We loved the yard and our dogs had a good time running around on the 2 acres. We enjoyed sitting on the new deck This is an old cottage that has been partially updated My understanding is that more upgrades are coming. Proximity to Tappen Beach is awesome. A beautiful beach.

We stayed at this Tappan's beach house and had a great week! They had extra beach chairs, sand pails, boogie boards - everything our kids needed to take full advantage of the beach just a few steps away. The house fit our needs - it had three separate bedrooms, a dining room, a nice kitchen and an outside deck with a charcoal bbq. The kids couldnt decide where to play - the expansive back yard field or in the front yard which was just as big. Host was responsive and had helpful suggestions. Wifi was great and worked better than most rentals we've stayed at.

The cottage is neglected and has had no upkeep to make it clean, welcoming and special. As soon as we arrived, we were shocked to see the cottage’s current condition did not reflect the photos from the ad. The curtains had mildew, the blades on the fans were black from dirt, the floors and counters were covered in mouse poop, bugs were on the beds and a dried out frog was laying on the floor in the futon bedroom. The owner has very poor interpersonal skills and it didn’t take long to realize that he is only interested in taking your money and not addressing the poor conditions of the rental. His answer to everything is “it’s never been a problem.” The door in the futon room was literally missing the bottom half and we had to try to compensate its missing half by taping garbage bags over that half of the door and putting rocks over the base of the gap to prevent animals from entering the cottage. The bathrooms were moldy, dirty, leaking and had rusty baseboards. If your planning on doing your laundry, good luck! The rusty washer and dryer are located in a dilapidated disgusting shed and randomly work and when asked why it wasn’t operating properly, the owner told us to play with the knobs to get them to work. The outside grill is caked with burnt food and grease and has probably never been cleaned in 20 years-such a let down when you’re looking forward to grilling outside on a summer evening. Absolutely nothing has been done to maintain the cottage and outdoor structures to make them charming and polished. We also expected to have Wi-Fi as advertised to work from home and watch television, but it didn’t work. We got a lot of excuses from the owner and finally after a week of hounding him, the cable company came out to fix it. For all the money we paid- the level of expected standards was beyond sub par. Rustic is one thing, but a dump is another.

The vacation went by way too fast, so fun!

The vacation went by way too fast, so fun!

Great beach house, private tucked away location and steps from beautiful Tappens beach!

Great beach house, private tucked away location and steps from beautiful Tappens beach!

You can’t beat this location. LC at it’s finest. House was clean and suited our needs. A wonderful week. We’ll be back!