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Searching for the perfect family vacation home, an escape from the cold or a romantic hideaway?

Island accommodations are as diverse as our wildlife, so take advantage of our local expertise. We live here year round and are happy to help. Just point and click on the links below for photos, descriptions and virtual tours.

When you have found one or several properties you like, click on the back button at the top of your screen and complete the Online Rental Request below telling us which properties you'd like to know about.

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Sanibel Island Vacation Rentals: Sanibel accommodations range from single family homes with minimum monthly rentals to weekly or daily rental condos, cottages, motels and resort-style condotels. Sanibel's popularity in winter means you should make your reservations well ahead. Many properties take bookings almost a full year in advance.
: Captiva Island Vacation Rentals; Captiva Island is the smaller of our two islands, and furthest from the mainland. Vacation accommodations are fewer, but of excellent quality. Captiva homes can be rented by the week and there are excellent condos and resorts available.

Pet Friendly Properties

A few select properties on the islands will accept a pet. These reservations must always be approved by the rental management company and/or the property owner. In most cases, approval takes 24 hours. Additional fees vary by property and are non-refundable.

Use our quick form to inquire about availability and pricing, or to ask any questions. We will contact you via telephone, email or fax.

Average island prices drop but sales pick up pointing to good season

The average price of property sold on Sanibel between January 1^st and September 30^th has dropped 19% so far this year making a 25 percent decrease on average prices of sold property on Sanibel over two years.

The most expensive properties showed the biggest drop with a 27 percent drop in beachfront property prices and a 23 percent drop in bay front property. The only property type that gained was inland property which increased 13 percent in the first three quarters of this year.

Captiva fared no better with property prices overall dropping 30 percent over the year and 26 percent over two years. All categories dropped with near beach properties dropping as much as 55 percent.

Take a longer view and the picture is better. Captiva does better than Sanibel. Over five years, the average price of Captiva property has gained 57 percent. (But bear in mind that Captiva was still recovering from Hurricane Charlie five years ago and prices were depressed.) Average prices on Sanibel dropped just 9 percent over five years.

Take a still longer view and all categories fared, if not brilliantly, at least adequately. Sanibel prices have increased 50 percent in the last ten years and Captiva prices have gone up 42 percent with Captiva beachfront and Captiva near beach homes starring with 86 percent and 94 percent increases respectively. For a spreadsheet of island prices over ten years and more, e-mail Wendy at Wendy@SanibelProperty.com

And now for even better news…… Following a dismal start, a lackluster spring and a mediocre summer, sales have already started picking up for the fall with 17 homes and 14 condos either pending or contingent. This is highly unusual: October is generally our slowest month.