Whispering Whale Retreat

Easy to access, clean and very comfortable home. The pool was a great bonus. My only feedback is to add outdoor lighting by the pool so it can be used after sunset. Great stay!

Ben - Posted: 2/20/2026

Loved our stay at this home. Home was clean and looked exactly like the photos. Management company was very responsive. Great location! Right in town! Easy walk into town and to the beach.

Jeanne - Posted: 12/26/2025

Hi, Jeanne, thank you for staying with Anna Maria Vacations at Whispering Whale Retreat! We’re so happy to hear the home was just as pictured, clean, and in such a great walkable location. Being able to stroll into town and over to the beach really makes for an easy island getaway. We appreciate your kind words about our team and would love to welcome you back for another Anna Maria Island stay soon!!

Anna Maria Vacations staff

Our stay in this property was amazing. Is was nice to stay together as a family. We really enjoyed our stay! Well recommended!

Arietys - Posted: 7/31/2025

Hi, Arietys, thank you for the wonderful review! We are delighted to hear that you and your family had such an amazing stay. It's our pleasure to provide a comfortable and enjoyable experience for our guests. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future!! Thank you, Anna Maria Vacations

Anna Maria Vacations staff

Hard to summarize: great space for just. Hanging out , enjoying nice meals in the cozy nook, watch tv (ROKU),the pool was nice and warm and everyone really enjoyed it and the shaded area was super nice. So close to everything down on Pine (the main hub with restaurants and sand beaches at either end of the short street ). location is the best and the house is so nicely appointed with everything anyone would want to cook and relax. plenty of towels for pool and daily use...nice linens. ***You really need to make sure that you have large numerals for the house incase someone comes in late! ***AND even more importantly: lights on on the house and inside if someone is coming in late at night!! A big negative for me coming in from the airport driving in a strange neighborhood with no lights at 9:30 and a very dark night! Other than that we really enjoyed our stay.

Jane - Posted: 4/1/2025

Thank you for your detailed review. We appreciate your feedback on the property and are glad to hear that you and your group enjoyed your stay overall. We will certainly take your suggestions about the house numbers and exterior lighting into consideration to improve the experience for future guests. Your comments are valuable, and we strive to provide a comfortable and convenient stay for all our visitors. We look forward to the opportunity to host you again in the future.

Anna Maria Vacations staff

Property was clean and had everything needed. Great location on Anna Maria. Plenty of room and having heated pool was great

Mark - Posted: 3/22/2025

Thank you for choosing us for your recent stay! Every review and every star you give us makes a huge difference to our success. If you enjoyed your stay, we'd love your 5-star review! We hope to host you again in the future!

Anna Maria Vacations staff

My family and I loved our stay here. The house was very close to everything. We can’t wait to come back!

Kristen B. - Posted: 8/4/2024

House was beautiful and very clean.

Georgina W. - Posted: 5/6/2024

This place was beautiful, very clean, and comfortable. We were 4 adults and 2 kids and it was a great experience for all. Only complaint was the communication for checking from property management. Reached out at 12 to follow up on if we can have an earlier checkin. Was told the room was finishing up from being cleaned and we would be notified when it is. Never heard anything from them after that and at 430 had to call from the property to find out how to be let on because we had still not received the final information. Outside of that the experience was great and I would strongly recommend this property

Christopher R. - Posted: 7/18/2023

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are glad you were comfortable and enjoyed your stay overall. We also appreciate your feedback regarding check-in communications and will be sure to pass this on to our team. You were terrific guests, and we hope to welcome you back in the future!

Anna Maria Vacations staff

Had a great weekend with the family!

Pallas K. - Posted: 8/11/2022

Thank you Pallas for allowing us to host you

Anna Maria Vacations staff

We were happy to find this place so last minute. The house was clean, roomy and met all our needs. The location was close to the pier and all the small shops on Pine. We rented bikes around the corner because most of the bikes from the house had flat tires (no pump). A few other things we wish the house came with were coffee filters, laundry detergent and better hand soap but all these things were available for purchase at the local shop on Pine.

Tami S. - Posted: 2/4/2022

Thank you for your review, Tami! We are so happy you enjoyed your vacation. We have repaired the bikes at the property and we appreciate this feedback. We hope to see you again next time! Kind Regards, Anna Maria Vacations Team

Anna Maria Vacations staff

This house was in perfect location to walk to both the bay and beach! Lots of space. Nicely decorated. Great outdoor space. Lots of beach chairs/bike/beach toys/etc to use.

