HOLMES BEACH – Casa Coconut AMI may be closed to visitors but it’s open to first responders who need somewhere to go after being exposed to COVID-19.
Owner Michael Wilcox is opening the three-unit vacation rental property on Fourth Avenue in Holmes Beach at no charge to any area first responders who may have been exposed to the virus and need somewhere to safely quarantine themselves.
In an April 12 email to The Sun, Wilcox said the property has been sitting empty since Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped all vacation rentals in the state, and he has no reservations for the coming months.
“The loss of a large portion of high season income has been a painful blow to us, as it has for all of the vacation rentals on AMI. I wanted to make something good of a bad situation,” Wilcox said in the email. “This is near to my heart as I am a fire lieutenant approaching retirement. If I can help protect other first responders’ families by allowing them to use something that I am unable to use, it would be a small victory in a war of losses.”
To take advantage of the option to self-quarantine at the vacation rental, Manatee County first responders can inquire with their command staff, email contact@casacoconutami.com or visit the rental online.
