Vacation Rentals by Owner

~~An LBI Lover~~

Guest: An LBI Lover (Collingswood, NJ)
Date of Stay: 06/05/10 Review Submitted: 06/13/10

~~Love this house!! Very clean & the owner is extremely helpful with everything. Long Beach Island is the best shore point as it is and this house made our stay all the better! Thanks for your hospitality & such great care for your home!~~

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

The Philadelphia Couple got engaged one year before on LBI

Guest: K.S & B.W
Date of Stay: 09/12/09 Review Submitted: 02/05/10

This house is always very comfortable. Comments from their 2008 stay: We thought it was great...very comfortable! We hope to be back next year.

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Guest: A Family
Date of Stay: 10/03/08 Review Submitted: 10/02/08

A. Family from PA: "House very clean & cheery! Loved being so close to the beach. We added Flicka to your DVD library (excellent movie)"

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Guest: D & P Family
Date of Stay: 09/20/08 Review Submitted: 09/19/08

D&P Family from NJ: "The house was great, comfortable & clean. The outside hot shower was wonderful for taking off wetsuits. Thank you for a fantastic week!"

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Guest: S Family
Date of Stay: 09/13/08 Review Submitted: 09/12/08

S. Family from Phila, PA: "We thought it was great...very comfortable! We hope to be back next year."

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Guest: A Family
Date of Stay: 09/06/08 Review Submitted: 09/05/08

A.Family from Valley Stream, NY: "The house is perfect. The Central AC is terrific. The beds are comfortable. Thank you for your hospitality. We hope to visit again next year. Warm regards."

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Guest: S Family
Date of Stay: 08/30/08 Review Submitted: 08/29/08

S. Family from Brooklyn, NY "We have been to LBI many times and we have stayed in fancier homes but we enjoyed this home more than any other. So clean, simple and yet in such good taste. Absolutely everything we needed was provided for us. Thank you so much for the wonderful time. We were charmed! We would love to come back!"

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A Brooklyn Family: Mom & Dad love to celebrate their wedding anniversary on LBI

Guest: The S Family from NY
Date of Stay: 08/23/08 Review Submitted: 02/05/10

"We have been to LBI many times - and we have stayed in fancier homes, but we enjoyed this house more than any other. So clean, simple, and yet in such good taste! Absolutely everything we needed provided for us. We would love to come back." (And they did in Aug 2009!)

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Guest: N Family
Date of Stay: 08/23/08 Review Submitted: 08/22/08

N. Family from Rutherford, NJ: "Great lil' cottage - very comfortable. Hope to be back soon!!"

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Guest: P Family
Date of Stay: 08/09/08 Review Submitted: 08/08/08

P. Family from Oradell, NJ: "Everything was great! Very cozy and clean."

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Guest: D Family
Date of Stay: 07/26/08 Review Submitted: 07/25/08

D. Family from NJ "*Overall this place is great! (comfort & location) Suggestions: Back Storm Door Window Screens Halogen dimmer Bigger Pasta strainer We are looking forward to returning next year!" OWNERS REPLY: Thanks for returning again this year. When the door starts to show its wear and tear, we definitely plan on replacing the back door with a storm door. We've added screens and a bigger pasta strainer.

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Guest: S Family
Date of Stay: 07/19/08 Review Submitted: 07/18/08

S. Family from Harrison, NY: "Back storm w/ closer. Thank you very much. We love this house!"

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Guest: P Family
Date of Stay: 07/12/08 Review Submitted: 07/11/08

P. Family from Buffalo, NY: "The house is very clean & comfortable. We appreciated you opening it up to us."

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Guest: E Family
Date of Stay: 06/26/08 Review Submitted: 06/25/08

A couple of games OWNERS REPLY: Added, and will continue looking for more. This was one of my favorite guest book comments to date as this family wrote a poem and drew about picture about their stay at our place on LBI. Visit my web site "I love my LBI home", where I will soon be adding their their poem.

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Guest: EW
Date of Stay: 06/21/08 Review Submitted: 06/20/08

Everything was grand! Thank you.

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Guest: SS
Date of Stay: 06/14/08 Review Submitted: 06/13/08

I have no suggestions. This was more than I expected, half the stuff we brought along we didn't need. So nicely maintained & decorated. Would definitely like to come back again. OWNERS REPLY: Much thought was given to make this home as accommodating as possible. We want everyone's vacation to be as comfortable as possible - why pack so many unnecessary items, if we can provide them. Please come back!

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Best Vacation in Years

Guest: The Queen (Western PA)
Date of Stay: 06/08/08 Review Submitted: 07/05/08

My husband and I were looking to take a vacation and do nothing but relax. Having spent a long weekend in Sept. of '07 in LBI, we decided to find a little rental place and spend a week this summer. It was the perfect place for us - quiet, no rowdy teenagers or screaming kids on the other side of the wall. Everything in the pictures is exactly the way it really is. We brought a lot of things with us that we would not have needed to - they thought of everything. Hope to return next year.

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, romantic getaway.

Guest: CF
Date of Stay: 05/22/08 Review Submitted: 05/21/08

Lovely accommodations. Spotless, clean. Construction workers gave us very early wake up calls! OWNERS REPLY: Sorry about the construction next door; I have contacted the Township about the noise, but, because it is such a desirable location, construction is inevitable and unavoidable on LBI. Luckily they will be finished by Fall 2008.

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Guest: C. Family
Date of Stay: 10/27/07 Review Submitted: 10/26/07

The C. Family wrote: "It was all wonderful! Thank you very much!" Owner's reply: You are very welcome! Thanks for taking such good care of our home.

