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OCTOPUS OASIS:
WHERE THE BAY IS YOUR BACKYARD AND ADVENTURE IS ALWAYS CLOSE

Picture this: you wake up, pull back the curtains, and the Indian River Bay is right there, silver and glittering in the early light, stretched wide across the horizon. Somewhere outside, a gull calls. Then another. The community is so quiet that you can actually hear the water. There's nowhere you have to be. The kayaks are waiting. The trails are waiting. The beach is waiting. Or, if this morning is meant for coffee on the porch and watching a great blue heron work the shallows, that's waiting for you too at Octopus Oasis.

Octopus Oasis is a ground-floor two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo tucked into the Bethany Bay community, a quiet, family-friendly enclave just 5 miles from Bethany Beach Boardwalk and surrounded by water. From the moment you arrive, the pace shifts. The streets are calm, the neighbors are unhurried, and the only sounds that carry through the windows at night are wind off the water and the occasional distant cry of a bird finding its way home. This is a place that has a way of slowing you down and speeding you up at exactly the right times.

YOUR HOME BASE
Everything you need, nothing you don't.

The living room opens to a panoramic view of the ponds and bay beyond, morning light floods the space, and by evening the room glows warm and quiet as the last colors drain from the sky over the water. Cook a real meal in the fully equipped kitchen, then carry your plates out to the enclosed rear porch and enjoy your meal while breathing in the fresh salt air, taking in the views of the bay, as the infamous Indian River Bridge glows different colors in the distance. This is the kind of dinner you'll talk about long after the trip.

The primary bedroom features a king bed and an en suite bathroom with a walk-in shower, your private retreat at the end of a full day. The second bedroom has two twin beds and its own full bathroom with tub, making it perfect for kids, a guest, or anyone who earned a long soak. The rear porch is enclosed for three-season use, so whether you're here in the warmth of summer or the crisp quiet of October, you'll have a front-row seat to the bay in any weather.

COMMUNITY AMENITIES
A resort feel, without the resort price tag

The Bethany Bay community delivers a full amenity package that punches well above its quiet, residential feel. The pool complex is the social heart of summer, a main pool for swimming, or floating the afternoon away, a kiddie pool for the little ones, and a hot tub for evenings when the sun goes down and no one is quite ready to go inside. On the sport courts nearby, you'll find tennis, pickleball, volleyball, and basketball ready to go whenever the competitive spirit hits. There's also a playground for kids who have energy left to burn after a day at the beach.

Beyond the amenity complex, the community has direct bay access for kayaking and paddle-boarding, boating, jet skiing and miles of wooded hiking and biking trails winding through a nature reserve with hidden lakes and more wildlife than you'd expect! You may encounter osprey, herons, foxes, turtles, an abundance of deer at dusk. If you enjoy fishing, bring your rods. There are stocked fishing ponds in Bethany Bay and a fishing pier a few steps from the condo. There are also several private bay beaches in the community, one of which is a short walk from the condo. The resort like community also features a nine-hole golf course for a casual morning round.

GET OUTSIDE
The whole Delaware–Maryland coast is your backyard

When the beach calls, it's only five miles. Bethany Beach is one of Delaware's most beloved stretches of coastline: laid back, unhurried, and lined with just enough boardwalk shops and restaurants to make a full afternoon out of it. But the adventures don't stop there. You're positioned at the center of one of the most spectacular stretches of the Mid-Atlantic coast, with four iconic destinations all within easy reach.

Drive south and you'll hit Fenwick Island State Park: Delaware's southernmost beach, three miles of wild Atlantic shoreline with surf fishing, kayaking, and ghost crab hunting after dark. Keep going another few miles and you're at Assateague Island, where wild ponies roam free across the dunes and the National Seashore feels like a genuinely different world. Head north and the rewards are just as good: Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes offers five miles of beach where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic, plus the famous Great Walking Dune, a fishing pier, and some of the best birding on the East Coast.

Prefer the boardwalk energy? Ocean City is 12 miles south and Rehoboth Beach is 17 miles north and between them, you'll find renowned golf courses, fresh seafood up and down the coast, and enough boutique, and thrift shopping to justify an extra bag on the way home.

FOR EVERY KIND OF TRIP
Families, couples, friend groups: this place gets it right

Traveling with kids? The community is quiet and walkable, the kiddie pool and playground are a short stroll from the door, and the trails are exactly the right kind of adventure for little legs. The layout with two full bathrooms, a king in the primary and twins in the second room, means everyone has their own space, and the enclosed porch gives grown-ups a place to sit after bedtime and listen to the bay settle in for the night.

Couples will find plenty of romance in the details: sunset dinners on the porch, a king bed with water views, a hot tub under the stars, and a beach town with great dining just minutes away. Bring the bikes and make a long weekend of it.

Friend groups and multi-generational families will appreciate the flexibility. The fully equipped kitchen handles big meals. The sport courts handle grudge matches. The porch handles long evenings. And the location handles everyone's wish list: golfers, beachgoers, hikers, paddlers, and people who just need to sit still near water for a few days.


AT A GLANCE
Everything included
2 bedrooms · sleeps 4
2 full bathrooms
Panoramic bay views
Fully equipped kitchen
Pool complex + kiddie pool
Hot tub
Direct bay access
9-hole golf course
Hiking & biking trails
Tennis & pickleball courts
Volleyball & basketball
Playground
Enclosed 3-season porch
Free parking
Ground-floor unit

LOCATION
The Delaware–Maryland coast, perfectly centered

Bethany Beach - 5 miles
Bethany Boardwalk- 6 miles
Fenwick Island State Park ~9 miles
Ocean City, MD- 12 miles
Assateague Island ~20 miles
Rehoboth Beach 17 miles
Cape Henlopen State Park ~30 miles

Octopus Oasis is waiting

Some vacations are about going places. This one is about finding a place that feels like it was made for you, and then not wanting to leave. Check the calendar, grab your people, and come find out what the bay looks like at first light, what the gulls sound like in the morning quiet, and what it feels like to have everything you need right outside the door.