Luxury Sanibel Gulf Front Condo - Weekly Rentals!

White Sands condominium is located directly on the beach on West Gulf Drive in the middle of Sanibel Island, Florida, close to Tarpon Bay Road. White Sands is an exclusive condominium complex with only 14 units sitting on three beautifully manicured private acres directly on the Gulf of Mexico. Guests at White Sands enjoy the use of our large private heated pool, private tennis court, and gas grills that are on the property, as well as the the incredible white sand beaches that Sanibel is known for.

This condo is our family vacation home on Sanibel Island, Florida and we offer it for rent to others to enjoy. It is a direct Gulf front condo in a small complex with only 13 other condos, so it is very exclusive and private. Our condo has 2 full bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, and a den with quality sleeper sofa that makes sleeping six very comfortable. See our video below for a tour across the grounds and into our condo. We continually upgrade the unit to keep it nice for our family and guests, so the video doesn't have the latest upgrades, please see the pictures below. You can e-mail us at dculstad@aol.com or call us at (614) 792-2593 to check availability or make a reservation. The rental rate varies by season, and discounts are available for multi-week rentals or last minute rentals. Call or e-mail for current rates.

Our condo is a direct Gulf front unit. The view from our unit is direct out to the Gulf, overlooking beautiful natural vegetation of seagrapes, sea oats, and palm trees. Our primary view is over the native vegetation and beach straight out to the Gulf, where warm waters wash up on Sanibel's 15 miles of beautiful uninterupted beach.

Sanibel Island is perfect for a beach vacation. The beaches are wide and natural, and they are sprinkled with seashells that Sanibel is known for worldwide. While looking for unique shells you can walk 15 miles of uninterrupted Gulf of Mexico beach. The warm gulf waters are seldom rough, and the water depth increases gradually from the beach providing a large swimming area and discouraging boats from coming in too close to swimmers. There are no undertow's or riptides to worry about in these calm Gulf waters. Beach chairs and toys are usually available in our condo's the ground floor storage closet.

Besides the beach, take advantage of White Sands private tennis court and heated pool. There is little chance of them ever being crowded since you're only sharing them with the 13 other condos in White Sands! Explore the island on the 22 miles of bike paths, part of which is right infront of White Sands. We generally have bikes for your use in the ground floor storage unit for our condo.

Sanibel is a coastal barrier island, located just off the coast of Fort Myers, Florida. There are many things that make Sanibel unique and reminiscent of old Florida - there are no traffic lights, neon lights, or buildings taller than four stories on the island. The formation of the J.N. "Ding" Darling Wildlife refuge over half a century ago set the stage for a stringent development plan and zoning code that have allowed the island to carefully develop with modern conveniences while preserving nature and maintaining a very natural appearance.

Click on this link for information about things to do on Sanibel and Captiva. This is our own webpage with many more details on activities such as: learning about local nature, island history, cultural, nightlife, shopping, boating, golfing, etc. on Sanibel and Captiva.

There are plenty of great restaurants on Sanibel and Captiva Islands. Click on this link to see our Sanibel and Captiva restaurant recommendations.

The Fort Myers airport (code RSW) is just across town, less than an hour away, and it is serviced by many major airlines. The Cape Coral airport is another 20 minutes further and is served by some additional airlines.

Features of our condo:

• Master Bedroom has a new bedroom set, with a king size bed, two night stands, and dresser. There is an LCD flat screen TV mounted on the wall. The sliding doors to the balcony provide an outstanding view of the Gulf.
• Master bathroom has his and hers granite vanities and sinks, separate from the room with the toilet and full size tub with shower.
• Second bedroom has twin beds and plantation shutters on the window that can totally block out light, and a LCD flat screen TV.
• Den has a luxury queen sized sleeper sofa with extra thick mattress, as well as a LCD flat screen TV.
• The second full bathroom has a full size tub and shower, toilet and granite vanity sink.
• The kitchen features all electric appliances: dishwasher, electric range with self cleaning oven, refrigerator-freezer with icemaker, built in microwave oven and disposer. There are pots, pans, plates, glassware, silverware, etc. so you have everything you need for meal preparation.
• There is a full sized washer and dryer in a laundry closet off the main hallway across from the kitchen.
• Living room has a sofa, loveseat, swivel chair, new remote control color TV, video cassette recorder, DVD player and stereo. Triple sliding glass doors open fully onto the screened balcony directly overlooking the Gulf, natural area and the beach.
• The balcony stretches across the front of the whole condo (both living room and master bedroom),and has a dining table, chairs and a reclining lounge chair.
• DSL wireless modem is on the wall in the dining area for high speed internet and access is free
• Large heated swimming pool and private tennis court on the grounds is shared by just the 14 units at White Sands!
• All linens, towels and cookware are provided. (beach towels are not provided)
• Our condo is on the first floor, which is about 10 feet above the ground. Storage lockers are on the ground level.
• Elevator is directly outside our condo, and a stairway is at each end of the building.
• From the condo to the beach is all hard surface walkways, with ramps at all elevation changes.
• Electric heat and air conditioning are controlled by you in the condo.
• There are typically some bikes, folding beach chairs, beach toys, and wacky noodle floats in our storage locker on the ground floor of the building, but none of this is guaranteed as they are easily lost and broken.

