What do you want in a beach rental?

[Anonymous]

Efficient use of space.
Clean
Good AC
High quality sheets and comfortable beds
Outdoor shower
Light blocking shades

[Anonymous]

Sheets at the beach drops off bundles at your house. Also towels. You can also rent cribs/strollers/toys/chairs/umbrellas from other vendors.

[Anonymous]

OP has pretty much said she’s done with this thread and ain’t coming back, so . . .

[Anonymous]

There should be both types of rentals. Ones where pets are allowed and ones where tgey aren't. I get how people love their pets and want to travel with them or have to due to high cost of pet boarding hotels.

However, I don't want to stay in one. I like a certain standard of cleanliness and can't trust pet owners or rental owner's cleaners to do proper cleaning. Nothing against pets, they can't help living like animals, humans know better and shouldn't have to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP has pretty much said she’s done with this thread and ain’t coming back, so . . .

Sorry! I didn't see that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP has pretty much said she’s done with this thread and ain’t coming back, so . . .

Sorry! I didn't see that.

OP here. I'm not technically done. I keep checking to see what people add. I just wanted to make sure I thanked people for taking the time to answer.

[Anonymous]

I only saw “decent knives” mentioned once so will repeat. I actually like to cook on vacation, but even the nicest houses I’ve stayed in have had trash knife sets that make cutting a cucumber a struggle. Not saying you need a set of expensive German or Japanese chef’s knives but something better than a rusty $19 Macys Black Friday special replaced every 10 years would be great. Also, at least one decent cutting board, but preferably 2-3.

Adding on that towel hooks and drying lines are an absolute must, as are kitchen linens even if you don’t provide any others. Beds have to be decent. Bunk beds should have rails if you expect to rent to kids. Living/dining furniture should be commensurate with the number of people it sleeps. If you sleep 8, sit 8.

Hand soap, spices, dish tabs, trash bags, coffee filters, and some starter paper products are great but I wouldn’t feel compelled to keep up and restock all season. You should have batteries and light bulbs on hand, though.

Lastly - get rid of all glass tables, please. I teach my kids to respect things, but glass tables in a rental are just a problem waiting to happen. We rule out houses with glass tables from our searches as a rule.

[Anonymous]

OP, for the coffee maker I’d recommend a drip machine (any standard brand like Mr Coffee), plus a French press. For the drip machines these days you can buy the reusable filters made of wire mesh (or some machines come with those.) sounds like a lot of people prefer Keurig but I really hate those things!

[Anonymous]

How does Sheets at the Beach work? How do they get in to your rental before you do, to make beds

Like PP said, they drop the bundle on the front porch before you arrive, and you make the beds. At the end of the visit, you leave tge dirty linens in a bag on the porch.

[Anonymous]

a GRILL, I couldn't belive they removed the grill at the rental we have stayed at 4x and didn't tell us!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dog friendly!

Opposite here, I will only book a rental if it is no pets allowed. Pet friendly rentals are never cleaned thoroughly enough to prevent DCs allergies.

The amount of people who have dogs v the amount of people allergic to dogs is very lopsided. I don’t think OP will miss your booking.

I also prefer rentals where pets aren’t allowed, but if they are I expect excellent cleaning in between guests.

"Pets allowed" are an automatic pass. A hard "no" for us. You never get rid of the hair and dander and dog smell and pee especially since beach houses have such a tight turnaround time with cleaning. Don't kid yourself that your house is clean after a dog has spent a week there.

Same I never book a house with pets allowed. I have in the past and they were ALWAYS dirty and to me it seems like the homeowners care LESS about their house if they allow pets.

[Anonymous]

Also have great a/c and DON'T lock the temperature control on it. I stayed at a place with the thermostat locked at too high of a temp. It had a locked clear box on it. It was miserable we couldn't sleep it was too hot and they only had those thin sheer curtains so the sun woke you up at the crack of dawn on vacation. Worst vacation sleep ever!

[Anonymous]

Beach towels, beach chairs and umbrellas
cooler to take on the beach
Nice laundry facilities
Tasteful modern furnishings/ decor with no cheesy rattan or worn leather couches
Hardwood or tile floor - no carpet
New clean kitchen/ stainless appliances
Well stocked kitchen
Keypad entry so no need to carry a key to the beach
Tv in all bedrooms
Board games/ beach books
Easy to access electrical outlets or usb ports on each side of every bed for phone charging. This can be in a lamp but don’t make guests have to pull out bedside tables to access a dust covered wall outlet
Nice outdoor seating area with grill
If no pool or not too close to the beach then a hot tub would be a plus
Place to hang wet towels and bathing suits
Clean modern bathrooms with no moldy grout

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I only saw “decent knives” mentioned once so will repeat. I actually like to cook on vacation, but even the nicest houses I’ve stayed in have had trash knife sets that make cutting a cucumber a struggle. Not saying you need a set of expensive German or Japanese chef’s knives but something better than a rusty $19 Macys Black Friday special replaced every 10 years would be great. Also, at least one decent cutting board, but preferably 2-3.

Adding on that towel hooks and drying lines are an absolute must, as are kitchen linens even if you don’t provide any others. Beds have to be decent. Bunk beds should have rails if you expect to rent to kids. Living/dining furniture should be commensurate with the number of people it sleeps. If you sleep 8, sit 8.

Hand soap, spices, dish tabs, trash bags, coffee filters, and some starter paper products are great but I wouldn’t feel compelled to keep up and restock all season. You should have batteries and light bulbs on hand, though.

Lastly - get rid of all glass tables, please. I teach my kids to respect things, but glass tables in a rental are just a problem waiting to happen. We rule out houses with glass tables from our searches as a rule.

Not following the last part? Why? Do the kids ransack the house? How many kids are packed into one place, and what are they doing, that breaking furniture would be a problem?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:a GRILL, I couldn't belive they removed the grill at the rental we have stayed at 4x and didn't tell us!

I would be perturbed also, but I understand why they did it. Lots of drinking at beach houses, people leave the grille on, don't bother cleaning the grille and it gets nasty, etc.