Vacation Rentals by Owner

Overjoyed in Ohio

Guest: Laura (Ohio)
Date of Stay: 08/23/11 Review Submitted: 08/31/11

This cottage was ideal for our stay in Beaufort for my son's graduation from Parris Island! I was hooked the moment I stepped in the door. Impeccably clean with an incredible amount of charm! It has everything one could need whether staying for a night or a month which in itself is rare. I cannot wait to get back there for some relaxing "me" time.

Owner response:You are welcome back anytime! We loved having you.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, girls getaway, pet owners, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Best Vacation Ever

Guest: maggie01 (Florence, SC)
Date of Stay: 07/02/11 Review Submitted: 07/20/11

A perfect rental in the heart of Beaufort. Just right for one or two people, very comfortable and everything you need is right at hand. Could not ask for a better experience!

Owner response:Thank you Margaret! I hope you come back and visit again soon.

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Highly recommend

Guest: gertonbarb (gerton nc)
Date of Stay: 04/29/11 Review Submitted: 05/02/11

What a great place to stay in beautiful Beaufort! The cottage is cozy, clean, beautifully decorated and well stocked. It is located in quiet, safe neighborhood close to downtown and attractions. The rate is very reasonable and the owners are friendly and available to help but also respected my privacy. I highly recommend!

Owner response:Thank you so much Barbara we are so glad you enjoyed your stay. The weather was so perfect for the Blue Angels air show and the beach. Please come back and stay with us again.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, tourists without a car, pet owners, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Winter getaway & birthday trip

Guest: Hunter (Aberdeen, NC USA)
Date of Stay: 01/14/11 Review Submitted: 01/19/11

This is my second trip in the past 2 months. I would come every month if I could. The cottage is beautifuuly decorated, clean and very comfortable. My husband and I did not want to come back home. Sonnie & Greg are both very gracious hosts and make you feel welcome. Notjing nees to be changed as we feel everything is perfect there and makes a great get a away. We plan to return late spring if we can.

Owner response:Thank you for coming back to see us! You are the perfect guest and we appreciate how you always leave it so tidy! Let us know when you can come back this spring...we will always welcome you. Sincerely, Greg and Sonnie

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, people with disabilities, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, pet owners, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Cute Cottage

Guest: Carol (Smyrna Georgia)
Date of Stay: 11/24/10 Review Submitted: 12/10/10

My husband and I stayed at the cottage for the week of Thanksgiving, it was very comfortable and we enjoyed it immensely. Thanks so much for having us. Hope to visit again

Owner response:Thank you Carol. Please come back to see us!

Recommended for:Romantic getaway

Guest: Kathy
Date of Stay: 11/07/10 Review Submitted: 11/14/10

Sonnie, Just wanted to tell you again, that we had a great time in your peaceful beautiful cottage. It is so beautifully decorated and such a great place to stay! My husband and I will be coming soon. As soon as we can both get off wotk the same time and get someone to care for my Mother. Thanks again for your hospitality. Kathy

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Wonderful Time in Beaufort Cottage

Guest: Tom and Diane (Charleston, WV)
Date of Stay: 10/01/10 Review Submitted: 10/07/10

My wife and I spent October 1st-3rd 2010 at this beautiful little cottage and we will definatley be coming back if they will have us! It was not only beautifully decorated and extremely clean but the owners were extemely friendly and courteous. We rate this amoung one of the best places we have ever stayed and being we have travled alot in the last 20 years and stayed many places that says alot. We would say at a hotel level it is definatley 5 stars for us. Thank you Sonnie and your husband for allowing us to stay at your place and we will be back to Beaufort again so you may have us wanting to book again next year:) Tom and Diane VB

Owner response:Thank you so much for the wonderful review and also for the "Lest We Forget" t-shirt. That was so thoughtful of you both. Greg and I enjoyed meeting and talking with you. I hope one day you will be living the lowcountry life here in Beaufort with us. You seem like the kind of people who would fit right into our lifestyle! Come back anytime!! Sonnie and Greg