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Guest: K. Family
Date of Stay: 09/15/07 Review Submitted: 09/14/07

The K. Family wrote: "-Really in need of a vacuum cleaner - even an electric upright broom would be much better than a dustbuster. -A reading light in dbl bed bedroom - it could attach to the wall at bed & plug inside the closet. Your home is beautiful and the perfect size for two people. We will keep it in mind for '08." Owner's reply - New vacuum cleaner is on our list. We have 2 reading lights ready to be installed. We hope you'll come back again to celebrate your 28th wedding anniversary next September!

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Guest: A. Family
Date of Stay: 09/08/07 Review Submitted: 09/07/07

The A. Family wrote: "We have had a wonderful week here. We love this house. It is fresh, clean and updated. It has a bright and cheerful feel. A few suggestions: 1)please have a better vacuum cleaner!! I am a neat freak (which is what drew us to this house in the first place) and I had a hard time - feeling like the dust buster and broom were not doing the job. 2)screens for the windows (at least a few)We love the ocean breezes here. 3)internet connection - for those of us who can't leave every bit of work at home. Overall - AWESOME house. You'll see us again next year." Owner's reply - oh yes, that vacuum cleaner drives me crazy too - have been meaning to replace it, will do. We added some screens this year and will add some more. Definitely adding internet access before the upcoming season.

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Guest: H Family
Date of Stay: 09/01/07 Review Submitted: 08/31/07

The H. Family wrote: "Great House, great location. Bigger cooking pot. We had a wonderful time. Loved the house!" Owner's reply - cooking pot has been added.

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Guest: B Family
Date of Stay: 08/25/07 Review Submitted: 08/24/07

The B. Family wrote: "Thanks for letting us use your home. Everything was great. One suggestion - Internet connection." Owner's Reply - Will have internet access ready.

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Guest: C Family
Date of Stay: 08/04/07 Review Submitted: 08/03/07

The C. Family wrote: "We loved your home. We suggest that you get darker blinds/shades for the windows as the sun was very bright early in the morning...Overall it was very comfortable and clean. Thank you." Owner's reply: My mom is a wonderful seamstress and made all the chair covers, cushions and window treatments that you see in this home. I'm going to have her make some type of adjustable shade for the bedrooms to limit the morning light.

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Guest: D. Family
Date of Stay: 07/28/07 Review Submitted: 07/27/07

The D Family wrote: "This place is great! -Beautiful & Modern inside... -Cozy on the outside -Very conveniently located Some suggestions: -Internet Connection? -Larger cooking pot -Let guests know to bring good cooking knife -Need front outside light -Back storm door would be nice Thank You Very Much!!!" Owner's reply: First of all, thanks for your wonderful compliments! Re: your suggestions: We will definitely be adding internet access for 2008, a very large cooking pot as been added and another cooking knife. Will be difficult to add front door lighting as the electrical wiring is not available, but we're working on it.

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Guest: A returning couple
Date of Stay: 09/07/06 Review Submitted: 09/06/06

D&K wrote "Trim tree hanging over picnic table. Screens in window. We love this house!!! This is our second time back and plan on continuing to come here" Owner: Screens and tree trimming are on the list.

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Guest: A Previous Family from 2005
Date of Stay: 07/06/06 Review Submitted: 07/05/06

This family liked our place so much that they returned for the entire 2006 season. They wrote: "The weather was often cool enough to open the windows- Are there any screens for the windows? We love this house! We'll be back again next year!" Owner: Additional screens to be installed for summer 2007.

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Guest: T,E, Grannie
Date of Stay: 10/22/05 Review Submitted: 10/21/05

Our extended family wrote: No suggestions. This house is great. Thanks for letting us crash here and celebrate Mom's special day!

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Guest: C,D,J
Date of Stay: 08/20/05 Review Submitted: 08/19/05

CD write: The house was well decorated, clean and neat. Loved the central air. Thanks for the welcome basket. Suggestions: A hose on the faucet outside We had a great time! The weather was fantastic Owner's comments: Hose was installed.

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Guest: M Family
Date of Stay: 08/14/05 Review Submitted: 08/13/05

The M Family: The house was beautiful and so clean. We really appreciate the welcome basket and all the little extras. Suggestions: large pot to cook crabs. Two sets of keys would be helpful. From the Owner: Both requests have been added.

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Guest: S Family
Date of Stay: 08/06/05 Review Submitted: 08/05/05

The S. Family wrote: The house was cheery, neat, clean and easy to stay in. Convenient to store, crabbing dock, beach. House could use more wine glasses and microwaveable containers. Channels on TV, ESPN, Fox News, etc needed. We really had fun! Thanks for letting us stay. From Owner: Added wine glasses, storage containers and we upgraded our cable system in 2006.

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Guest: A Family
Date of Stay: 08/05/05 Review Submitted: 08/04/05

A Family writes: Very nice - Clean Very Cheery place! Thank you!

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Guest: HS
Date of Stay: 07/16/05 Review Submitted: 07/15/05

From HS: This place is beautiful & very well kept. Only 3 minor quibbles: 1) a brush for the grill (to help with cleaning of it) 2) the TV in the main room only gets a couple of channels 3)the level of gravel in front of house is too deep to park From owner: Since we are new at this - we really appreciate our guests comments and suggestions. We want this home to be comfortable for everyone. These items have been taken care of.

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Guest: OS
Date of Stay: 07/06/05 Review Submitted: 07/05/05

OS writes: It's lovely here, thank you! (We'll definitely be back!)

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