Marco Island Walk-to-Beach Condos

We get a lot of requests for condos that are within walking distance to the beach.  No matter what lifestyle they come to Marco Island to pursue, whether it's fishing, boating, golf, sailing, tennis or whatever,  most people like to stroll over to the beach once in a while.  And even if they don't, they want to be close for their guests. 

On this page, we've listed all those condos that are within a short walk to the beach.  They may be Inland Condos, Boating Condos, Waterfront Condos or Luxury Condos but they all share the fact that you can hoof it to the beach from them.  In fact, the condos on this list are great if you're looking for the best of both worlds.  The beachfront condos are great but you can't park your boat there.

Marco Island has one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.  It's not crowded.  You can observe the many sea birds.  It is transforming.  But you don't have to stay on the beach to reap all the benefits of it.  Marco Island "walk-to-beach" condos are perfect for the person who wants a versitle Marco base.  The condos come in all price ranges from economical to extraordinarily luxurious. 

Browse the listings below to see what we're talking about or feel free to contact us for more info. One of our Marco Island experts will be happy to help to make the move.

 

Marco Island Walk to Beach Condos For Sale

All Listings	$200,000 - $300,000	$300,000 - $400,000
$400,000 - $500,000	$500,000 - $600,000	$600,000 - $700,000
$700,000 - $800,000	$800,000 - $900,000	$900,000 - $1,000,000
Over $1,000,000

 

