The Ultimate Beach House, Quiet with Spectacular Views

The Deck really makes the house! Loved lounging with the view. My kids enjoyed fort building with driftwood. A mid-week sleepy afternoon downtown had plenty of boutiques, cafes, and a waterfront to keep us busy when out.

The house decor had history and was not overwhelming with nick-backs. We enjoyed the firm mattress (rarely found in house rentals!).

The owner was very flexible with our last minute dates and accommodated us with grace. Overall a great stay!

What a great place to be during the summer. I use to own a home down the street several years ago and had been wanting to go back to Whidbey Island for a visit as I remembered how nice it is this time of the year. I met up with my son and my brother from Kansas who had never been in the area. We all had a great time and enjoyed spending time at your home. We will be back! Mahalo

We spent 3 nights and we had a blast! Very comfy property with such a beautiful beach! House is cozy and enough space to roam about. We caught lots of red rock crab out in front of the property with a castable crab hawk, a blast! No salmon this time but we had plenty of fun with the crabbies! Saw pod of porpoises every morning at high tide feeding. Eagles everywhere! We will surely be back! Recommended for anyone wanting a great getaway and a nice cozy cabin with a great close beach! Extremely private for us no neighbors!

The beach house had very comfortable king beds in both bedrooms and twins in the 3rd bedroom. Very cozy. It was well stocked with a variety of funky dishes typically found in beach houses. The espresso machine was a nice touch! The manager was very responsive in booking and the reservation process was simple. The deck was lovely and the side area was perfect when the wind picked up as it provided a great wind shelter. The wifi was great and it was nice to have cable. Note that there was only a VCR with no selection of VHS tapes, so bring your own or go to the thrift store to pick up some old movies.

There were a few rather significant drawbacks that really impacted our time there. The beach in front of the cabin was steep and rocky. No sand. The rocks were like the ones in the yard as shown in the picture. Round rocks that moved around when you walked on them. I couldn't do it without turning my ankles so we did not get to roll into the sand when we wanted to hang by the water (which is the main reason we booked the beach house instead of something on a hill). The nearby public beach was also rocky. To access a sandy beach, we had to walk down the road about 1/4 mile to the community center. That was the second shortcoming. The beach house does not include access to the community center -- they are not part of Admiralty Cove. The nice lady there let us pay for a limited number of visits and saved the day(s)! So we paid $20 for our kids to swim two days and for us to access the sandy beach. The third shortcoming was the jets. Other reviewers had mentioned it and I should have been warned. I thought that it surely couldn't be *that* loud or go on for *that* long. I was wrong. Five hours a day of 2-3 jets performing touch and goes right over the hill, one after another, constantly. Literally circling the beach house each time. You could see the pilots clear as day. It was deafening and we had to go indoors to avoid damaging our hearing. They ran from 4-6 pm, and then from 8-11 pm. Each day. Basically the entire evening, right when we wanted to enjoy our time at the house after visiting Coupeville and Langley during the day. I had to sleep with ear plugs in.

So overall, it was a lovely little beach house with spectacular views and a great price but the drawbacks were very significant.

I booked this rental for out of country family, and was very disappointed when we arrived. I don't like giving bad reviews, but I had I read an honest review like this, I wouldn't have rented this house. My 1st impression was, it was run down, outside looks like it could use a few coats of paint and some overall maintenance. When you step inside you are assaulted with this awful musty smell. We opened the doors to get some fresh air in, but then there were lots of flies....

Overall, the view is great, but the house is not. The beach is a bit tricky to get to with all the driftwood piled up next to and in front of, the walkway. No lounge chairs to sit outside and enjoy the view. The home's electrical and cleanliness is also in need of some attention. Half of the outlets in the living room don't work.

Not a kitchen I would want to cook in either. There is a reason there are no pictures of the kitchen. It is very small and carpeted. The appliances are old and we didn't want to use them. The BBQ outside was also dirty, so we ended up eating out all 3 days.

I give this rental 2 stars because of the view.

Honestly, I don't think this home should be rented out until some maintenance (electrical and professional cleaning) has been done.