Total rental process was a breeze! Welcome bag is perfect! It is a little far walk to the beach with small children. We drove and used the access on 77th where we could park. Just too far with cooler, tent, chairs, toys, and a one and five year old. Neighbor called realtor to report us for playing music at 2:00 in the afternoon. Be prepared for that if you intend to use the pool. We only had the music on for us to hear and she called to report us within two minutes. Despite this, the pool is wonderful. Gets sun until early afternoon. We enjoyed it everyday after our day at the beach. Plenty of beach towels, bath towels, pool floats, and beach chairs. We brought our own umbrella and cart so do not have a rating on those that are there. Nice kitchen and utensils, we cooked in 5 nights. Plenty of dishes, glassware and flatware. Refrigerator has an ice maker and filtered water which is great. Washer and dryer were modern and great. Beds are very comfortable and sheets are nice. Air conditioning works very well. High chair and pack n play were there upon our arrival. Overall excellent find on AMI and would definitely rent again.

We had 3 weeks at Turtle Nest whilst there was a heat wave which made the pool essential and very welcome. The proximity to the beach was great and very easy. I think we were unfortunate in not always being able to fully use the outside area because of the mosquitoes. However citronella candels kept them at bay. In all we had a great time and were able to use it as a base for many excursions and would thoroughly recommend it.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Very clean and the perfect for our family. The house was great for our 10 month old granddaughter. The neighborhood was quiet. Plan to come back again!

Great place, very clean and close to the beach!

The Turtle Nest was a lovely, immaculate, and convenient home for our family vacation. We will definitely be booking this location again!

Our family of 6 stayed here for 5 nights in January and loved every minute of it! The Turtle Nest is adorable and has everything you could possibly want or need. Coming from a "not so good" stay in Orlando, it was a pleasure walking into this very clean and well maintained duplex for the rest of our vacation. Everything was perfect. Plenty of beach/pool towels for our entire family along with a great starter/welcome kit of supplies needed for a few days. The beach is amazing and very close to the turtle nest. We walked there several times as well as rode the bikes we rented. Safe, clean area! We spent most of our time in the pool, which was great to have due to the cooler temps of the ocean. The property management was very quick to respond with a few questions we had and very pleasant. Great communication! Thank you, Alex! We hope to return to Anna Maria Island and stay here again in the future. The island has so much to offer. Quaint little shops and fantastic restaurants. If you're considering a stay on the island, don't hesitate to book the Turtle Nest if it fits your needs! We highly recommend it. Thanks again for everything!

Was a great location & close to many things on the island.

We rented Turtle Nest for a girls trip. The home was beautiful and decorated very nicely. The pool was great and we had a wonderful time relaxing and recharging. The neighborhood was peaceful and quiet. I highly recommend this property.

We couldn't have asked for a better experience. From start to finish the process was easy. The home was amazing. The location to the beach was perfect. The pool and back felt so private and was so quiet we would have though we were alone on the island. We will definitely be back!

We loved this house for our family, 6 of us in total and that is really all it can fit. The private pool is the best part! The place is on the smaller size but we don't mind since we don't want to be inside much anyway and the bathrooms are big. It was VERY clean and had all the towels and items you would need for an entire week. It is a long walk to the beach so we rented bikes, the beach access down the road doesn't have parking so prep for a lot of walking. The house had 4 old rusted beach chairs, small umbrella, and beach cart but all worked perfectly for us. The beds were very comfortable (2 kings) but the pillows are awful so you may want to bring your own if you can. The inside and outside furniture is all in good condition, except one lounge chair that was broke. We will likely be renting this place again in the future! Owner's Response: We greatly appreciate your feedback and are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay. We have since replaced the old with 6 new beach chairs, a new lounger and we will certainly have a look into replacing the pillow cases as well.

We really enjoyed our stay at Turtle Nest. Decor was beachy and very “cottage-y”. The pool was clean, pleasantly warm and very private. The sitting area was sufficient but not overly spacious: luckily the weather was good so we were able to be outside. Bathrooms and bedrooms were spacious, and there were lots of towels- including swim towels - provided.

Sehr sauber, ruhig, sehr grosszügig und ausführlich eingerichtet!

