AM Island Beach To Bay Bliss

• We understand that plans can change, and we want you to book your stay with peace of mind. That’s why we offer the most flexible cancellation policy in Anna Maria Island!
• 100% refund if canceled at least 30 days before check-in; 50% refund if canceled 14-30 days before check-in.

The coastal morning is serene; white sand beaches glow golden at sunrise. The aquamarine Gulf of Mexico sparkles with crystals of sunlight. Dolphins breach along the horizon. Sailboats and yachts drift along Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway. Relax on your screened-in lanai balcony; sip coffee, tea, or fresh-squeezed citrus juice, as palm fronds dance in a salt breeze fragrant with frangipani. This sophisticated, stylish, tropical, 1250 sq. ft. beach condo is perfect for snowbirds, couples, families or small groups of friends. This is the beach vacation you’ve been dreaming of!

• This Gulf-Watch condo is within walking distance to historic Bridge Street, the hub of local entertainment. Shop, dine, and play, from beach to bay! Stroll to fabulous seafood restaurants such as Beach House, Wicked Cantina, Gulf Drive Cafe & Tiki, and Green Turtle; or enjoy beachside shopping. Marvel as exotic birds catch their meals along the bay. Watch Cortez drawbridge open for ships. Take a dip in the heated pool after you catch some rays or search for seashells on the beach. The free island trolley makes a stop on Gulf Drive, right in front of Gulf Watch complex.

Living:

• This second-floor, 2bd/2ba Bradenton Beach condo has a bright, open & airy floor plan with hardwood floors, elegant coastal decor, tasteful fine art, and water views from every window. The interior color scheme of this condo will remind you of a tranquil sunny day on the island; larimar blue walls, distressed white furniture, contrasted with splashes of deeper lapis-blue decor. The ambiance inspires daydreams of clouds in a blue sky, surf, or ocean mist on blue water.

• The living room has plus sofa, loveseat, and a wooden coffee table nicely arranged around an entertainment center with a SmartTV. Cozy up here to stream your favorite movies or shows. Sliding glass doors from the living room open out to a screened balcony/lanai with alfresco dining for four, with views of the beach, ocean, and swimming pool. This balcony is a perfect spot to enjoy vibrant sunsets, evening cocktails, family meals, and cookouts in paradise!

Kitchen & Dining:

• The modern kitchen has hardwood floors and cabinetry, granite countertops, and state-of-the-art appliances including a glass-top stove, oven, microwave, fridge, dishwasher, and double-basin sink. A tray ceiling with track lighting illuminates the kitchen space. Just off the kitchen is a laundry room with a stackable washer/dryer.

• This stylish kitchen is fully equipped with cookware, dishware, glassware, cutlery, coffee makers, a toaster, a spice rack, and a knife block with chef’s-caliber cutlery. The kitchen has a dinette with seating for four beside a kitchen window with glorious water views. This cafe-style table is illuminated by a stylish, minimalist pendant chandelier. Slice some fresh tropical fruit for breakfast and sit here to read the paper and sip your cafe Cubano.

• The kitchen opens up to the formal dining room with a pass-through wall and breakfast bar with stool seating for two. This breakfast bar seating makes the kitchen space much more social and fun! Guests can join the chef for a cocktail or conversation during meal prep. The pass-through wall makes for easy and fun entertaining. The chef is never isolated from the social scene.

• Just beyond the kitchen, the dining room offers a formal glass-top table with upholstered seating for six, below a simple yet stylish chandelier. Gather here with loved ones to enjoy home-cooked meals! Prepare freshly caught seafood, grill steaks, burgers, or portobellos. Add tropical flavor with some grilled pineapple, a dash of mango, or citrus. Add a tray of chips and a bowl of homemade guacamole.

Bedrooms & Baths:

• This luxurious second-story island condo has two bedrooms and two full bathrooms. The primary suite has a luxurious king-size bed with matching nightstands and reading lamps. There’s a spacious closet, and a bureau with a SmartTV. Rhythms of ocean surf will lull you to sleep in this primary suite with such a soothing color scheme of teal, cerulean, and larimar blue.

• This primary suite has an ensuite bath, with a single-sink granite vanity, large well-lit mirror, and custom tiled tub/shower combo. Sliding glass doors from this primary suite open directly out to the covered lanai/balcony with alfresco dining.

• The second bedroom has two twin beds, a center nightstand with a reading lamp, a small closet, a bureau and large mirror, a wardrobe, and an ensuite full bathroom with single-sink granite vanity and a tub/shower combo. This bedroom has a picture window overlooking the gulf, and tropical color scheme of conch-shell pink and larimar blue.