Walk-to-Beach Condo Comparison©

Condo	Address	Year Built	Number of Units	Minimum Lease	Maintenance Fee	Pets?
Anahita	891 Huron Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1980	10	30 Days	600	With Approval
Aquarius	167 N. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1970	150	30 Days	217 - 341	No
Beach Club	901 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1992 - 1983	52	1 Day	Contact Us	No
Beachview	185 S Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1977	80	30 Days	467	1- 15lbs.
Boat Club	870 Collier Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1995	22	30 Days/1X Qtr	600	1- 17" or 25 lbs.
Bougainvillea Gardens	1021 Swallow Ave., Marco Island, FL 34145	1990	15	30 Days	528	1 - 15lbs.
Breezy Point	880 Huron Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1977	32	30 Days	452	1 - 20 lbs.
Camelot	961 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1980	39	30 Days	647 - 753	No
Casa de Marco	1041 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1982	27	30 Days	Contact Us	1 - 10lbs.
Caxambas South Beach	900 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL34145	2003	15	7 Days	522	1 - 20lbs.
Caxambas Towers	1036 S Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1979	43	90 Days	Contact Us	No
Club Marco	660 Club Marco Circle, Marco Island, FL 34145	1996	66	30 Days	533	2 pets
Commodore Club	991 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1979	34	30 Days	694	1 Dog (20lbs) or 2 Cats
Courtyard Towers	1141 S Swallow Ave., Marco Island, FL34145	2000	49	30 Days	Contact Us	1 - 20lbs.
Crow's Nest	881 Panama Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1977	16	1X/month	637	No
Dela Park Place	1020 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1997	53	30 Days	625	No
Eagle Cay	893 Collier Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1989	126	30 Days	533	25 lbs.
EbbTide	871 Collier Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1985	4	90 Days	Contact Us	1 - 20lbs.
Essex	801 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1991	60	7 Day	Contact Us	No
Florentine Gardens	1011 Swallow Ave., Marco Island, FL 34145	1981	43	7 Days/1X month	484 - 787	No
Florentine Villas	1020 Swallow Ave., Marco Island, FL 34145	1982	24	30 Days	Contact Us	No
French Village	411 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1979	33	14 Days	380	No
Grandview	741 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1981	46	7 days	488	1 pet
Habitat at Hideaway	820 Hideaway Cir., Marco Island, FL34145	1988	52	30 days	1033	1 Dog 20lbs/2 Cats
Harbour Boat Club	961 Swallow Ave., Marco Island, FL 34145	1980	28	30 days	397 - 635	No
Huron Cove	911 Huron Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1983	10	1X/month	Contact Us	No
Island Club	941 Swallow Ave., Marco Island, FL 34145	1979	36	30 days	Contact Us	No
Islander Cove	900 Collier Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1990	24	30 Days	581	1 - 30lbs.
Island Manor	87 N. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1972	169	30 Days	444 - 636	No
Le Club Caxambas	920 Collier Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1978	16	1X Year	595	No
Lido Club	911 Panama Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1979	14	30 Days	Contact Us	No
Marguerita Club	908 Panama Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	2007	7	30 Days	1344	With Approval
Mariner	27 Greenbrier St., Marco Island, FL 34145	1977	162	30 Days	350	1 - 15lbs.
Mariner's Palm Harbor	891 Huron Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1980	10	30 Days	600	With Approval
Marisol	921 Seagrape Dr., Marco Island, FL 34145	1977	39	No Renting	398 - 448	No
Maxime Club	907 Panama Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1997	15	30 Days	855	1 - 17''
Merida	990 Cape Marco Dr., Marco Island, FL 34145	1992	90	30 Days	933	1 - 17" or 25lbs
Mirage	1060 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	2000	59	7 Days	827	2 - 20lbs.
Misty Cove	1051 Swallow Ave., Marco Island, FL 34145	1981	21	2X Year	520	1 - 10lbs.
Monterrey	980 Cape Marco Dr., Marco Island, FL 34145	1996	136	60 Days	1133	1 - 17" or 25lbs.
Moorings	1041 Swallow Ave., Marco Island, FL 34145	1983	17	30 Days	544	No
Mutiny of Marco	261 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34114	1979	35	30 Days	398	1 - 13lbs.
Nautilus	848 Collier Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1979	21	30 Days	Contact Us	Contact Us
Old South View	980 Huron Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1990	18	30 Days	Contact Us	No
Palm Isle	900 Huron Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1999	32	30 Days	570	No
Panama Club	910 Panama Ct., Marco Island, FL34145	1986	7	30 Days	757	No
Pelican Perch	919 Huron Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1991	14	1 per month	550	1 - 15lbs.
Plantation	900 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1991	79	30 Days	750	No
San Marco Residences	291 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1980	57	1 Days	435	No
Sands of Marco	129 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1990	128	30 Days	449	1 - 15lbs.
Seabreeze	190 N. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1969	270	30 Days	235 - 448	South - With Approval
Seabury	1060 Swallow Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1989	15	30 Days	457	1 dog & 1 Cat
Seaview	921 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1979	30	7 Days	443	No
Seawatch	209 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1977	80	30 Days	365	1 - 15lbs.
Shell Isle	902 Panama Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1979	12	7 Days/1X month	583 - 787	No
Shipp's Landing	1090 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL34145	1979-81	206 Total	30 Days/1X	780	No
Southern Breeze	1141 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1991	28	14 Days	550	1 - 20lbs.
South Seas East	601 Seaview Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1978	280	30 days	464 - 487	No
South Seas North	591 Seaview Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1979	280	30 Days	565	No
Southwinds	130 N. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1970	80	30 days	267 - 443	No
Sun Harbour Club	851 Collier Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1998	6	90 Days/2X year	Contact Us	1 small
Sunny Shadows	910 Huron Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1975	17	30 Days	257 - 737	No
Surfside Club	1012 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1979	50	30 Days	Contact Us	No
Surfwalk	1001 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1989	15	1/Qtr	608	1 - 15lbs.
Sussex	270 N. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1990	33	30 Days	437	No
Swallows	960 Swallow Ave., Marco Island, FL 34145	1982	15	1 per 30 days	633	No
Tarpon Village	330 Kon Tiki Dr. Naples, FL 34113	1979	56	30 Days	330	No
Tiki House	904 Panama Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1979	4	7 Days	Contact Us	With Approval
Townhouse Square	1101 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1981	50	30 Days	Contact Us	1 - 20lbs.
Tropical Isle	845 Collier Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1978	28	90 Days	620	No
Tropicana	951 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	2004	15	30 Days	605	1 - 20lbs.
Vantage Point	860 Panama Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1980	35	1 per month	562	1 - 20lbs.
Vista del Sol	1021 S. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, FL 34145	1999	24	30 Days	567	No
Voyager	908 Collier Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1984	24	30 Days	733	No
Water's Edge	931 Collier Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145	1980	44	30 Days	Contact Us	1 - 20lbs.

