Beautiful 3/2.5 House Big Fenced Yard -Walk to Beach, coffee, food -Dogs OK

The house is a bright, newer construction (in 2011) 3 bedroom , 2 1/2 bath home near the Siesta Beaches. This property is nestled in a quiet community a 15 minute walk from the white sands of Siesta Key's Crescent Beach and 3 blocks from the shops, restaurants and boat rentals of Stickney Point Bridge area. There are plenty of good restaurants, pizza, ice cream and boat, bike, kayak and jet ski rentals within walking distance.

This is situated at the front of a large 0.4 acre property with over half of it a fenced-in backyard. Kids and dogs love the safe environment in which to play as adults watch from the large, screened lanai, kitchen, or great room.

The home has a lovely terrazzo-type floor, A/C, washer and dryer, gas BBQ, a fully functional, fully outfitted kitchen, fast internet, and WiFi throughout the house and lanai. You can use your Netflix account or similar on the smart TV. A Hulu Live TV account is included. Our family travels in by plane from California and New Hampshire, so everything needed for things like Thanksgiving dinner is there.

The master BR has a king bed. The other two BRs have a queen or a pair of twin beds. One of the photos shows the split layout floor plan with entry to the master from one end of the great room and guest BRs from the other. The large lanai is screened.

We built this place to our own design specifically as a bright and airy Siesta Key beach house. It is designed to accommodate our family and dogs for vacations in carefree, tasteful and low maintenance living. This house is designed to stand up to 150 mph hurricane winds, with low energy usage due to its special construction. We have tried to make this a turn-key place for visitors to enjoy, from Keurig and drip coffee makers to hairdryers to beach toys, we have outfitted it for our use and yours. There is also a guest book, that we and visitors update with menus and brochures from local sites and vendors, including such things as rentals for cribs, baby strollers and sports equipment. Aside from the beach, within walking distance are coffee shops, restaurants, ice cream, pizza, boat and bike rentals, etc.

This property is located across the Intercoastal Waterway from Siesta Key on Beechwood Ave., which means you can visit the beaches without having to put up with Siesta Key traffic on the only two bridges, it is a quieter location, and the price is right. An advantage of single-family homes is that you are not limited to a single car.

Both the local manager and ourselves are a few blocks away. One of us will take care of problems, questions, suggestions or feedback. The property is under contract with various services, such as Cable, HVAC, pest control, lawn care, and like the manager, we can also initiate service calls if needed.

Unique Benefits

This is a single family home with a large, fully fenced back yard with both sunny and shaded areas. The location was specifically chosen for the nearby coffee shops, eateries (none of which are national chains), watercraft rentals, local grocery store, etc. And all of that is just outside the neighborhood, so it is quiet at the house. The neighbors are all friendly, about half retired and half younger working folks.

Out winter renters tend to return each year. Three of those have since purchased their our houses in this same neighborhood, mostly because they weren't able to gain enough seniority with us to take over all three months.

Why Kids Love It

The nearby water and beach of course. But also the big yard with a good supply of kid and dog savvy squirrels, bunnies and birds.

During the summer there are some very interesting camps, like swimming, rowing, tennis, marine biology, and circus skills.

Area Information

If you are looking at this, you probably already know about Sarasota and Siesta Beach. I grew up here and my family has been here since the 1800's, so it is hard for me so say a 'little bit' about the place. Your favorite search engine is a good place to start. Also feel free to call me!.

It is on the west central coast of Florida where the Gulf waters are quite calm, the water is warm and shallow a good distance from the beach. The beach sand is the color and consistency of very fine sugar.

There is truly a 'Here' here. Along with Ft. Myers, it was the winter quarters for the likes of Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and John Ringling, so a bit more depth than other places. There is one of the best art museums in the country, a fabulous circus museum and a well known performing arts center. You can enjoy and get lessons in all kinds of activities. There are many golf courses, tennis camps, as well as swimming, rowing, circus camps, glass sculpture, marine biology, etc. Within walking distance of the house, you can rent almost any kind of boat from kayaks to standup paddle boards to outboard motor boats and jet skis. Great fishing including deep sea fishing.

Favorite Places To Eat

Honestly, too many to list. There is a white 3-ring binder at the house with local menus and past renters notes. Many good ethnic restaurants from around the world in addition to American. Many excellent local (non-chain) restaurants.

The main specialty here is seafood of course, and the most popular place is typical in that it's tagline is "What is on your plate slept in the Gulf of Mexico last night"