Outdoor Amenities:

• A highlight of this condo is the two, covered, screened-in lanai balconies that offer water views and alfresco dining. Enjoy sunrises over Florida’s Intracoastal waterway, as well as vibrant Gulf of Mexico sunsets that paint the sky with hues of gold, crimson, and violet.

• The best amenity of all? This slice of paradise is steps from a beach that flaunts the prettiest seashells in Florida! Swim in the turquoise Gulf of Mexico where dolphins play daily.

• This seven-mile barrier island is Florida’s best-kept secret. There’s a saying here; “when you're on Anna Maria Island, you don’t go to the beach… because, on Anna Maria Island, you’re already at the beach.”

• In addition to private beach access, this family-friendly condo has one of the largest heated swimming pools on the Island. Rest on a chaise lounge beside the pool and enjoy a best-selling novel, a podcast, or a nap. Prepare a picnic or BBQ for friends and family. Charcoal grills are located near the pool area. The pool area has bathrooms/showers/changing rooms.

• Cosmopolitan Island's convenience is another key attribute of this upscale condo. Park your car (two covered parking spaces are provided) and explore the small, charming, historic island by foot, bicycle, golf cart or trolley. Trolley tours stop right out front, as does the Monkey Bus (island bus transportation). Walk to 14 different restaurants!

• You’ll find everything you need to feel right at home in this condo, even beach chairs, umbrellas, towels, cooler and buggy to make the most of your beach days.

Neighborhood:

• Your dream vacation awaits you on Anna Maria Island! This upscale 2bd/2b condo with private beach access, heated pool, sea views, and cosmopolitan convenience sleeps 6 guests. It's perfect for families, couples, and snowbirds. Stay and play from Gulf to Bay!

• This condo is in N. Bradenton Beach, the southernmost city on Anna Maria Island, just twenty minutes from Sarasota, fifty minutes from Tampa/St. Petersburg. Busch Gardens Theme Park is a one-hour drive and two hours to Disney World.

• The prime location of this condo offers an easy stroll to boutiques, casual and fine dining, beach front bars, gift shops, entertainment, grocery market and pharmacy. Nearby are boat rentals, bike rentals, golf cart rentals, sunset cruises, fishing charters as well as jet ski, paddleboard, scooter, etc. All within walking distance from the condo.

• The free island Trolley stops right out front of this condo complex. Visit downtown Anna Maria Island, Holmes Beach, or any of the local restaurants or establishments. You can even jump on the trolley for just a scenic ride around the island! In addition to the free trolleys, locals and visitors alike can travel up and down the island for exceptional quality seafood restaurants and coastal living shops via bike, golf cart, kayak, or boat.

• This area offers a great variety of boat tours, fishing charters, parasailing, scuba diving, and Golf among many other exciting activities. The Island in the Sun is Florida’s best kept secret. With Gulf temperatures averaging 84 degrees and 360 days of sunshine per year the surrounding waters of AMI are known as “the nursery” because of the large number of dolphins that raise their young here.

• With the island’s laid back charm and leisurely unhurried living, speed limits are restricted to 25 mph - 35 mph throughout most of the island. This tropical paradise also offers free trolley service for both tourists and residents.

• Be sure to visit Anna Maria City Pier! Built in the early 1900’s, this 700-foot long pier provides a great vantage point for watching sunrises and sunsets, bird watching, dolphin watching, and provides views of Tampa Bay and the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. You can also fish off this pier.

• Bridge Street Pier, located on the southern end of the island in Bradenton Beach, honors the past while still embracing the future with its ‘Old Florida’ charm mixed with new restaurants, shops, galleries and more.

• Enjoy the architecture and charm of Historic Green Village.Most of the restored buildings now run on solar panels and other modern energy-saving methods.

• The island, surrounded by water and interlaced with canals, is host to many amazing sea creatures - among them are Loggerhead Turtles, Manatees and dolphins. Loggerhead turtles are a protected species and we have the Turtle Watch - a group of wonderful folks who search the beaches for nests and protect those nests until the eggs hatch (it is illegal for anyone to tamper with the nests). Manatees are also protected here in Florida - they are commonly seen in the summer when they leave their winter warm waters and migrate south.

• Bedroom 1: Primary bedroom, one king bed and en-suite washroom.

