Is Tip Ellen on Pawleys Island - Second Row, Pet Friendly pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

*Tip Ellen* on Pawleys Island - Second Row, Pet Friendly Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

Q: Where is Tip Ellen on Pawleys Island - Second Row, Pet Friendly located?

Situated near the beach, this cottage is steps from Pawleys Island Beach and within 6 mi (10 km) of True Blue Golf Club and All Saints Church. Alice Flagg's Grave and Caledonia Golf and Fish Club are also within 6 miles (10 km).

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10/10 Excellent

Susan K.

12 Nov 2024

October

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We were very happy with the Tip Ellen, just as we always are. The Tidelife staff are very friendly and helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Laura C.

13 May 2025

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

Quintessential Pawley’s

I love this house. It is everything I remember from my childhood at PI - wooden floors and walls, outside laundry and shower, screened porch, a few bugs, a little mildew. It is so close to beach access that it might as well be beachfront! The beds were super comfy. Highly recommend.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

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6/10 Okay

Dana M.

22 Jun 2025

Rustic cabin

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Tip Ellen had very comfortable beds and we slept great. The bathrooms and kitchen were adequate. There is a nice outdoor shower with warm water and another toilet and washer/dryer beneath the house which came in handy with our large group. We were disappointed that there was very little storage and a small living room. Our group could not all sit together inside. We did see quite a few bugs as well. We did enjoy our stay and the screened porch was roomy.

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10/10 Excellent

Steve F.

26 May 2023

The kids are alright

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had a great time for a family reunion down the street and were able to accommodate our adult children and their families here. They enjoyed the classic Pawleys Island experience here.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Doug N., Hickory, NC

1 Jul 2023

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

Sandy beach

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Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

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8/10 Good

Lisa I.

8 May 2019

Tip Ellen stay

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was more than happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: It was great to vacation with our dogs. House was comfortable and suited our needs. No beach view, but a very short walk to the beach.

Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

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10/10 Excellent

AMANDA S., stanley

18 May 2022

Most peaceful, relaxing and FUN girls beach trip EVER

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Always make a point to visit Pawleys while on vacation but this time we got to stay at PI and it was perfect! The Tip Ellen was great. Can't wait to do it again. Until next year.....

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10/10 Excellent

John S.

9 Apr 2023

Tip Ellen

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Spent Jan through Mar 2023 at Tip Ellen. Perfect location beach is right across the street. House was just the right size for my husband and I. We had plenty of guests visit and more than enough room.

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10/10 Excellent

Helen S.

31 Dec 2014

Great escape!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We enjoyed our stay and the rental agency was great to work with. FYI. There is no wifi or cell service so it is a true escape. You can hear the ocean and it is a very short walk to the beach access.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2014

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8/10 Good

CHRIS H.

1 Jul 2020

Great Location

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Needs so minor updates but nice overall. Should update dishes and silverware and pots and pans. Mismatched and old disorganized.

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8/10 Good

3 Aug 2025

We are here for the beach

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: If you want a reasonably priced place to stay with a very short walk to the beach, this is the place. If you want a really nice place to stay, this is NOT the place. Super short walk to the beach without being Oceanside. That is why we stay here. Probably the smallest and oldest house on the road. Appliances have been updated recently. Furniture is ok. Beds are ok. Kitchenware is a bit lacking if you cook, but manageable. Screened in porch is nice. AC is cold. Water pressure is a bit weak except in the outdoor shower. This is the house to stay in when you want to be at the beach. No frills place to eat, sleep, watch some tv, and then enjoy your super short walk to the beach.

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10/10 Excellent

Kristy B.

16 Feb 2022

Hidden Gem

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This is definitely a diamond on the rough. Nothing fancy but everything you need and a great location. Awesome place to just relax. Tidelife was very helpful with any needs. Great people. Love the big screened in porch.

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10/10 Excellent

John S.

19 Mar 2023

Tip Ellen

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Thus is our first year spending time away from New England for Jan - Mar. It was a wonderful. The house is right across the street from the beach. Plenty of room. Tidelife staff very nice. Absolutely loved our 3 mos here.

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10/10 Excellent

Wendy H.

7 Jun 2022

Perfect little getaway!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We rented the house for a mini vacation . The house is older, which I appreciate and had plenty of beds for everyone to sleep in. We spent the evenings playing cards on the screened in porch and had enough room to park the boat under the house. It was close and easy to get to the beach. A great time was had by all!

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10/10 Excellent

Patricia S.

4 Dec 2022

Awesome Beach Cottage

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We absolutely loved Tip Ellen! We were there for the month of Nov. The screened porch was my favorite! The beach access was a 2-minute walk.. if you’re looking for a modern, shiny house, this one is not for you. If you’re looking for a simple, quaint, house with stories to tell, Tip Ellen fits the bill. We will stay here again!

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2/10 Terrible

Dianne G.

22 May 2023

Won't rent again!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This house was a HUGE disappointment! It appears that the owner never visits the house or just does not care for its current condition or desire to improve it. Bugs in one of the beds, appliances outdated, cabinets without doors. Table seats 4 when this house supposedly sleeps 12! Nicest thing I can say is that it had air conditioning and a roof.

6/10 Okay

Joy W.

