Lovely MCM, Panoramic Views of the Atlantic Ocean, 5 Minutes to St Augustine.

The location absolutely could not be beat for what we wanted to get out of our vacation. The beach view is priceless, and the entire beach area was so private! The house was absolutely full of nostalgic charm, and I loved both the vintage details and the modern touches. We wanted to have a place where we could wake up to the sunrise over the water, and spend the day on the beach until we were ready to do some touristy things in the historic areas of St. Augustine. Nearly all of the main attractions were within 10-15 minutes, and the drive there was beautiful. As a bonus, there was a Publix and a local coffee shop within just a few minutes of the house, so we were both away from the newer tourist area and had access to the niceties that make a home away from home feel more homey. :)I was a little nervous reading a recent review of the property where the reviewer stated that the house should be torn down. However, once I arrived I realized that that visitor clearly didn't look at the post ahead of time and wasn't looking for a place that felt like it had belonged there for decades. Any place this close to the water is going to need lots of upkeep, but I'd never expect a place with this charm and true vintage style to be perfect... it's neither possible or expected. Even when there were a few hiccups with our stay, the owners were responsive and it didn't hurt our stay at all.I'd absolutely stay here again & would recommend it to anyone looking for a place to get away!

The best location in all of Vilano Beach.

This was a nice little MCM home built in the 50s. Overall everything was functional and the views of the beach were excellent. The deck on the back of the house leading to the beach is in rough shape. I got a splinter pretty easily on the first day and after that we always wore sandals or shoes back there.The house is advertised with a 'Tesla Charger' which is not accurate. The house does have a dedicated circuit to bring your own charger and plug in which is nice. Because Tesla makes a charger for homes I did not bring any type of travel charger. Luckily FPL had a charging station down by the Publix we used when we arrived and left. This was our first trip with an EV so the charger was actually one of the reasons we rented the home (besides the location/view).This is a good beach bungalow for a smaller family or party with direct beach access which was great. We spent many hours at the beach when the weather cooperated The views are phenomenal but it needs just a few tweaks to make it truly excellent.

The good: The house is in an amazing location and the beach is semi private so it is a great place to just relax and enjoy the environment. It is also close to grocery and downtown for shopping, restaurants and activities. The kitchen is nice and large with pretty much everything you would need. The beds are comfy and the two decks are fun to sit and relax. Nice place to walk the beach.The not so good. The house can be difficult to find esp if you arrive at night bc there is no street # to identify it. There is only a tiny dim light at the top of the landing of the front stairs making it difficult to navigate. We had to use a flashlight. The railing next to stairs inside is very wobbly. The electric lock on the front door didn't work so we had to use a key. Inside the house a lot of the lighting doesn't work and there is nothing to indicate what switches control what lights as there are many switches. Some furniture is dirty/needs replacing such as the two chairs in the great room that have massive stains on them and the chairs at the tall kitchen table are pretty worn. In both areas they look very water stained from people possibly sitting in them with wet clothes. The pictures in the listing are also some what misleading. The beautiful rock stairs at the bottom of some of the pictures are not there. This was one of the main reasons we booked so we were disappointed. The flooring is damaged and has soft spots in places. We were warned about this just before arriving.