Location: Beaufort, Low Country & Resort Islands, South Carolina, USA (40 min.to Savannah 10 min.to Parris Is. 40 min.to Hilton H.)
Accommodations: House, 4 Bedrooms, 2 Baths (Sleeps 8)
Welcome to the Low Country and slightly off the beaten path antebellum Beaufort, South Carolina. You've seen it in movies like Prince of Tides, Forrest Gump, or the Big Chill. This area is steeped in history with Charleston 70 minutes to the North and Savannah, Georgia 45 minutes to the South. A gradual and
continuing 'discovery', which started here in the 1970's, has given Beaufort some fine restaurants and night life, but the pace is more relaxed than on famous Hilton Head Island, 35 minutes away.
Parris Island, with its Marine recruit depot, is 10 minutes away. Our house is very popular with families in town for Parris Island graduations. We offer a refund if, for any reason, the recruit cannot graduate as planned.
Our house sits on a high bluff which allows a furnished basement with exercise equipment and a 9 foot slate pool table. Its view through the sliding glass door is of the fully fenced backyard sloping down to the live oak guarded marsh. The upstairs single story house is light and cheerful due to an open floor plan, lots of glass, skylights and celestial windows. The Master bedroom (with huge Master Bath) and the Great Room (with a Buck wood burning stove) face the marsh and river with an expansive westerly sunset view.
The kitchen and eating area have the same view through the dining room with its walls of glass that make you feel you can reach out and touch the river. An 8 foot wide porch (with 3 ceiling fans) that runs the length of the house faces a landscaped front yard.
The dock (with water, lights and electricity) comes off one corner of the backyard and offers easy access to the river and pristine marsh. The backyard has hosted numerous oyster roasts and crab boils. Shrimp, fish, and crabs can be caught off the dock (permit free).
The large floating dock has 6 feet of water at dead low tide (and 12 or more at high tide). A boat towed to the area can be launched at a close-by landing and following a 10 minute trip, tied up at the dock. Open ocean is about 30 minutes away with numerous fishing reefs easily accessible, or travel by boat to Hilton Head or Savannah relatively quickly.
This house is in a quiet residential neighborhood. Ride bikes that are provided, or jog or walk around the tree shaded mile-long oval that runs the perimeter of this older subdivision. Sitting on the front porch or the dock is always a treat.
Great value golf is available to the public at several courses in the area. Bluffton and Hilton Head offer world class golf at higher prices. Downtown Beaufort is about 10 minutes away and the public ocean beach at Hunting Island State Park with lighthouse, fishing pier, camping and nature walks is 30 minutes beyond. We provide a State Park Pass for free of charge access.
Beds: 2 queen pillowtops, 2 double beds
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided
- Covered Parking
- Parking for RV/Boat/Trailer
- Wood Stove
- Beds
- Queen Bed
- Double Bed
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV
- DVD
- VCR
- CD Player
- Jetted Tub in Bath
- Private Hot Tub
- Pool Table
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen: with blender, coffee maker
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- View/Location
- Waterfront, not Lake/Oceanfront. Ask for details
- Communications
- Telephone
- Broadband Internet
- Other Amenities
- Wood Stove/Fireplace, High Speed Internet Access for your laptop, Cable TV (3 sets), DVD(CD) Player, Weight lifting equipment, Private Dock, two bicycles, pool table, large front porch with swing and rockers.
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Kayaking
- Boating
- Swimming
- Surfing
- Biking
- Wildlife Viewing
- Fishing
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Basketball Court
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
$1200/wk, $200/nt
$90 cleaning fee $200 refundable Security Deposit.
Total amount must be paid prior to arrival in order to hold reservation.
$200 to be paid at time of reservation. Personal checks accepted or credit card
is accepted through Paypal.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Credit Cards Accepted:
Property Photos
- Sunset from the backyard - Beaufort, SC Vacation Waterfront Home with Gorgeous View
- The approach to relaxed Southern living! - Beaufort, SC Vacation Waterfront Home with Gorgeous View
- Breakfast bar and great room - Beaufort, SC Vacation Waterfront Home with Gorgeous View
- Open kitchen, oak and Corian
- Dining with a river view
- Area of master bath, relax with whirlpool after a long day!
