Our stay was awesome! Our family of 2 young adults, 2 Middle Ages, and 2 grandparents as well as two kids 12 and 14, and a dog enjoyed this house so much. The view was beautiful. Pictures donât do it justice. The walk to the beach was shorter than we thought which was a pleasant surprise. The beds were cozy and plenty of sleeping space for everyone. The back tv room /sleep room with two twins does not have a door for privacy but worked perfect for the kids. Plenty of comfortable sitting space to enjoy hanging out The house stayed cool. We enjoyed balcony the most! The house was enough to town that we explored all the activities in town a couple of days and others we stayed enjoyed the more calm area around the house.
We loved this place! The home is decorated/ colored in such a cheery, inviting, user friendly fashion, with a unique layout that honors vacation "mode". The door that closes off back bedrooms/hallway is genius, as it allows the late sleepers not to be disturbed whilst others get up early, use the kitchen, etc. The home didn't appear to have been cleaned before we arrived, though. There was obvious filth, stains, spills, bits of food on floors, hair still in bathrooms, food left in bedroom, trash had not been emptied from the bins outside. Perhaps the turnaround time between guests wasn't adequate for thorough cleaning to be done? This lovely home has some updates that are needed. The wash machine, though very convenient and much appreciated, is likely ruined. No matter what you wash in it, or how much scented product you add, the items come out smelling very strongly of mildew, and it does not go away, so whatever you wear, you stink. Some of the drains in bathrooms drain very slowly, there's paint peeling up on wall in one bathroom. In bunk bedroom, the ceiling fan has no blades on it, and the ac/heat vent in ceiling is hanging sideways, about to drop from ceiling. Unsightly, but more so, a bit of an unpleasant accident waiting to happen in a room where likely kiddos will be the occupants. Just a bit of TLC, and a good deep clean, is all the home needs. It really is a very special, family friendly place, and we would return here in a heartbeat, and most likely, we will!
House was great. Plenty of room for all our family with separation when wanted. Beach is close and a private beach with no driving on so felt safe with our toddlers.
Definitely will look to stay here again.
We have stayed at so many places and always disappointed! BUT THIS STAY was impressive!
Very clean!!! And the beach is a few steps away!!
The only thing that could be charged would be the tv. We had a 2 yr old with autism and she wanted to hit the tv with items. Other then that it was a beautiful stay. Thank you so much!! Definitely recommend this stay to others!
Private beach was great, friendly, secure neighborhood, clean, light, airy atmosphere in the home, pretty decorations, paintings, floor and wall colors, nice kitchen, happy surprise 3rd bathroom. The 4th bedroom was more like a 2nd living room with 2 twin beds on one side, nice, but not private, lots of covered parking, loved the outdoor shower and the ramp, as well as, a great staircase. Outdoor balconies had several nice seating areas, and 2 gates that closed nicely. The kitchen dishes and pans were very nice quality.
One drawback.. the outdoor grills were too dirty to use, so we changed our menu.
Stores and gas very closeby. The ac was great .. nice and cold in July! Seating areas were comfortably and plentiful for our large family of 13!
Thank you for providing a lovely vacation home.
Overall for a family the property needs some updates, and some simple maintenance touch-ups. The stairs up to the front door have nails sticking out everywhere need to be hammered back in. There were loose spindles on the deck which my 3-year-old granddaughter stuck her head through very frightening. Ceiling fan in the kitchen does not work ceiling fan in fourth bedroom had no blades. Coffee pot was nice but only had a two cup coffee pot so first day coffee got spilled everywhere need a new coffee pot. The blender only had the base no top part for blending. Ice maker in the refrigerator doesn't work had to go buy ice twice a day. The sofa bed in the living room with disgusting I'll attach pictures no one would sleep on it so had to go buy an air mattress for the bedding. There were two grills for cooking both were unusable completely destroyed rusted out. The patio had lots of paint equipment and paint buckets scattered everywhere very inconvenient had to watch my twins constantly getting into that stuff. Master bedroom doesn't have knobs on the doors you have to pry the doors open and close. Think with some simple updates and a little bit of care the place would get five stars. But unfortunately with the inconveniences of simple things like no coffee maker no blender ceiling fans not working just a little aggravating. If these things were updated it would make all the difference in this property.