We rented from Island Dreams in August and had a wonderful experience, so when the grandkids came down we rented from them again because we trusted the properties Island Dreams represents. We were very pleased with the property once again. Both were clean, well appointed, and had adequate kitchen utensils for cooking a few meals at home. As an aside, with houses on Anna Maria Island you need to realize most are in residential neighborhoods and you need to be respectful of the 10:00 p.m. noise ordinance. You will want to check with the agent to make sure you are situated properly for your needs with the guests you have with you.

We were down for a friend's wedding and rented the Turtle Nest for ourselves, two little ones and in laws. It worked out perfect with the beautiful heated pool and the beach right across the street. The property was very clean and nicely updated and had everything we needed. They even had a pack and play and high chair set up for us on arrival as they knew we had children with us. We look forward to another trip to Ana Maria Island soon and would definitely rent this beautiful property again!

EVERYTHING WAS CLOSE, PLENTY OF SPACE AND REALLY WELL MAINTAINED HOME.

The turtle nest is a very nice and comfortable house, with everything you need. We enjoyed our stay very much. Full recommendation, with dream beach and unforgettable moments.

This house was very nice. Well equipped and nicely decorated. We didn't have any complaints. We really enjoyed working with the management company. They checked in on us, made sure we had a Pac n play and high chair. Any problems that we had they were quick to remedy. It's a bit far from the beach, but we had rented a gold cart, so it didn't bother us much. Will stay here again.

We had a great time at a Turtle Nest! The Turtle Nest is half of a duplex but we never heard our neighbors on the other side. You have your own pool which was perfect for our two kids. It was fully stocked with all of the kitchen appliances, pool toys and beach gear that we could want. The bedrooms were great sizes and each had their own TV. The bathrooms were also a great size. It was absolutely perfect for us and we would definitely stay there again!

Very good. Extremely nice place that was private and clean.

We had a great time at the Turtle Nest! The house is very clean and well-maintained. There was enough space for our Group of 5. Pool is very nice, quiet neighbourhood. Beach is very Close, 300 meters. Overall, Anna Maria Island is absolutely amazing.

We had a wonderful stay at the Turtle Nest getaway! Alex was quick to respond to any questions I had, very accommodating and professional. I've already referred the property to my friends and I look forward to our next stay.

We loved our stay at the Turtle Nest. The place was very clean and well maintained. It was not far from the beach. We had a baby with us so the quiet location was very nice. The manager was very responsive when we discovered the pack-n-play was not in the unit. He was there within 20 minutes. We would highly recommend it to others.

This was the first time we had rented a house for a vacation. We have done the resort setting and the condo before. We loved it, the property was just beautiful. It was clean and very inviting. The pool was wonderful. I was concerned that it is a duplex setting but we never even heard the people on the other side, never knew they were there. The house was super nice. The a/c was not working properly and as soon as we called the office they had it fixed by that evening. It was a little longer to the beach than we had thought but with the beach buggy that was there made it a lot easier to get everything there. The only thing I could recommend to make this house perfect is there needed to be more seating in the living room area. we had 6 people in the house and the sofa and I little chair would only accommodate 3 or 4 of us at a time. We loved it, would definitely recommend this house and the Island Dream team to all.

In June 2016 we spent 3 weeks vacation in US. Our last week we stayed at Turtle Nest in Anna Maria Island. This was the best week out of the 3 weeks we had. Both in terms of the Island it self but also the Turtle Nest Villa which fulfilled and exceeded all expectations that we had. Tidyness, facilities, pool area, close to the beach etc. We would definately want to come back some day. Thanks also for the great support during our booking from Island Dream Realty and the Villa Owner. Since this was our first time booking via Home Away the support and information recieved made us feel secure during the booking process.

