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Vacation Rentals, St. Pete Beach, Tropical Gardens!
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OUR IDEA OF A GREAT DAY: Start with some time at dawn walking on the beach, watching the light change and smelling the sea. A little later take a 15 minute walk from Mountcastle ( or just to the end of the block from Traders' Haven) down the beach or down the seawall on the intercoastal waterway (Pass-a-Grille is only one block wide!) to the quaint Seahorse Restaurant (or the Hurricane or the Beach Concession) for breakfast... morning paper, seagulls screaming, and salt air - cannot be beat!! A lazy day on the beach is always a delight. An afternoon nap in the shade in your own tropical garden is truly relaxing. Walking back to the beach for another fabulous sunset is a local tradition. And, a romantic dinner on the deck or an evening out at one of the fine seafood restaurants nearby completes a great vacation day. Why drive anywhere, when you can have one perfect day after another right there on Pass-a-Grille??!!
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For Children: Beach!, of course, at the end of the block with no large streets to cross. We have a large assortment of sand toys available for children...you do not need to pack these. And, when the children have had enough sun, we have a big, shady yard with two story playhouse and gym in the safety of the walled compound. 6 foot high walls prevent children from wandering into the street, and there are no pools for children to fall into or seawalls to fall over.
The Mountcastles are working overseas with their five children, four to ten years old. Their properties are child friendly. Families are welcome!!
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*YOU DO NOT NEED A CAR! The Tampa International Airport is just 30 minutes away and the airport limo will drop you at our door. Great seafood restaurants, a large deli, and a marina are within two blocks of Mountcastle. And, Traders' Haven is located directly on Historic 8th Avenue (National Register), the shopping and entertainment district of Pass-a-Grille. 8th Avenue is just a 15 minute walk to the south from Mountcastle and just out the front door of Traders'Haven. The Merry Pier across from the Seahorse Restaurant at 8th Avenue offers deep sea fishing, boats to Shell Island and Egmont Key, dolphin and sunset tours, jet ski rental, and bait and fishing tackle. Children all enjoy the adventure of taking the boat shuttle from the Merry Pier to spend a few hours on Shell Island. 8th Avenue has several restaurants, bars and some very interesting galleries and boutiques, including ours:
Mountcastle International Trading Company, Ltd.Please click the link above. Also, there is a list of 8th Avenue restaurants, Galleries, and other businesses listed on the Traders'Haven page (click left side menu).
*The Tourist Trolley stops a block away, giving easy access to all of St. Pete, Treasure Island, Madeira, Redington Shores, and Clearwater Beaches.
*The famous Don Cesar Hotel is just a 15 minute walk north on the beach from Mountcastle, 30 minutes from Traders' Haven; tours to all major Florida amusements (Disney, Busch Gardens, Epcot, Sea World, Tampa Aquarium, Adventure Island, Cypress Gardens, and others) pick up tourists at the Don Cesar.
*Taxis are just minutes away and a public bus also stops hourly a block away from both Mountcastle and Traders' Haven.
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BEACH! BEACH! BEACH!
..... just at the end of the block!! Seven miles of beautiful sand. Sweet salty air on long dawn walks. Sunbathing. Swimming. Shelling. Sandcastles. Spectacular sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico!!
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Fort DeSoto National Park, with beaches consistently rated among the ‘Top Ten’ in the US, is immediately south of our island...connected by several causeways. This is a fine park with an historic fort, fishing piers, picnic grounds, and many miles of biking, rollerblading, canoe and kayak trails, nature trails and hiking trails.
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GREATER TAMPA BAY:
Downtown St. Petersburg is just a 10 minute drive and Tampa is just 30 minutes away! These cities offer all variety of entertainment: major league baseball and football stadiums, soccer and hockey teams, the St. Petersburg Pier, Busch Gardens, Adventure Island, Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa Aquarium, Sunken Gardens, Ruth Eckerd Hall, the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, and the American Stage, the activities of the University of South Florida, Eckerd College, and University of Tampa, and numerous parks.
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