We had a blast in the property. The property is so close to the beach we walked it everyday with all our stuff and it was no issue at all. Beach and the house were very clean and in a very nice location. I would stay here again in a heartbeat!
The house size and cleanliness of the house and property were great. The master bedroom lacked privacy due to double doors not completely closing. The master bathtub would not hold water. When we arrived we had little to no hot water and called the manager who promptly booked a repair guy. However, the repair guy could not show up until the day we left. When the repair guy showed up, the manager informed us we had called for no reason, that the hot water heater was working just fine. I felt like he thought we had not been truthful when reporting the issue. Also, if you need black out curtains to sleep, this is NOT the place for you. All curtains were shears which allowed you to enjoy the beautiful views. We could never get the back tv to connect to the cable service, so we just all shared the main tv. I still gave the stay a four overall, such a great location and large house to accommodate us all. We would stay again.
The location is great, close to the beach and a quiet neighborhood. The 4th bedroom isnât a bedroom so I wish I had read reviews prior to booking. The house needs some attention and a deep cleaning. (the rust and general wear make it look dirtier than it is). The bbq grills are filthy and unusable. When we got there, the tvs werenât working so I called the contact on my email and was told I could call AT&T myself to figure it out. They require a PIN which I didnât have so we just didnât have tv during our stay. It was only a problem when a couple of our group wanted to watch football so they went out. The patio under the house looks like they just leave everything left by previous tenants and there was trash in the lawn. The outdoor shower is ok for washing off sand but I didnât want to spend much time in there, it is rusty and dirty. Most of the pots and pans look ancient and canât be cleaned, they are black with baked on crud. And like Iâve seen on other reviews, no paper products or dish soap is provided. I donât want to make it sound awful, it worked for us, it just isnât what was advertised. We enjoyed the deck and the view!
We had a great trip! The property was located so close to the beach and our group had a great time. We enjoyed mornings and evenings on the balcony and days at the beach. Great place to stay and the owner is very responsive. No problems at all.
The location canât be beat. Quiet, close to beach, easy to get to. Fantastic.
The house layout is a bit quirky, but it works.
The only negative was the lack of obvious essentials. There were 7 of us for 3 days. The house was equipped with two almost empty rolls of toilet paper, no hand soap, one tab of dishwasher detergent and 1 kitchen trash bag. It was a little annoying to have to go buy these basics supplies, but not the end of the world.
I wouldnât stay here again. The property was dirty. It ness a good scrubbing inside and out. The vent on the wall by table is filthy. The cupboards/appliances need wiped down. Broken toys out in yard. The shower leaks a steady drip that makes you crazy. Grills are not usable which totally destroyed our game plan for eating. NO kayaks. The beds do not leave you with a good night rest. It does have nice view of water and close to walking to beach and private beach was nice.
The owner did call back when needed, nice enough gentleman. Two weeks prior to our stay, the hurricane hit the area with some wind so a little exterior issue here and there was not unexpected. However, the floors are popping up inside, many dead bugs were found due to the exterminator coming previously and nobody had been to the place in a few weeks to check on it, and the building just was outdated and older. Overall the stay was fine, just not as nice as the photos. Additionally, the mosquitos in the area were the worst I have ever experienced.
This house is a cute as it is in the pictures! We loved how close we were to the beach and went back and forth often. The outdoor shower was so convenient. I even enjoyed that it was outside of the busyness of Galveston and found the drive to be a nice one.
We enjoyed our stay very much. There was an issue with the shower leaking, but that was fixed right away and did not impact our visit. Perfect location and lots of room for our group to spread out. Thanks so much!
Had a marvelous week at this sweet beach cottage. Views and sounds of the surf were amazing. We ate every meal (home cooked in the well appointed kitchen) on the balcony .... the breeze was nice even on a hot day. The ramp was handy for our disabled family members and tiny pets. If you are looking for 5 star accommodations, keep looking. This vintage beach retreat was all we were hoping for and more as we reconnected with one another. Thank you, Charles, for a memorable vacation during a weird and uncertain time in our countryâs history.