• Bedroom 2: One Queen Bed - One Twin Bed - Sleeps Three - One Queen Sleeper Sofa In Living room

• Common 1: Queen living room sleeper sofa

• Full Bathroom 1: En-suite washroom - Full Bathroom

• Full Bathroom 2: Guest Washroom - Full Washroom

• Kitchen 1: Full Kitchen

• Directions from Tampa International: Take I-275 south, to I-19 south, to I-41 south, turn right (west) on SR-64 (Manatee Ave.), follow to the beach. Turn left (south) onto East Bay Dr. which turns into (Gulf of Mexico Dr.), follow this for approximately 2 miles. You will come to 6th St. N. (Gulf Watch Condominium). You have arrived at “the Beach To Bay Bliss located in the Gulf Watch Resort. Turn left, follow past the pool and turn left again into the first driveway. You are staying in Building D, Condo #212. There are 2 parking spots marked for you.

• Driving Directions: Take I-75 south to Bradenton (the only by-pass you should take is I-475 around Macon, Georgia).Turn right (west) on SR-64 (Manatee Ave.), follow to the beach. Turn left (south) onto East Bay Dr. which turns into (Gulf of Mexico Dr.), follow this for approximately 2 miles. You will come to 6th St. N. (Gulf Watch Condominium). You have arrived at "The Gulf Watch Resort. You have arrived at “the Beach To Bay Bliss" located in the Gulf Watch Resort. Turn left, follow past the pool and and turn left again into the first driveway. You are staying in Building D, Condo #212. There are 2 parking spots marked for you.

• Directions from Orlando: Take I-75 west to I-75 south, follow to Bradenton, turn right (west) on SR-64 (Manatee Ave.), follow to the beach. Turn left (south) onto East Bay Dr. which turns into (Gulf of Mexico Dr.), follow this for approximately 2 miles. You have arrived at “the Beach To Bay Bliss" located in the Gulf Watch Resort. Turn left, follow past the pool and turn left again into the first driveway. You are staying in Building D, Condo #212. There are 2 parking spots marked for you.

• Directions from Miami/Fort Myers: Take I-75 north to Bradenton. Take exit SR-70 west, follow for about 25 minutes. You will come to Cortez Rd. & 75th St. Turn left, follow to the beach. You will come to a stop light at Gulf Dr. Turn right and turn right again at the first street on your right (6th St. N.). You have arrived at “The Gulf Watch Resort. Follow past the pool and turn left into the first driveway. You have arrived at “the Beach To Bay Bliss located in the Gulf Watch Resort. Turn left, follow past the pool and turn left again into the first driveway. You are staying in Building D, Condo #212. There are 2 parking spots marked for you.

• Parking Garage Clearance 7 Feet - 1 Inch

• Due to the high cost of electricity in the state of Florida all doors and window must be in the closed position when using the air conditioning or heating. If you leave the doors and or windows open the air conditioning unit will freeze up and a service call will not be made. You will be without air conditioning for approximately 48 hours while the system thaws out.

• Please try and wash all towels for the condo during your vacation so our cleaning people will not have multiple loads of laundry at the conclusion of your vacation. They will wash all sheets.

• You are responsible for the vertical blinds. The blinds MUST be in the open position to open or close. Operating the blinds in the closed position will result in damage to the blinds.

• If you use the beach chairs from the condo please be sure to wash the sand off the chairs with the hose provided under the building and return the chairs to the condo.

• We did not charge you a security deposit because you trusted us enough to send us money without seeing the condo. We trust you enough not to ask for a security deposit. Please treat our condo like you own it.

• Smoking in the condo or on the balconies is strictly prohibited. Violation of this policy will result in a $500.00 special cleaning fee charged to your credit card on file and immediate eviction without compensation.

• Pets of any kind are strictly prohibited. Violation of this policy will result in a $500.00 special cleaning fee charged to your credit card on file and immediate eviction without compensation.

• Check-in time is 3:00 pm, check-out time is 10:00 am. This policy is strictly enforced unless other arrangements are made
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• Television Instructions: When turning the televisions on, pick up the remote, push tv and then push on. When turning the televisions off pick up the remote, push tv and then push off. Do not ever push the power button only when turning
  the televisions on or off doing so with turn the entire HD system off. If you receive a weak or no signal you or someone else has turned the HD system off. If you receive this message you must ensure the HD box is on, then on the remote
  select video source or input, select HDMI 1or HDMI 2 or component 1 or component 2 most televisions have different settings, then push the cbl (cable) button, at this time your HD system will have been re-set.

Cancellations:

• Cancellations received 14 days prior to the arrival date will receive a full refund. Cancellations received 7-13 days prior to the arrival date will receive a 50% refund. We encourage all guests to purchase the cancellation insurance offered.