It is just hard to imagine a better sight than this. Wouldn't you agree?
Location: Yacht Club, Barefoot Resort, Windy Hill, North Myrtle Beach, Grand Strand - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA (VERY IMPORTANT! PLEASE CLICK VIDEO LINK LEFT ABOVE PICTURE) View Map
Accommodations: Condominium, 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths (Sleeps 10)
David Letterman made the above phrase famous, and most people associate it with comedy. However, let me suggest a different perspective. It is serious business when you and your family choose a vacation destination.
There will be plenty of time for fun and laughter when you arrive, but right now you want to make a good decision that will meet your needs. Instead of trying to ‘sell’ you on our rental, we will simply be delighted if we meet your needs and expectations. Let’s then move forward to having you as one of our guests. Here is OUR Top Ten List:
10. RATES - We are all very much aware of the financially challenging times in which we live. I use to think that no matter how bad times got people will still take their vacation. That is just not true this time around. Inquiries are way down. The only thing I know to do is to make sure I have the lowest rental rates. I have checked and rechecked my competition to make sure I have the lowest price. Now I need your help. It will not do any good to say ‘my budget is such and such, will you give me a 10 per cent discount or $100 off’. If you want a lower price, you must do your homework. Email me the lower price you find and the web link. I need to make sure we are comparing apples to apples. Expect to be rewarded for your efforts with a lower rate than the one you found.
9. PICTURES - Our website has sixteen photos. That is the limit VRBO allows. Whomever coined the phrase ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ was a wise person. VERY IMPORTANT! CLICK ON VIDEO LINK ABOVE FIRST PICTURE UPPER LEFT OF THIS WEB PAGE. THIS HELPS TO TIE IN ALL SIXTEEN STILL PHOTOS.
8. FURNISHINGS - My wife and I live in Davidson, N.C., outside of Charlotte. Our home is beautifully decorated and our guests always love to look around. You can tell from their faces that they are somewhat in awe (my wife cooks too!) We both know the value of quality furnishing. We were speechless when we first walked into this villa. How could an owner rent out such a tastefully decorated home? It would be like renting out the Biltmore Estate.
7. GOLF - (Skip to # 6 if this is not on your radar) My office wall has two certificates prominently displayed for TWO holes-in-one! My words are not those of a novice: directly behind this villa are FOUR of the finest golf courses in this area of South Carolina. Each course was designed by the best names in the business: Pete Dye, Greg Norman, Davis Love III, and Tom Fazio. Should this not be enough to get your heart racing, consider that there are more then 100 golf courses less than an hour away.
6. YACHTS - Those of you who are blessed enough to be pulling up to our villa in a yacht, there is nothing to say here that you do not already know. How wonderful is it to be sitting on ‘your’ balcony looking down on your boat.
5. LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION - You have heard the phrase from every Realtor you know - enough said. You are located one half mile to the beach, on the Inland Waterway, next to SC’s largest swimming pool, steps from Barefoot Landing’s Shopping/Eating/Entertainment Complex, and have four golf courses you can walk to out your back door. If you know of a better location than this, please let me know-I’m selling and moving there.
4. HOUSEKEEPING - We have the absolute best housekeeper there is! No one wants to begin their vacation by walking into a dirty place. You will be given the cell phone number of our housekeeper. If you open the door and find the appearance and cleanliness not up to your high standards, please call him, and he will be there immediately to make you happy.
3. LOCKS - Strange thing to put on this list, isn’t it? The locks on this villa are Schlage, the best available. This model in particular is very high tech. The combination numbers will be easy for you to remember, because they are the last four digits of your home phone number.
2. COMMENTS - No owner of a villa in this location could resist embellishing the description of their property. Let me assure you that if there was a club for us, my fellow owners would elect me President. The best source of an honest evaluation of a rental property is from the guests that have stayed there. After reading this, please scroll down to the past guest comments before you do anything else.
1. MISCELLANEOUS - WIRELESS HIGH SPEED INTERNET at your finger tips. There is a lot of additional information to email you and standing by to answer any particular questions you might have. In the additional information I will emailing you various web addresses of other owners. You will learn a lot from their websites while you are comparing prices. Moving to the next step is easy. Just fill our the adjacant form and click 'Email Owner' and I'll take it from there. Before emailing us check the calendar to see about availability for the dates you want and carefully read about the rental rates. The rates are current(NOT subjected to change), and there is a section of 'fine print'.
VERY IMPORTANT! PLEASE CLICK VIDEO LINK LEFT ABOVE PICTURE.
Thank you so much for your interest.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided: You are welcome to bring your own or pay a rental fee of $60 to use ours and we make the beds
- Off Street Parking
- Parking for RV/Boat/Trailer
- Elevator (4)
- Beds
- King Bed
- Queen Bed (4)
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV (4)
- DVD
- Shared Hot Tub
- Shared Pool: It is South Carolina's largest
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Outdoor Features
- Balcony (2)
- View/Location
- Waterfront, not Lake/Oceanfront. Ask for details: On the Intercoastal Waterway
- Communications
- Telephone (4)
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Each bedroom has a TV and a DVD. The living room has both as well. The master bedroom has two queen size beds. In the second bedroom there is king size bed. The third bedroom has two queen size beds.
