Fripp Island, 2nd Row Ocean View, 3 BR/3 BA, June 16-23 still available

Everything was very nice and comfortable. Might want to check out the sliding glass doors. Seemed they were a little difficult to operate. Just loved the house!

This was my family's 7th year in a row to spend a week at Fripp, and we have stayed somewhere different each time. This home had the best location - center island and easy access to 24-hour beach - but we were disappointed by the home itself. If your top priority is beach accessibility then this home offers it without the high price of beach front. However, if you are picky about the accommodations, know that this home needs some major updating. The home is spacious but the floor plan is not ideal, especially if you have young children. The bedroom that has the 2 full beds and the bunk beds also has an exterior door with a single lock (no deadbolt). My kids are 7 and 5, and I wasn't happy to learn on arrival that there was an exterior door in their room! If they were any younger, I would not have let them stay in there alone due to safety concerns. Also, there is a private full bath off that bedroom, but there is also a connecting door that joins that bedroom to another bedroom (with its own private full bath), so there is no traditional hallway and bedroom doors are directly off the living room and sun room. There is no "hall bath" or half bath, but the bathroom in the master suite has a 2nd door that opens to the laundry area and the kitchen. All 3 of the bathrooms are very dated and the carpets in the bedrooms and living room/dining room combo are stained in multiple places. On arrival, we discovered a series of minor repair/cleaning issues that you would expect would be addressed in advance by the cleaning staff (examples, at least 5 vanity light bulbs were out in the 3 bathrooms, the ceiling light was out in 1 bedroom, several lamps lacked working bulbs, and numerous dead bugs were on the floors). The owners were very responsive to drop off light bulbs and send someone to change bulbs we couldn't reach. However, the owners were aware in advance that the ceiling fan pull control in the master bedroom and the handle on the exterior sliding door were broken, but those things were still not repaired during our week-long stay. We loved the location so much that we were really hoping this was "our house" that we would want to return to again next year; instead, we think this house would be a perfect candidate for an interior gut job and total remodel.

We had a fantastic week at Fripp Island. It never disappoints. The weather was hot, but perfectly sunny everyday. Our kids enjoyed the beach, the pools, and many other adventures on the island. The house was fully stocked from kitchen gadgets to recreation toys for the beach. There were plenty of games and puzzles to keep the kids and parents entertained. The bedrooms were spacious and was very accommodating for 2 families of 5. The bathrooms need a little updating from general wear and tear, but otherwise the house was perfect. We would certainly come back again.

Great vacation!!!

We stayed during our son's USMC boot graduation. Marla was quick and easy to work with and helped answer lots of questions. The house is beautiful and we enjoyed spending time on the island. It was a great place to bring my new Marine for the night after graduation.