Overall we did enjoy our stay here, because of the beach and we needed a vacation. The location is great, few minutes to walk to the beach with 3 kids under 5. The house is listed as a 4 bedroom but it is not a true 4 bedroom as others have noted. One bedroom with bath on one side of the house. Other side has a second living room with two bedrooms off it. This living room has two beds in it, great for extra sleeping but you canât leave those two bedrooms without walking past the extra beds. None of the bedrooms have proper blinds or curtains on them which is so strange to me. Every morning our kids were up with the sun because itâs SO bright everywhere. Not ideal for a relaxing holiday where youâd prefer your kids to sleep in.
The kitchen has everything youâd need including every old pot and rusty pair of scissors the house has ever seen. Very hard to find anything. A simple clean out and organization would help the functionality of this kitchen immensely.
This property would have received 4 or 5 stars but we had to give it one because it was absolutely filthy. I mean the true definition of filth. The property was surfaced cleaned. The en-suite bathroom has dust and hair all over it and looked like it had not been cleaned since the previous guests. The kitchen counters were cleaned but everything else was dirty eg: the fridge has spills everywhere inside. We had to go buy cleaning supplies because I couldnât bare my kids or I touching anything. The really terrible part was the dust. This property looks like it hasnât been properly cleaned in months. The thick dust was unlike anything Iâve ever seen. Book shelves, mirrors, lamps, cabinets with thick dust, the photos are disgusting.
Iâve never rated a property 1 start before but this is unacceptable. I canât in good conscience give any higher, especially during COVID. The property owner was very quick to respond and was very apologetic but in reading the other reviews he obviously hasnât taken this to heart. I was told they had new cleaners and are hoping they will get better but you can not rent out a house like this. He offered for the cleaners to come back but she couldnât for two days but by then I had cleaned myself. Also offered to pay for the supplies which is kind but beside the point. A proper cleaning would make the world of difference here.
The house is a little older but was nice. The inside has been redone and was cleaned well. We didn't find the clean water hose are to wash of sand until the last day and had to dust our stuff outside. Very nice location for the price. You can see the ocean from on entire side of the deck and there is nice furniture to utilize there as well.
We arrived to find the outside area littered with trash, filthy stagnate water rotting in a large toy underneath the staircase to the deck and two railing posts were missing from the deck which created a major safety issue for the children in our party. We were greeted by a very large dying roach as we entered the kitchen and upon further exploration located several other dead roaches throughout. We took many photographs which identify a level of build-up reflecting that this home has not been properly cleaned in months. The window sills in the kitchen, the range hood, corners, door ways, floorboards, and walls were caked with grime and coated in spilled liquids and food. There were existing piles of sand underneath a recliner in the living room and clumps of dust tumbling around the floors. We pulled an old dog bone, a wadded up paper plate, and an entire bowl of cereal out from underneath the couches - not to mention the several different types of food present under the couch cushions. The grill made available to us was unhealthily unsuitable for use and while we were resigned to broiling the steaks weâd intended to grill, we were still unable to do so because there was no top for the broiler pan. Our immediate attempt to contact the Local Property Manager went unanswered for 5 hours and when she finally called us back, she was extremely rude and condescending. Fortunately, the property owners were actually in the area and would help. They brought us brand new towels to wash and use for the remainder of our stay and addressed the safety issue on the deck with assistance from my husband. Two days into our stay we discovered the ice maker and one of the air conditioners had stopped working. We reported these issues directly to the owners who had the AC up and running the next day and we agreed weâd just buy ice. Finally, this home is misrepresented as having 4 Bedrooms. While there are definitely 4 rooms with beds in them, this is absolutely not a 4 Bedroom home. This is a 3 Bedroom home with additional sleeping accommodations in common areas. Had we known that our guests would be sleeping in a common area where no privacy could be afforded, instead of a bedroom, we would have selected a different rental from the hundreds that are available in Galveston. We reported our concerns directly to the property owners who agreed to waive the Cleaning Fee, but no reparation has been made for the conditions, disruptions or inconveniences we endured.