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Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!!

Port St. Joe vacation home with kitchen

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Exterior
TV
Sport court
TV
Beach nearby, sun loungers

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

3 bedrooms2 bathrooms1448 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Port St Joe, FL
  • Place, T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, beach near Avalon Drive
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Port St. Joe Beach
    ‪13 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

Port St. Joe

Seaside stay .Stay at this Port St. Joe vacation home and you'll be within half a mile (1 km) of T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park and 2 miles (3 km) of William J. "Billy Joe" Rish Recreation Park. Also, St. Joseph Peninsula State Park is within 3 miles (5 km) and Pig Island is within 6 miles (10 km).
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What's nearby

  • T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • beach near Avalon Drive - 2 min drive - 0.9 miles
  • Port St. Joe Beach - 13 min drive - 10.0 miles
  • Indian Pass Beach - 25 min drive - 18.0 miles
  • Mexico Beach - 44 min drive - 35.3 miles

Restaurants

  • ‪Hunt’s Oyster Bar & Seafood On St. Joe Bay - ‬18 min drive
  • ‪LongBill’s on Cape San Blas - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Cape San Blas Coffee & Ice Cream - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Pomodoro Italian Grill and Bar - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪Peachy’s - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!!

Beautifully furnished 3BR/2BA cottage located on the pond in Barrier Dunes, walking distance to the Beach. This Family Friendly, Beach Front Gated Community, features a Gulf Front Pool and Club House, a second pool that is heated in the winter (at the discretion of the HOA), tennis courts and children's play area. The gorgeous pet friendly beach has beautiful white sand & clear emerald green waters for swimming and snorkeling fun! Great surf fishing too! You will also love the Fabulous Nightly Sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico!
Close to St Joe State Park!

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Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach nearby
  • Beach loungers

Pool/Spa

  • Communal pool
  • Outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Car required
  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Blender
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Ice maker
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • Welcoming dogs only
  • 2 pets total

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Smoking not allowed

Location highlights

  • Near a hospital
  • Near the bay
  • Near the sea
  • On a lake
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Tennis
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Cycling nearby
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Horseback riding nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Scuba diving nearby
  • Snorkeling nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby

Safety features

  • No carbon monoxide detector or gas appliances (host has indicated there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

General

  • Gated community
  • Unit size: 1,448 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 25

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Rules

Contract required for stay which confirms VRBO booking terms (dates, guests, etc). Contract will be emailed within 24-48 hours of booking.
Primary renter MUST be staying at the property during the booking. For example - no bookings by parents for stays with only under 25 yr old guests.

Pets

  • Pets are welcome
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Maximum 2 pets
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Note from host: Pet fee is $100 for 1 dog and $150 for 2 dogs.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadbolt lock
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a deadbolt lock in each accommodation.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!! have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at this vacation home.

How close is Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!! to the beach?

This vacation home is 7.9 mi (11-min drive) from Port St. Joe Beach and 14.7 mi (22-min drive) from Indian Pass Beach. Don't forget your sunscreen!

Does Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!! offer free breakfast?

This vacation home does not offer free breakfast.

Is there a casino at Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!!?

No, there is no casino at this vacation home.

What time is check-in at Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

Is there free parking at Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!!?

Free parking is not available at this vacation home.

Does Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!! have a pool?

This vacation home features an outdoor pool.

Does Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!! have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this vacation home.

How close is Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!! to downtown Port St. Joe?

This vacation home is 6.2 mi away from Cape San Blas.

Barrier Dunes Cottage Steps from beach/pool/tennis. 2/2 plus loft - SPECIALS!!! Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 40 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 40 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 40 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 40 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 40 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christi H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful cottage on the beach

The cottage was beautifully decorated and there was plenty of room for everyone. It was also close to the beach and pools. We enjoyed our time there
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cathy C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Pawsitively Great

Our new favorite place. The place was clean, had all the amenities we needed, and was spacious for our family. Thank you for allowing us to bring our dogs. It was a great trip!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Anna B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely stay!

This house perfectly suited our needs for our family of 5. We loved the community, pools and how quiet it was. We can’t wait to come back again!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Villa!

This was our fifth vacation to Cape San Blas, and our third in Barrier Dunes. The location is wonderful. The house had everything we needed for a wonderful vacation.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

spring break

Great location. Perfect for what we needed
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kelli P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A hidden gem place

We booked last minute and were so very lucky to find accommodations above and beyond any expectations. The place was fully stocked, clean, and in an unbeatable location. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tara H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cottage Love

This little cottage is perfect. It’s like it’s advertisement and an easy walk to the beach. Gated community brings reassurance and cleanliness. Kids can ride their bikes. Great area to fish. Property management was available. We will be back!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice

Good place. Had everything we needed. Very comfortable.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Emily T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect spot!

House as stated. Perfect location. Great communication with property manager!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Samantha D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful setting, close to state park!

What a great little cottage in a nice community! We really enjoyed our time here, had everything we needed for our stay. Location was great for us because we brought our bikes and we were right outside the state park and the beginning of the 8.7 mile bike trail! The pools were nice although we spent our time at the beach. Loved being at the north end of the cape because it was peaceful, beautiful beaches all around you!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Beth F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful place to stay, great kitchen!

