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Comfortable Beach House on the Sand

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A beachside room with a large sliding glass door to the ocean, a TV, a bookshelf, and a dining area with metal chairs.
A spacious kitchen with wooden cabinets, a central island, and a large refrigerator.
A kitchen with wooden cabinets, a blue countertop, and a view to the ocean.
A spacious living area with a wooden ceiling, a glass table, wicker chairs, a brown sofa, and a view of the ocean through large windows.
A beachfront house with a balcony, large windows, and a staircase leading to the entrance.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Rio Del Mar Beach
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Barbecue grill
  • Refrigerator
  • Washer
  • Onsite parking available
  • Fireplace

Explore the area

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Aptos, CA
  • Place, Rio Del Mar Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Monterey Bay
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Place, Seacliff State Beach
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Jose, CA (SJC-Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl.)
    ‪70 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Twin Bunk Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony

About this property

Comfortable Beach House on the Sand

Permit #241373

Coastal living at its best! This spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath single-story home is on the sand in Rio Del Mar. Fabulous home, located behind the gates on Beach Dr. This is a fully furnished, nicely decorated home with all amenities. Large Oceanside deck and rooftop deck with seating, perfect for sun bathing or just relaxing and enjoying the scenery. The Oceanside deck touches the sand. This house has wireless service. Direct television available. Located nearby Café Rio, Pixie Deli, and Venus restaurant, this cozy home is perfect for making memories.

No Cable- Roku Streaming Boxes
Property utilizes outdoor security cameras.
Please ask for Holiday rates and minimum stay requirements.

TOT Certificate #CO00115
Our prices include all fees. No hidden fees.

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0-17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Check-out instructions

The host requires you complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks, and take out the trash
Turn off the lights, lock the doors, and return the keys
Please place all Linens and towels (excluding comforters and blankets in a pile.
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Important information

You need to know

Property Registration Number 241373
Property # 453939
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a deadbolt lock

About the neighborhood

Aptos

Located in Rio del Mar, a neighborhood in Aptos, this vacation home is near theme parks. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is a popular attraction and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Monterey Bay and Capitola Beach. Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History and Boardwalk Bowl are also worth visiting. Spend some time exploring the area's activities, including ecotours, birdwatching, and whale-watching.
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Aptos, CA

What's nearby

  • Rio Del Mar Beach - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Monterey Bay - 1 min drive - 0.2 km
  • Seacliff State Beach - 6 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Seascape Golf Club - 8 min drive - 4.7 km
  • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - 19 min drive - 16.5 km

Getting around

  • Gilroy Station - 42 min drive
  • Watsonville, CA (WVI-Watsonville Municipal) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Marianne's Ice Cream - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Hideout - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Venus Cocktails & Kitchen - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Taqueria Los Pericos Aptos - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Erik's DeliCafé - ‬5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Comfortable Beach House on the Sand pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Comfortable Beach House on the Sand?

As of Oct 9, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Comfortable Beach House on the Sand on Oct 12, 2026 start from $890, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Comfortable Beach House on the Sand?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Comfortable Beach House on the Sand?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Comfortable Beach House on the Sand located?

Located in Rio del Mar, this vacation home is steps from Rio Del Mar Beach and Monterey Bay. Beer Can Beach and Seacliff State Beach are also within 1 mi (2 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 43 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 43 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 43 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 43 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 43 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Best weather ever this past week.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Always the best!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
“House on Beach”
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on May 19, 2026
Thank you for the perfect rating! We’re so glad you had a great stay and truly appreciate you taking the time to leave us a 10/10 review. We hope to welcome you back again soon!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
House was perfect location, super clean, cozy and had all the bare necessities we needed for our family. Weather was absolutely perfect too! We’re definitely keeping this house on our list of places to book for our beach getaways.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
Response from VrboOwner on Feb 26, 2026
Thank you so much for the wonderful review! We’re thrilled to hear the home was the perfect fit for your family and that you found it clean, cozy, and well-stocked with everything you needed. That’s exactly the experience we hope to provide. And we couldn’t agree more — when the weather cooperates, it makes a beach getaway even more special! ☀️ We truly appreciate you keeping us on your list for future beach trips. We’d love to welcome you back anytime!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
If only we could come back once a month ....we would.What an enjoyable experience from start to finish. 10 out of 10 Thanks to the wonderful and helpful folks running the show our short vacation for my wife and myself was a monster success.Thank you for all our new memories!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on May 18, 2026
Thank you so much for the kind words! We’re thrilled to hear your getaway was such a success and that you and your wife had an enjoyable experience from start to finish. Creating memorable vacations for our guests is what we strive for, and we’re so happy we could be a part of your new memories. We would absolutely love to welcome you back anytime — even once a month!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Fun

