Oceanfront with 4 Oceanfront balconies!!!

We visited the second week in June and upon arrival was impressed with it and especially the location. First impressions are not always right! The walls had been all spackled over and not finished or painted. The one powder room had a broken faucet. The master toilet would not quit refilling and flushing...all night long! The first floor deck was a safety disaster with the furniture laying in a pile next to it. The living room furniture cushions were all beaten down so badly they were awful. There was no hand-soap in the dispenser,and no hand towels.But by far the worst thing was how dirty the place was. Sand all over 4 floors. Dryer lint all through the laundry area. Melted ice cream in the freezer. Smelly food left in the disposal. It took us almost 5 hours to clean! Then Monday the construction began. There were crews everyday at 8:00 AM running saws, backhoes, hammering, etc. They were booked by the owners. I called the manager, who by the way was responsive until she heard our complaints, then she never returned our calls.

If you can change your reservations, do it now before you waste your money!!!

We have been coming to Folly with our kids for over a decade and have stayed at many different houses along the ocean. We have always talked about staying at this house and finally everything lined up this year. The good points are: location right on beach, relatively quiet most of the time and most of all incredible views from the balconies. However, we would be unlikely to stay there again in favor of other properties available. A lot of deferred maintenance. (I know it is a rental which is hard on property and being on ocean causes problems) Found out first floor toilet did not work a little late. I manually got it too flush but it was missing a piece needed to repair. How did they clean the toilet before we got there if it wouldn't flush? Paint/walls are in dire need of care. For instance in some spots there are large amounts of unsanded spackle. Dings and dents in the walls. Furniture is very old maybe picked up at a yardsale. Some of it damaged with poor repairs. Kitchen is very nice. Beds are ok. First floor balcony doors were open when we arrived because they do not lock. Unsafe. Overall it just needs TLC. Plus in recent years everyone has crammed multiple houses onto what should be single lots. Also, we found out when we arrived there is absolutely no parking at this house. My son saw a sign on the wall that told us to park out on the street about 50 yards away. That was new for us in Folly.

When we arrived a contractor was finishing a new deck which is nice and much better than the one in the photos. Some workers were putting a deck on next door and also putting boulders at this property. It was loud but the guys were nice. We did move for them on the beach so they could work. Not a big deal. One day I opened the door to go out and 2 guys were standing there I assume looking at needed repairs. I said Hi to them they ignored me and walked away, LOL.

Tyler the property manager was easy to work with and we had no problems logistically with renting the property at all. I was with my family at Folly so it was great. But, we will stay elsewhere next time. For the money you can do better but those views are incredible. Hopefully, the property will be improved.

We loved the ocean views from just about any place in this three story home. Absolutely magnificent views !! A little misleading about lots of stairs....it was like climbing a light house...27 circular stairs to first floor bedrooms, then at least 12 more to kitchen, living room area, then at least 12 more stairs to 3rd floor bedrooms, so, you have to be in shape!! Murphy beds only good for 1 adult so sleeps only 6 adults comfortably but 2 kids could fit in Murphy beds so that's where sleeps 8 would come in.

Best feature of house were the showers!!!!! .All appliances were great. Not enough silverware in kitchen.

NO instructions found in house concerning trash pick up, tv instructions, parking suggestions, check out procedure, and was actually given wrong Wi-Fi passwords by property manager but correct ones were posted in house.

No beach at high tide which is no fault of property, just mother nature. "Crime scene" tape on first level balcony indicated unsafe railing and all furniture was found thrown or blown in sand.

We had a great time but would not choose this property again.

I don't usually write reviews on properties we rent, because they are usually within what we expect for vacation rentals. The only reason we rented this property was because it had a fireplace, we knew it was going to be cold and we would not be out and about much so this would be prefect. We arrived on Friday night after a seven hour drive, the directions did not tell you the house was located behind another property, it was very dark and hard to see. Once we arrived at the property there were no instructions or welcome letter, the only thing we had was a key code, finding our way to the living area and to turn on the fireplace we were so disappointed to find a decorative box sitting in the fireplace, I was very angry because we could have rented housing less expense and closer into town, but we had chosen the property for the fireplace. The house needs some maintenance, there was only enough dishwasher detergent to wash one load of dishes, you had to hunt for additional bathroom tissue, there was no instructions for the television or channel guide, you could only run the shower in the upstairs bedroom for short periods of time because of the drain. There appears to be a problem in the water closet in the downstairs master bath, you would have to adjust the handle to make it cut off. There was no instructions on what was expected for the departure. We have used vacation rentals in the past and there was always exit instructions. We left the house in a clean state, the dishwasher loaded, and the towels in a basket, because there was no laundry detergent to start the towels, there was no instructions as to where we could leave the trash or re-cycles. Very disappointed.

We were visiting for a wedding and spent Thanksgiving at the house. It was perfect for large thanksgiving dinner. Plenty of exercise on the stairs and walking the beach. Bedrooms and bathrooms were great !! I would encourage purchasing sleepmasks, as the sun is a natural alarm clock. Water pressure was better than I could have imagined. Kitchen was perfect for entertaining. We enjoyed sunrises, sunsets, surfers, dolphins and sea shells. I would definitely recommend.