Large Waterfront Luxury Home .9 Mile to Beach
About this house rental
Built in 2005, this is a huge 6 bedroom waterfront home with game room, gourmet kitchen and an enormous four level deck. This house has 5 full bathrooms and 2 half baths. Sleeps up to 17! Less than one mile to the beach. ATTENTION: We have two king size master suites. New kitchen appliances and small upgrades throughout the home (including a DVD library with over 100 titles). Visit our photo slide show at our website (link below). This home is waterfront and has a boat dock for your boat (some guests have rented a boat nearby), jet skis or kayak. The canal has direct access to the large Assawoman Bay. Or just drop a crab line off the dock. This house features a first floor game room occupying the entire level. Game room has a wet bar (microwave and fridge), pool table, foosball, DVD player for 'movie night,' X-box on 55 inch surround-sound TV, gas fireplace, and a half bath. Just outside the door is a private hot tub. (Because people have asked, the hot tub is professionally drained, cleaned and service in between every rental). The 2nd floor features an open floor plan with a gourmet kitchen. Kitchen is connected to large living room and deck. In-ceiling speakers and iPod dock make this floor perfect for entertaining. Gas fireplace. Separate den for some quiet time or to catch up on work. Half bath. Outside on this level we have a gas grill and 2 large picnic tables for 'crab night.' The top two floors contain 6 bedrooms with 5 full baths. we have Two king master suites, 3 queen bedrooms, and one room with 3 twins. This house has 3,700 square feet of living space -- plenty of room so no one will feel cramped. There are also a large decks accessible from each floor (FOUR) of the home. Free wifi Internet access. 32 inch flat panel TV in every bedroom. Outdoor shower. Parking for 5 cars. This house is very competitively priced given its size, features, and proximity to the beach. All taxes, cleaning service, hot tub service and other 'fees' are included in the price. This house is perfect for family get-togethers, multi-family vacations, golf or crafting trips. We are walking distance from great food (Catch 54), nightlife (Harpoon Hannas), watersports, and miniature golf, go carts, water park -- and more. We call this house A Shore Thing because it is a sure thing! For mapping purposes, the 911 address is 39157 Garfield Ave. This property is booked exclusively here through VRBO, but we maintain separate website with all of the properties features. The link is provided below. Please visit that site for more information before booking anywhere else. Keywords: Large, 6 bedrooms, gameroom, gourmet kitchen, waterfront, boat ramp, boat dock, near beach
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Kitchen / Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Fireplace
Parking
Laundry
Balcony / Patio
Dishwasher
Hot Tub / Spa
TV
Family friendly
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Reviews
4.5/5.0
Excellent(42 Reviews)
5.0
Our stay was great! There was enough space for us to be together and to be apart! Loved the access to the water/canal. We rented a pontoon boat, it was great to be able to have it for several days with having a dock. The beach was a very short ride and the beach itself was great!
We were able to cook our meals with plenty of available cook ware-9 adults, 2 teenagers and 3 toddlers. Would love to return here!! The only downside was the dryer did not work but it was not really an issue because there was plenty of space to hang the wash!!
4.0
House was a great location. Neighborhood was lovely. Bathroom for every room. Size and layout were perfect for our large group.
Needed some updates- scuffed paint, loose bannisters, plumbing issues, water leaks.
Owner was very helpful with sending repair staff for plumbing fix.
5.0
Great location, lots of space, and charming.
5.0
This property continues to be maintained well. Our group stayed at this location every year for 15 years. It's as good as its ever been. The kitchen equipment showed some improvements this year. We will totally stay again.
5.0
Very spacious home, kids loved the game room, kitchen was large enough for our family to cook and visit, nice location
5.0
Perfect for large family
The property was exactly what was listed. Only thing I wish the listing said was that you need to provide your own linens. I didn't realize that until after I booked.
We had 12 people stay in the rental (Myself & my husband, and then 10 kids ranging from 20 years - 6 months), there was plenty of room for everyone. Kitchen had everything you could imagine needing. The kids loved going out back and catching sealife...we saw crabs, clams, horseshoe crabs, jellyfish and many other little creatures. It was a perfect place for my family!
5.0
I was satisfied with everythingExcluding Wi-Fi and TV accessibility now
5.0
Great stay at the spacious A Shore Thing, Highly recommend this house and owner
5.0
The beach home was beautiful in the location was just right for my family.
