Pet-Friendly Beachview Cottages – Sanibel Island
My family spent Father’s Day weekend at Beachview Cottages on Sanibel Island. We rented and small 1 bedroom, Cottage #1, the unit closest to the beach, and it is in the best location! We had a nice porch facing the water. It was a perfect spot for eating chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast on Father’s Day.
Beachview Cottages are pet friendly, so if you have a pooch, bring him along. If you don’t like dogs, this is not the place for you, because everyone else has them. Every guest we met was friendly, and talkative, and the staff was ultra friendly and helpful too. The place is small and quiet, which is ideal. There’s a pool, coin laundry and ice machine. The staff will gladly help you with dinner and sightseeing plans. The cottage we rented was immaculate upon our arrival and the cleaning crew accommodated us quickly with a few special requests. You could never tell that any other pets had been there before us.
The best way to spend your time here is undoubtedly on the beach – reading, walking, shelling or fishing. If you are persnickety about sand, just know now that it is impossible to keep it out of your cottage. It gets into everything – your feet, clothes, dog’s paws, car tires, inside of your car – and that is just the simple reality of being right on the beach. It’s a small price to pay for the pleasures of the beach. We definitely plan to come back for a longer stay.
Beachview Cottages
3325 West Gulf Drive, Sanibel Island, FL 33957 – 800-860-0532
For great seafood while you are on Sanibel, eat at the Lazy Flamingo. Click here to read my review and see photos on Wandering Educators.
If you like antiques, or are a collector, be sure to stop in The Islander Trading Post. There are collections of toys, memorabilia, posters, jewelry, tin boxes, garden items, sheet music and so much more. The cabinets that house the collections are antiques too. I didn’t see too many bargains in here, but I sure enjoyed looking at all that stuff. This is the kind of place where you could spend a couple of hours.
Islander Trading Post
1446 Periwinkle Way Sanibel Island, FL 239-395-0888
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Jack Wittlich on October 15, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Pet friendly buildings is real nice, but Florida beaches, wisely, don’t allow dogs, because non-owners don’t like to step in dog droppings or have the spot they choose to put their beach towel smell like dog urine. Being considerate to people is much more important in society than allowing dogs to foul public places where children crawl and people sit. Last time I checked, there were more people than dogs, and the people pay the bills.
John Martin on December 12, 2010 at 9:42 pm
Wonderful store! The owner goes out of his way to help people. I lost a key in his parking lot and he delivered it to where I was staying the very next morning. You can’t bet that for caring, friendly service.
Thye have someting for everyone in this antique store. It is just outstanding.
Myra Bennett on February 27, 2011 at 7:27 pm
No disregard to Mr. Martin’s comment above, but Sanibel beaches ARE pet friendly. Pets must be on a leash and you must clean up after them, but they ARE allowed on the beach. Another wonderful pet friendly beach area is St. George Island in the Panhandle along what is known as the “Forgotten Coast”.