Hi! I'm looking to rent a nice cottage or house in Pass-a-Grille, St. Pete Beach, Florida, to accomodate about 3 to 4 people at Christmastime. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

We love Pass-a-Grille and look forward to seeing the responses you get to this question. Would like to go back next Spring.

Have fun!

You probably aren't aware that rentals of private homes in Pass-a-Grille are not permitted for periods of less than 3 months. Nonetheless, some owners do it. It's tough to find a house or cottage to rent for only a short period such as a week or two at Christmas time. If you would like some help finding a place, e-mail me at [email protected]. I live in Pass-a-Grille. No, I'm not a realtor; just happy to try to help people who want to come to our little corner of paradise.

Try craigslist.com, go to Tampa, go to vacation rentals. You will find some privately owned places, maybe you can find one located on Pass-a-Grille.

I saw this one awhile ago, it looked interesting:

http://www.vrbo.com/54582

I'll top this by mentioning that in Pass-a-Grille, there are many small housekeeping apartments and some nice small mom-and-pop motels/hotels. Again, I don't know of any independent cottages or homes that would be for rent for just a couple of weeks, but the motels and apartments offer plenty of choice. Websites for two examples are www.innonbeach.com and sabalpalms.com. Both of these are facing the beach. Good luck, and send an e-mail if you want a lot more suggestions.