My Navy son was stationed in Japan, and his orders came through for Charleston, so I needed to find somewhere where we could visit, relax, and celebrate Thanksgiving. The house is exactly like the pictures - a master bedroom (with nice walk in shower, tons of closet space and fluffy towels) where the bed faces a wall of windows, a small guest bedroom on the main floor (on the opposite side) next to the half bath, a nice sized guest bedroom upstairs that shares a full bath with the loft area, which they has two double beds. Note - the loft area is completely open to the living room below, so if you watch TV or have conversation you risk keeping those sleeping in the loft awake. Upstairs bedroom isn't as bad, but it is open to the kitchen so again, cooking or talking could affect those in that room.
There was the kitchen island and a dining room table that seats 6 very easily (could do more if you had some folding chairs) that made for a great holiday meal. Full kitchen, fully stocked with pots and pans and bakeware, plus lots of cooking utensils - making a roast chicken with all the sides was a breeze!
And the porch! Despite chilly morning temps (one day down to 44 degrees!) we still went out to sit, drink our morning beverages and just watch the birds fly into and out of the marsh. The family room was awesome - plenty of seating for all, no squishing everyone on to the same couch. We had a couple challenges with the TV but the homeowner was super quick to respond and we sorted it all out.
There were 4 bikes - "rustic" if you will (meaning they've really seen better times) but they held together to get us to the beach and back. The beach is about a 10-15 minute walk, starting down a super residential, quiet street and then a long boardwalk. Honestly, we did a shelling tour at Bull's Island, and also visited the public beaches along Palm Blvd, and we kept returning to this beach - it absolutely was our favorite. Quiet, lots of shells, occasional people fishing, just wished it had been warmer! This house sits very far back in the Wild Dunes development, and was tricky to get find. The only complaint had nothing to do with the house - just that most of the streets in Wild Dunes have little or no street lights, so driving at night was challenging especially with the wildlife. But the location is super convenient to Mt Pleasant and Charleston and the airport - nothing was more than 30-45 minutes away. We LOVED our stay and you will too!