- Suitability
- Pet Friendly: A weight limit of 25 pounds. Ask about other restrictions. There is a dog fee of $100
- Handicapped Accessible (may have limitations)
- Wheelchair Accessible (may have limitations)
- Kid Friendly
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters: 25 years old. Families only.
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Theme Park (Amusement Park)
- Zoo/Wildlife Park
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Boating
- Waterskiing
- Parasailing
- Jet Skiing
- Shelling
- Swimming
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Surfing
- Windsurfing
- Biking
- Wildlife Viewing
- Fishing
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Antiquing
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Live Theatre
- Museums
- Miniature golf
- Horseback Riding
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
WEEKLY RATES: Summer - mid-June to mid-August > $1195, first two weeks
of June and last two of August > $995, May and September > $895,
April and October > $795, November thru March > $495. Only weekly June thru
Aug (Sat to Sat). September thru May can rent long weekends at 1/2
weekly rate and a week stay can begin any day but Saturday.
$100 fee for Holiday period, pet or 7+ people. Refundable $200 security deposit.
Bring your own linen/towels or rent ours $60. Sales tax 12%. Cleaning fee $80.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Map & Owner's Profile
Barefoot Landing Yacht/Golf Resort.........Top Ten List
Year Purchased: 2005
The Unique Benefits at this Condominium
South Carolina's largest swimming pool is at your finger tips. Watch boats go up and down the Intercoastal Waterway and your wife shopping at Barefoot Landing from 'your'/our balcony. There is a free shuttle to the beach (mile away).
Owner's Map of Yacht Club
My name is Peter Cole and I am the owner’s representative. I wear many hats: an oceanfront, resort, rental condo owner; property manager; rental agent; dog tender (That is Woody in the picture. Spends most of his day in the chair across from my desk watching me work.) and favorite; loving husband. As a Medicare card carrying senior, I look back over a full life. My chosen life ‘occupation’ (my Mother could never bring herself to call it a job) was to take teens on cross country camping trips; 3000 teens in all, spanning 33 years. My nephew Doug slipped into my shoes as I slipped into my retirement. My friends and relatives worried about my having too much time on my hands in retirement so they gave me their resort properties to manage. My reputation as a good manager/agent grew. Now 12 properties fill my stable. It was 1967 when I took ownership of my first rental property. In the years since, we have bought and sold 11. I come to you with a lot of experience. I do not take lightly the importance of your vacation. I want to match your needs with the properties I represent. There are 16 pictures, a video and lots of verbiage. I am here to answer all your questions.
Property Photos
- It is just hard to imagine a better sight than this. Wouldn't you agree? - North Myrtle Beach Vacation Rentals
- You won't be complaining about pool size, SC largest. Our unit, 5th floor, end - North Myrtle Beach Vacation Rentals
- To your back is the Barefoot Landing Entertainment/Eating/Shopping Complex - North Myrtle Beach Vacation Rentals
- Corner condos offer great views from the front and side. Much more airy feeling
- Another angle of this beautiful living room. The view off the porch is awesome.
- My wife asks me why our kitchen at home doesn't look this good.
- The Master bedroom comes with plenty of space and an incredible view.
- I love this bathroom.
- I love this bathroom more and more.
- I could live in this bathroom
- Second bedroom has a king bed and.....
- ......its own bath.
- The third bedroom has two queen beds and......
- ......its own bath.
- I'm beginning to think I have a fetish for bathroom. Dining room pic coming soon
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Homeowner Response:
Donald and Helen Cairns from Scotland have every reason to be upset. We, the owner and I (the property manager) sympathize with them completely. Their telling of the story is an accurate description of what happened. We would like to add a bit more to give you a full understanding of this very unfortunate mishap. I got a call from Helen a few days after her arrival reporting bites. She first thought they may be mosquitoes. I gave her the number and encouraged her to call the Barefoot Yacht Resort pest control company to arrange for a mutually convenient time for them to come out and re-treat the condo (we are under a monthly pest control contract). He thought he was dealing with ‘no-see-ems’ since mosquitoes were out of season. The bites continued. One odd thing was that her husband was bite free so I suggested she might go to the doctor to see if it might be allergy related. It was not until the very last night of their stay that they were able to catch one of the bugs. They took the bug to our local pest control company who was able to identify it as a ‘bed bug’. In researching ‘bed bugs’ I discovered they are pretty much controlled in the US, more frequent in other countries and very hard to detect in that they only show themselves between 3 and 6 in morning when they came out to feed. Also of interest was that in the US, mattresses were made to completely repel ‘bed bugs’ but not so with box springs. Thank goodness now we knew what we were dealing with. We were a bit disappointed with our local pest control company for not spotting the problem earlier. We went with a State pest control company and had a specialist in ‘bed bugs’ come from Columbia, SC at a cost of $500. He killed all present and to be on the safe he suggested replacing all infected box springs which we did. The big questions: where did they come from and are they all gone. On the first question the technician suggested that since no one who had stayed with us before had ever reported them, he thought they might have come in on surface of the Cairns luggage since they had traveled international, and they were much more a problem in Europe. Regarding the present conditions I have made it a point to talk with each renter since the Cairns have left. No problems to date. We are under a guarantee from the Columbia pest control company. We will act quickly and decisively at the first sign of a problem. We are so very sorry for the tremendous discomfort experienced by Helen. We appreciate how so very understanding she has been. We would love to have them back on their next trip to the States. Peter Cole, Property Manager