I was satisfied with everythingExcluding Wi-Fi and TV accessibility now
5.0
A Shore Thing
Great stay at the spacious A Shore Thing, Highly recommend this house and owner
5.0
All good.
5.0
Fun week
All good.
5.0
House was large enough to comfortably accommodate everyone. The back deck was a lot of fun for beautiful view and for crabbing. Location was not too far down ocean city hustle but was also a bit more private for some more low key beach time.
10.0
House was large enough to comfortably accommodate everyone. The back deck was a lot of fun for beautiful view and for crabbing. Location was not too far down ocean city hustle but was also a bit more private for some more low key beach time.
5.0
Great Place
House was large enough to comfortably accommodate everyone. The back deck was a lot of fun for beautiful view and for crabbing. Location was not too far down ocean city hustle but was also a bit more private for some more low key beach time.
5.0
We stayed in the offseason (March), so much of the town activities were not there. House was solid, had plenty of cookware, grill, 2 large tables for dinners. Plenty of rooms and bedrooms, tvs in all the bedrooms, wifi, pool, fusbal. Pretty much everything we were looking for in a large rental.
5.0
Solid large house near the beach.
We stayed in the offseason (March), so much of the town activities were not there. House was solid, had plenty of cookware, grill, 2 large tables for dinners. Plenty of rooms and bedrooms, tvs in all the bedrooms, wifi, pool, fusbal. Pretty much everything we were looking for in a large rental.
5.0
Another Year, Another Great Week at A SHORE THING! Our family of 14 again really enjoyed our week from July 26th – Aug 2nd at A Shore Thing. We have always found Ben, the owner, to be responsive and flexible to our needs and requests. The property was immaculate upon our arrival. The new refrigerator and washing machine are terrific and plenty big enough for a group as large as ours. We brought an inflatable children’s pool that we put on the deck and was enjoyed by both kids and parents. Being so close we did a variety of things during the week. A couple times with the crew on the Maryland beach opposite the Fenwick. A couple times we enjoyed the waterpark just up the road first thing in the morning when it was easy to maintain social distancing. One night we carried in some excellent Mexican food from a hopping Papa Grandes just across Lighthouse Road. One morning a gourmet breakfast at Bayside Skillet where they had their patrons separated in a beautiful setting. All easily done because A Shore Thing is in such an excellent location. Could not have asked for a better experience for the second year in a row.
5.0
Great Experience II
Another Year, Another Great Week at A SHORE THING! Our family of 14 again really enjoyed our week from July 26th – Aug 2nd at A Shore Thing. We have always found Ben, the owner, to be responsive and flexible to our needs and requests. The property was immaculate upon our arrival. The new refrigerator and washing machine are terrific and plenty big enough for a group as large as ours. We brought an inflatable children’s pool that we put on the deck and was enjoyed by both kids and parents. Being so close we did a variety of things during the week. A couple times with the crew on the Maryland beach opposite the Fenwick. A couple times we enjoyed the waterpark just up the road first thing in the morning when it was easy to maintain social distancing. One night we carried in some excellent Mexican food from a hopping Papa Grandes just across Lighthouse Road. One morning a gourmet breakfast at Bayside Skillet where they had their patrons separated in a beautiful setting. All easily done because A Shore Thing is in such an excellent location. Could not have asked for a better experience for the second year in a row.
5.0
Ben was very easy to work with! Loved the game room and crabbing in the canal!
5.0
Loved it! Had a great time!
Ben was very easy to work with! Loved the game room and crabbing in the canal!
5.0
A Shore Thing is a large, convenient and well-furnished beach house made perfectly for our group of guys who enjoy basketball, board games, beach walking, and great home cooking (baby-back ribs and a few beers). My group comes every year, and the owner is extremely helpful in making our stay comfortable. And the owner makes several improvements from year to year to make the whole place a bit more comfortable. We love our get-away weekend there. Len
5.0
Basketball at the Beach
A Shore Thing is a large, convenient and well-furnished beach house made perfectly for our group of guys who enjoy basketball, board games, beach walking, and great home cooking (baby-back ribs and a few beers). My group comes every year, and the owner is extremely helpful in making our stay comfortable. And the owner makes several improvements from year to year to make the whole place a bit more comfortable. We love our get-away weekend there. Len
5.0
Loved staying here for a race. Perfect for a bunch of friends to hang out for the weekend!