Melissa K. - Posted: 2/2/2022

Thank you for your review, Melissa! We loved hearing that you enjoyed a wonderful vacation and hope to see you again soon! Kind Regards, Anna Maria Vcations Team

Anna Maria Vacations staff

Loved the location of the property. Everything was clean at at arrival. The outside lighting was not working but they came out the next day to fix.

Juan R. - Posted: 1/24/2022

Thank you for your review, Juan! We are so happy you enjoyed your birthday vacation and hope to host you again in the future! Kind Regards, Anna Maria Vacations Team

Anna Maria Vacations staff

We loved the house, it was so clean and well kept. The only downside was the pool was dirty and the pool area not well kept up. We did, however, have a wonderful week!

Marnie W. - Posted: 4/10/2021

Marnie, thank you for the five-star review of Whispering Whale Retreat. We are happy that you enjoyed your time with us here on the island and apologize for the pool area. You visited during a time of some unseasonal storms and we had a small EF-1 tornado that caused some damage but mostly just made a mess of landscape. It took the companies a while to get everything caught up and back to normal after that storm, so we apologize if the pool and pool area needed attention. We were doing our best to get everything back to 100%. We hope that you will come back and visit us soon!

Anna Maria Vacations staff

Awsome stay great location lots of things to do! Will be back!!

Kala S. - Posted: 10/9/2020

Kala, thanks for the great review of Whispering Whale Retreat! We are so happy that you enjoyed the home and your time on the island! We look forward to welcoming you back to AMI!

Anna Maria Vacations staff

Loved the space it was enough for everyone in my family and we are 10. The property was clean, spacious, it had everything we needed for cooking. The pool needs a little update but we still enjoyed it. We had a wonderful time.

Leimys R. - Posted: 8/24/2020

Leimys, thank you for your wonderful review of Whispering Whale Retreat! We are so happy you enjoyed your stay here on AMI and hope to welcome you back soon!

Anna Maria Vacations staff

We very much enjoyed our stay at Whispering Whale and have already reserved the house for next year. The only suggestions we would have for this property is to have access to the garage and since the main entrance and exit is at the rear of this raised living area house there is no escape route in the event of a fire from the master bedroom which is situated at the front of the house. We would suggest that this should be addressed by making a portable window escape ladder available.

Paul P. - Posted: 2/3/2020

Thank you so much for the 5 star review, Paul! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Whispering Whale Retreat and that you are already booked for next year! Thank you for the feedback, we will look into this further for review. We look forward to welcoming you back to AMI in 2021!

Anna Maria Vacations staff

Loved the sleeping arrangements and pool nicely decorated

phoebe m. - Posted: 8/14/2019

Hi Pheobe! Thank you for taking the time to leave us a kind review! We hope to have you back!

Anna Maria Vacations staff

3 kids, 13hr drive...this property was worth every moment...private pool, beautiful interior, beach toys and carts. Don’t book it too often we want to come back! ;)

Nathan C. - Posted: 8/13/2019

Thank you for the letting us know about your stay, Nathan! We are so glad you had a great family vacation, and we would love to have you back!

Anna Maria Vacations staff

It was a great property! Awesome location! Quiet neighborhood and close to the beach off Spring Ave! The house did need some tile fixed in the hallway and rail addressed at deck stairs, but other than that it was good! Thank you!

Brooke O., Illinois, USA - Posted: 8/13/2019

Hi Brooke, Thank you for leaving such a kind review! We are thrilled to hear about your stay, and your enjoyment of the home! We appreciate your feedback, and we will be forwarding on your concerns to the appropriate offices. We would love to have you back!

Anna Maria Vacations staff

We really enjoyed our recent stay on Anna Maria Island in the Whispering Whale retreat. The house is decorated in a perfectly beachy way. Everything, including the kitchen and bathrooms were very high end. The location is wonderful, as we could easily walk to either side of the island and visit the beaches. Close to great restaurants and shops. Perfect for 2 families of 4 (plus extra room beyond that!). Our only suggestion would be to improve the stock items in the kitchen. Kitchen could benefit from tea towels to dry dishes, a 9x13 pan, sponge to wash dishes, garbage bags, and other small items, like cooking oil, basic spices, plastic wrap, and ziplock bags. We made do, but if we had known in advance that these items were not there, we would have brought them ourselves. Overall, highly recommend the house and would definitely rent again.

Kristen H. - Posted: 4/2/2018

Hi Kristen! Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a review for Whispering Whale Retreat. We are so very glad to hear that your family enjoyed the property and the location! I will share your review with our team and have the kitchen inventoried for the cooking items and towels. Thank you again for your very kind words and we hope to help you book your next vacation to Anna Maria Island very soon!

Anna Maria Vacations staff