Barefoot Way

Fully remodeled! Follow the delightful path through tropical plantings, past tall palms, whispering pines, and the beachside gazebo, to the amazing beach: baking white sand, refreshing Gulf water – and it feels like it’s all your own, in this sparsely-populated area.

The large heated private pool is ringed by a sun patio and shaded outdoor dining areas. Opening onto the pool deck is the lower-level recreation room with ping pong and a kitchenette.

The house has that rare combination of luxurious comfort and grand formality. Ten-foot coffered ceilings, eight-foot solid doors, gleaming columns, crown molding, and fine art lend the cultured feel of a city mansion. The huge premium windows let in plenty of tropical light to fall on sensible furnishings, a high-function kitchen, an assortment of break-out spaces, all-suite bedrooms, and thoughtful details such as dual changing rooms at the pool. The west side rooms all have enviable views of the beach, and the large screened lanai will be a favorite spot for shady retreats, sunset cocktails, and outdoor grilling and dining.

The main level surrounds a two-story great room, with huge windows capitalizing on the beautiful Gulf beach views. A formal sitting area enjoys cheerful natural light in front of a stone-faced chimney (sorry, fireplace not available).

Just off the great room (to the northwest) is a big cozy den with HDTV and a large sectional sofa. Broad windows overlook the beach, and a side door opens onto the screened lanai. The den has its own full guest bathroom with a shower.

Heading south from the great room is the main dining table (seats eight easily), the wet bar (with glass see-through cabinets, and mini-fridge), and the breakfast bar and island with seating… also serving as “spectator seating” for activities in the big kitchen.

The kitchen is completely remolded with new cabinets, countertops, and appliances. Workflows easily around the central island with its ample counter space. Equipment includes a built-in oven and microwave with an induction range, two dishwashers, and a warming drawer. And an elevator to take you to each floor in this expansive floor plan!

Beachfront, excellent views, private heated swimming pool & spa.
5 Bedroom (3 king, 2 queens, 1 sleeper sofa)  
All bedrooms have adjoining baths
Occupancy 10 persons
Elevator
Private heated pool, grill
Full Kitchen, Coffee Maker, Keurig, Toaster, Cookware
Central Air / Heat, Linens / Beach Towels, Washer & Dryer, WIFI
Sorry, no pets are permitted
Beach items such as chairs and umbrellas are provided
Captiva Drive, Beachfront 

Minimum Stay   One week (Saturday to Saturday)
All reservations/cancellations are subject to the terms and conditions (policies) of the American Realty Rental Agreement once the reservation is booked thru 3rd party platforms.?

Policies include, but are not limited, to a 4% credit card / debit card convenience fee and  $255.00 cancellation fee (plus applicable tax).
You may cancel your reservation up to 120 days before arrival and your payments (excluding the reservation fee and applicable tax) will be refunded. After this date, no cancellations are allowed and no refunds will be made.

Vacation Rental Reviews

• Gorgeous house on a quiet beach

  Stayed 3 days ending in September, 2025

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  Kristin A from Palmetto Bay, Florida recommends this vacation rental

  We rented Barefoot Way with another family and loved every minute of the house. We stayed in cooked and grilled. When the kids were down with the beach they swam in the pool. Everything was great and the house was perfect for 2 families.

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• Quiet beachfront

  Stayed 14 days ending in August, 2025

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  a guest from Wildwood, MO recommends this vacation rental

  The information/pictures need to be updated on the website; the bed selections were not as described. This caused a little issue with one of our guests. Overall, the house is beautiful in a great location with great amenities. This house needs to have an owner's manual with directions and marked remotes for each of the spaces. All the little things that were in disrepair we chalked up to it being the end of the season. Overall, we had a great time and would stay again.

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• Large Home on the Gulf

  Stayed 8 days ending in July, 2025

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  Lynda M from Greensboro, GA recommends this vacation rental

  This house is large and accommodates many people. It was nice to have bathrooms for every bedroom and 2 washer and dryers. My only complaint is the photos do not match the bedrooms and need to be updated. We were expecting 1 bedroom to have 2 bunk beds. It did not.