5.0
Great house
Loved staying here for a race. Perfect for a bunch of friends to hang out for the weekend!
5.0
A great bay-side property for our extended family
We had a great time at a Shore Thing. The place was nicer than we expected and my family had a great time there. The location was wonderful. Sunsets on the water were amazing.
5.0
Great Experience
Our entire family of 14 really enjoyed our week from July 21st – 28th at A Shore Thing. We found the property to be very clean, fully equipped & operational and of course the location simply can’t be beat. We had plenty of room, (including parking) never felt crowded and you could find a quiet spot to go off by yourself to read a book or shoot some pool. At the same time the gathering areas around the kitchen and the large TV’s were designed to hold most everyone. Also, we had enough table space to sit everyone down for dinner and to carry on with large card games later in the evening. Not even including the two picnic tables on the screened-in deck.
The couple of times when we needed Ben, the owner, we had no trouble at all reaching him. The first night there we accidentally blew a fuse and needed a code to access the garage and the fuse box. Despite it being late in the evening, Ben was very responsive and back to us with the answer in minutes. Ditto later in the week when some of the family accidentally locked some other of us out of the house during the day! They were good though and had properly secured all the other entrances to the house! A text to Ben and, again, minutes later he was back to us with the answer. He has absolutely been an excellent landlord to us since the moment we booked September of last year.
The family has rented houses for vacation in the Outer Banks for over 20 years and loved it. The drive and the traffic finally got to us. A Shore Thing has been one of the very best experiences we’ve had. So, we have already booked it for vacation next summer!
5.0
Loved it!
We had a wonderful time. Grandchildren loved crabbing in the canal and we took a paddle boat and they loved using it in the canal. Very roomy. Ben was very good at getting back to me if we had a question. We loved the game room. We all had a great time
5.0
Awesome place
Loved it!
4.0
Beautiful home
A group of 12 family and friends stayed for a mini getaway. This home is very spacious with plenty of things to do. Daniel was very responsive to all my questions. We would have loved to use the hot tub but was notified that it was closed during check in.
2.0
Great Location, Not Clean!
First, the Pros:
1. Lots of room for our families to spread out.
2. Lots of TVs for everyone (the one in the alcove on the second floor did not have the Comcast remote and was not usable
3. The pier out back provided hours of fun for the two teenage grandsons (crabbing and fishing)
4. Great game room
5. Great location
The Cons:
1. The cleaning service is not cleaning the place and if there is a management company, they are not inspecting for needed maintenance. We did not use the hot tub or jetted tub because with the cleanliness issues below, we were afraid they were not fully disinfected:
a. Black moldy and/or dirty vents - e.g., we had to spray Lysol around the vent in the third floor master bedroom and try to wipe off as much mold as possible out of concern for the mold blowing over the head of the bed (moldy vent in 3rd floor bathroom), visible dirt on every vent in every room.
b. My daughters wiped down cobwebs and visible dirt between the island lights and ceiling in the kitchen, the coffee pot filter basket was moldy and required cleaning prior to use.
c. Thick dust around frames in bathrooms, my girls cleaned them
d. Oven does not come up to temperature, so it is unusable
e. Third floor master bathroom, right sink - the cold water faucet does not work
f. Some Charley bars missing from the sliding glass doors so the house is not secured
g. Bed pads visibly dirty - we all cleaned our pads prior to use - there was visible blood stains and yellow stains
h. Some kitchen chairs are unstable and seem ready to break
i. Fireplace does not work
j. Kitchen pans - the Teflon is so scratched that they are not safe to use and there was not a sharp knife to be found
k. One pier board is so warped it is a tripping hazard
l. Moldy smell on the first and third floors
m. Not all lights are working
n. The shower outside had a missing shower head and the water flow was so forceful, we could not rinse the children off prior to bathing them inside
o. In the second floor alcove, the end table was broken and unusable.
p. Water damage on ceilings
q. We had to move a dresser and bed - there was debris, headbands, flip flops, etc.
The instructions in the kitchen said to get a permit for parking, but the permit is $120 and is not needed for parking at the beaches below the Delaware side of Fenwick.
