Ask for "Ahhh, The Good Life" Beach Cottage when you call to rent
Location: Cottages of Camp Creek, Seacrest, Beaches of South Walton, Florida North West, Florida, USA (1 mile west of Rosemary Beach, 6 miles east of Seaside) View Map
Accommodations: Cottage, 3 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s), 2 Baths (Sleeps 7-9)
Keywords: cottage, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, pool, beach, large porch, sunsets, wireless,
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. This lovely and affordable 3-bedroom, 2-bath cottage and its twin cottage next door, Key Lime (Listing #33828), are located at the Cottages at Camp Creek,a small, quiet, family-friendly coastal community of Old Florida style cottages with tin roofs and large covered front porches - perfect for relaxing any time of year. Nestled in the lush native dune environment and far from fast food, high-rises, and busy roads, this cottage is only 200 yards (4-minute walk) from an uncrowded Blue Wave certified beach known for high dunes, white sand, and emerald water. Once you see our beach, you'll understand why Travel & Leisure magazine says "nothing in this country compares with the white-flour beaches of the Florida Panhandle", Frommers listed the Florida Panhandle beaches among their top 12 travel destinations for 2010, and Yahoo listed this area of the Panhandle as one of their top beaches for 2011.
Located along Scenic 30A (a 19-mile winding beach road), this spacious and sunny one-story cottage is in a prime location, just steps from the pristine 7500 square foot pool yet not right on top of the pool so you can enjoy quiet and privacy on your large fully-furnished front porch that looks over a peaceful little yard surrounded by pretty native plants and trees. As you can see from the location map, Good Life is also one of the closest cottages to the beach, with a walking, running and biking trail across the street.
As our guests will tell you, we furnish and equip our cottage to feel like a comfortable and very well equipped beach home rather than a vacation rental. A travel writer who stayed at our cottages for a wedding wrote a newspaper article saying that our cottages are "tastefully decorated with many personal touches" and "immaculate." The living room (with cable TV/DVD/CD), dining area, and fully-equipped kitchen have hardwood floors, ceiling fans, and plenty of comfortable seating for quietly relaxing, reading or watching movies, playing games, or doing puzzles together. We also provide wireless Internet. Furnished in a casual beach cottage style (with slipcovered chairs/couch for your ease and comfort), the dining and living area opens to a large porch furnished as an outdoor room with a cafe table with 4 chairs, loveseat & glider chair surrounded by a small private yard with charcoal grill.
Guests say our kitchens are among the best-equipped they've seen in a vacation rental, with all the equipment you need (including crockpot, wafflemaker, crepe maker, electric frying pan, & more) and plenty of dinnerware (as well as fun plastic dinnerware) to feed 2 people or a large group. Full-size dishwasher, washer & dryer.
When you want time alone, retreat to the privacy of your bedroom. All are comfortably furnished with high-quality cotton quilts and cable TV. The romantic master bedroom has a king bed, private travertine-tiled full bath, and French doors opening to front porch. The two other bedrooms (one has a queen bed and twin bed, and the other has 2 twin beds that can be used separately or brought together to make one large bed) are decorated in a charming seaside cottage theme.
We have many repeat guests because our guests appreciate the "extra touches" that we provide in our cottages to help them have an easy and comfortable vacation. We include beach chairs, beach bags, beach toys, and plenty of movies/puzzles/games/cds/books and more for guests 1-100 years old. Guest book comments include:
"Just wanted to let you know what a great time we had at 'Ahhh, The Good Life'...It was nice to take the time and recharge. We brought work with us from the office and just threw the laptop and briefcases in the closet the moment we unpacked and then tossed them back in the car when we left! Much more fun to figure out origami and do puzzles. The pressing order of each day was whether to go to the pool or beach before lunch...We'll definitely return and tell our friends about your fabulous place. Thanks!"
"What an incredible week! The cottage is awesome. The kids loved all the 'new' movies and puzzles. They hardly played with the ones we brought. It was nice to have the pool so close. The kids were as happy there as they were at the beach."
"This cottage is beautiful! Everything you need is right here! Loved your movie collection and games...This place is convenient to all places we like to go. The beach is the best. Thanks for our wonderful family memories!"
You could easily pay a lot more for such a well-equipped and well-located vacation place, but why pay more when you can have a great vacation experience and use the money you save to dine out at the restaurants located within walking distance of the cottage, rent bikes, or stay a little longer!
When you call to book your vacation, ask for "Ahhh The Good Life Cottage" and SAY THAT YOU SAW THE AD ON VRBO.
Available year-round. Large enough for families (including grandparents), yet cozy enough for couples to enjoy special time alone together. Perfect for friends travelling together as well.
Note: No pets. At least one guest booking and staying at the cottage must be at least 25 years old because this is a family-friendly community. This rule is strictly enforced by our association, as well as by the rental agency.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Linens Provided
- Washer : Large capacity
- Dryer : Large capacity
- Off Street Parking : Two car parking next to cottage door so you can easily carry luggage, groceries, etc. into the cottage.