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• Barefoot Way

  Stayed 7 days ending in September, 2024

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  Mark D from Pittsburgh, PA recommends this vacation rental

  We rented the beautiful Barefoot Way for the week of sept 21-28. The house is an amazing liocation, just steps to the ocean and the amazing sunsets. The house was very clean and well stocked. Unfortunately hurricane Helene decided to join us. American reality went above and beyound with communication and preparations. Lisa and Albert, the same folks that we spoke to while renting, were the same people that called with information and came to the house to prep us for what was coming. We could not be more appreciative of the attention that was given to us and could not think of a better place to ride out a storm.

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• Perfect Stay at Barefoot Way

  Stayed 14 days ending in July, 2024

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  Kathy H from Bloomington, IN recommends this vacation rental

  Rented for two weeks over the July 4th holiday. The house was great, all amenities we needed were there. House was clean and well maintained.
  We have rented this house for several years, and will continue to do so as long as it is available. Beautiful views, well appointed, pool great. American Realty staff very friendly and responsive to our needs.

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• Our little bit of heaven!Bare

  Stayed 7 days ending in March, 2024

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  Jennifer & John L from KING CITY, ON recommends this vacation rental

  Bare Foot Way is our go to place in Florida. We have been coming here for many years and love the place. The only room for improvement is the barbecue, needs an upgrade.

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• So Much Fun!

  Stayed 14 days ending in March, 2024

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  a guest from Mequon, WI recommends this vacation rental

  We had an absolutely wonderful couple weeks at Barefoot Way with our family! (Children and Grandchildren) So much fun!
  It’s a beautiful home in the best spot! When we needed any help or had questions we were immediately taken care of.
  Lisa, Albert and Rod are fantastic!
  Highly recommend American Realty and Barefoot Way!

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• Barefoot Way Summer 2023

  Stayed 14 days ending in July, 2023

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  Kathy H from Bloomington, IN recommends this vacation rental

  Our stay post Ian was very different, not because of the house (it was great), however because of the recovery the island is going through. The house was perfect, a lot has gone into it to get it back in shape. The landscaping was tremendous, still needs to grow however lots of new, beautiful plants. Lots of amenities, have already rebooked.
  

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• The best place to stay at in paradise!!!

  Stayed 7 days ending in May, 2023

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  Daphne J from BRODHEAD, Wisconsin recommends this vacation rental

  Our family has been coming down to the tropics for 20 years,we’ve been to South Carolina, east coast of Florida, St. Thomas Island in the Caribbean and a few other locations. Barefoot Way in Captiva is the best place we’ve ever stayed at. The house was so nice with the awesome pool, and the beach access was amazing. There was 10 of us plus our 2 grand babies that were in the house for a week and we had plenty of room for all our needs. The location of the house was perfect so close to Sanibel and Captiva for places to go. This is the first place that we’ve stayed at that none of us wanted to leave, it was true piece of paradise!!! We definitely want to stay there again. Thanks again for making our vacation so perfect. Russ and Daphne Johnson and family!!!

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• Barefoot Way and it’s private beach

  Stayed 7 days ending in April, 2023

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  Jack B from Milan, IL recommends this vacation rental

  We rented Barefoot way home from American Realty of Captiva. Everything they promised was there. They even surprised us with a large gift certificate to a local restaurant.
  The house of course was beautiful and fully stocked with cooking utensils.
  The elevator was a life saver for taking up luggage.
  Even after Ian the area where we were was almost normal.

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• Barefoot Way - Great place to stay

  Stayed 14 days ending in July, 2022

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  Kathy H from Bloomington, IN recommends this vacation rental

  We spent two weeks at Barefoot Way on Captiva during July 2022. The home was everything we wanted. Clean, roomy, with lots of thought given as to what might make your stay even better. Plenty of towels, kitchen well stocked, access to premium channels on TV. Very clean. Already booked for a return in 2023.

