coastal chic cottage "Heron" minutes to the beach! JULY SAVINGS! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Jun 15, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We enjoyed our stay. Great beach supplies were available.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie A.

Apr 1, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Getaway

This cottage was clean, convenient and comfortable for all of us! We loved being able to walk to the beach without driving and we also enjoyed the grill!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Theodore P.

Feb 14, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sanibel Weekend

Very nice updated property. Its a short walk to the beach but far from town.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Sep 9, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Only downside, having to get to the other bedroom through the first bedroom or going outside to enter second bedroom. King bed was not comfortable. Too hard for me and had a hump in the middle. Okay if you like a firm mattress.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tammy A.

Mar 1, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

It was a great stay and very accommodating for my daughter that is in a wheelchair

Great place and very accommodating with our daughter that was in a wheelchair

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Terri N.

Feb 19, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location in Sanibel

Very clean, nicely decorated, roomy, comfortable bed and pillows, basic necessities, beach towels, beach chairs and collapsible beach wagon. Great location to Bowman’s Beach and the best shelling beaches. Would stay with them again.

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ann P.

Mar 19, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

heron

have a fun time

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

tracy v.

Dec 18, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A Diamond in the rough! A++++++++

The location is private, on a residential street. With only four cottages, this is a perfect spot for a family, girls weekend or couples retreat. I can't say enough about this place! It was very clean! I have stayed at many VRBO's and this one was the cleanest by far! It had every single amenity that you could possibly need: Gas and Charcoal grills, chairs to sit out front with your morning coffee, shelling station, free bikes to enjoy the endless nature trails or to the local grocery store. The beds, sheets, and pillows were all very comfortable. The trip to the beach? Towels, umbrellas, chairs AND for the extra bonus, they have wagons to use to haul your stuff. They have private beach parking with a parking pass if you chose to not walk the 5 minute walk to the beach. The beach is very private with very few beach goers. My guess is the cottage is nestled within private homes and there did not appear to be any resorts. If you are looking for something more private and away from the hustle and bustle of resort life, this is it! I will be back again and again. This place will NOT disappoint!

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Tracie W.

Sep 25, 2022

Liked: Check-in

Disliked: Cleanliness, communication

To many things were wrong.

At first glance the property seemed good, then one thing after another went wrong. All the dishes and silverware were put away dirty. The oven didn’t work. A/c wasn’t cooling well. One in the bedroom would shut off randomly. No hot water in the second bathroom and ants in the first bathroom. I called the emergency line for the property manager and was told they would call for someone to come and fix the air, no one came the first night and I had to call again the next day for help. They sent maintenance and said the problem was resolved but it wasn’t. All in all a very disappointing stay.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Karen C.

Nov 29, 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Not able to go due to hurricane and property damage.. no refund or credit!

We were unable to use our rental because it suffered damage from the most recent hurricane. I reached out to the host, Breakaway Vacation properties, not to request a refund, but to ask for a credit to use at the same property once it was repaired: I was told that the rental company does not issue any credit based on the contract. We are now out over 1000.00 We were unable to take our vacation , and lost a lot of money. I understand that Sanibel island was devastated by the storm.. I was not expecting g s refund.. just little curtesy . I will book at hotels from now on where I k ow a refund is guaranteed due to severe weather events. I will never book through VRBO again .

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

Eric K.

Oct 24, 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Terrible owners

No property to stay at due to storm damage. Would not change date of reservation in any way. Kept our money without providing lodging.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dawn S.

Sep 30, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great property!

I love this cottage! Clean and plenty of room for 8 of us! there is onsite coin op laundry that was clean. A nice shell washing station is on site. there are plenty of bicycles for available for use as well as shelling equipment. The beach is just 3 min bike ride away. The neighborhood is quite and very clean. This is our second stay at this location and would love to stay there again!

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Jul 1, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic!! Highly Recommend!

We absolutely loved this cottage. It was super cute, and very charming. We especially loved the location, and the beach parking/access tag! Would definitely stay here again, and would highly recommend. My kids (2 & 4) loved chasing all of the lizards and we loved that it was not right on the street so they could play!

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

estibaliz

Apr 18, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Shockingly great! 5 min walk to beach entry!

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Apr 8, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great little cottage

Enjoyed our stay in 1 Heron. Quiet, clean cottage only about 1/4 mile walk or bike ride to the beach. Enjoyed using the bikes to do some geocaching and exploring the island. Only a couple of miles from the Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge. Enjoyed a drive through and also rode our bikes there. Also recommend the evening cruise with Tarpon Bay Explorers. And give Captain Andy a call to set up a private fishing charter!

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susan G.

Apr 2, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Over night stay

We enjoyed our stay, and would stay here again. We felt that the place needed painting and a few updates, but it was clean, spacious, and had everything we needed.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Patricia R.

Feb 8, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute cottage

Nice place, good location, minor annoyances like a broken screen door and coffee filters that were not the right size. Staff were very friendly and communication was good.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Jan 22, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice for an evening

A nice place for one evening. We weren’t there long enough to explore but after checking out we visited J.N. Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge and enjoyed that, the walk and the drive. The second bedroom is only accessible inside through the master bedroom which wasn’t clear in the listing although it does have an outside door.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marie B.

Dec 30, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved it!

We had an excellent time at this property. Beach was wonderful and neighborhood was so quiet.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Amy P.

Nov 24, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Periwinkle Heron

The property is further from town so it’s great for a peaceful getaway with an easy 1 block walk to a gorgeous beach. The kids enjoyed pelican and dolphin watching. And it’s a perfect spot for biking into Ding Darling!

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Diane A. A.

Nov 23, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sunny Days vacation

The cottage is exactly as described. We loved riding the bikes down to the beach, so convenient!! We had a wonderful stay!

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Alexis V.

Oct 25, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Communication

Nice place

Despite terrible communication across multiple platforms before booking, we booked anyway. And even though the communication was still mostly poor during the stay, we had a great time!! I would definitely book again. Normally first thing I do at a hotel is read the info binder, and I neglected to do that here, which would have solved several of my issues the first few days. :) So I would highly recommend reading the book, and highly recommend booking this place. Keep in mind it is not a short walk to the beach, it's long and hot and the wagon we used was veeeeery difficult to pull. The next beach trip we used the bikes which was better. But the umbrella for the unit was missing the part that sticks in the ground. Someone in another review complained about the sink being too small but it was fine for us and no other complaints!!! The unit was perfect and we were happy.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Terrie P.

Sep 25, 2021

Liked: Check-in

No see ums!!!!!!

Place was nice, need more supplies. More toilet tissue, more then two wash clothes, not enough for two people for a week! Frig needs a light bulb, curtain on entrance doors need to be rehung and blinds in bedroom missing some louvres. Cabinets in kitchen need to be clean on the outside, very dirty.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Susan P.

Sep 3, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Heron 1

Great location for exploring both Sanibel and Captiva. Cozy location, enjoyed our stay. Cabins are cute and clean. Beach is incredible, it is at the end of the street and a path back. Bikes were nice to have and beach gear! Some of the gear was more than gently used and could be replaced. However,overall for our get away it worked. Definitely recommend fishing with Captain Andy as recommended! Great time. Would be fun to rent the entire set of cabins with friends.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mahesh H.

Jul 2, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We had a great stay.

Family with two boys stayed here, cabins were great and clean. Private beach was.3 miles away. We didn’t have the private parking tag at our cabin, we called office and they asked us to come pickup. We had great stay, love to come back.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

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