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Sweet Gum Cottage Oceanfront 5BDR with Golf Cart

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An open wooden door leading to a sandy area with trees and a view of the water.
A modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a large island with bar stools, and pendant lighting.
A spacious living area with a sofa, armchairs, and a coffee table. There is a kitchen with modern appliances and pendant lighting.
A bedroom with a bed, bedside tables, a bench, and a ceiling fan.
A hallway with a white door, a patterned rug, a table with a lamp, and a framed picture on the wall.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Steps from the shore
    Top-rated for its nearby beach, ideal for sunbathing and swimming.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Daufuskie Island Beach

Popular amenities

  • Dog-friendly
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine
  • Fireplace

Explore the area

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Daufuskie Island, SC
  • Place, Daufuskie Island Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Calibogue Sound
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Bloody Point Lighthouse and Museum
    ‪12 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

2 Queen Beds

Bedroom 5

1 King Bed

5 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 4

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 5

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen
Dining area

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About the area

Daufuskie Island

Located near the beach, this holiday home is in Melrose on the Beach, a neighbourhood in Daufuskie Island. Shoppers can check out Coligny Plaza, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of Tybee Island Beach and Coligny Beach. The Sandbox and Coastal Discovery Museum are also worth visiting. Fishing offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with horse riding nearby.
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Daufuskie Island, SC

What's nearby

  • Daufuskie Island Beach - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Calibogue Sound - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation Museum - 6 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Mary Fields School - 9 min drive - 5.0 km
  • Bloody Point Lighthouse and Museum - 12 min drive - 6.3 km

Restaurants

  • ‪The Quarterdeck - ‬198 min drive
  • ‪The Salty Dog Cafe - ‬203 min drive
  • ‪Harbour Town Bakery & Cafe - ‬197 min drive
  • ‪The Crazy Crab - ‬198 min drive
  • ‪Loggerhead Landing - ‬192 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Sweet Gum Cottage Oceanfront 5BDR with Golf Cart pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

What time is check-in at Sweet Gum Cottage Oceanfront 5BDR with Golf Cart?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Sweet Gum Cottage Oceanfront 5BDR with Golf Cart?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Sweet Gum Cottage Oceanfront 5BDR with Golf Cart located?

Located in Melrose on the Beach, this holiday home is steps away from Daufuskie Island Beach and Calibogue Sound. Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation Museum and Mary Fields School are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 44 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 44 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 44 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 44 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 44 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Always great
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful home, great location.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Absolutely gorgeous ocean front 5/5 house! Spectacular sunrise and beaches!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Could not have asked for a more perfect house! From the minute we walked in the front door to the open kitchen/living room that went straight to a screened porch and the beach we were in love. Comfortably housed 3 adult couples and 3 kids. Mornings were spent exploring the island, followed by time on the beach and ending with dinner and evenings on the screened porch. Can't wait to come back.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Amazing place!

Couldn’t have asked for a better house to call home for a week while we explored daufuskie! Had everything you need and the location was amazing. Highly recommend staying here!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great house

House was wonderful. Location great
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

So Relaxing!

I highly recommend this vacation home. It has spectacular views throughout and steps from the beach. We had a wonderful time.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Daufuskie Rental Group

The house was great for our family vacation! We really enjoyed the layout and the beach was just steps away. DRG was super easy and communicated well to get us checked in and out.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Jun 2022
We are so glad you enjoyed the house and the island! Thanks for letting DRG be apart of your great experience!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great experience all around. House was attractive and fresh with spacious bedrooms. Short walk to the beach and support staff was responsive when there was an ice maker issue which they solved quickly. The only opportunity to improve was master bedroom mattress which has a hump on the middle. May be time to replace it.We are considering coming back again to the same house.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Total relaxation

Wonderful times were had by our entire family!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great house for a getaway

Lovely home, just as showed in all the pictures. Great for a large family or group of friends like we had. We had a couple weird circumstances and the communication and help from Daufuskie Rental Group was outstanding. I would absolutely stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fun in the Sun

Amazing place and location! Perfect place to relax, enjoy the beach and get around on Daufuskie! The house is clean, nice and perfect for relaxing, going to the beach, pool and hanging out! We had 2 families staying together and we had plenty of room to eat and hang out. highly recommend!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Daufuskie Dream

