Steps from the sand! This fully updated 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath home sits just seven houses from Scarborough Beach in Narragansett. Catch water views from the street and the third floor, then spend your evenings grilling on the stamped concrete patio in your private, fenced-in backyard. Air conditioning keeps everyone comfortable after a day in the sun. There's plenty of room for families and groups to spread out, and the beach is close enough to walk to with chairs and coolers in hand.

Main floor
- A big white kitchen island with five stools, two full-size fridges, a gas range, dishwasher, microwave, toaster and coffee maker
- An open living and dining room with a TV, sofa, loveseat, two recliners, and a dining table with chairs and benches
- Two sliding doors, one to the fenced patio and one to the side walkway
- Half bath

Second floor
- Three bedrooms, each with a TV and ceiling fan. One has a bay window and another has a lighted vanity mirror.
- Two full baths, one with a tub

Top floor
- A third living room with a vaulted ceiling, skylights, a TV and two futons. Kids and teens tend to claim it.
- Two bedrooms: one with a desk and a sliding door out to the deck, and a corner room with a glimpse of the water through the trees
- Full bath with a long vanity and a stall shower
- A covered deck with a table for five and a slice of ocean over the treetops. In summer the leaves hide part of the view; once they drop, you see more.

Outside
- A fenced patio with two tables that seat eight together, two umbrellas and a grill. It's stamped concrete and gravel, made for long dinners outside rather than lawn games.
- A front porch with a rocking chair, and free parking at the house

There's air conditioning, ceiling fans in every bedroom, baseboard heat for cool nights, a washer and dryer, wifi, and fresh bed linens and bath towels. The house is cleaned before every arrival.

The neighborhood
Scarborough has lifeguards from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day and a big pavilion with restrooms, showers and a snack bar. It's one of Rhode Island's most popular beaches, so peak summer weekends are busy; walking in means parking is never your problem. From the north end of the beach, a coastal trail leads out to Black Point and its old stone mansion ruins. For calmer water with little ones, Roger Wheeler State Beach sits behind a breakwater, about 5 minutes away by car.

A few minutes' drive gets you clam cakes at Aunt Carrie's (seasonal), doughboys at Iggy's, and the fishing boats in Galilee, Rhode Island's largest commercial fishing port. The Block Island Ferry leaves from Galilee, about 6 minutes from the house, and Point Judith Lighthouse is about the same. Narragansett Town Beach and the Pier are about 10 minutes away, Newport about 35, Providence 45 to 50, and Mystic about 50. Kingston Amtrak station is about 25 minutes.

Good to know
- All five bedrooms are upstairs, up one or two flights.
- Pets are allowed.
- Self check-in with a keypad. No parties or events, and no smoking.