Die Buchung des Hauses verlief problemlos. Traten Fragen auf, wurden diese jeweils rasch und kompetent beantwortet. Die Übergabe des tollen Hauses war perfekt organisiert, ebenso die Abgabe. Bei Fragen / Problemen während des Urlaubs wurden diese prompt behandelt. Das Haus war in sehr gutem Zustand und in ordentlichem, gepflegtem Ambiente.Wir genossen eine wunderbare Zeit auf AMI. Der Strand ist einfach traumhaft! Zum Essen genossen wir die Sunbar, das Beach Restaurant und das Mar Vista. Auch die Donut - Factory ist ein Erlebnis wert. Auch besuchten wir am Cortez Pier eine tolle Delphin - Bootsfahrt. Der nahgelegene 9 Loch Golfplatz bietet Anfängern gute Möglichkeiten zu einem kurzen Spiel. Auch die Region Tampa mit Bush Garden, Top Golf oder einem Besuch eines Hockey - oder Baseballspiels sind ein Ausflug wert.Kurz zusammengefasst - uns hat es sehr gefallen!

Nach über 10 Jahren wieder auf Anna Maria Island und dann gleich ein Volltreffer. Herzlichen Dank an Danny und Marc dass wir den Jahreswechsel im Turtle Nest genießen durften. Das Haus ist wunderschön und ruhig gelegen. Eintreten und sich wohlfühlen, oder noch besser: Alles fallen lassen und erstmal in den tollen Pool. Morgens am Pool frühstücken, dann ein wenig shoppen oder einfach nur aufs City Pier setzen und den Anglern zuschauen. Und bloß nicht verpassen, abends schnell noch mit dem Strandwägelchen und den Stühlen an den Beach und den Sonneuntergang genießen. Perfekter Urlaub, Erholung pur ---> A Turtle Nest, Anna Maria Island. Wir kommen wieder!!!

Communication before and during stay was perfect. Great place, very warm and cosy. Very nice pool and literally steps away from a very nice and clean section of the beautiful Anna Maria beaches. Contacts from Florida Dreams are on the Island and can be contacted at any time. We were spending two weeks with our 4-year old and he barely left the pool that kept a perfect temperature during our stay. We will come back for sure!

Hallo Liebe Leser, wir haben nach unserer Rundreise an der Westküste noch eine Woche Strandurlaub im Turtlenest angehängt. Es war einfach nur perfekt. Vielen Dank. Wir kommen gerne wieder.

Urlaub im Turtle Nest: ein Traum, der wahr ist!!! Das Haus, die Räume, der Pool mit seinem großzügigem Außenbereich, einfach wunderschön. Man fühlt sich sofort pudelwohl. Alles ist geschmacklich einge- richtet und für den täglichen Gebrauch alles vorhanden.Auch das reichhaltige In- formationsmaterial von der Umgebung war sehr hilfreich. Wir können gar nicht ausdrücken, was wir im Turtle Nest empfunden haben, nur soviel: wir waren im Paradies!!!!!!!! und kommen ganz sicher wieder. G +G

Liebe Daniela,lieber Marc, vielen Dank für die wunderschöne Zeit in Eurem Ferienhaus. Eure umwerfende Gastfreundschaft vor und während unseres Aufenthaltes und Euer liebevoll eingerichtetes, maritimes Ferienhaus haben keinen Wunsch offen gelassen und uns eine wundervolle, erholsame Urlaubszeit beschert. Vielen Dank dafür.

