Captiva, Florida
Barefoot Way is a beachfront estate house on the gold coast section of Captiva Island. Fully remodeled! Follow the delightful path through tropical plantings, past tall palms, whispering pines, and the beachside gazebo, to the amazing beach: baking white sand, refreshing Gulf water – and it feels like it’s all your own, in this sparsely-populated area.
The large heated private pool is ringed by a sun patio and shaded outdoor dining areas. Opening onto the pool deck is the lower-level recreation room with games (air hockey and ping pong) and a kitchenette.
Up on the main levels, the house has that rare combination of luxurious comfort and grand formality. Ten-foot coffered ceilings, eight-foot solid doors, gleaming columns, crown molding, and fine art lend the cultured feel of a city mansion. The huge premium windows let in plenty of tropical light to fall on sensible furnishings, a high-function kitchen, an assortment of break-out spaces, all-suite bedrooms, and thoughtful details such as dual changing rooms at the pool. The west side rooms all have enviable views of the beach, and the large screened lanai will be a favorite spot for shady retreats, sunset cocktails, and outdoor grilling and dining.
The main level surrounds a two-story great room, with huge windows capitalizing on the beautiful Gulf beach views. A formal sitting area enjoys cheerful natural light in front of a stone-faced chimney (sorry, fireplace not available).
Just off the great room (to the northwest) is a big, cozy den with HDTV, a wall of bookshelves, a sofa, and four stuffed chairs. Broad windows overlook the beach, and a side door opens onto the screened lanai. The den has its own full guest bathroom with a shower.
Heading south from the great room is the main dining table (seats eight easily), the wet bar (with glass see-through cabinets, and mini-fridge), and the breakfast bar and island with seating… also serving as “spectator seating” for activities in the big kitchen.
The kitchen is completely remolded with new cabinets, countertops, and appliances. Workflows easily around the central island with its ample counter space. Equipment includes a built-in oven and microwave with an induction range, two dishwashers, and a warming drawer.
All reservations/cancellations are subject to the terms and conditions (policies) of the American Realty Rental Agreement once the reservation is booked thru 3rd party platforms.
Policies include but are not limited to credit card/debit card convenience fees and cancellation fees.
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Our stay post Ian was very different, not because of the house (it was great), however because of the recovery the island is going through. The house was perfect, a lot has gone into it to get it back in shape. The landscaping was tremendous, still needs to grow however lots of new, beautiful plants. Lots of amenities, have already rebooked.
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Our family has been coming down to the tropics for 20 years,we’ve been to South Carolina, east coast of Florida, St. Thomas Island in the Caribbean and a few other locations. Barefoot Way in Captiva is the best place we’ve ever stayed at. The house was so nice with the awesome pool, and the beach access was amazing. There was 10 of us plus our 2 grand babies that were in the house for a week and we had plenty of room for all our needs. The location of the house was perfect so close to Sanibel and Captiva for places to go. This is the first place that we’ve stayed at that none of us wanted to leave, it was true piece of paradise!!! We definitely want to stay there again. Thanks again for making our vacation so perfect. Russ and Daphne Johnson and family!!!
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We rented Barefoot way home from American Realty of Captiva. Everything they promised was there. They even surprised us with a large gift certificate to a local restaurant. The house of course was beautiful and fully stocked with cooking utensils.The elevator was a life saver for taking up luggage.Even after Ian the area where we were was almost normal.
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We spent two weeks at Barefoot Way on Captiva during July 2022. The home was everything we wanted. Clean, roomy, with lots of thought given as to what might make your stay even better. Plenty of towels, kitchen well stocked, access to premium channels on TV. Very clean. Already booked for a return in 2023.
Beautiful home on the beach. Large enough for our family of 8 adults. We enjoyed the kitchen and the pool and the beach. Our biggest complaint was the homeowner needs to disclose that the 2nd master upstairs is locked and unavailable. Also, the mattresses downstairs were uncomfortable and we had issues with the temperature differences in the downstairs bedrooms. The house has a beautiful view of the sunset and the location is nice and private and close to fun restaurants and activities.
Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This is our 5th year visiting this home. It is our favorite vacation spot. The home has everything we need with beautiful views and a wonderful beach.
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Our family has traveled to Captiva Island four times since 2013 and this stay was one of our best. We stayed at the Barefoot Way. This beautiful home was able to accommodate all 10 of our family members with room to spare. The pool and the lower game room was used extensively by all. The few questions that we had were immediately answered by the AMRC staff. We would rank this property a 6 on a 1-5 was beyond our expectations.We will rent this property again the next time we stay on Captiva Island.
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Couldn’t be a better on the beach location and lovely home; lovely home but for the money kitchen not well stocked. No pot holders and no decent can opener. Could use more large pots/ pans for cooking. Only 5 bedrooms so small for money spent. Refrigerator smelled bad. Place needs a deep clean.
Well kept and comfortable
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: What a perfect week we had in Captiva at Barefoot Way. The house is amazing. Right on the beach with a huge pool, big rooms with comfy beds and great common spaces — den, great room, breakfast nook and kitchen are all perfect. Sonos speakers throughout made listening to tunes easy and enjoyable. Elevator was critical throughout stay, including rolling our full cooler to the beach every day. Local rental agencies have all delivered to the house before, so dropoff and pickup of paddle boards, golf cart, baby equipment and initial groceries was a breeze. Would recommend this house for any group, including families with kids. Game room downstairs was a lot of fun. Equipment is a little beat up, but as to be expected given its a rental, and it all worked so OK. American Realty was super responsive to any inquiries. One negative surprise was that the retractable screen controls on the main level back porch aren’t accessible to the renters so there was no way to have the porch screened in, which at night was an issue. We basically couldn’t sit on the back porch in the evenings despite citronella candles and bug spray as the bugs start swarming around sunset and continue into the night. This isn’t something to not rent the house over, but good to know going in, and maybe something the owners could reconsider. Overall an incredible stay and we would love to go back!
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