Pros:
- Beach is great and it’s located on a nice area of the island
- Outside of the house is very nice
- Included some beach chairs and other beach “nice to haves”
Cons:
- House was very dirty when we arrived - bedspreads were sandy and dirty - we had to wash them before we could sleep in the beds
- House hasn’t been updated in many years and felt pretty run down
- Paid extra for linens and towels - bath towels were very old, tattered and dingy, beach towels were nice, linens were okay, but a bit annoying you have to make your own beds when you’re paying extra for them
- The house is directly next to the public beach access, which means the beach area in front of the house is crowded, and if you want a place to sit in front of the house you have to get to the beach before 6am to save your spot before the tent rental guys come and set up in front of the house.
Our family has been going to Holden Beach for over 30 years. We absolutely love it. We like this area of the island and we were excited to find this house, as it reminded us of the ones we’d always stay in when we were kids. Unfortunately, that’s a little more nostalgia than we expected as the house really hasn’t been updated in that period of time. There were a lot of broken and heavily worn items in the house. On the plus side, it was less expensive than some of the other houses we looked at, but I suppose you get what you pay for. The location next to the public access is a big negative. Host was very nice