Wir möchten uns auf diesem Wege bei unseren Vermietern bedanken, die uns einen großartigen Urlaub in ihrem wunderschönen "Turtle Nest" ermöglicht haben. Das Haus ist sehr schön und komfortabel eingerichtet, besonders das Interieur (z.B. die sehr gute Ausstattung der Küche) sowie die Zimmeraufteilung mit den beiden großzügigen Bädern ist sehr gelungen. Bei Ankunft war alles sehr perfekt für uns vorbereitet. Das "Welcome Paket" war uns zusätzlich zu den vielen Tipps der Vermieter, die im Haus bereit liegen, eine große Hilfe. Wir waren zu dritt für zwei Wochen im Urlaub auf Anna Maria Island, unser erstes Mal in dieser wunderschönen Gegend, mit den prachtvollsten weißen Stränden, ca. 300 vom Haus entfernt. Während dieser Zeit haben wir nicht nur das tolle Haus mit beheiztem Pool sehr genossen, sondern auch die wunderschöne Insel und die Westküste Floridas mit seinen vielen Freizeitangboten. Besonders positiv überrascht waren wir von der "relaxten" und sehr entspannten Atmosphäre der Insel mit den netten Restaurants (z.B. die Sandbar direkt am Strand), Cafés und Geschäften. Wer mal sein Auto stehen lassen möchte, kann sehr bequem den kostenlosen Insel-Trolleybus benutzen, um die ganze Insel zu befahren oder um beispielsweise südlich im belebteren Coquina Beach mit den vielen Bars und Strandrestaurants einen Cocktail zu genießen. Auch wir folgten jedem Abend dem Ritual des "sunset watching", Sonnenuntergänge vom Feinsten, einfach traumhaft! Im "Turtle Nest" haben wir herrliche Tage mit Barbecue und viel Sonne auf der schönen sehr gepflegten Terrasse verbracht. Der Pool wurde jede Woche kontrolliert und gereinigt. Die Waschmaschine und den Trockner haben wir regelmäßig genutzt, sodass wir auch sehr wenig Gepäck auf unserer Reise dabei haben mussten. Handtücher, Badetücher und Bettwäsche sind ausreichend vorhanden. Das Haus lässt keine Wünsche offen, es ist im Online-Inserat wirklich gut beschrieben, man findet sich vor Ort schnell sehr gut zurecht. In der näheren Umgebung der Westküste gibt es für jeden Geschmack etwas zu unternehmen. Wir besuchten z.B. das "Manatee Viewing Center" in Tampa und "The Ringling Circus Museum" in Sarasota, zum Shopping gings in die Premium Outlet Mall (Ellenton). Mit dem Auto sind wir in knapp 2 Stunden nach Orlando in die "Universal Studios" gefahren, durch die Everglades nach Miami zum Sightseeing (in ca.4,5 Std.) oder mit dem Katamaran-Speedboat von Fort Myers nach Key West. Zwei erholsame Wochen gingen viel zu schnell vorbei.

Alles bestens,alles wie beschrieben,tolle Insel,nette Menschen,Natur pur Urlaub im Paradies...

My husband and I stayed here with our two kids for 10 extremely beautiful days in September – best weather almost no mosquitoes – a really extraordinary stay. The German owners of this lovely home provided us with the best possible expression of their house – we received maps and recommendations, even a video to get life impressions when we were still at home. When we finally got there we found the house very clean and exceptionally well prepared by local agents. Our family enjoyed both the house with its very charming pool as well as the exterior areas of the home. After a quiet night in comfortable beds we started our mornings having our coffee with the children already jumping into the pool. We very much enjoyed the beach - a walk of about 3 to 5 minutes away – the beach actually might be the best we have ever seen with white sand and the most beautiful sunsets almost every evening. We went swimming in the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico sometimes watching a peaceful big manatee passing by – amazing. In the evenings we had the choice of using our barbeque right beside our pool or trying some so far unknown speciality at one of the nearby restaurants – some of them even ‘offer’ an exceptional view on dolphins, turtles, manatees and many other wild animals swimming around while you are eating. Anna Maria Island is a very beautiful place to stay – the beaches invite for long walks and offer quiet places to relax, the restaurants prepare the freshest seafood ever – the island is big enough to find petrol stations, supermarkets and pharmacies and provides all the amenities any traveller could hope for. The Turtle Nest is a perfect place to have it all nearby in an atmosphere of feeling yourself really at home. We were eager to see a lot of the attractions surrounding the area and made some one day trips – seeing for example Walt Disney, the Universal Studios, Myakka River State Park, the Mote Marine Aquarium - all easy to reach and highly recommendable. We will definitely come back to the Turtle Nest.

Das Turtle Nest ist ein geschmackvoll eingerichtetes Haus, wo es an nichts fehlt. Es befindet sich in einer schönen Lage. Das Umfeld ist gepflegt .Jedes Zimmer hat eine schöne Größe und nette Wohnaccessoires. Die Aufteilung der Räume ist ebenfalls sehr gelungen. Die Idee einer Tiki Bar im Pool ist toll und wurde jeden Tag genutzt. Wir haben uns hier sehr wohlgefühlt und sehr schnell eingelebt. Dies ist auch der guten Betreuung durch den Vermieter schon vor Reiseantritt zu verdanken. Für Restaurants, Unternehmungen und Shopping Tips ist seitens des Vermieters ebenso bestens gesorgt. Der Strand ist mit wenigen Schritten zu erreicht. Mit dem Bollerwagen ging es jeden Mittag los und am Abend wurde kein Sonnenuntergang ausgelassen. Wir konnten einen erholsamen Urlaub verbringen und sind froh, dass wir uns für das Turtle Nest entschieden haben. Wir können es absolut weiterempfehlen !

