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Walkable Anna Maria Island Rentals Near Pine Avenue and the Beach
Compare walkable Anna Maria Island vacation rentals near Pine Avenue, Gulf beaches, Bimini Bay and the free trolley.
Thanksgiving and Christmas on Anna Maria Island: How to Book a Holiday Beach House
If you are thinking about swapping the Thanksgiving kitchen chaos or the December cold for a beach house, Anna Maria Island handles the holidays unusually well: highs in the seventies, heated pools, and homes with kitchens and dining tables built for eight. The catch...
Where to Stay on Anna Maria Island: Anna Maria vs. Holmes Beach vs. Bradenton Beach
Anna Maria Island is seven miles long and split into three separate towns, and where you sleep changes your whole week. The short version: the City of Anna Maria at the north end is the quietest and most walkable, Holmes Beach in the middle is the busiest and most...
Anna Maria Island Vacation Rentals for Large Groups: Booking Two Beach Houses Side by Side
If your group is too big for one beach house but you still want everyone under the same palm trees, the answer on Anna Maria Island is to book two of our homes that sit next door to each other. Magnolia Rentals AMI owns two neighboring pairs in the City of Anna Maria...
Elevator & Accessible Beach House Rentals on Anna Maria Island for Multigenerational Travel
If your trip includes grandparents, a family member with limited mobility, or anyone who would rather not haul luggage up a flight of stairs, the single most useful feature in a beach house is an elevator. On Anna Maria Island, our La Grande Maison is built exactly...
Bayfront vs. Gulf-Side on Anna Maria Island: Which Side Should You Book?
On Anna Maria Island, "waterfront" means two very different vacations. A bayfront rental on Bimini Bay gives you calm water, boat docks, and postcard sunsets over the water. A Gulf-side rental puts you a short walk from the wide, white-sand swimming beaches the island...
Anna Maria Island Vacation Rentals With a Private Boat Dock: Bring Your Boat to Bimini Bay
Yes — you can stay in an Anna Maria Island vacation rental with your own private boat dock, and tie your boat up steps from the back door. Two of our homes sit directly on Bimini Bay on deep sailboat water with a straight shot out to Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico:...
Booking Direct vs. Airbnb and VRBO on Anna Maria Island: How to Save on Your Beach House Rental
When you book an Anna Maria Island beach house directly with the owner instead of through Airbnb or VRBO, you skip the guest-service fees those platforms add at checkout — often 12 to 15 percent of your total. On a week-long stay, that's real money back in your trip...
Do You Need a Car on Anna Maria Island? How to Get Around by Free Trolley, Bike, and Foot
For most trips, you do not need a car on Anna Maria Island — and many of our guests are happiest when they skip the rental car entirely. The island is seven miles long, walkable in its beach neighborhoods, served by a genuinely free trolley, and easy to cover by bike....
Anna Maria Island Vacation Rentals With a Private Pool: What to Know Before You Book
If you want to swim on your own schedule without hauling beach chairs down the road, an Anna Maria Island vacation rental with a private pool is the difference between a good trip and a great one. Every home in our collection at Magnolia Rentals AMI has its own...