- Beds
- King Bed
- Queen Bed
- Twin/Single Bed (3)
- Convertible Bed : New queen size comfortable pull out bed in living room
- Entertainment
- Shared Hot Tub
- Cable/Satellite TV
- TV (No Cable/Satellite) : Flat screen in living room, TVs in each of the bedrooms
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Library
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Music Library
- Shared Pool : Very large pool (large enough to swim laps) with hot tub to serve relatively small community
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Outdoor Features
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio : Fully furnished large porch with dining table and chairs for 4, loveseat and matching chair, plenty of pool and beach supplies including beach chairs
- Communications
- Telephone
- Free Long Distance
- WiFi (Wireless Internet) : High speed wireless
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Kid Friendly
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters : At least one person sleeping at the cottage every night must be at least 25 years old because this is a family-friendly community. This policy is upheld by the Association and the Rental Management Company.
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities
- Golf
- Tennis
- Shopping
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Boating
- Waterskiing
- Parasailing
- Jet Skiing
- Swimming
- Surfing
- Windsurfing
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Wildlife Viewing
- Fishing
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Antiquing
- Live Theatre
- Miniature golf
- Theme Park (Amusement Park)
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Zoo/Wildlife Park
- Restaurants
- Shelling
- Hiking
- Other Activities
- Our cottages are within walking distance of Alys Beach and Rosemary Beach where you'll find restaurants, shops, outdoor entertainment (including free concerts and movies during the peak summer season).
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Spring break 3/10-4/27): $1000/week ($900 if booked before Feb 15)
Spring 2012 (4/28-5/25): $800 Wk/$130 night
Summer (5/26-8/10):$1350/wk ($1250 if booked by 2/28) Sat. check-in & departure
Fall (8/11-10/31): $800 week/$135 Nt
Winter 2012-2013 (11/1-2/28) rates: $700 Weekly, $125 Night
Snowbirds: Monthly rates Nov 1-Feb 28: $1350 all utilities included
An end-of-stay cleaning fee will be added to the rates above
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
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Map & Owner's Profile
Good Life-Family-Friendly, Pool, Beach, Wireless
Year Purchased: 2003
Why the Owner Chose Cottages of Camp Creek
We decided to buy our first Cottage, Ahhh The Good Life, at the Cottages at Camp Creek because we loved the location (quiet, off the beaten track, yet close enough to anything we need - restaurants, coffee shop, Rosemary Beach with everything it offers, the bike trail), the quiet uncrowded beach with stunning sunsets (being on an uncrowded beach is a wonderful experience), the very big pool (I like swimming laps every morning that I'm there and we all like relaxing on floats and reading magazines/books), and the design of the cottage which is very well laid out with a huge porch and a lot of light. We love having a separate cottage rather than an attached condo because of the privacy and quiet (for example, you don't hear people upstairs or through the walls).
The Unique Benefits at this Cottage
Everything - the cottage itself (full of books, games, movies, puzzles - we always have something to do, even on rainy days), the porch (we pretty much live on the porch when we're not at the pool or beach - love sitting on the porch when it rains, too), the pool (I love swimming laps in the pool in the morning in the summer and floating around the pool or sitting in the hot tub at night watching the stars come out one by one), the beach (I love taking a book to the beach and just reading for hours), the short walk to Alys Beach coffee shop, Charlie's donut truck (for inexpensive donuts), and George's casual restaurant with the best grouper sandwiches and fish tacos. Frankly, I love everything about the cottage and the area. And someday I'm going to learn how to fish because people fish right from our beach across the street.
Owner's Map of Cottages of Camp Creek
We live in cold snowy Michigan and love coming to our cottages. We are big believers in vacations! We come to the cottages with family, friends (including my girlfriends from college). Sometimes, we use both cottages together, and we stay in one cottage and our friends stay in the other cottage (we also own Key Lime next door VRBO 33828). Unfortunately, we can't be there all the time, so we're happy that our guests can enjoy them when we're not there!
Property Photos
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- Fully stocked kitchen with everything you need to cook for 2 - 12 people.
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- Tropical theme king bedroom has private full bath, opens to porch.
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- Top quality bedding in all bedrooms for a peaceful night sleep (or nap).
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- This twin bed is in the same roomy bedroom with queen bed.
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- Bedrooms have TV, VCR, CD player, ceiling fans, natural light, and closets.
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- Plenty of room to enjoy time together or to spread out for privacy.
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- Deeded beach access close to cottage. See dolphins from this beach.
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- Walk along the pristine uncrowded beach. The sunsets are awesome.
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- When not eating out or at the beach, have a relaxing meal on the porch.
Traveler Reviews (1)
Great place to relax and unwind
Guest: Jane
(New England)
Date of Stay: 11/19/10
Review Submitted: 04/05/11
I've stayed at this cottage twice with friends and have just loved it. It's a short walk to the beach, has a great swimming pool and hot tub just down the path, a nice porch for sitting outside that is fairly private. Good restaurants and fun, interesting shops nearby. The cottage is decorated with a sure hand: homey, stylish, elegant, comfortable. It feels like home. The sofa and chairs in the living area are REALLY comfortable. Kitchen well appointed. Bedrooms and bathroom quite comfortable. Meticulously clean and well maintained. Quiet. I plan to return whenever I can. Definitely recommend this lovely cottage in a gorgeous, unspoiled area of Florida. The owner is gracious, warm and very attentive to service.
Recommended for:People with disabilities, romantic getaway, sightseeing, tourists without a car, age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, families with young children.
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