Dog-friendly, oceanfront cottage w/deck, views, and nearby beach access

This property has a very displeasing smell inside. Be sure to burn candles and bring air freshener spray.

Let me start by saying that some of the horrible reviews made us scared to visit. However, upon arrival, I was pleasantly surprised. Lets start with the issues: ALL PURELY COSMETIC. the yard isn't neat, there are stains on the carpet - clearly it's been well used by children and possibly pets, furniture is old and outdated, and there are soft spots in the floor - as this house has clearly been on the beach a while. Other than that, I was very happy. The view from the yard was perfect, we spent every morning and night there. The grill comes fully prepared with propane, there are complimentary dish soaps, laundry detergent, and bathroom soaps, beds are comfy. For regular folks with family and a dog, we LOVED this place. If you're boujee, this isn't the place for you. If you're looking for a great deal for yourself/kids/pets to stay while vacationing at the beach, you can't beat this for the money.

This home is a accident waiting to happen! From large hole in the dining room which was covered up with an area rug to the slider frame pulling away from the glass to the soft spots in and around the bathroom to the very uncomfortable bed, this place was a joke. When we first walked in, it was extremely hot in there from the sun. Discovered there are no windows facing the ocean that can be opened for air and the only option is the slider, which has no screen door allowing the resident birds to fly in. So, upon opening the slider, we discovered the frame is broken and the pulling away from the glass, so you have to very carefully try to slide the door open using the entire door and not just the handle. There were missing blinds and the carpet, besides the hole, is extremely dirty and spotted. I didn't want to walk around barefoot and so we all wore shoes to walk around inside. The main bedroom has an overly soft mattress with no support. The owner simply placed a mattress topper on it and called it good. So now, it requires your spouse to grab ahold of one side to keep from falling into the middle of the bed while you get in on the other side. Sort of felt like the old waterbeds before they came out with waveless mattresses. There was a broken patio chair on the deck, two patio chairs in the lawn and no outside patio table (I was told the wind blew it down the cliff and was never replaced). The bathroom was ok, but definite floor damage with soft spots in and around the bathroom door. The only newer furniture was a cheap dining room table and chairs and a cheap entertainment console. Everything else was very old, perhaps yard sale or second hand store bought that had a musty smell. One of the dining room chairs broke when my 45 pound child sat in it and the cord to one of the blinds in the bedroom broke. The biggest mystery of all was the air freshener strategically placed outside next to the underside of the house. It makes you wonder what critter may have died under the house and perhaps is causing a stench? Vacasa staff were great and very responsive to my concerns and provided me a full refund. However, renter beware... this place needs to be condemned until the owner has the place renovated and stocked with decent furniture. I will say the kitchen, bathroom as well as linens were clean and well stocked and there were newer appliances and tv/cable/dvd/internet worked fine. But, please don't rent this expecting a nice comfortable stay. The view is great if you are out in the yard or viewing from the dining room window, but is blocked by overgrown vegetation from anywhere else in the home. It is part of a duplex, so you don't have fantastic privacy (we ran into our neighbors out of the deck and can hear them walking around next door) and it is right on the highway, so expect a lot of road noise. There absolutely no beach access from here and while the park is about a half mile or so down the road, you do not walk to walk along this highway as it is too dangerous, so you will definitely want to drive there. Last, we kept passing the place on the first day or two because there are no markings from the road and if you use GPS, it will tell you that you are at your destination after you have already passed the driveway. Once the repairs are made and place cleaned up and updated, it might make for a good rental, but for now, it should be pulled from the listings. Renter beware!

We stayed here for almost a week and had planned this trip for a couple of months. We arrived to dirty carpets with a hole concealed with a small area rug rolled up to fill the gap and then covered again with a larger area rug. Broken slider frame, no screen door, no patio furniture, creaky floors with soft spots around the bathroom, uncomfortable bed and a mystery air freshener placed outside next to the crawspace under the house. The backyard has a steep cliff, not safe for small children that might wander. No beach access unless you drive down the highway. The place is not marked at the street, so you will probably pass up the driveway. Missing blinds, lack of windows that open and no screen on the slider makes for a stuffy house. We even had a dining chair break on us. This is a duplex. The other side was renovated months ago. This side should be condemned until it is renovated as well. It did have newer appliances and a decent kitchen. We were given a full refund.

We had such a lovely trip to this home!! The views of the beach are incredible, and the house itself is so cozy. We had everything we needed to cook a wonderful dinner and an even better breakfast. The backyard is super private, even though this is part of a duplex. The fire pit was definitely the cherry on top - a glass of wine in front of the fire while looking out over the beach was a dream. Plus, beach access is only a few minutes' drive down the road. Can't wait to come back to this home again!!