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Historic Tybee Cottage, 100 Steps to the Dunes, Private Beach Access

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Welcome to Stargazer. Renovated Historic 1930's beach cottage.
Aerial view from our home and lot to the South Beach. Just four houses away.
Private beach access for our guests and neighbors.
On a private lane with no traffic.
Unique to Tybee, the home comes with an extra lot for parking.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 102200 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Dog-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Outdoor barbecue

Explore the area

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Tybee Island, GA
  • Place, Tybee Island Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, South Beach
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Tybee Island Fishing Pier and Pavilion
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Airport, Savannah, GA (SAV-Savannah - Hilton Head Intl.)
    ‪62 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

2nd Upstairs Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

Living Room 1

1 Queen Bed

Master Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

Queen Bedroom - Family Suite

2 Single Beds and 1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms, 2 half bathrooms

Downstairs Bathroom

Toilet

Enclosed Outside Shower

Shower only

Family Suite Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Upstairs Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Historic Tybee Cottage, 100 Steps to the Dunes, Private Beach Access

One of the best locations on Tybee. Private beach access. The south beach is a great place to avoid the crowds. An easy walk to shops, restaurants and the pier. Our renovated 1930 Tybee cottage is one of the few private cottages available to rent on the south end. From our extra lot, it is one hundred steps to the dunes.

It is a two-story home with separate living areas on each level. The home is on a private lane with absolutely no traffic. Small children love playing in the tidal pools on the beaches on this end of the island. Sunsets over Little Tybee from the beach are amazing.

Note: June/July, we accept seven day reservations, arriving and leaving on Saturdays.

Unique for Tybee, the home comes with an extra lot to give kids more room to play. The extra lot also offers plenty of parking for a group getaway to the beach. House layout perfect for families with a family suite, play rooms and plenty of games. The location allows you to park your car and never drive again. Short walk to restaurants or just to get a snow cone.

The home is large enough for several families. Upstairs, there are two bedrooms with queen beds. The 'sun room' is a great place to gather as a group and includes a piano. It also has a twin sofa bed. In addition, there is a dining room off the kitchen, as well as a kitchen eating area with enough room to seat 10 for dinner. A perfect place for everyone to share their day over a great meal.

Downstairs there is a separate bedroom suite with a private bathroom, queen bed, and two twin beds.. The suite opens up to the back deck. The queen bed is separated from the twin beds with a privacy folding door. Downstairs also includes a play room, a queen size sofa bed with an extra memory foam topping for comfort, foosball game, extra 1/2 bath and laundry room with a washer and dryer. In addition, there is an outside private shower.

We love to entertain, so there are two decks outside. A large gas grill is also provided. The house also has high-speed internet, wifi and cable.

I am the owner and manage the property. So you won't have the challenges dealing with a management company.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Air conditioning

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 24
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
(2) pack and plays, high chair.
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 2 total)
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Tybee Island

Located near the beach, this holiday home is in South Beach, a neighbourhood in Tybee Island. Shoppers can check out Coligny Plaza, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of Tybee Island Beach and North Beach. Travelling with kids? Consider Tybee Arts Center, or check out an event or a game at Stan Smith Tennis Academy. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and kayaking nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling and ecotours.
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Tybee Island, GA

What's nearby

  • Tybee Island Beach - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • South Beach - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Tybee Island Fishing Pier and Pavilion - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Mid Beach - 3 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Tybee Island Memorial Park - 4 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Savannah Amtrak Station - 32 min drive
  • Hilton Head Island, SC (HHH) - 103 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Crab Shack - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Fannies On The Beach - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Pier 16 Seafood Restaurant - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Spanky's Beachside - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Sting Ray's Seafood Restaurant - ‬9 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Historic Tybee Cottage, 100 Steps to the Dunes, Private Beach Access pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total).

How much does it cost to stay at Historic Tybee Cottage, 100 Steps to the Dunes, Private Beach Access?