- Early morning sun, cool at night, three fans
- Master bedroom overlooks river through glass door with hot tub beyond
- One of the bedrooms
- View of the back of the house from the gate of the dock
- The way to the ocean, view from dock
- Pool table in rec room in basement
- Refreshing hot tub with view over the river
- View from back yard of live oaks overhanging the marsh
- Private dock with floating dock at low tide
- Beautiful sunsets over the river, viewing from back of the house
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Taken from guestbook at house: Your home was the perfect setting for our family to enjoy the days leading up to my brother's graduation. We very much enjoyed the dock- fishing and gorgeous sunsets! Thank you for your hospitality. We will forever cherish our memories from this weekend and your home!
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Taken from email sent to homeowner: Thank you so much for sharing your home with us! It was an ideal setting for relaxing and reconnecting with our son. If we find ourselves headed that direction again, we'll get in touch! Sincerely, Cathy and Chip Brown
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Taken from email sent to homeowner: We had a great relaxing weekend. I brought along horse shoes and we did some pitching. We spent quite a bit of time watching football on Saturday in the living room and our kids just really enjoyed the basketball area and the large basement. The dock was very nice as well. Thanks again for everything.
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Taken from guestbook at house: Your home is so beautiful, thank you for letting us use it. Last night's sunset was amazing, we had a wonderful time at Hunting Island. Your big blue book is a wonderful idea. Our son's graduation at PI was a wonderful time for my family and your home will be a big part of these memories. Thanks again!
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Taken from guestbook at house: The Snooks enjoyed your home so much. We loved the front porch and the dock was awesome. We enjoyed the sunsets and also caught some fish. Everyone in the area was so Marine friendly!
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Taken from guestbook at house: Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful corner of the world with us! We experienced so much, took many photos to help remember these great moments. If ever we are back in this area, we would love to come back to your home.
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Taken from email sent to homeowner (with permission): Your home was beautiful and we couldn't have had a more relaxing trip. I am sure that we will need your services again, we usually go to Beaufort at least once a year. The design of the home was perfect and the landscape was also. I enjoyed sitting on the dock and spent some time in the yard.I told my wife if I owned that property she would never get me to leave except to go to work,everything seemed so perfect.I'm sure that your children really enjoyed growing up there. My only regret is that I didn't have longer to stay,perhaps maybe in the future. My whole family enjoyed it so much and my wife is already talking about the next time we go, I think she kind of fell in love with your place,thank you so much for a wonderful vacation.
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Taken from email sent to homeowner: Thank you for allowing us to stay in your home last week while vacationing in Beaufort. Your home was as beautiful "in person" as it was in the pictures we viewed on the VRBO website. This was a very special vacation for our family, as our daughter will most likely be getting married in the coming year and our son will be leaving for Marine boot camp at Parris Island very soon. The four of us enjoyed a relaxing week together, which was long overdue. Using the tripod, we were able to take some wonderful family photos at sunset on your dock, which we will share with family and friends. My husband and son enjoyed fishing off the dock and we all enjoyed playing some "friendly" pool in the basement. Also, the hot tub was wonderful and very relaxing. We look forward to visiting Beaufort again in the near future and will certainly contact you on the availability of your home. Again, many thanks for a very memorable vacation.
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Taken from email sent to homeowner: Thanks, we had a great vacation and I can’t tell you how wonderful it was to have both of our boys with us. The scenery was absolutely gorgeous. We just had a fun and relaxing vacation. My older son paid for him and his younger brother to play golf at Harbor Town in Hilton Head and they had a blast. We ate at The Dockside several times and it was delicious. I used your info book quite often. I read several books while just relaxing and it was wonderful. Thank you so much for the use of your beautiful home. The dolphins came up on Friday, two of them, so we were able to see them. What a sight. We could hear them blow they were so close. We love looking at wildlife and we saw several interesting things while we were there. Thanks again Ginnie. Because of you and your home our family was able to have a great time together before Jonathan leaves for Iraq in 2 weeks. May God bless you and your family.
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Taken from email sent to homeowner: We had an excellent stay in your 'Haven'.Your home was beautiful, comfortable, and more than we could ever have expected. The location was quiet and just far enough off the beaten path. Everyone was more than pleased with my 'Find'. I couldn't have found a nicer place. If we are ever staying in the area again, and i believe we will be, i will definately rent it again. Thank you so much. Ric