Family Friendly Beach Vacation Home

Perfect home for the perfect vacation.

Our family of 9 stayed at this house for our first family vacation in several years, and could not have had a better experience. The house has a spacious master on the first floor, two bedrooms on the second floor, and a loft on the third floor with its own balcony. One bedroom on the second floor is set up with a queen-size bed and has a great balcony and full bathroom - great for when you have a second couple staying with you on a trip. The other bedroom is has two sets of bunk beds and a full bathroom as well. We had plenty of sleeping space for our large family and didn't feel cramped for space or like we were crowding each other.

The wrap-around porch on the house was an awesome place to relax. It's screened in so there weren't any bugs bothering us at night, and a great place to read at night or relax after a day at the beach/pool.

One of the neighborhood pools is about a two-minute walk from the front door of the house, which was so convenient for us! There's also a wheelchair-accessible public beach access a few minutes down the road from the front of the neighborhood. This was my first time at Sea Grove Beach and I was not disappointed at all. The beach was absolutely beautiful and the ocean crystal clear. The town of Seaside right down the street had a bunch of great restaurants, food trucks, and the cutest bookstore.

Our family loved staying at this house. The ease of being able to stay in and eat as a family like we would at home, or go out and explore the town and try different restaurants so close by was wonderful. Thanks for a great September vacation!

Excellent rating is very hard to achieve in my book. Other than roaches (in all houses in the area) and a few burned light bolts outside, this house is awesome. Very clean, updated, AC and WiFi works great. Huge master bedroom, great location close to everything.

Will go back ASAP. Owner Ken always emailed or texted back within hours.

Andres

Absolutely hate writing this review, but don't want another family to suffer like ours. This rental was a nightmare.

After long day on road, arrived to filthy house. Dirt & hair everywhere. Killed cockroach size of half-dollar in bathroom. Called owner, he called maintenance man, he called to say it's an issue for cleaning crew. Maintenance man called owner back, owner then called cleaners.

Next morning, text from owner at 7:28 a.m. saying cleaners will arrive at 8:30 (had hoped to sleep in after long day on road). Everyone jumps up to take showers. Cleaning crew shows up early (8:00 a.m.) As we complain about the linens (stains on the sheets and towels), they say owner has been told linens need to be replaced for months. That afternoon, pull the cover off golf cart to take it to beach. Back tire flat, dry-rot left large hole in it. Text maintenance man. Due to 4th of July it will be Tuesday before he can fix tire.

Monday, trash truck ran on holiday (surprise!) at 7:00 a.m. Didn’t think it would run on holiday, had to run to catch it to get it to return to the house for the rotten trash from previous tenant. So much for sleeping in on day 2.

Tuesday – Wi-fi quit working. Called maintenance man. Advised to unplug and replug router and modem. (Now I’m IT manager for the property). Left house for day. Maintenance man fixed the wi-fi and tire by time we returned.

Wednesday, decided to use golf cart to go to beach. Quickly, battery died. Cart had been on charger all afternoon and night. Luckily, we had a cart owner in our group who determined the batteries had no water in them. It was Thursday before we could use the cart.

Thursday, 1 a.m., loud dripping sounds coming from air conditioner (BTW, to cool loft, you must freeze 2nd floor and place 1st floor into deep chill). at 7 a.m. it quits. By 9 a.m. the temp in the house is 80 and climbing. Maintenance man came back over, called AC repairman. We left for the day, returned to find it working.

Notes: The golf cart doesn't have plates on it and can't be legally operated on the streets. Bicycle handlebars are loose and malfunction while riding. No garbage disposal. Utensils had food particles on them. Plates and glasses had grease on them.

Owner offered to cover the cleaning fee (we left property cleaner than we found it). Also offered a small refund. We explained we didn't think that was adequate. His property ruined what was supposed to be a stress-free vacation. He didn't budge.

We are an older couple who enjoy walking. This home provided the perfect location for us.

The home is very comfortable, set in a quiet neighborhood setting. We were able to walk to the beach and to shopping as well as to excellent restaurants. Seaside is walking distance and provides much entertainment for families.

There is a property manager who is available and the owner is very responsive to any needs.

There is plenty of room so our friends and family could join us. We all enjoyed the screened porch and the pool just steps away. The kitchen is stocked with needed dishes and it was easy to serve a group.