Wir kommen schon seit einigen Jahren nach Anna-Maria-Island,aber in diesem Jahr war es das schönste und sauberste Haus mit toller Poollandschaft. Wir haben uns rundum wohlgefühlt und die Zeit und Ruhe dort genossen. Die Standnähe lud zu langen Strandspaziergängen ein, die wunderschön waren bis hin zum Sonnenuntergang. Es ist eben eine traumhafte Insel gekrönt durch ein tolles Haus. Wir kommen bestimmt gerne wieder. Wolfgang, Renate und Marcel

Vor unserem Urlaub wurden wir oft gefragt, warum wir an der Golfkueste so "weit" in den Norden wollen. Jetzt nach dem perfekten Urlaub ist die Antwort einfach - weil wir genau das gesucht haben. Naemlich eine traumhafte und ruhige Insel mit schoenstem Sandstrand und einem geschmackvoll eingerichteten Haus in dem man sich vom ersten Tag wohl fuehlt. Fuer uns und vor allem unsere Kinder war es unbeschreiblich. Am ersten Tag im Morgengrauen zum Strand und als Ergebnis leuchtende Augen. Das wurde noch getoppt durch die Delfine, Manatees, Rochen & Pelikane am City Pier. Bis zu den Alligatoren im Myakka River State Park war es auch nicht weit. Wir koennten noch ewig weiter schwaermen z.B. vom Angeln, Baden, Buddeln... Einkaufsmoeglichkeiten wie Supermarkt, Drogerie sind schnell zu erreichen - ohne Auto sogar mit dem kostenlosen Trolley. Prima shoppen kann man in Ellenton. Wer es sportlich mag kann sicher Fahrrad fahren, joggen usw. Das Haus ist super ausgestattet, sehr komfortabel und sauber. Es ist wunderbar in der ruhigen und gepflegten Umgebung eingebettet. Der Pool bietet zwischendurch angenehme Abkuehlung. Vor der Abreise habe wir ein Video zur Einstimmung bekommen. Unsere Fragen wurden prompt und kompetent beantwortet. Fazit: nach 2 Stunden in Deutschland waeren wir am liebsten wieder ins Flugzeug gestiegen und zurueck zum Turtle Nest geflogen. Wir koennen es definitiv jedem empfehlen. Da wir laengst nicht alles geschafft haben was wir uns vorgenommen haben, muessten wir eigentlich wieder kommen ;-)

Es war ein toller Urlaub. Erholung pur im wunderschönen komplett ausgestatteten Turtle Nest. Alles tiptop gepflegt und sauber! Innen super Betten und eine riesige Dusche und außerdem mit der neuesten Technik - Waschmaschine, Trockner, Herd, Spülmaschine, TV - ausgestattet. Der Pool liegt in einem tropischen Garten und lädt zum "abhängen" geradezu ein. Nachmittags saßen wir oft auf den Poolstühlen mit unseren Füßen im Wasser und dann wurde der Gasgrill angeschmissen. So haben wir uns unseren Urlaub vorgestellt! Zum Strand ist man in ca. 3 Gehminuten und dafür brauchten wir nichtmal unser Auto. Es gibt nämlich einen Strandbuggy, den wir mit Stühlen, Sonnenschirm etc. aus der Poolbox beladen haben. Gefallen hat uns besonders die ruhige Lage des Hauses. Trotzdem waren viele Restaurants und Geschäfte sehr gut zu erreichen. Wir haben oft den kostenlosen Insel-Trolley benutzt, der unweit des Hauses eine Haltestelle hat. Unser Fazit: ein rundrum gelungener Urlaub in einem zauberhaften Haus und Garten. Silvia und Günther