Captiva, Florida
This beautiful home is right on the Florida sugar sand beach, which is often uninhabited except by wading birds, ghost crabs, osprey and snook. This property features direct beach access so you can walk right onto the beach and into the Gulf of Mexico. North Captiva Island features some of the most secluded beaches in the continental United States. Many times of the year, your family may be the only ones on the beach.
North Captiva Island is only accessible by water taxi and there are no cars on the island. Transportation on the island is by golf cart which is provided with your rental, walking or bicycle. There are no paved roads, only sandy paths winding through tropical vegetation. It is truly a unique setting. Palm trees, gumbo limbo trees and beautiful flowers are everywhere.
Our favorite activities are fishing, shelling, swimming and exploring the beach and state land. There are a large number of wading birds, gopher tortoises, raccoons, brown pelicans, osprey, egrets, cormorants, bald eagles, ibis and sanderlings. There are two very nice swimming pools and hot tub maintained by our island club a short walk or golf cart drive from our house. Kayaks and bicycles are also available at no charge through the island club. Tarpon, sea trout, red fish, snook, and snapper may be caught from the shore. Shelling is a daily activity on the island. North Captiva is often described as the shelling capital of North America.
Our house, Beach's Edge, is beautifully appointed and newly updated. The kitchen includes new stainless steel appliances and gulf views. The living room includes new leather couches and flat screen TV. There are 2 bedrooms on the main floor: a master bedroom with a gulf view and a guest bedroom with two bunk-beds. There is one full bath on the main floor.
Because the house is on the west shore of North Captiva we are often witness to stunning sunsets which can be observed from your bedroom or the back deck. Don't forget your camera to help capture some memories. If you are lucky you may see Dolphin playing in the surf, Tarpon showing past the first breakers and the legendary stoop of the brown pelican fishing. This has got to be one of the prettiest and most unusual places you will ever see.
Keywords: House, beachfront, family vacation
Overall the property had most everything just a few things that were inconvenient like no wash cloths or throw rugs to catch some of the dirt and sand. I'm a clean nut so I spent a lot of time sweeping the floor with a terrible broom. The landscape needs attention looks messy from the hurricane. Little things but could mean big things in the long run.
Awesome location right on beach, never crowded, a short walk from the wild preserve beaches, and a four mile walk along the gulf shore to the bottom of the island. We explored the whole island, kayaks were also great for exploring the canals and seeing manitee. The house is perfect, dinette sets and chairs on upper and lower decks, along with a great swing on the lower deck; perfect view of the beach and the sunset each night. The island club pools and hot tub are also nice! Shally’s managemanet team are awesome, hospitable, and excellent communicators. Thanks so much also for the perfect grocery shopping and delivery!
Very comfortable beach house. Felt fine putting our feet up, collecting shells and our favorite activity was watching the sunset. This is a million dollar view!! Lovely owners and management team!! Already booked again for next year!!
It was a truly relaxing and enjoyable trip for us.
The house and location was everything. We couldn’t had ask for better service. Thank you to the staff and especially Laurie for her attention. Thanks again for Tortuga Property service!!!!
This is the only place for us. We love Beaches Edge. The views are the best on the beach. And words cannot describe how beautiful the sunsets are. The house has everything you need. Alicia is awesome to work with. Upon arrival Tortuga Properties we’re the best at taking care of us while we were there. We will definitely be back next year for another relaxing vacation.
We had a great stay on North Captiva at Beaches Edge. The location is great. One of the closest homes to the beach and sunsets are a nightly event. We had a family if 5 and it was the right size home for us. Only 1 bathroom, but we all cooperated. It is an older home and others reviews are accurate on both the positives and negatives. We stayed in June of 2022 and the two things that I would suggest to future renters as the house sits today are this: 1. The water is on a well and they do have a filter, but there still is a taste to it. If you don't like well water, then just bring in extra water of your own or plan to buy some at Mangos. 2. In the summertime, the sun shines brightly against the house in the afternoons. Even with the blinds closed, the house will get warm. Usually 80 degrees or so before cooling off late in the evening. I noticed many previous reviewers said the same. Regardless, it was a minor inconvenience for us. Overall we had a great time and if you love the beach and the location then beaches edge might be for you too.
We had an amazing time. This was our first trip to the island. We were a bit nervous in the beginning but the owners and the property managers were so helpful. We can not wait to go back.
The location of this place was beautiful. Stunning sunsets out your windows. The place though, for what we paid, I was expecting better quality. It was very worn…floors were very ruff, well used for sure. Chairs broken, bathroom shelfs barley hanging on the wall, cracked counter top. But mostly it was not clean. We arrived a day late because of travel and when we arrived the cleaning ladies are still cleaning. Floors still wet. The manager did his best to delay us when arriving. First he arrived 30 min late to pick us up. We had to sit and wait after we got off the boat with our groceries from a long day of travel. The house had sand on the floor, hair in the dirty tub, the pillows in the couch were filthy, peanut butter on the chairs. Even the pictures on the wall were all crooked. The huge sliding glass doors had so many finger prints. It was obvious that they did not clean well, not just being picky. I had to take time to clean but there is nothing to clean with. I had to use hot soapy water and threw everything in the washer, pillows and shower curtain, which had mold and hair on. The golf cart worked fine for us, just very worn and Rattled because it’s very rusty. My son stayed down stairs and it was very musty, think mold issue, not sure. The beds were extremely hard in the master. My husband had to sleep on the couch, pillows were flat. Overall, we were super disappointed with this place for the price we paid. The view is amazing, but that’s it. When your on vacation, you should have a clean place with a comfortable bed. Period.
We couldn’t have asked for a better spot for our stay on North Captiva! This location is just the best, shells and sunset can’t be beat here. We loved everything about it and can’t wait to go back! Seriously heavenly!
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