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• Our home away from Home

  Stayed 7 days ending in November, 2021

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  Kelvin S from Teton Village, WY recommends this vacation rental

  This is our 5th year visiting this home. It is our favorite vacation spot. The home has everything we need with beautiful views and a wonderful beach.

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• BAREFOOT WAY Captiva Vacation 11-6-21

  Stayed 7 days ending in November, 2021

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  Alan O from Manitowac, WI recommends this vacation rental

  Our family has traveled to Captiva Island four times since 2013 and this stay was one of our best. We stayed at the Barefoot Way. This beautiful home was able to accommodate all 10 of our family members with room to spare. The pool and the lower game room was used extensively by all. The few questions that we had were immediately answered by the AMRC staff. We would rank this property a 6 on a 1-5 was beyond our expectations.We will rent this property again the next time we stay on Captiva Island.

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• Beautiful view with ideal beach location

  Stayed 7 days ending in July, 2021

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  Barbara G from Salem , SC recommends this vacation rental

  Couldn’t be a better on the beach location and lovely home; lovely home but for the money kitchen not well stocked. No pot holders and no decent can opener. Could use more large pots/ pans for cooking. Only 5 bedrooms so small for money spent. Refrigerator smelled bad. Place needs a deep clean.

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• Beautiful home right on the beach

  Stayed 7 days ending in May, 2021

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  Mark R from Coral Gables, FL recommends this vacation rental

  What a perfect week we had in Captiva at Barefoot Way. The house is amazing. Right on the beach with a huge pool, big rooms with comfy beds and great common spaces — den, great room, breakfast nook and kitchen are all perfect. Sonos speakers throughout made listening to tunes easy and enjoyable. Elevator was critical throughout stay, including rolling our full cooler to the beach every day. Local rental agencies have all delivered to the house before, so dropoff and pickup of paddle boards, golf cart, baby equipment and initial groceries was a breeze. Would recommend this house for any group, including families with kids. Game room downstairs was a lot of fun. Equipment is a little beat up, but as to be expected given its a rental, and it all worked so OK. American Realty was super responsive to any inquiries. One negative surprise was that the retractable screen controls on the main level back porch aren’t accessible to the renters so there was no way to have the porch screened in, which at night was an issue. We basically couldn’t sit on the back porch in the evenings despite citronella candles and bug spray as the bugs start swarming around sunset and continue into the night. This isn’t something to not rent the house over, but good to know going in, and maybe something the owners could reconsider.
  
  Overall an incredible stay and we would love to go back!

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• Great beach house

  Stayed 7 days ending in April, 2021

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  Kay S from Shawnee, KS recommends this vacation rental

  Our stay in Barefoot way was great. The house was clean and very spacious. The pool and spa were excellent. I would definitely recommend this property. It was so beautiful.

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• An awesome spring break experience!

  Stayed 7 days ending in March, 2021

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  a guest from New Hope, MN recommends this vacation rental

  We had a great week at Barefoot Way. During a time when social distancing was encouraged the amenities made staying at the property very enjoyable. The pool and outdoor area in general was great and the proximity to the beach was wonderful. The sunsets were gorgeous! The home was clean and well stocked with towels which was helpful. We loved our stay in this beautiful home.

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• Good but could be Great

  Stayed 7 days ending in March, 2021

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  a guest from Baden, PA recommends this vacation rental

  Overall a great trip at a great house in a great location. My only advise is that for a house of this size and price point, the fact that they locked one of the main master bedrooms on the water view, and the workout room is simply crazy. Also, the place is stark and requires just about everything except bed sheets to actually stay there for a week.

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• A wonderful, updated , place! Sunsets were spectacular!

  Stayed 7 days ending in December, 2020

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  a guest from Carbondale, CO recommends this vacation rental

  A Wonderful, relaxing holiday! We only had 1 problem , the coffee pot died. Someone delivered a new coffee pot within a few hours . The location is in the middle of Captiva and Sanibel. ( a car ,golf cart or bikes are needed) The beach felt like our own personal private beach. We would definitely book this beautiful place again. It felt like an exclusive resort, you won’t want to leave.
  

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