Mixed feelings about this one. Hosts were responsive, and much of the home was thoughtfully prepared. Twin mattresses under each king bed meant we had plenty of sleeping space for parents and children alike! Bathrooms are beautiful and spacious. The description of the house as a beach house was not completely truthful, as the thousands of dead and decaying horseshoe crabs made the beach hardly a place you’d want to spend time. We were a party of six adults and six children, and the kids did have a blast at the nearby nature center learning about the crabs and local ecosystem. The water is vile, even a couple miles down the way at the beach near the fire station. I would definitely keep children out of the water—it turned all our swimsuits a sick gray color and left an oily texture. The pollution levels register some of the worst in the nation.
Ants were everywhere, which isn’t surprising at a beach house, but even with traps in many rooms, they remain a major problem. We found a live mouse in one of our bags in a bedroom on our third day. Also, the many flights of stairs made it not safe at all for toddlers and infants. That said, the kitchen was well stocked in terms of plates, appliances, glassware. The washing machine and everything worked very well. Most of the condiments in the fridge and many spices in the cabinets were out of date, some of them by several years. Several features were broken, like a screen door to the main deck and large outdoor table umbrella.