 

Walk-to-Beach Condo Insurance and Financing

Like with any other condo for sale on Marco Island, buying a walk-to-beach condo involves certain considerations. Can you finance these things? Can you insure these things? Yes and yes. Neither is really that much different that financing any other property.

First, financing your walk-to-beach condo couldn't be easier, if you avoid a couple pitfalls. First, go with the right lender. The right lender is probably going to be a local lender with a few exceptions. You see, condos are corporations. Lenders want to comb through their finances as much as the borrowers. Our local banks and financial institutions have already done this for all the condos which makes the process very smooth.

When it comes to mortgages, we recommend that you shop around, get a good rate and then negotiate it down from there. It can mean big bucks over the life of the loan. Internet mortgage companies are offering extremely competitive rates and are the exception to our local lender rule. Their processes are refined and impressive. We have had numerous satisfied customers using internet mortgage companies and we've started recommending Quicken Loans and others as a result.

As far as insurance goes, the bulk of it is included in your maintenance fee. Wind and flood are taken care of. You'll probably want liability coverage and coverage on the assets unique to your unit. This is called an HO-6 policy and will cost around a buck a foot per year.

 

Residents' Beach on Marco Island

Residents' Beach is located on Collier Blvd at the end of San Marco Road. It occupies the center of the most beautiful, crescent-shaped beach in Florida. It's for members only and membership costs $140 per year. What you get, though, is awesome. If you aren't in walking distance, convenient parking is available. There are chickee huts or tiki huts available for picnicing or to get a little shade. They have grills so you can cook up burgers and hot dogs right on the beach. If you want someone else to do the cooking, just head over to the Paradise Grill. The food is great. There are restrooms at Residents' Beach and everything is handicap accessable, too.

Your membership fee also gets you into Sarazen Park, too. Located down on the south end of the island, Sarazen Park has parking, picnic facilities, beach access, a playground and restrooms, too.

 

Maintenance Fees and Other Fees

You get the same condo for half the price when it's located across from the beach. Not only is the initial cost less, the carrying costs are less, too. The maintenance fees on walk-to-beach condos are pretty reasonable when you itemize all you get for them.

First, and biggest, is insurance. Being located in a flood zone and subject to hurricanes and tropical storms, insurance is not cheap here. However, if you apply some economies of scale and spread the cost among all the owners, it's not too bad. Your wind and flood insurance is included in your maintenance fee. On top of that, you usually get landscaping, lawn maintenance, trash removal, all exterior maintenance, recreational facilities and water & sewer. Often, cable TV is included and some kind of security. There are even a couple of condos that include all electricity in the fee.

We recommend the Resident's Beach membership to anybody buying a walk-to-beach condo. Residents' Beach is only for owners (or longer-term renters) on Marco Island. It's $140 per year and it's well worth it.

 

Pet Friendly Condos Close to the Beach

If you need a condo for you and your more hairy family members, we can help you find it. First, check out our Walk-to-Beach Condo Comparison for all the condos that allow pets. This will point you in the right direction. If you have a pet that may exceed certain weight or height limits, let us know. We'll dig around and see where we can get them past the velvet rope.

There simply is no better place to walk, with or without a pet, than Collier Blvd. It's a beautiful scene. Find your Marco Island condo that allows pets with one of our local experts.