The perfect beach!	Beach from our private screened balconey	Beautiful beach with world famous shells	White Sands from the beach

Entry off West Gulf Drive, Sanibel Island	White Sands private driveway, with the tennis court to the left	Tennis court viewed from driveway	Front of building

Elevator from parking area	View of the tennis court from the building	Gulf and beach view from our private screened balcony	Gulf and beach view from our private screened balcony

White Sands private boardwalk through the seagrapes to beach	Our beach at the end of the boardwalk	Calm Gulf waters	Sunrise over the Gulf

In front of White Sands are some of the best sunsets in the world over the Gulf	Beach sunset in front of White Sands	Living room has excellent views of the pool, native vegetation, and Gulf	Pool

Pool and building	White Sands viewed from above. The beach is just below the picture, and the tennis court is in the upper right corner	The screened porch stretches across the front of both the bedroom and living room	How about an early morning swim in the tropically landscaped pool!

The den with Queen sleeper sofa and flat screen TV on wall, and books and games on shelves	Hallway from dining area towards front door showing new ceramic tile floor!	New living room furniture with large flat screen TV, new tile floor, and large crown molding	Direct view of Gulf from the Living room, dining area, kitchen

New appliances.	Direct view of the Gulf of Mexico from anywhere in the kitchen!	View of kitchen from dining area, breakfast bar in front of kitchen	Broadband DSL modem available for free at the kitchen phone jack

Looking in to the kitchen	View out from the kitchen	The full size washer and dryer are located off the main hallway	Wake up to this Gulf front view from the master bedroom!

Master Bedroom has a king sized bed	View looking out of the master bedroom straight out to the Gulf. Flat screen TV is on wall to left.	New his and hers granite vanities in the master bathroom	View from master bath vanity area into a separate room with the master Bath toilet and shower

Second Bedroom has twin beds	New granite vanity in hall bath, across from 2nd bedroom	Early morning view from our balcony over the pool and out to the Gulf	A stormy Christmas day

• We use a professional cleaning service to clean after all guests, so you don't have to do a thing.
• This is a non-smoking unit!!!
• No pets, motorcycles,campers, RV's or trailers are allowed on the property per association rules.
• No more than six people may stay in the condo overnight.
• The primary renter must be at least 25 years old and be onsite during the rental period.
• 11% for the state and county lodging taxes are collected on each rental.
• A booking fee of $35 is collected on each rental.
• A deposit of the greater of $200 or 10% of the rental will be collected and then returned after the rental is over.
• All costs are quoted in U.S. dollars and must be paid in U.S. dollars.
• Final payment is due prior to the beginning of the rental period.
• All payments are non refundable.

• Call or e-mail us to determine the rate for your desired stay.
• Let us know that you have decided that you want to make a reservation.
• We will inform our rental company that you are renting from us and the terms we've agreed on.
• The rental company will confirm your reservation, send you a confirmation letter, and request the deposit.
• You will need to sign one copy of the confirmation letter, and mail it back to the rental company with the deposit for your reservation.
• If you would like travel insurance, our rental company offers it through Travel Guard at a cost of 7% of your rental.
• You will send the rental company a check for the balance before arriving on Sanibel.
• When you arrive on Sanibel you will go to the rental company's office to pick up the keys anytime after 3pm. Their office is on the island, close to the causeway, on your way to White Sands. They have a lockbox for key pick ups after 4pm on Saturday, but you have to call ahead to arrange the late pick up.
• Enjoy your vacation!
• If you have any problems with the condo you can call the rental company anytime for help.
• Return the keys to the rental company's office by 10am on your check out day.

Helpful Links:

• Here's our own list of Restaurants we've tried and our opinions of them- you may want to print this out to take with you.
  
• Here's a list of activities we've put together that you may want to do while on Sanibel Island- you may want to print this out also to take with you.
  
• Water Temperature - provided by the National Oceanographic Data Center and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (note: Sanibel Island has the same water temperature as Naples)
  
• Tide chart for the area - tide chart for our part of Sanibel
  
• Yearly climate for the Sanibel Island area - yearly climate for the Sanibel Island area
  
• Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce - a link to the Chamber of Commerce's webpage for all types of visitor information
  
• City of Sanibel Island - a link to the City's webpage
  
• J.N. "Ding" Darling Wildlife refuge - a link to the J.N. "Ding" Darling refuge website
  
• Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation - Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
  
• The News-Press - the local Fort Myers newspaper
  
• Madeira Norte #312 - our beautiful Gulf front condo in Madeira Beach, Florida that is available for weekly rental
  

To contact us -

David Ulstad
E-mail: dculstad@aol.com
Last Modified: December 9, 2012

Copyright 2012 - David Ulstad