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, pet owners, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

total zen

Guest: granny (w.v.)
Date of Stay: 08/05/10 Review Submitted: 08/07/10

we are wrapping up our stay at this cottage. my 11 year old grandaughter and i have had a wonderful time. we are not new to the beaufort area-which by itself is a marvelous and magical destination-but i was fortunate enough to find this quaint little gem tucked safely away outside of downtown. sonnie and greg have been wonderful hosts. the property is exactly as described and far more. the gardens are a work of art, the property well kept and our privacy well guarded.we will stop back and see our new friends as time allows and we hope to be back -once again- as residents of this wonderful place as soon as practical. also---kudos to "GROUPER" our newest restaurant find in OLLIE'S old home---HOLY MOSES WAS THAT EVER A SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!------WHAT AN AWESOME MEAL--THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!

Owner response:We really enjoyed having you and your Grandaughter is so beautiful and sweet to go along with it! Thank you for such a nice review and I look forward to having you as our guest again real soon. Beaufort is made for people just like you!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, girls getaway, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

July 4th Vacation

Guest: Jessica and Fred (Williston, sc)
Date of Stay: 07/03/10 Review Submitted: 07/21/10

My husband and I had a wonderful time that week in Beaufort,sc. We stayed at this beautiful cottage for a week. The owners were very nice and helpful the entire time. This cottage was perfect for me and my husband. It was very comfortable and close to everything we wanted to do. Thank you for allowing us to come and stay at your cottage. Looking forward to coming back in October if you will allow us to stay. Thanks.

Owner response:We really enjoyed having you both. Please come again soon. The Shrimp festival is next month..maybe you can make it back then.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway

Not a great experience

Guest: M. (Pickens, SC)
Date of Stay: 06/16/10 Review Submitted: 07/11/10

The first day I arrived at the cottage I was very happy. I was in town for graduation at Parris Island so I wanted something close but not a hotel and this cottage was everything I wanted. The next morning I woke up to find roaches, four to five roaches exactly, in less than 30 minutes so I left. After I rented a room at the local Days Inn I called the owners to let them know I wouldn’t be staying another night, the phone call wasn’t pleasant. She told me that she would call an exterminator out for me but I told her I wouldn’t be staying there because I’m terrified of roaches. She told me to get out and hung up on me. I was shocked. I didn’t ask for my money back or a free night in the future, I just wanted to let her know that she had a problem that needed to be fixed. My father owns several rental properties so I know things like roaches can be problem sometimes but I just expected her to be nice about the situation. I won’t be back again.

Owner response:I am very sorry that she felt she had to exaggerate this experience. She may have seen a palmetto bug because we do have them here in the south expecially when people leave food laying around. I did immediately offer to have a professional exterinator come out right away. However, she continued to stress how terrified she was of a palmetto bug and stated she would leaving. I never, never told her to get out. I just hope the Days Inn didn't have any bugs.

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Little "jewel" of Beaufort!

Guest: Madetobeamom (Charlotte, NC)
Date of Stay: 05/14/10 Review Submitted: 05/19/10

After endless hours of scouring the internet. I found this little charming cottage for rent. It's surely hard to find nice, clean and comfortable place to stay for under $100.00 a night. We hit the jackpot with this discovery! This little cottage is situated in a nice quiet neighborhood. It was close to the bay and all that downtown Beaufort has to offer. Just a short drive to Hunting Island state park and beach. We enjoyed our stay so much! Sonnie the hostess was very gracious and hospitable. She offered great advice on places to go and eat in the area. We also loved that we could cook up something of our own in the quaint little kitchen. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect place to stay for our anniversary. We'll be back again!

Owner response:Thank you so much. We enjoyed having you and hope you come back to celebrate anniversary #12!

Recommended for:Age 55+, girls getaway, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Think again.....

