Condo

Come on down! This stunning 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom, 1235 square foot, family-friendly condo is the ultimate vacation destination located directly on Pinellas County’s Gulf Coast & World Famous pristine white sugar sand beaches. This home is located in the perfect spot. A waterfront restaurant is right across the street in addition to boat & scooter or cart rentals.

This exclusive condo boasts direct breathtaking views of the beach & Gulf to the West from the Primary bedroom, living room, dining room & the kitchen. This 2nd floor condo is one of only a few that offer the premier location and interior features that surpass all expectations. Locals refer to this area of our beach as the Narrows since our island in this area is almost all beach with the intracoastal waterway just across the street.

The living area provides a large flat screen TV. The Gulf front primary suite features a King size bed, flat screen TV & private bathroom fit for the most discriminating guests with a spacious updated shower and granite counter tops. This great condo offers a split bedroom plan with the larger guest room boasting 2 Full beds and a flat screen TV while the smaller bedroom has 2 Twin beds and currently a small flat screen TV. The guest bath, also remodeled features a tub & shower combo.

The fine furnishings throughout this condo will please the most meticulous guests. For your convenience, the kitchen is fully equipped with top-of-the-line appliances in addition to the essentials such as a toaster, dishes, cooking utensils & lots more. The laundry closet in the condo offers a stackable washer & dryer for all those beach towels (6 of which we supply for your use) or swim suits you’ll be washing after your days of fun on the beach or by the pool.

Enjoy the magnificent sunset views relaxing on the private and direct Gulf front Balcony off the Living Room & Primary Bedroom, overlooking the heated pool and hot tub area while listening to the Gulf's calming waves as they come ashore. This fantastic balcony boasts a spiral staircase for your short cut to the beach, pool, hot tub and grills with no need to use the elevator unless you want to.

After the day on the beach, it’s just a short walk or drive to some enjoyable restaurants. Our Pinellas County beaches also offer a Trolley Service that has a pickup right out front as well as stops along Gulf Boulevard furnishing you access to the many local treasures we have to offer all day and late into the evening for minimal costs. If you have a vehicle there is a reserved parking space under the garage as well as guest spaces out front for your convenience.

This smaller building of the Sand Castles is a unique retreat with its privacy from the larger crowds.

Starter supplies only on paper products, trash bags & soaps

For those of you that don’t know, between Clearwater Beach and St. Pete Beach, there’s a group of supreme island communities that offer all the fun, food and shops one may desire. These smaller town beaches are not as populated as the others and the condo homes that line these quaint cities offer the opportunity to “Live the Florida Lifestyle”. Hang where the Locals do and let us share a piece of our Paradise.
For those that want to venture out further, Trolley Stops offering service to Clearwater Beach or St. Pete Beach are situated conveniently up and down the Gulf Boulevard corridor. There’s a local water park a few minutes north in Indian Rocks Beach, restaurants on the water with some accessible by boat. John’s Pass Boardwalk is a little over 7 miles south is an 1,100-foot boardwalk along the intracoastal waterway attracting restaurant diners and ocean lovers from sunrise to sunset. Over 100 merchants populate the Village offering unique retail shopping experiences, multiple places to eat, rent wave runners, book a fishing trip or floating tiki bar and more. History reflects that the Pass was created by a hurricane way back in 1848. On September 27, 1848, a retired pirate, John Levique, now calling this area home made the first passage through the newly created pass. Hence the name, Johns Pass. Located on the waterfront at Johns Pass, this quaint turn-of-the-century fishing village is Pinellas County’s #1 tourist attraction.

In addition to the Famous Busch Gardens, Adventure Island, MOSI, Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park, Florida Aquarium in Tampa at Channelside within an hour drive as well as Lego Land, Disney, Sea World and Universal among others about an hour and a half away.

Come on down, get your toes sandy and feet wet!

Attractions Within Walking Distance:

The Beach & Gulf is in your back yard just steps out your door.
Island Marine Rentals is just up the street offering a wide variety of FUN to rent.
Boat Rentals
Kayak Rentals
Paddle Board Rentals
Scooter & Scoot Coupe Rentals
Bicycle Rentals
Golf Cart Rentals (street legal)
Smuggler's Cove Putt Putt Indian Shores is right down the street
Charter Boat Captains available for bookings to the north and south from 5 to 7 miles away from the condo.

Favorite Places to Eat:

Caddy's Pub & Waterfront Restaurant just across the street
Pajano's Pizza & Subs "they deliver" North to Indian Rocks Beach
P J's Restaurant North to Indian Rocks Beach
The Original Crabby Bills North to Indian Rocks Beach
Crabby's Loading Dock Bar features outdoor dining & music too
Guilty Seas Sports Bar
Guppies Restaurant North to Indian Rocks Beach
Salt Rock Grill 0.2 miles to the South on Indian Shores (4–5-minute walk)
The Conch Republic 2.9 miles to the South on Redington Beach
Trolley stops close to each of these restaurants & more running every 30 minutes

Inside Scoop (tips only locals know):

SEA TURTLES ~
You may see areas marked off with stakes & orange netting that are sea turtle nests that have been identified and contained so they are not disturbed to give the eggs time to hatch. The majority of nesting in Florida occurs between May 1st and October 31st. About 90% of all sea turtle nesting in the United States takes place on Florida's beaches, which means it is critical that residents and visitors alike do their part to ensure that sea turtles have a safe and successful nesting season. If you are staying at the condos along the beaches, please keep your porch lights off during this time of year so as not to confuse the hatching turtles; they head towards the moonlight to find the Gulf waters and start their life. It is also important at the end of your beach day that you flatten any sand castles you’ve made or holes dug as they interfere with the turtles track to the water.

MANATEES ~ Sometimes you will see these gentle giants swimming along just off shore. Keep your eyes open "circle" footprints they leave when surfacing for air.

DOLPHINS ~ You'll often see these beautiful creatures playing or feeding not far from shore.

SEA OATS ~ While walking along our beaches some areas boast Sand Dunes & Sea Oats which are not for playing on. The Sea Oats are protected and combined with the dunes help to protect our beautiful beaches from erosion. They are also nesting places for many of our shore birds.

Speaking of birds, Indian Shores is the home of the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary that helps to rescue, rehabilitate injured birds & educate the public. A little south of Park Boulevard Bridge is the 1.5-acre wild bird rehabilitation center with over 100 birds on display including Pelicans, Owls, Hawks, Vultures, song birds, Shore birds, and parrots. Other features include gift shop, education center, observation tower overlooking the Gulf, daily pelican hand-feeding, weekly screech owl demonstration, monthly yoga class on the beach, and much more. Located on Gulf Blvd. in front of mile marker #13.