Hi! We’re Umi and Bill, and we’re the family behind Oak + Shore Properties a small, heart-led hospitality brand built around meaningful travel, thoughtful design, and creating spaces that feel like home wherever you land.
Our story began in 2018 when we purchased our very first vacation rental, The Crest Beach House in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey on a total whim. What started as a simple beach getaway quickly turned into a deep love for hosting and creating memorable experiences for others. In 2021, after a lot of dreaming, searching, and praying, we added our second property, The Catskills Mountain House in the Catskills of New York. And most recently, our journey brought us to Tennessee with Fort Campbell Basecamp in Clarksville a home created to honor military families, transitions, and new beginnings.
At the heart of everything we do is one simple belief:
Hosting isn’t just about providing a place to stay it’s about how you make people feel.
When you stay at one of our homes, you start as a guest but leave as part of the Oak + Shore family. We care deeply about quality over quantity and take pride in offering high-touch hospitality, thoughtful design, and all the little details that turn a stay into a memory.
We love sharing our favorite local recommendations, stocking our homes with extra touches and amenities, and being available whenever you need us. To us, home is a feeling. Home is togetherness. Home is where the heart is. And home is wherever you feel cared for, welcomed, and at ease.
It’s truly a privilege to host you. Whether you’re here to relax, reconnect, explore, celebrate something special, or navigate a season of change — we hope one of our homes becomes part of your story too.