This cottage is in an excellent location. It is 1.5 blocks from the main street with restaurants and shops and just a touch further to the beach.
It has all you need from cookware, to beach items leftover in the garage, a washer and dryer and a short distance gulf view.
Pros: Location is prime without any outside noise. Stocked kitchenware. Spare beach items. Gulf view. Private balcony. Ice maker in freezer. Bed was comfortable. Sound machine and fan for loft. Washer and dryer. Outdoor shower. Twin bed built-in was great for toddler.
Cons: The cottage does not have blackout shades anywhere, so plan on a bright awakening. The upstairs king bed loft area is noisy if others are awake downstairs with tv on. The stairs are dangerous (both up to the cottage and to the 2nd floor loft). The bathroom needs a deep clean and update: missing shelf, shower head sprays everywhere over curtain, floor tile grout and trash can was filty, bath mat was so disgusting. Very little storage in bathroom. Couch and pillows had tears. Dead bugs in twin bed light fixture. A/C return was filthy.
The rental company provided excellent communication and info through their app. We had no issues that directly affected our stay other than items that just haven’t been maintained. Hopefully the items will be addressed for future rental stays as the property is really adorable and super convenient. Just needs a little extra TLC.
Look forward to another Rosemary vacay in the future.