Once Upon A Beach Vacation Rentals

Mark Maloney

2024-01

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

T Sommer

2024-01

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

Naomi Meiburger

2024-01

We had a great experience in our rental unit. It was immaculately kept. Beautiful views of the beach and gorgeous sunsets. This is vacation!

Christina Aspesi

2024-01

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!

Emily Mantell

2024-01

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!

Brian Hudson

2024-01

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!

Kelly Nolan

2024-01

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!

Sarah Sell

2024-01

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!!

Lori Kooser

2024-01

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.

Pam Butsch

2023-12

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.

Christopher Hatfield

2024-01

It was a beautiful house and quiet location. I will go back to this house again. I loved it. Super clean!

Li Brookens

2024-01

This company is on it! Very satisfied with our accommodations and response times by locally owned and operated staff.

Mark Brown

2024-01

Loved the experience! The island is full of dining gems and memory making opportunities. We loved the location on the island and all of the amenities.

Jerry Martz

2024-01

We had a wonderful experience during our anniversary trip this fall. I highly recommend renting through this agency, and at this particular property in the future!

Danette Shelton

2023-05

We truly enjoyed our family vacation at A Shore Thing and we most definitely will be returning. We spent six nights and the house and pool were amazing. Kitchen fully stocked with all your needs. Beach chairs, umbrellas, floats and toys were in garage to share, along with lots of pool and beach towels.We cooked BBQ two nights and the patio was wonderful to relax around pool while cooking. Once Upon A Beach management team was wonderful to work with and were super helpful in answering all questions about Anna Maria Island. They also rent golf carts to make your stay even more enjoyable!!!

Alex J. Nadler

2023-05

Over the past several years, Once Upon a Beach have done an outstanding job of managing two of our vacation rental properties on AMI. In one year alone, they more than doubled the revenue yr/yr achieved by the previous property management company on one of the properties. They also do a fantastic job with property maintenance and property remodeling projects. If you are a remote owner, you can have the piece of mind in knowing they are managing your property like they are the owner. I highly recommend Once Upon a Beach for your property management needs.

Britney Ridenour

2023-09

We had a wonderful experience with OUAB. We rented Decked Out and a golf cart. Brittany was very quick and helpful before and during our trip. We cannot wait to return and book with them again.

Lori Holland

2024-01

One of the best vacation rental companies I have ever used! Will definitely be booking again with once upon a beach!

Kimberly Vargo

2023-05

This was the third year in a row that we have stayed at our paradise house on the gorgeous Anna Maria Island. We will be back next summer as well. Everything was perfect, clean, and the decor is outstanding. We also rented a new golf cart from Once Upon a Beach as well this year, and we loved being about to sight see the island with the cart. I highly recommend this beach vacation rental company. You won't be disappointed.

robert carrico

2024-04

Rest and relaxation in one of the best places on earth.

courtney siller

2023-05

I can not say enough about this AMI rental company! We have traveled throughout the country using different companies and this one was by far the best experience we’ve ever had! The accommodations that were offered and provided were phenomenal! The house we were in was amazing! We’ll be back to AMI for our 3rd year in a row next spring!!!

Tina Timmons

2023-05

We currently have a home that is managed by Mike and Nikki, Once Upon a Beach. I felt compelled to share our experience this last week and how amazing they have been caring for our home/business. We live in Ohio so had no way to check in. They had their own home to worry about but stayed in touch throughout the hurricanes progression and got to our home as soon as they could to reassure us that everything was okay. They are working their hardest to get our renters in as soon as possible. We were so fortunate and our hearts go out to those less fortunate. I am so glad we had Once Upon a Beach to rely on in such scary times.

simplegrl11589

2024-01

Such a lovely company all around. The nicest people that work in the office and the rentals are absolutely gorgeous!

Renee Little

2020-05

By far the most beautiful home we have rented on the island. It is immaculate and very well maintained! Once Upon a Beach was extremely responsive to all of our needs. They went above and beyond to make sure our stay was perfect! Thank you so much for making our vacation so amazing!

Alisa Wilde

2020-05

We had a great visit to AMI while staying at The Salty Pirate home. The street traffic is less busy on the road in front of this house as their is no outlet. The canal provided hours of fun in the paddle boards and kayak that are included with the rental. The home is well furnished and beds are comfortable. This unit is as pictured and super clean.👍 We used the beach access across the street to walk to Bean Pointe every morning and rented a golf cart which made navigating the island easy and fun. Nikki was super responsive to any questions we had😉

Heather McIntyre

2022-05

We stayed at Sunsets on Carissa and had such a lovely time. Everything was as expected and the process from booking through checkout was seamless. We come to AMI every year and can't wait to stay with Once Upon a Beach again!

Christine Dixon

2021-05

Once Upon A Beach is a great boutique rental company to use! They were immediately responsive with questions before booking and before rental date. Once we arrived, any small issues were addressed very quickly. Home was clean and beautiful. We will use them next time as well!

Madeline Holler

2024-01

Best stay ever. Immediately looked into how I could come back next year.

Brittany Miles

2024-01

they are easy to work with and rental was great! Will use them again

Candice Mullendore

2022-05

We stayed at the Seaswept Mermaid at the end of May. The communication from Once Upon a Beach was excellent from booking to departure. The house was amazing, full of amenities and in a prime location.