17 Jun 2024

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Disliked: Listing accuracy

Too Small

The listing says it will sleep 12, but we had 10 people & there was not enough room. We couldn't all eat together as a family because the table was set up for 4. We did pull in a few chairs but there were not 10 total chairs & we wouldn't have fit around the table even if we had 10 chairs. There just wasn't enough sitting for 10 people let alone 12. We did love that out was so close to the beach, but there was no place in the house to rest & relax for everyone. Shouldn't be listed for 12 people.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

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4/10 Poor

koreen f.

12 Jun 2019

Thankful we had 50% discount

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: If I had paid full price for this rental I would have been very unhappy. The location is great but that is it. It was not clean- except the fridge and oven were very clean, the rest was dirty. Doors missing from cabinets. The amenities were a proble- 3 bundt pans but not a single oven tray. There was a bag of dirty diapers hanging outside the back door upon arrival. I would not recommend staying here.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Greg S.

24 Jun 2023

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

A Taste of Pawley’s Island history

Outshined and dwarfed by the newer, bigger, more modern houses, this home provides the experience of an “arrogantly shabby” island where casual and laid back were a way of life. In fact it’s kind of sad for those of us who experienced the old Pawley’s to see it so changed. The cabin is very small - 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, kitchen and television area in less than 1000 square ft. Still it was adequate for 8 of us. The outdoor shower and huge screen porch made the space seem much larger. The only thing that would have made the screen porch better would have been a view of the ocean, but we were not expecting a view. Short walk to beach and mostly quiet street. Never saw a bug in or around the home. It would benefit greatly from new fridge and stove with a working light and exhaust fan and electrical outlets in the 2nd bathroom. Some of the furniture has been updated and others could use an update. The bathrooms were clean and convenient. The A/C worked well. We thoroughly enjoyed our week, but we think it would not work well for more than 7 or 8 people. The beach is beautiful and we rented a golf cart for riding around the island. It was a fun week

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Stacy S.

5 Jun 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Good location but....

We have been staying at Pawleys Island for over 30 years now and although we were expecting a more traditional Pawleys house, this was a bit more on the shabby side than we anticipated. The house has all of its original charm but it also has windows that won't stay open if they even open and don't have screens if you can get them to stay open-not ideal when you want to get the fresh ocean air and hear the waves. The kitchen was not very functional with no light over the stove to cook by, a rusted and broken fridge, and seriously under equipped cooking utensils, pots, and pans. We rent a house specifically to be able to cook at the house and it was not easy here. The beds were said to have been replaced recently but I can assure you they are not new mattresses-the bed I slept in specifically had a massive dip right in the middle. The house in general was just dark and not what you would hope for when renting at the beach. That being said-the location is great-it really is about a 1 minute walk to the beach. We had zero issue with bugs as a previous review had stated. The screened in porch is large and the rocking chairs is where we spent all our time other than the beach as the living space inside is pretty tight. Overall this could be a super great beach house rental but I feel that the property owners need to actually invest in some basic comforts that someone would expect when renting a home at Pawleys Island.

Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

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2/10 Terrible

Bobby K.

9 Sept 2021

Don't believe the 4.6 star rating

Rating Details: The property manager was very unhelpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The reviews of this place make me question how valid the customer review system is. First the good - the AC is cold, and the porch is nice. That's it - that's the list. We've been going to Pawleys for 20+ years, and this is easily the most disappointed I've been with a rental. I've never actually written a bad review until now. You expect some roaches at the beach. But this was an infestation. Several beds were borderline unusable (broken box springs?) The property description claimed total renovation of interior - at best that's misleading, at worst just a lie. The porch was best part of the house, and while a couple hundred dollars in furniture would have given a nice sitting area there, instead you've just got a few cracked plastic chairs. Garbage disposal was broken on arrival - not a big deal but was told a work order would be generated and someone would be out to fix it - didn't happen over 4 days. I won't get into the details of dealing with Tidelife, whose customer service is far worse than the condition of this property, except to say there are plenty other vacation property management companies that homeowners and renters in this area would be better off doing business with.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

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10/10 Excellent

John S.

10 Apr 2023

Tip Ellen

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Spent Jan through Mar 2023 at Tip Ellen. Perfect location beach is right across the street. House was just the right size for my husband and I. We had plenty of guests visit and more than enough room.

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10/10 Excellent

Gail G.

18 May 2022

Kiwi, I'm a pomeranian and Olive I'm a shihtzu review

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: It is hard getting back to reality guarding the homestead instead of being lazy on our screened in porch at Tip Ellen. Our morning walks on the beach with sand on our paws. The house was so clean you could eat on the floor, oh yeah, we did. We already recommended it to our 4 legged friends. Suzanne was amazing although she has a cat. Oh, my Mom and Gram had a good time too.

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10/10 Excellent

Susan H., Greenville, SC

18 May 2022

Pawleys Traditional

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This house is what I think of when I think of Pawleys Island. Simple, quiet, restful, relaxing. No frills just honest beach. It has just about the best second row location possible and with enough room for a family. And although older, it was as clean as a new home. Suzanne is quick in communicating and accommodating above all else. She cares about your experience. I would highly recommend Tide Life for anyone who desires good service and a great vacation.

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10/10 Excellent

Brian M.

18 May 2022

Calm before the storm.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: I have a successful Holiday Lighting Company. I work more in the fourth quarter of the year than the rest combined. I went to the beach to rest up and prepare for the season that lies ahead. The stay was fantastic! The house is great, and the beach access is only 3 houses down the street. The beach is public, but not overcrowded. Pawley's Island is a great choice for a getaway no matter the length of the stay.

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