 

 

Walk-to-Beach Condos as Investments

Walk-to-Beach condos make great investments. There are factors that bode well for our future. Not only can you expect strong appreciation as Marco Island builds out, but as the rest of the country continues to migrate to our great state, Florida owners will hold the cards when it comes to supply and demand.

Are you looking solely for return on investment or are you looking for a second home that will help pay its own way? We have two approaches depending on your goals. If you are looking strictly for an investment and you don't intend to use the condo, we'll comb the island for properties based on a cap rate analysis of likely candidates. We'll consider seasonal rentals income as well as annual rental possibilities since you won't be using the condo. If you want to enjoy the condo yourself sometimes, we'll prioritize with you to make sure that the condo satisfies your financial and fun goals, as well.

As you may know, your rental options expand as minimum rental periods go down. If a condo allows 7 day rentals instead of the 30 day norm, you can grab off-season income as well. Keep this in mind as you browse the condo listings. All the minimum rental periods are listed on our Walk-to-Beach Condo Comparison Chart.

 

Beach Access for Walk-to-Beach Condo Owners

There are six beach access points on Marco Island. Check out our map to see where they are.

1. Starting at the south and moving north, first is the South Beach Access, located next to Cape Marco. This access point is serviced by a parking lot located across Collier Blvd.
2. The next access point is located across from the Marco Walk shopping center at 599 S. Collier Blvd. Parking for this access is located about a block south on Collier.
3. Next up is the Mid-Beach Access. It is located directly across from San Marco Residences at 291 S. Collier Blvd. It is immediately north of the Madeira.
4. Next is the big one. Your $140 membership at Resident's Beach includes parking, shady tables at the Paradise Grill, picnic chickee huts with grills and a playground.
5. Tigertail Beach is a favorite on the island. It offers parking and a grill like Residents' Beach but is a little more remote at the northern end of the beach. Everyone love hunting for seashells on Tigertail.
6. Last but not least is Hideaway Beach. Within the gated community, you'll have to buy a Habitat condo, beach condo or house here to access the beach, but it's worth it. The beach is absolutely gorgeous. The amenities if Hideaway Beach Club are in a class by themselves on Marco Island.

 

Five Things to Know

1. Walk-to-Beach condos make great investments. Rental income and cap rates can be substantial.
2. Most people forget to look in Hideaway Beach Club for a luxury Walk-to-Beach condo. Habitat is one of the most unique properties on the island. It's close to the beach and surrounded by one of only two golf courses on the island.
3. When you pick your condo, measure the distance to the nearest beach access to make sure you are within your comfort zone.
4. Residents' Beach passes are for Marco Island owners and long-term renters only. They cost $140 per year and well worth it by all accounts.
5. Not including Hideaway Beach, which is located behind the gates of Hideaway Beach Club, Marco Island has five beach accesses including Resident's Beach and Tigertail Beach.

 

Walk-to-Beach Condo Map

Walk-to-Beach condos are located in four areas on Marco Island. Getting to the beach is easy from any of them.

Collier Blvd.

There are so many great condos located on the east side of Collier Blvd. From Aquarius on the north end to Seaview Condos on the south end, you'll find a wide range of styles and price points. They all have easy beach access within a few blocks. Of course, the closer the beach access, the better. Mariner and Sands of Marco are popular because they're directly across from Residents' Beach.

The South End

The South End is known for waterfront condos or boat condos. The added value is they're all walk-to-beach condos. Just a short stroll puts you at the South Beach access next to Cape Marco.

Seaview Ct.

Some of the most affordable condos on Marco are located in the Seaview Court area. Seabreeze and Southwind are bargain priced and located just a stone's throw from beautiful Residents' Beach or the center of Marco Beach.

Hideaway Beach

The luxury gated community of Hideaway Beach Club encompasses Habitat at Hideaway. Habitat is just a hop or golf cart ride to Hideaway's private beach. It's also on their 9-hole executive golf course.

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