Daufuskie was a prefect vacation spot—few people, slow pace, beautiful beach! This home was beautiful and fit our three families perfectly! The beach is steps out the back door and we were pleasantly surprised with the wagon, beach chairs, and toys! We chose this house based on beach and pool availability. So it was very disappointing the pool was not open and that it was never communicated to us that it closed. The kitchen is very sparsely equip and nothing was provided when we asked—no pitcher (we laddled tea from a bowl all week🤣). Management did replace a broken coffee carafe within 24 hours but the kitchen has NOTHING—pack it all: coffee filters (basket), paper towels, trash bags, dish soap, etc. Its a lot of extra planning to get to Daufuskie—ferry, food, transport, cart rental. But it’s very much worth it!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fantastic

Great place on the beach. We really enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

It is a beautiful property right on the ocean. Very comfortable relaxing and peaceful!

Excellent
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful week

Wonderful week
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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Paradise

Having already been to Daufuskie and stayed in several different Melrose rentals this house exceeded expectations. One of the newer rentals on Oaks it’s perfect and very comfortable!! Kitchen is well equipped as is the beach toys/chairs. Will definitely be back.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

For a five bedroom with 4 en-suites limited common area even watching area.

Really great. Would have liked more beach chairs. Not so easy /cheap to rent additional ones. . Great kitchen. Pool excellent. Surprised at how small common area for tv watching was.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lovely

Property was lovely and the beach is incredibly private and full of starfish. Super calm water great for kids. Pack way more groceries than you think the store on island is very sparse
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Daufuskie vacation

This house was beautifully appointed - great mattresses! Very clean property / everything a family needs for a beach vacation including a nice selection of beach chairs and boogie boards - even some sand toys for the little kids and direct access to the beach. Nice perk to have a golf cart included since no cars are allowed on Daufuskie. The property manager was very helpful in preparing for the trip and with answering all my emails. It is unfortunate that the resort itself went under during the 2009 recession so it’s a bit off putting at first but the restaurant and pools are again now open so that was great. The uncrowded beach and beautiful home was what we were looking for and this place delivered that for our family of 9 that included Grandparents, parents, and kids. A couple of places to eat / flip flops and shorts casual so no need to over pack but I would recommend you come prepared to cook most of your own meals if you’re planning to stay more than a day or two. Supplies are limited at the 2 places on the island to shop so bring what you need. I highly recommend reserving the water taxi service - they are unconcerned with a large amount of luggage - which we had with 9 people for 5 days. If you are looking for relaxation and privacy - I highly recommend this place. If you’re looking for entertainment and fancy restaurants you probably should go to Hilton Head / which you can see directly across the bay. We’ll be back to Daufuskie again!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family reunion

This cottage was perfect for our party of 3 families. We loved being right on the water. The cottage was beautiful.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Review of 82 Avenue of Oaks

We had never visited Daufuskie before, but the experience will certainly bring us back. It was a wondrous experience, and the house was fantastic -- well-appointed, on the ocean, and in a quiet neighborhood. The only "pick" I have is that the garbage bins in front need to be enlarged to accommodate the trash generated by a family of 11 during a weeklong stay. We experienced "Elsa," and don't want to go through that experience again -- aside from the wind and rain, the loss of power for a day was no fun. Even through all of that, Deborah was in touch to provide reports and check on us. We recommend the house unreservedly.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great stay!

We had a great time. House was nice and roomy. Perfect for a large group. Kitchen was well stocked. Instructions were provided with great information. Rental company was kind and helpful. One of the TVs was broken which normally would not have been an issue because we were always out doing stuff, but we did have some family members with us that needed the TV. I did let the host know upon check in just so she was aware and didn't think it was us. Turns out it has been broken for awhile and they just haven't replaced it. My husband and I just took that room and gave the other rooms to other family members. Not a big enough deal to ruin the trip. Other than that we had a fantastic time!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Amazing

We just got home from an amazing week at 82 Avenue of Oaks. The property was beautiful and Deborah and her team took care of everything for us! I cannot recommend this property enough! We had kids, friends and family all week and enjoyed all of Daufuskie. It was also great that the pool and restaurant at Melrose just reopened and was fantastic!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

May 2021 family vacation

The house is truly beautiful. So fresh and tastefully decorated. We felt so welcomed upon arrival, the TVs were all playing soft music in each bedroom. The house has a wonderful view and easy access to the ocean. Loved this trip. So much adventure each day and great fun riding the golf carts to explore. We all had our own private bedroom/bath. Plenty of space to gather or retreat.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2021
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