Oyster Cove 341: Cove-front, rooftop deck w/views, boat dock

We loved the location and the view. We loved the old beach house charm this house offers. Even without central air and the highs in the upper 90’s all week, it was just fine. The dock and the ramp made fishing for Pin Fish, Drum and smaller Speckled Trout super easy from the bank or our kayaks. What we didn’t expect was to have to clean the house upon arrival. While the linens were spotless, we had to sweep the floors, clean the kitchen countertops, all the utensils, the bathrooms and even the outside deck area from clothing that was left from the previous renters. I’d recommend the owner take 2-3 weeks worth of rent income and do some simple things to this house to prevent less than 5-star ratings like it has. Painting the upstairs bathroom ceiling to get rid of the mold, new flooring upstairs, replacing the paneling where the roof had leaked, add some small smart TV’s to the bedrooms…..simple things could be done to improve this house but it’s literally like it’s been forgotten. I’ll be surprised if Vacasa manages it next year if improvements aren’t made.

I stayed at this home years ago, so I knew what to expect. The outdoors of this home is excellent. The deck, screened porch, dock and outdoor furniture are great. The view of the sound and sunsets are worth the price of admission. The air conditioning units kept us comfortable. If you think of this place as 2 bedrooms and 1 bath and an extra bedroom and bath in a pinch, you won't be so disappointed in the downstairs bedroom and bath. Perhaps put someone you don't care so much for down there. If the price stays reasonable, I'll return for a third time.

We stayed at this little gem the last week in June. Many pros to this place but not sure if we will be back due to the A/C unit in the living room not being sufficient. First off the view is spectacular for the sound side. Every day we would eat at the kitchen table and watch the sunset and during breakfast we would eat at the table and watch the view out the back. The beds were very comfortable and the kitchen was well stocked. Also, the screen in porch was amazing and as everybody else was headed inside due to bugs we were able to stay outside. You definitely can’t beat the price of this rental. A few cons… The house does not have central air which I was expecting. However, it appears that the A/C unit that was supposed to cool down the living room, dining room, kitchen broke and a window unit was installed. The problem is this window unit is not sufficient to cool down that area. The temperature in the living room read 80-84 most of the time because that window unit was not able to keep up. Also, the bottom bedroom did not have any form of fan and that area was too warm to use. I will say that a/c Unit in both upstairs bedroom works very well. The other con was the deck right outside the kitchen needs to be power washed. Very moldy along with the deck furniture. Just two other things to note that is a misrepresentation in the description… There is no dishwasher and it says two queen size beds. There’s only one queen size bed in the one room, two twin size beds in the other room, and the room downstairs that does not have any air has one twin size bed. Again it was no big deal for what we needed but just wanna let people know in case they were expecting it. You definitely can’t beat the view from this house. If you like to kayak this is a prime location.

Great location and price but condition of home was very dated and worn. Floors slanted, kitchen did not have dishwasher or garbage disposal and basic cooking essentials. Lots of seating inside and out. One bedroom with full sized bed is in lower level without AC.