5.0
great house for group of 11
We we're unfortunate enough to have our stay during what seemed like a monsoon, so we didn't have great weather for venturing out. Luckily, the house was perfect for such circumstance. Lots of games, pool, pinball, foosball. Our last day we had a break in the rain and finally enjoyed the deck a bit. We did have one window on the first floor leak A LOT during the storm but aside from that everything else was pretty great. We really enjoyed our stay and may be back.
5.0
Fantastic property. So much fun
Great location. Comfy beds and well maintained. Loved my stay here! Will be returning soon.
5.0
Bachelor Party Headquarters
We had an excellent stay. There was plenty of room for 12 adults. The pool table, foosball table, and pinball machine was well used as well as the TVs and kitchen. The rear porches and back deck was comfortable and inviting. We rented a boat from Island Watersports and used the dock to allow passengers on and off. The wet bar downstairs was also an excellent touch for our needs.
The only problem we had was the hot tub wasn't ready for our trip, but we still had a great time.
2.0
disappointed
Stayed at this house in August 2016. Was very disappointed. The pool table and hot tub were the drawl for us. Upon arrival we discovered that there were no pool balls and the hot tub was full of sand. We called owner, thinking he would send someone out to at least clean the hot tub and he did not. As far as the pool balls, we were told "they were there before" when we arrived at check in time the cleaning people were still there. The sliding glass doors were filthy and we had to ask for the cleaning people to clean them, because they were leaving and hadn't cleaned them. I could go on about cleanliness in the home, but I believe it would take up too much room. Ice maker doesn't work, and during our walk threw in the winter we let the owner know that, and in August, still wasn't working. All though we had a wonderful time, the house needs some freshening up.
4.0
Better than expected!
The pictures online really don't do this place justice. I thought at first that what I got was going to be disappointing, but actually the place is pretty cool. The game room on the first floor, with the Jacuzzi right outside was awesome. However, a handle on the foosball table, old poolballs and pool table, and various other old and worn parts of the house kind of put a small damper on things, it is a huge home with a decent location.
5.0
Great Huge Home, Fabulous Time Had By All
My family stayed in this home for our Christmas weekend together, my five adult children and their families. The home is beautiful and spacious. It was clean and had everything the description describes and more. We felt comfortable and at home as soon as we walked in. We had a variety of ages ranging from 1 year to 60 and we all had a great time. The biggest hit was the game room, we played pool, pinball, foosball and checkers morning noon and night. Because of such a mild winter we were able to sit out side on the dock enjoying the nice breeze by the water, and had our morning coffee in the wonderful oversized rocking chairs on an upper deck, so awesome. Each deck was amazing. Plenty of room for the family to eat together and play board games. Not to mention a TV in every room and a bathroom for each family's privacy. We would definitely return to this home for another fun filled weekend. We're thinking a summer stay would be amazing!!!
5.0
Anne B
Great stay. Beautiful house, lots of room. Loved hanging out on the decks, kayaking and biking.
2.0
great size and location but needs maintenance!!!
location wise is perfect and size wise this house is perfect for big groups. every bedroom has its own bathroom too. but this house is not maintained well at all. the picture of the front of the house must be old because its all covered in overgrown weeds now. the blinds have stains, the house is very dusty, there are sheetrock patches in most rooms, mold in the showers, there are like 4 pillows in the whole house, the beds make a lot of noise when you move on them, many light bulbs were blown out and not replaced, and the floors coming up in some places. this house was built very nice but needs a major updating and cleaning!!!! do not recommend for clean freaks.
5.0
Great Vacation Home
Excellent vacation home. We came down with a group of 12, and had more then enough room. Huge house that reminded me a lot of the large OBX rentals you find. Everyone raved over the house in our party, and we will definitely plan on coming back next year. Thanks Ben for allowing us to use your home. Looking forward to next year already!
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Sussex County?
The average price for a rental in Sussex County is R 5,909 per night. This rental is R 7,222 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Large Waterfront Luxury Home .9 Mile to Beach. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Large Waterfront Luxury Home .9 Mile to Beach. Enjoy the water!
Is Large Waterfront Luxury Home .9 Mile to Beach pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Large Waterfront Luxury Home .9 Mile to Beach?
We found 12 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, and fireplace.
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