White Sands condominium is located 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.

Note: The oil spill resulting from the recent Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion is hundreds of miles away, with the closest point being in the Florida panhandle, leaving the Sanibel beaches completely untouched. The experts are predicting that the loop currents in the Gulf will draw the oil due south, completely missing the Sanibel beaches.

This condo is our family vacation home on Sanibel Island, Florida and we offer it for rent to others. 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. We continually upgrade the unit to keep it nice for our family and guests. 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 palms. 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.

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 23 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.

For information about things to do on Sanibel and Captiva, click on this link for our own webpage that will give you many more details on activities such as: learning about local nature, island history, cultural, nightlife, shopping, golfing, etc. on Sanibel and Captiva.

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 tall buildings 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 a very natural appearance.

The Fort Myers airport is 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.

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

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.
• Den has a luxury queen sized sleeper sofa with extra thick mattres (new in 2007), as well as a TV with cable and VCR.
• 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 should have everything you need for meal preparation. The dishwasher, range, micro, glassware and silverware were new in 2006.
• 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 rocker, 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 modem is on the wall in the dining area for high speed internet and access is free
• Large heated swimming pool.
• 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.
• There are typically some bikes, folding beach chairs, beach toys, and wacky noodle floats in the storage locker on the ground floor of the building, but none of this is guaranteed as they are easily lost and broken.

Entry off West Gulf Drive, Sanibel Island.	White Sands private driveway. 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.

Beach from our private screened balconey.	Beach from our private screened balconey.	Beach from our private screened balconey.

White Sands private boardwalk through the seagrapes to beach.	Our beach at the end of the boardwalk.	View from our screened porch of the beach, with pool in foreground

These views of the Gulf of Mexico infront of White Sands shows that some of the best sunsets in the world are over the Gulf Coast of Florida.	Beach sunset in front of White Sands.	View of White Sands from Beach

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.	Another view of the screened lanai.	Playing cards on the private screened balcony.

The living room. Triple sliding glass doors open fully onto screened balcony.	The dining area and living room.	View from our screened porch into the condo

New appliances in 2006.	Direct view of the Gulf of Mexico from anywhere in the kitchen!	View of kitchen from dining area.

Broadband DSL modem available for free at the kitchen phone jack.	Books and games in the den.	The den has a TV with VCR, bookcase with books, and a Queen sized folding sofa bed.

Site Plan - please note that the red spot is not our unit, we are #13 in the middle of the first floor. Also, please note that this drawing is a birds eye view of the property, but the building is shown in a front view. It is three stories tall, and each condo's front door faces the parking lot, and each balconey overlooks the pool and Gulf of Mexico.

Click on floorplan to get full page view

Master Bedroom has a king sized bed.	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.

Master Bedroom has a flat screen plasma TV.	Wake up to this Gulf front view from the master bedroom!	Another view from the masterbedroom.

Second Bedroom has twin beds.	New granite vanity in hall bath	A stormy Christmas day 2006.

Another view of the Gulf from our porch.	The full size washer and dryer are located off the main hallway.

• 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 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 combined booking fee and damage waiver fee of $75.55 is collected on each rental. This avoids the need for a damage deposit.
• All costs are quoted in U.S. dollars.
• Final payment is due prior to the beginning of the rental period.
• All payments are non refundable.

1. Call or e-mail us to determine the rate for your desired stay.
2. Let us know that you have decided that you want to make a reservation.
3. We will let our rental agent know that you are renting from us and the terms we've agreed on.
4. The rental agent (RE/MAX of the Islands) will send you a confirmation letter, and request the deposit and downpayment.
5. You will need to sign one copy of the confirmation letter, and mail it back to our agent with the deposit for your reservation.
6. If you would like travel insurance, RE/MAX has that available through CSA Travel Protection
7. You will send RE/MAX a check for the balance before arriving on Sanibel.
8. When you arrive on Sanibel you will go to the RE/MAX office to pick up the keys. Their office is near Bailey's shopping plaza, about a mile from the condo, on your way to White Sands. They have a lockbox for after hours pick up, but you have to call ahead to arrange the late pick up.
9. Enjoy your vacation!
10. If you have any problems with the condo, you can call RE/MAX anytime for help.
11. Return the keys to the RE/MAX 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 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
  
• RE/MAX of the Islands - our Realtor on the Island
  
• CSA Travel Protection - travel insurance that RE/MAX can offer you if you are interested.
• 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: July 5, 2010

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