Our family has headed to the beach every summer for almost 40 years now. With the location of this home, right on the sand, we decided to spend more time at the house and on the beach, and we absolutely loved it. We barbecued, built bonfires, sang songs and ate s’more‘s. It was such a great week with our kids and grandkids. Can’t wait until next year!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Birthday Retreat

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We started this tradition 5 years ago and enjoy this weekend stay every year, We have been blessed with beautiful weather every year which is all this place needs for a magical experance. Our 5 year old grandson only knows this home as his "beach home" and looks forward to visiting every year.
Response from VrboOwner on May 24, 2024
This truly warms our hearts. We’re delighted to hear that you’ve been celebrating your dad’s birthday with us for five years, making it a cherished tradition. It’s wonderful that the weather has blessed you each year, adding to the magical experience. We love that your 5-year-old grandson thinks of this home as his "beach home" and looks forward to visiting every year. We look forward to continuing to be a part of your special family memories.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Fantastic Beach Location

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great location! The house was large enough for 8 guests with wonderful views! The house was spacious and clean. Property MGT was friendly at check-in and check-out. Minor things were there were no dish towels and only 1 towel per person. Defiantly a great place to relax and enjoy the beach, I highly recommend.
Response from VrboOwner on May 24, 2024
We’re glad you enjoyed the great location and found the house spacious and clean. It's wonderful to hear that it was large enough for 8 guests with such beautiful views. We're also pleased that you found our property management team friendly at check-in and check-out. We appreciate your suggestions about the dish towels and the towel count per person. We will definitely look into these minor issues to improve our guests' experience. Thank you for the high recommendation! We hope to welcome you back to relax and enjoy the beach again soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Get Away

I took my family to the beach where I spent my Summer vacations at Rio Del Mar. This house is right on the beach. It has lots of room for those that want to read and those that want to play video games. The kitchen was well equipped. It’s fun to sit out on the deck and watch people walking by with their dogs. The view of the ocean is right in front of you. Beautiful sunsets. I couldn’t have dreamed a better vacation. It took me back to my childhood 60 years ago!
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Family Fun

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This summer‘s family get together was one of our best yet! The location of the house, right on the sand, was wonderful! We didn’t have to pack up and go anywhere! We played games, barbecued, buried a grandchild in the sand up to his neck, played in the surf, had bonfires with s’mores and just enjoyed and laughed the week away! And of course we made our annual trek to Pizza My Heart, Manuel’s and Maryann’s. Caruso’s in Capitola was once again the choice for “date night”. Lynette and Lisa were great to work with. They navigated any bump in the road with professionalism and kindness. We can’t wait to come back!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Location is everything. Made up for lack of other things. Very bare bones house, not a lot of kitchen amenities, no spices or even pepper. No ziploc bags. Keurig machine but no pods. Coffee maker but no coffee. Lots of Knick knacks, but it gave it character. Would come back again.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Excellent Vacation!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We absolutely LOVED this vacation rental. It’s spacious and perfect proximity to ocean. Lots of seating inside and had everything we needed. A few things were the mattresses in bunk room and queen need to be updated, the handle on one of the sliding doors was broken but still worked and the oven was different and hard to figure out temperature and cooking time needed. Other than that, everything else was perfect - it just needs a few upgrades. We will be staying here over and over again! One last thing, the cleaners left sand in some sinks and the windows out back had lots of finger prints on them that we had to clean when we got there - minor things, but something you should be aware of.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great Beach Getaway