As of 18 Apr, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Historic Tybee Cottage, 100 Steps to the Dunes, Private Beach Access on 8 Aug, 2026 start from S$514, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Historic Tybee Cottage, 100 Steps to the Dunes, Private Beach Access?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Historic Tybee Cottage, 100 Steps to the Dunes, Private Beach Access?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Historic Tybee Cottage, 100 Steps to the Dunes, Private Beach Access?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Historic Tybee Cottage, 100 Steps to the Dunes, Private Beach Access located?

This family-friendly Tybee Island holiday home is located by the sea, within a 5-minute walk of Tybee Island Beach and Back River Beach. South Beach and Tybee Island Fishing Pier and Pavilion are also within 10 minutes.

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. 133 out of 156 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 156 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 156 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 156 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 156 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scot S.

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

Rare gem.

This home has an authentic charm, hard to find in Tybee. It is also much larger than the website conveys. 8 of us fit here comfortably.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tracy M.

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

Great place and close to beach

Great little gem!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

1963Tmatty

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

Quaint Cottage

We had a great stay for Pirate Festival. If you love old beach cottages you'll love this house. Very convenient to the beach as well and we loved that we could bring our dogs
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

mark a.

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

Nice house near the beach!

Enjoyed our stay. Very close to the beach and also within easy walking distance to the main strip of shops and restaurants.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Philip B.

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

Great location, close to beach and restaurants, Tons of space, extra toiletries, beach toys, chairs

Had a great time
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christina M.

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

October Beach Days

This is a perfect place to stay! Close to the beach and nice space for family games and puzzles!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ella E.

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

Fun Tybee Island Cottage

This is a wonderful cottage. Close to everything the beach, restaurants,shops. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Franklin P.

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

Tybee in July

Had a fabulous time on Tybee Island. Perfect location, super quiet neighborhood, short walk to the beach manageable for most ages. Less than a half mile to downtown shops and food! Lots of beach cottage charm with a little quirkiness. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Melissa H.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

It had plenty of room for 9 ,short walk to beach,it had beach chairs and sand toys already there

Very easy to rent ,key was already at the property and enjoyed 5 days with all my grandbabies
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Oct, 2022
I am so glad you enjoyed yourself and time with your grandbabies :) I am sorry you initially had difficulty making your payment through VRBO.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jessica R.

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

Amazing Property

The Star Gazer was perfect! The location and access to beach was great. The house was so comfortable for our large group. We can’t wait to go back.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Apr, 2023
We can't wait to have you come back! I am so glad you enjoyed our home.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Angie W.

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

Fantastic place!

I'll go so far as to say it was the perfect place for us! The house, the beach, the location, everything was fantastic. Tybee Island is great family fun and so close to Savannah with all it's history and beauty. We will be back!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Apr, 2023
Our caretaker said you were one of our nicest guests! I am so glad you enjoyed yourselves. Please, I hope you will visit again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Frances Q.

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

Fabulous stay at Star Gazer Cottage

My friend and I brought our dogs for a 4 night stay at Star Gazer Cottage on Tybee Island. The house was perfect… secluded and quiet but within waking distance to everywhere we wanted to go. It’s a perfect set up for us and a secure yard for the dogs! We really enjoyed it!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Christmas at Tybee

We had a great stay. The weather was unseasonably warm so we could get out and walk and enjoy the beautiful sunsets. Stargazer, was big enough for everyone to have there own space. I would stay at Stargazer again.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mary E.

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

Girls trip

Great
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

connie b.

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

Everything was great’

All wonderful !
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

jessica D.

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

Excellent communication during hurricane

Owner was very helpful! We were here during a hurricane and he did everything he could to accommodate us even though we toughed it out. Would recommend renting from him to anyone. Location was so close to the beach and with kids this was a huge PLUS!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

MaryEllen R.

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

Family vacation

Location was ideal. Close to the beach. Easy walk to stores. Owner communication was good. We rented a golf cart for ease of exploring the island.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael M.

