10/10 Excellent
Paul W.
8 Sept 2018
Great house in a great location!
We had a wonderful stay. This beautiful house lies in a quiet neighborhood (like a gated community, but the guardhouse is not manned (yet?)). More houses are being built but you don’t notice any noise. If you are looking for peace & quiet, yet less than 2 mi to Bethany Beach, this is it!
The owners were very friendly & flexible. They even visited us on the 1st day to check on everything. One neighbor introduced himself the same day, offering any info/help if needed.
The community has a club house (seemed new) with pool, fitness, boccia & horseshoe pits - just a 5 min bike ride away (the house had 9 bikes. Could've used them to go to the beach but we drove as we always lugged a bunch of stuff with us).
Built around 2004(?), the house is well maintained. The only thing that should be done soon is the back deck (wood needs to be sanded and re-sealed). It’s very nice with an umbrella’d table for 6 and a Weber gas grill which we used for a birthday party of about 20 people (we otherwise used the kitchen or went out to eat). Again, very quiet, you could sit outside any day, anytime and not hear a thing.
The master bedroom has a master bath (really nice, especially the jacuzzi-like bathtub). I personally would install exterior roller blinds to make it completely dark (I’m a late-sleeper, especially on vacation), but that’s a matter of taste (I just used the eye cover from the plane).
We really liked the open gallery/living /dining room /kitchen concept. The kitchen was stocked with all the spices and equipment you could ever need. Speedy dishwasher made cleaning up after cooking a breeze. Free washer & dryer was great for laundry every once in a while.
Downstairs has a guest toilet. Upstairs was the 2nd bedroom next to the (super cool!) pool table room.
There is a kids room (2 sets of bunkbeds) which is connected to /shares the bath with the 4th bedroom (but each had their separate toilet - bathtub was in the middle. So no waiting, so to say). There’s even an outdoor shower if you're sandy from the beach.
The grounds of each house were immaculate (done by an external service 1x week). Supermarkets just a 5 min drive and the beach, as mentioned, close by (parking not expensive; beach was free ). Having grown up in the Philly area and visiting all the NJ beaches, I finally decided to come to Bethany Beach and we were very glad we did. I can recommend the area, and most certainly this house, to anyone looking for a peaceful and relaxing vacation!
Paul W.
Stayed 13 nights in Aug 2018