It is a great house and location. Manager made everything easy and had timely response to questions. Stairs are quite steep, hard for older people or people with balance or knee problems. Did not provide towels. Enjoyed our stay there. Good value for big family, sleeps 12.
It's a good vacation. The owner responded very promptly. The location is great. Beach is right at the backyard. Good neighbors too. We had lots of fun.
We rented for a week, although the weather wasnât the greatest we loved being on the beach. We were missing a few things that were listed in the rental but the owner took care of them timely. We had a hard time with the rinsing hose and with kids and sand it made it a little more difficult. The only other issue was the third floor air conditioner wasnât the greatest unless you were in the smaller room.
We walked to the stores and arcade easily and used the laundromat across the street a few times. The convenient store has most things you could need!
We enjoyed our stay mostly because the location right on the beach could not have been better. Part of the view is obstructed because of the neighbors but still nice, especially from the third floor and bottom floor sun room. Upon arrival we found the house to be very sandy, understandable as a beach house, but expected it to be professionally cleaned prior to checking in. Not the case. My biggest issue was with privacy. The walls are thin which is fine but there are areas of the house where the cracks are wide enough to see the other half of the duplex. You could easily hear the neighbors talking and moving around. This was an issue especially when putting my kids to bed (both under 2 yrs old so theyâre in bed early). The pictures of the house on the website are not accurate. They were clearly taken a long time ago.
Wonderful memories made in this home. Listening to the waves at night (even with the windows closed as we rented off season). Very relaxing with plenty of room for the family to stretch out. We had six adults and three children. We flew kites, collected shells, enjoyed beach pizza, and played games at Joe's Playland. We are very thankful for the owners showing us the property prior to rental so we could plan our family time and sleeping arrangements.
Very thankful for the memories made here!
The house was in a great location, literally right on the beach. Some shops and a convenience store just across the street. Overall clean house with plenty of bedrooms. Nice views of the ocean and beach from the back bedrooms. The owner was quick to answer any questions we had during our stay. I would recommend this house to anyone who wants to have a great time at the beach and enjoy the local sites.
I stay in 2-3 vacation rentals a year so I'm pretty experienced and I'd say this rental was overall fine.
Pros: Right on the water (the house is slightly set back so the houses on the either side obstruct the view a bit). Close to the Salisbury boardwalk. There's a convenient store and diner directly across the street. The house was spacious with 4 bedrooms and 2 sleeping porches. The beds were comfortable. The kitchen was well equipped (we didn't cook but there seemed to be everything you might need). There was a dishwasher which is always nice in a vacation rental.
Things to consider before renting: The house has paper thin walls. It is a duplex and the owner(s) were staying on the other side with a group of people. We were too noisy for their liking in the morning (The owner called around 7am to ask, "What is going on over there? It's really noisy". We had 4 kids with us who were 7 and under and they weren't being overly loud- just using the stairs and talking. We decided to take the kids and leave for a few hours because I it was early and there was no way we could keep the kids silent and seated until everyone was awake next door. ) They were too loud for our liking at night. (My cousin and her 5-year-old were woken up at 1am by arguing and I don't think they were being loud, I just think the walls are crazy thin. When we were in the living room we could hear the baseball game on their TV. Also, we weren't really able to use the screened in porch (THE BEST PART OF THE HOUSE!) because their part of the house was connected by a sliding closet door and again, we could hear everything. Another thing to note is that they do not provide towels but it didn't say that in the description. When I texted one of the owners she was kind and offered to bring over a few extras that they had but we opted to go out and buy our own the next day. There's no washer/dryer which might influence people staying for an extended period of time. Also, a nice touch would have been to have a few beach chairs and/or sand toys. There was a pile of stuff with a tarp over it but it wasn't clear if we were allowed to borrow them or not and when we saw the owners they didn't offer it so we let it be.
So, overall, it was fine.
Salisbury Beach and Seabrook Beach have been the location of our family's vacations for 17 years. Purchasing a house at the beach was something we have always wanted to do and this house being right on the ocean is an added bonus. Many wonderful memories are made at the beach and we hope others get a chance to make their memories at our house.
Beautiful view of the ocean from all levels of the house. Walk out the door and you are right on the sand. Enjoy family and friend dinners on the large deck with the sun setting.