Private Salt-Water Pool-Close to Ocean!Kayaks provided-Crabbing Dock-sleeps 14+

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32 X  14 foot inground pool
Kitchen seats 10-12
Caretakers cottage in front of the PILOT HOUSE.
Large in-ground pool & grill for cooking.  Cushioned lounge sofa and recliners
Main house in rear and caretakers cottage in foreground.
review stars
9.8Outstanding
(80 Ratings)
"The Pilot House was absolutely wonderful for our family. A welcoming home with the bonus of a relaxing pool area where we spent much of our time. Our host Rosemary was super responsive and had great i..."
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9.8 / 10
Outstanding(80 Ratings)

House in Sussex County, DE

14 guests · 5 bedrooms · 3 baths

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About this house rental

Private Salt Water In-Ground Pool is pristine and measures 14 x 32' long with a shallow end of 3' which gradually deepens to 6'6". We have plenty of seating around a table and umbrella, lounge chairs for sunning, upright chairs for watching children and a large cushioned outdoor rattan sofa and two chairs. It comes complete with an outdoor grill for cooking.

1st floor has 4 Bedrooms 1st floor master is converted to a kids room which can sleep up to 6. Bedroom 2, 3, and 4 each have full or Queen size double beds sleeping 2 per room.

Master Bedroom with Queen on 2nd floor with large open kitchen living/dining 2 sliding glass doors to wrap around deck and grill. Living room has 2 large leather sofas and suede chairs.

Dish TV with 2 TVs WIFI hook up available. Private backyard with privacy fence suitable for outdoor eating and cooking. 2 zone hot water heaters one upstairs and one down stairs allows for plenty hot water.
Community Private dock for Kayaking and crabbing at Salt Pond. We provide 3 kayaks for your exclusive use with crabbing nets for use by children at the dock.

Our entrance is across the street from Fresh Pond State Park. Walking/Biking trail is one block west. Downtown Bethany Beach shopping is one mile by car.

Be sure to visit SeaCrest gift shop at Garfield and the Boardwalk. Look for local watercolor and photo art by Rosemary Carroll and say hello to owners Liz and Ed.
Best Breakfast in area is either Ocean View Diner or Penguin Diner. Both include Gluten/wheat free menus.

Cafe 26 is our favorite place for dinner but we have many of the top chefs of the Northeast here in the area. Difebos features two of the many graduates of the CIA (Culinary Institute of Arts) in New York. Nantuckets in Fenwick is great

Night life is quiet in Bethany but a short drive (15 minutes) in either direction brings one to Rehoboth Beach/Dewey Beach to the North or Ocean City, MD to the South.
G&E Hockers has the best German style deli, bakery, grocery, hardware store in DE. It also has the nearest gas pumps. Be sure to try the store cooked deli meats and bakery items. It is about a 1/4 to 1/2 mile west on Fred Hudson Road.
*There is parking for FOUR cars on the black top driveway. The studio on the property is used by owners and has gravel driveway in front of it for the owners. If a guest needs anything at all, we can be reached and will do our best to make sure each guest's vacation becomes a BETHANY BEACH HOLIDAY tradition!

Amenities at Private Salt-Water Pool-Close to Ocean!Kayaks provided-Crabbing Dock-sleeps 14+

Non-smoking
No pets allowed

Map of Sussex County, DE


Ratings and reviews

9.8 / 10
Outstanding(80 Ratings)
10 / 10Outstanding·Sep 2025
The Pilot House was absolutely wonderful for our family. A welcoming home with the bonus of a relaxing pool area where we spent much of our time. Our host Rosemary was super responsive and had great information about the area. Bethany is a fabulous beach with a small town feel and the location of this house was fabulous ... close enough to be convenient, but a little ways away from the noise and bustle of town. I highly recommend and would stay here again in a heartbeat!!!!
10 / 10Outstanding·Aug 2025
Everything was perfect except the weather but apparently Rosemary the host, couldn’t help with that! Wish we could have enjoyed the beautiful pool more but so glad we had a gorgeous home to spend most of our rainy days in. Rosemary was a fabulous host and wonderful to talk to. The welcome basket was great and so unexpected. Amazing place to stay!!
10 / 10Outstanding·Aug 2025
Lovely location and property. The whole family really enjoyed the pool. Used it every day after the beach giving us time to reconnect at the end of the day. Rosemary was very prompt with fixing any issues we had. Location is any easy bike ride to the beach, grocery store and a few bike trails. The owners had two bikes, severalKayaks and beach chairs for our use which we took advantage of. Recommend bringing extra paper products as what was supplied did not last more than a day for our group of 14. Nice quiet location
6 / 10Average·Jul 2025
The house was clean and our family enjoyed our stay. However, sheets are not included. The owner said it is listed on site that they are extra for 150, but I could not find it at that time. Towels were not washed. Ice maker was broken and not repaired. Pool was not cleaned until the 3rd day. The owner did give us a 50 gift card for the arcade; the kids had a good time.

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FAQs

Is parking included with this house?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Private Salt-Water Pool-Close to Ocean!Kayaks provided-Crabbing Dock-sleeps 14+. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this house?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this house. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is Private Salt-Water Pool-Close to Ocean!Kayaks provided-Crabbing Dock-sleeps 14+ pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Private Salt-Water Pool-Close to Ocean!Kayaks provided-Crabbing Dock-sleeps 14+?

We found 2 amenities for this rental. This includes non-smoking, and no pets allowed.