Our stay At Cottage By The Sea was very nice.
Our group included 7 adults and 1 infant.
The bedroom situation was adequate...3 king bedrooms on the top floor, 1 bedroom with two twin bunk beds on main floor. Navigating the stairs 50 times daily was tiring (for those of us middle age LOL) & would be very difficult for someone handicapped or elderly. But we managed nicely. Would have liked to have had a few extra blankets in bedrooms. The weather was mostly terrible; lots of storms. I think we only had 2 good days of sun (out of 7). We found a couple of puzzles and one full deck of cards, which we put to good use. Would've been nice to have been able to sit outside & enjoy the rain storms but the balconies were too narrow to sit outside without getting drenched. The pool was a nice feature to have but too cold to use on the the first day because of the storms. We called the property manager immediately after arrival & they gave us instructions on turning on the pool heater. They added the prorated charge to our credit card. It was worth the extra charge! The kitchen was fully stocked. There is a Piggly Wiggly grocery store about 15 minutes away. We ate breakfast, lunch, & some dinners at home. A few dinner meals we ate out. Quatro Locos Tacos & Cantinos, as well as Dagwoods, both in Port St Joe, we're great. The Rib Crib toward Callaway was amazing.
The home had several beach towels for use but only provided 1 bath towel per guest.
One of the few negatives about the house... at one point, a large bug (possibly a roach) ran out from under the couch. That was the only time we saw a bug of any kind. The guy from the bug company came to spray 1 day afterwards but because we had two dogs inside the house at the time, the friend who was on our trip with us declined to have him spray. We appreciated being able to bring our 2 dogs w/ us.
Once you book the property, you're given $250 towards renting beach gear. 250 will not get much so we rented an additional $300 worth of gear (a kayak which held 3 people, a paddle board, and a corn hole set).Plus we packed several floats, etc). The gear we had purchased was delivered before we arrived but I was very disappointed to see that the property already had a corn hold set, floats, and a paddle/surf board on site. That would've saved us several hundred dollars. The VRBO description did not include those items.
Overall, our stay was great. I would definitely recommend this home!