Guest: Beanielyn (Leesport, Pa)
Date of Stay: 01/24/10 Review Submitted: 01/29/10

I just recently got home from this "cottage" and was extremely unhappy with the entire vacation. When it says that it is a cottage, what they really mean is that it is a two room home that is located in a developement. It has a kitchen/livingroon, bedroom, and a small bathroom. In the bathroom, there is a stand up shower, so ladies if you're hoping to have a nice bath, think again. The bed was small which made it a little uncomfortable to sleep in. The second day that we were there, we had come home from our runnings and there was a random car in the driveway that stayed there until the day that we left, leaving off and on. We had arrived on a sunday and had to leave early because of a family emergency. When the husband came to collect the rest of our money, he cut me off and said there was absolutely no way of paying for the house by the night even though we were only going to be there for 4 days. AND if anyone does decide to rent this house, make sure you know exactly how much you owe them yet because of the fact that they told us we owed them double what we really did. It's a good thing I had duplicate checks and had proof of what was sent to her in the first place. Throughout this entire stay, we had not met her once. This vacation was a waste of my time and so were these people. I will never go here again, and I want to warn people so that this doesn't happen to them. The pictures for this house does not do it justice. She left no list of anything that was around to do or anything to see, so I guess it's a good thing that we had a GPS to show us what was around. Good luck to anyone that attempts to stay here.

Owner response:As the owner of this cottage I request that reviewers realize that we have had hundreds of guest and this is the only "unpleasent" review we have ever had. The pictures of the cottage are exactly what you get. I also have always had brocures of the local area, maps, and brochures of Savannah and Charleston in the cottage. We do indeed live in a beautiful area called "Mossy Oaks" which is located close to downtown, shopping, and Parris Island. There is room for three cars to park in front of the cottage and sometimes my youngest son parks in one of the spots so we don't have to have him back out of our driveway every time one of us want to leave. We do not intrude on our guest during their visit but we do sometimes bake cookies and take them over. We are more than happy to give directions to some of our favorite seafood places and go for walks with some of our pet owners. We do not "refund" money for people who decide to leave early..hint hint but have on more than one occassion offered to give the unused time on another visit. Bad weather does sometimes ruin a vacation. I hope you will understand that we stay booked because it is exactly what we describe and these days at least half of our bookings are repeat guest. Please come give us a try. You will not be dissappointed.

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Guest: Dan and Nancy (Jackson, MI)
Date of Stay: 07/01/09 Review Submitted: 07/01/09

We had a great time in this cute little cottage! Beaufort has been on my list to visit for a long time and we finally made it. We were there at the peak of the spring gardens. So beautiful! Sonnie and her husband were very welcoming and gave us lots of tips and info on the Beaufort area. Cottage was stocked with everything we needed and the porch was great for morning coffee and viewing their gardens. The cottage is in a great location for day trips to Hunting Island and to Savannah. Next visit we plan on visiting Charleston. We will be back!!

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Guest: Steve Bell (Columbus, GA)
Date of Stay: 01/31/09 Review Submitted: 01/30/09

We stayed here for our son's Marine Corps graduation 1/21 - 1/23, 2009. It is very tastefully decorated, cozy, comfortable & has a great selection of movies & books to help you wind down in the evenings. It is very close to Parris Island, downtown Bay Street, restaurants, everything! We look forward to returning again & again!

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Guest: Sally Petersen (Fort Atkinson Wi)
Date of Stay: 12/29/08 Review Submitted: 12/29/08

Very nice place to stay. It was nice to be close to the base. Very quiet not like a stay in a hotel.

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Guest: B. J. Lobo (Pensacola, FL)
Date of Stay: 11/30/08 Review Submitted: 11/30/08

I rented this cottage for my in-laws while they were visiting our children in Port Royal. They were VERY happy with the cottage. Great place for two people, very clean and convenient to everything. So much better than a hotel.

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Guest: Mary59 (Pittsburgh, PA)
Date of Stay: 09/18/08 Review Submitted: 09/18/08

We stayed in this cottage for our sons Parris Island graduation on Sept 10-12th, 2008. It is perfect for 2 people. It is close to everything and only 2 miles from the PI gate.

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Guest: Lynda & Wayne Munn (Charlotte, NC)
Date of Stay: 07/13/08 Review Submitted: 07/13/08

We loved this cute cottage and found it to be perfect for two people. Well equipped, clean, and close in to town. We will definitely stay in it again. It is very private and nicely decorated.

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