What’s not to love about this house! The decor, comfy beds, amazing laundry facilities and of course, the kitchen! We always cook when we’re on vacation, and your home made it easy to do so. Thank you for supplying such a great assortment of high quality pots, pans and utensils. It’s the best we’ve ever seen. Your house really felt like a home. We truly enjoyed our stay and we’d love to stay again in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Yolanda T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Girls trip

Barrier Dunes is a great location. The house is great but does need general maintence. One of the showers doesn't have a seal on the door so the water flows on the floor. Over all it's a beautiful home and great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

carla R. E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Puppy's first trip to beach.

Caretta Cottage was exactly what is listed! The cottage is beautiful! It had everything we needed and so much more! We met several nice, friendly people with their fur babies at Barrier Dunes. We loved the beach, caught several fish surf fishing, and our fur baby loved playing at the beach every day. The food was excellent in the nearby restaurants!! If you want the best ice cream treat go to Shoobies in Port St. Joe! Overall, our vacation was FANTASTIC!! We are looking forward to going back!!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021
Verified

4/10 Poor

Tammy C.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Needs deep clean

Pictures on VRBO are false. The furniture has been changed and the ceiling in the living area is unfinished with open vents. The kitchen cabinets are filthy with splattered food. Knives in knife rack had dried on food and cookware was not clean. Toaster oven full of baked on food. Coffee pot stained. Multiple roaches alive and dead .
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Sue B.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

Great house

We stayed at Barrier Dunes six times now and love the area. Beautiful beaches, great pools and tennis courts. This is the first time we stayed at Caretta Cottage and we really liked it - lots of room and laid out well. We did have concerns about the cleanliness - the window sills were dusty and full of dead bugs, there were some dead bugs on the floor. The bathroom (not master) had glass shelving that was very dusty and the shower glass door lower hinge area was black with dirt/mold. Kitchen cabinets had dried, sticky drippings on the front of them. Overall the cottage needs a major decluttering - lots of "stuff" jammed into storage areas. The beach chairs, etc. were just in a pile under the back porch and mostly unusable. We would definitely rent it again, but would like to see some cleaning, decluttering and maintenance done on the property.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful beach getaway

We come to the Cape every year and this would have to be the best trip here yet. The house was great. The kitchen was well equipped, had high quality dishware, etc. The master bedroom suite was very comfortable. It was nicely decorated throughout the home. We loved that the house has a little side yard for dog potty breaks. We enjoyed all the wildlife, from turtles in the pond in the backyard to the tiny frogs you can spot around the porch, to the crane sauntering down the middle of the street early one morning! And there was no shortage in the water either, having seen dolphins at close range and even a manatee when on the paddle board. We appreciated having a laundry room directly off the kitchen and the kids enjoyed having their own space upstairs. The walk to the beach truly is only 5 minutes (I timed it!) though it seems like it would be longer. And a true bonus in my eyes is the boardwalk down to the beach is a ramp and not stairs! This was very convenient for hauling our cart of stuff. Overall everybody in our family loved this vacation and the house was a big part of that. We would 10 out of 10 rent this house again.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Breanna B.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

Spring Break

Overall the location was great. Very safe and friendly neighborhood. I chose this because I had my elderly grandmother who has mobility issues, but there weren’t many stairs to navigate. The photos listed are not quite what was in the house and that’s okay, just a little out of date. This house is quite roomy, but overall is quite old and in need of quite a bit of maintenance. The cleanliness was lacking quite a bit. There was pet hair everywhere on the floors, in the bed sheets, and in the dryer. While the kitchen was VERY WELL equipped and I appreciated that, we were constantly having to clean everything prior to use because appliances had been stuck in the cabinets without being cleaned. We also saw a roach in the kitchen, but I firmly believe it was a water roach so it didn’t deter us that much because there was only 1 the entire time we were there. This is a high humidity area so there was quite a bit of mold in the bathrooms. The ceiling in the living room also had unfinished work to it from where the popcorn ceiling had been removed, but there was still tape on the walls and unpainted. There is a lot of clutter in the house that could be cleaned out because it was just collecting dust. Overall for the price I paid it got the job done. The area is really nice and quiet. The best part was not having cell service truthfully. On a scale of 1/10, I’d give this rental a 7/10. We still had a great time and enjoyed it a lot.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeff W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Weekend Getaway

Good
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Jay A.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location

Overall, a great spot to vacation for our family. The cottage was supplied with every kitchen utensil that one might need during your trip. The only negative were the couches; they need to be cleaned.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Beverly T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, listing accuracy

Lots of people on the beach!

Great house
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Zane W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay, close to beach

Had a great week and enjoyed the Cape!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dick C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

CSB

Excellent!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Sandy P.

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

4/27/2022 carettacottage Cottage

This was our second time staying at the Barrier Dunes. We selected this home because we have a very elderly dog with arthritis and the stairs in the condos would have been too much for him to navigate. This cottage was perfect and the steps were not too many nor too steep. We did not want for anything! Very well supplied. Thank you Sandy P. Blue Ridge, GA
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jenna P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely Home

We had a restful week at the cottage. It was well kept and very clean on arrival. About a 5 minute walk to the beach (with kids) and half that to the heated pool. Playground within 100 steps of the front porch. Neighborhood is perfect for families with small kids and was quiet. Would certainly book this home again.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lola S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Much needed RELAXATION

Nice and quiet area with a beach that wasn’t crowded. Perfect little getaway. Already booked for next getaway in a few months!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022