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

Perfect Getaway

Owner and caretaker were great to deal with. Would definitely rent again if coming back to the area. Mike M.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Apr, 2023
Mike, thank you so much for choosing our home for your stay. Also, for coming back so soon afterwards! Our caretaker John thoroughly enjoyed meeting you.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ann H.

Great place for our family vacation.

Great property. Plenty of room for our whole family. The cottage had a lot of charm and was decorated well. Very clean. The caretaker, John, that lives on the property was very charming and helpful. We would definitely stay here again if we come back.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lori B.

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

Wedding

We had a great experience. Plenty of rooms/beds and baths for our family. Super close to the beach. Mike was very responsive and easy to contact. Will definitely stay again if we are ever in the area again. Thanks for a great stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nancy F.

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

Sisters getaway

This house ( and host) was wonderful. Fully stocked with games, books, and even shampoo, conditioner and body wash! Detailed info from host, and easy walking distance to stores and restaurants, and of course, the beach. The beach was fabulous— no crowds ( October is a great time to visit Tybee).
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joseph G.

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

A Perfect Stay

We loved our stay at Star Gazer. Great location on a private street with a very short walk to the beach, shopping, pier and restaurants. Highly recommended. We want to make this an annual family tradition. All of us can’t wait to return. Thank you Mike.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 11 May, 2023
Joe, you and your family were awesome guests! I look forward to seeing you next year!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Delia D.

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

Star Gazer

Excellent experience, beautiful home, easy beach access, big uncrowded beach. Host extremely responsive and understanding. Would definitely return.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany W.

Wonderful home; great location; perfect for 10!

Lovely historic home, short walk to beach, pier and shops. Plenty of space to spread out. Wonderful sunroom, collection of board games and sunny deck! Nice size kitchen, grill & patio; loved the huge dining table for meals and game night! Highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Craig A.

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

Retreat

Everything was perfect
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Apr, 2023
Craig, so glad you enjoyed your stay. John enjoyed his conversations with you. You were a great guest.

About the host

Hosted by Mike Polak

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This was our home for ten years where we raised our two children. We originally moved to Savannah in 2002 and bought the Tybee house a year later as a second home. Yet, we fell in love with Tybee and sold our Savannah home and moved in full-time early in 2005.

Thirteen years ago we tearfully moved to Decatur, GA where I took a new job. Decatur is great, but we miss the stars, sunsets and sounds of the surf. We have two great boys who are now 28 and 24.

I have a health tech start-up and I teach political science at Georgia Tech. My wife is a middle school religion teacher.

Why they chose this property

My wife and I for a number of years would visit Tybee and pull up our beach chairs on the beaches on the Southend to relax and watch the sunset. After the first sunset and cool breezes, we were hooked. When we decided to buy a home on Tybee, I spent months waiting for a home to come available between 18th Terrace and 19th Street.

The Southend is also close enough to the Pier, restaurants and shops to walk, yet far enough where the beach isn't as crowded. Better yet, you can just walk around the tip to the beaches facing 'Little Tybee' and it will be almost empty.

Also, the main road on Tybee Island ends on the Southend and becomes a narrow two lane road. Therefore, the cars go really slow. Therefore, we didn’t have to worry about my two sons walking down the street or riding their bikes.

Why did we choose this particular house? The location is perfect. Since we are only the 4th house from the ocean you can hear the waves and the surf. It is really nice to have private access to the beach as well. I also like historic houses, so the home still has its original 'bead board' from the 1930s. The extra lot is a big plus. We had plenty of room to park and it gave our two boys enough space to throw a baseball, play football or shoot baskets.

What makes this property unique

We love to invite people to our home. For entertaining, we have two decks surrounded by palm trees. We also converted the original porch into a sun room. This room is large and surrounded by windows, so a great spot to share a cocktail with friends. When family visits us, we can put them in a separate suite downstairs. They really like the extra privacy.

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