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We have been to this home several times. Each time is an enjoyable experience. We enjoy hearing and seeing the waves crash onto the sand. Walking out onto the deck then onto the sand is fabulous. The bedrooms are all cozy with plenty of bedding, and towels for the family. Bailey properties are very responsive and helpful. The down side is cooking. If you want to cook in this home you will need to buy every spice you want to use. Luckily, we live close by and are aware of this so brought with us the spices we anticipated needing garlic, salt pepper etc. If you want to serve soup, eat ice cream, etc, you may also need to bring or buy extra spoons, since for some reason there are only a few spoons. However, there is an abundance of everything else
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in

Great Location

Great Location/View! Home was fairly tired & worn. But that wasn’t an issue for us.Broken chair leg. No teaspoons, though I don’t know why anyone would require them. No toaster. Toaster oven was available, but it was a challenge figuring out how to use it properly or reset it.Limited TV options. In the Living Room there was a Roku remote but no TV remote. None of this was a significant issue.Checking in was an issue. Instructions said to come to the office (106 Aptos Beach Rd.) after 3:00pm to check in. It was a Sunday and the office was closed. My wife reached someone by phone (multiple tries) who instructed us to go directly to the house, and provided us with a lockbox code to access a key.When we got close we encountered a gate which we weren’t aware of. My wife called again and reached a different person (Kim?). She wasn’t very helpful, and suggested we wouldn’t have a problem if we read the instructions.About that time a couple came by who were going to go through the gate (walking). We chatted awhile and they gave us code to get in. Once we got to the house the lockbox/key worked fine.Just a minor blip.randy
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025
From a partner site

2/10 Terrible

Worst ever

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This home is crowded with so much “beach junk” that it is overwhelming. The home needs a deep clean, carpets are torn and roll at the edges, lights kept burning out, shutters in one room falling apart, guest bath toilet leaked from the bottom, molding fell off bathroom wall, a dining room chair was taped together with blue painters tape, windows were filthy inside and out, several of the pictures were so old there was no color, just pale blue outlines. The house sleep eight but only seven dining chairs......now I am getting picky, you get the idea.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

626 Beach Drive

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Excellent location. Property management company was A+
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Relaxing on the beach

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Perfect home for families! Open and spacious.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

great family getaway

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Our family stayed for a week in June and had a great time. Plenty of room and being right on the beach was fantastic for the little children.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

626 Beach Drive, April 2024

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We spent a very relaxing week at 626 Beach Drive. It was very quiet and the weather was beautiful on the weekend but mostly cloudy otherwise.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Cornell family Thanksgiving stay

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great stay.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Beach Front Bliss

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Overall this was a very good property and location. Upon arrival, you need to reach through the cut-out in the gate in order to open the gate, and then you get to the front door. The couch is a little tired. The beds were very comfortable and new. The kitchen is well appointed but some of the cooking utensils are a little tired but function just fine. Happy to see there are 2 coffee makers (Keurig and a Mr.Coffee) There is an extra beverage fridge in the living room. There are plenty of different socializing areas for large groups.The location is amazing. Behind the gate and beach front. Just what we were looking for.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Last time at 626 Beach

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We've stayed at this location a number of times and always enjoy it. There are a few minor repairs that are needed, which I mentioned to the property manager.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great House

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: He love this house, great location. We had it last year, we’ll have it next year, and we’ll be rebooking every time.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Another great beach vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Our second visit to this great beach house. New rugs, chairs increased our enjoyment. The living set up is great.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Nov 2022

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Awesome! Spectacular ocean view! Rooftop deck could use a cleaning. Very busy inside with all the "decorations/knickknacks", need to remove a few. Well stocked kitchen. Overall rating A+.
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Last time at 626 Beach

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This was the 10th time we've rented 626 Beach over 8 years. Previously we thoroughly enjoyed our stays but this time, my wife was in a wheel chair and the home is not ADA compliant. Hopefully the owners can rectify the situation.

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