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February 2024 by Cassie Druelinger
Love having a golf cart to get around AMI!!
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February 2024 by Lori Kooser
We stayed at Casa Mariposa the week before Christmas. Communication was excellent with very quick response time and booking was super easy. Accessing the house was easy.The house was super clean and had everything we needed. We cooked dinner a couple nights and had all the cookware that we needed. Beds were comfortable and there was plenty of space and lots of seating for everyone.Loved the screened in porches and balconies! I had coffee on the balcony off of the kitchen every morning to enjoy the sunrise. Since it was December, we didn't use the heated pool, it felt plenty warm though. We did use the spa a lot, if you follow the instructions and allow it time to heat up it gets very hot (we were there during a cold snap, it took about 40 minutes to heat up since it was only in the 50's overnight with daytime highs in the low 60's). We just turned it on and hung out on the patio until it reached temperature. Once it heated up, it was plenty hot and was wonderful to relax in.Location, location location! This place is is 100% in the best location on the island. Quiet since it's on a dead-end street, so no through traffic. A block off of Pine Street, we walked to the shops and restaurants every day. Super close to the beach, 4 houses away, and a very easy walk. There were beach carts, chairs, umbrellas, sand toys, cornhole and bikes in the pool shed for our use. The beach is beautiful, clean and not crowded. It was too cold for us to go in the Gulf water at the beach; however, we walked the beach a few times a day for shells and of course the best sunsets on the Gulf.We're already planning our next stay at Casa Mariposa. The perfect place for staying anytime year-round.
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January 2024 by Matt Lockhart
Cleanest property I’ve stayed at !!!
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January 2024 by Naomi Meiburger
We had a great experience in our rental unit. It was immaculately kept. Beautiful views of the beach and gorgeous sunsets. This is vacation!
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January 2024 by simplegrl11589
Such a lovely company all around. The nicest people that work in the office and the rentals are absolutely gorgeous!
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December 2023 by T Sommer
Excellent vacation rental company. We always know we are getting a safe, beautiful, prime location rental. We have used them twice and will continue to use them in the future
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December 2023 by Sarah Sell
Our experience with Once Upon A Beach was top notch! We have rented from several different agencies over the years, but our time with Once Upon A Beach has been the best choice for our family! 10/10!!
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December 2023 by Li Brookens
This company is on it! Very satisfied with our accommodations and response times by locally owned and operated staff.
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December 2023 by Mark Maloney
Outstanding stay for our entire family. Close to everything, water, shopping, great restaurant's, you name it -- All right there.Great fresh picked daily fruit and vegetables underneath the palm trees by the beach.If you want to rent something it’s available !!Definitely going to return, we are all still smiling with awesome memories ??Kay & Mark - Wisconsin
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December 2023 by Emily Mantell
Once Upon a Beach made our vacation so easy and so wonderful. We stayed at Casa Mariposa which was honestly a dream home for our multi-family vacation. Perfect amenities, beautifully decorated, excellent location. Anytime we needed anything, Once Upon a Beach was responsive and helpful. Would love to come back!
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December 2023 by Brian Hudson
We are return customers of Once Upon a Beach for good reason! We always have a great location and the staff always do everything to make sure our stay is perfect. Thanks for always taking care of us on our trips to Anna Maria!
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December 2023 by Kelly Nolan
Once Upon A Beach Vacation Rentals is fantastic. We arrived on a Sunday and could not get the front door to lock. I texted the rental company and got a response within a couple minutes. Highly recommend for your next vacation!
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December 2023 by Christopher Hatfield
It was a beautiful house and quiet location. I will go back to this house again. I loved it. Super clean!
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December 2023 by Christina Aspesi
There is a reason that there are only 5 star reviews on Google! We have had the pleasure of booking with Once Upon a Beach twice to vacation on Anna Maria Island. Both times have been amazing! All Decked Out and Sole Mate are beautiful updated homes. The pool areas are the best! The kitchens have all you need to cook, even though we did not utilize the kitchen because we wanted to explore as many restaurants on the island as we could. We highly recommend The Blue Marlin, The Waterfront, Sandbar, The Porch, The Ugly Grouper, Pizza Social, North Shore Cafe and Ginny and Jane E’s. Make sure to rent a golf cart by Once Upon a Beach as well, they have the nicest golf carts on the island! We were lucky enough to be able to visit the Holiday Walk on Pine Ave during December for the second time and it was so much fun. We stopped by OUAB and told Nikki about how we were excited to spend our anniversary with them again, and she gave us a bottle of bubbly. It was the absolute sweetest gesture and we thoroughly enjoyed it! Brittany at the front desk is so kind and gave us great tips about the island. My husband and I remembered renting the golf cart from her last year because she was so sweet and we were so happy to see her again! The batteries in our keypad malfunctioned one day and they sent out someone from maintenance super quickly, and he fixed it in less than 1 minute. He was extremely nice as well. We have met so many locals on the island, and everyone here is so incredibly kind and that truly makes our trip even more enjoyable. We can’t wait to return to Anna Maria Island and of course we will be staying with Once Upon a Beach, again!
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November 2023 by Pam Butsch
We celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary at The Cottage on Pine, from the EZ self check in and out, the Cottage is. right in the heart of Pine Ave. with shopping, restaurants, Walking distance to AMI City Pier but still feeling private for being on the Island. From the moment you step on the gorgeous porch with comfy love seats, chairs, grill, loads of beach supplies and table for meals you can feel how every detail has been thought through. Then you open the door to all new updated cottage, beautifully decorated, fully furnished with all new first class appliances, coastal decor and a private lush backyard with your own private pool and a putting green. We also had a golf cart which you can rent from them and EZ pick up and drop off right in front of office on Pine. We met the owners of Once Upon A Beach Rentals who asked if they could do anything and did we need anything, but the cottage could not have been more perfect. The experience of renting from Once Upon A Beach Vacation Rentals was first class experience from the minute Brittney in the office answered the phone. I can not say enough about this AMI rental company, we cannot wait to return.
