Very accomodating house!

Julie (Atlanta, GA)
Review submitted: April 16, 2013   Date of arrival: April 3, 2013

We stayed at the house with another family, 4 adults and 5 kids. We loved the open floor plan and 2 decks. The house was well equipped with bikes, beach chairs and wagons to bring all of your items to the beach. It is very easy to walk to the ocean or river side of the beach from the house. The bunk beds were perfect for the kids. There were also kid movies that our children enjoyed watching. We had a very pleasant stay and will remember the house for a future Tybee vacation!

Recommended for: adventure seekers, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

Do you find this review helpful?   Yes   No

Helpful votes: 0 / 0

Our family had a great time! The kids loved the "ship room"! Its the little things that count!

Wayne (Orwigsburg, PA)
Review submitted: February 4, 2013   Date of arrival: January 26, 2013

We just returned from our first trip to Tybee and enjoyed the vacation immensely.

Our children enjoyed the bicycles, the "ship room", the downstairs bunk-beds, and the fact that the beach (the bayside beach) was so close. Having a wagon to take the children and supplies to the beach and also a "beach buggy" were a huge plus.

This house was great because of the "little things". Little things like the owner making sure that there was not just one but 2 cribs for our infant. Little things like the owner also making sure that there was a high chair to feed her in. (all at my request via telephone). Little things like bike helmets to go with the bikes. The bicycles, by the way, were more than acceptable. The tires were inflated and they worked. Yes they had a bit of rust on them, but who would expect brand new rust-free bikes at the beach. Other little things.... PLENTY of towels, good kitchen equipment and plenty of dishes, hardwood floors, a large nice shower area along with whirlpool tub in the master, an awesome gas grill (the same model I have at home...most rentals I find have "CharmGrill" or some other crappy grill...this place had a Weber), what else...a phone number to call when I wanted to slightly adjust our departure time, hardwood floors.... 2 decks, including one screened in porch with fans and LED lighting for the evening, location right on the suggested Tybee bike path, walking distance to a meeting of the Friends of Bill Wilson for those interested, about 4 blocks to the Main Tybee beach along with the 200 paces to the Bayside (quiet beach)....

Anyway, great place in Tybee. Now, as far as the area for those not familiar with Tybee. This was off season, so not much was happening in Tybee, which was exactly what we wanted. BUT, there was plenty to do in that we went to the local library, the Jaycee Park, the Lighthouse, Fort Pulaski. We beach combed (and found 3 sand dollars). Because my children are 50% Maine-iac they had no problem swimming on the day it hit the 70 degree plus mark. We went to Savannah (about 25-30 minutes away) and wow - what a great city. We highly suggest going to Lazaretto Seafood by the way, just off the island...wow what great local shrimp to cook on that grill!

At any rate, if you cant tell, we were extremely pleased with Tybee, with this house, with Savannah, and with the service that the owner and Laura gave us. THANK YOU!

Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

Do you find this review helpful?   Yes   No

Helpful votes: 0 / 0

Close to to Everything. Perfect for 8!

Amylein17 (Roanoke, VA)
Review submitted: January 2, 2013   Date of arrival: December 22, 2012

I really enjoyed my time at 1616 Jones Ave. My favorite part was how close it was to everything I wanted to do-downtown, the beach, the fisherman's pier, and tasty restaurants. The kitchen was adequate and we cooked several tasty meals at home. All the beds were comfy and the linens were very nice. The house has an open air porch with swing and a smaller screened porch. I would absolutely recommend it to anyone and would happily stay here again in the future.

Recommended for: families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

Do you find this review helpful?   Yes   No

Helpful votes: 1 / 1

We liked it but didn't love it

jamieatlanta (Atlanta)
Review submitted: November 14, 2012   Date of arrival: November 1, 2012

We liked it but did not love it. I did not feel that it was worth what we paid for the rental. I did feel that the ad was misleading.

The Website says their is an air hockey table: there is not
The Website says there is table tennis: the table is completely warped and broken
The Website says bikes: I have pictures and 3 bikes have flat tires and all are very rusted
The Grill barely works: The first gas was empty. We hooked up the second can and the burners would not get warm enough to melt cheese. We had to fry the burgers in a frying pan.
Chairs outside and the deck: Needs to be powerwashed and the cushions should be taken inside or put in a place they will not mildew. All cushions were moldy and mildewed and the chairs were covered in cob webs and mildew.

The place says 4 bedrooms. The upstairs bedroom is not really a bedroom. It is really more like a closet with bunk beds. There is not even room for a suitcase to be put on the floor. The pictures were a little misleading.

Also, there were breakable "nick knacks" everywhere. I put everything up and away so that we would not break anything but I would recommend having a place to put all breakables up.

Things we liked:
We enjoyed the hot tub and the open area to gather.
We enjoyed the plastic toys for the children to play with.
The Master and the two bedrooms downstairs were beautiful.
There was a great selection dishes and we enjoyed the beach towels (they were nice beach towels)
The overall inside with the exception of the (4th "bedroom) was beautiful.
We were in town for the marathon and the transportation to/from was easy.

Do you find this review helpful?   Yes   No

Helpful votes: 1 / 1

Wonderful Tybee Beach House

sept929 (Charlotte, NC)
Review submitted: November 8, 2012   Date of arrival: October 1, 2012

We stayed for a week in Tybee at this house- we loved it. Convenient walk/bike ride to the beach, restaurants, and shops. Cozy for 2 of us, but more people could stay. The house had absolutely everything we needed for the beach and for in the kitchen. Hope to make coming here a yearly tradition.

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

Do you find this review helpful?   Yes   No

Helpful votes: 0 / 0

3day weekends

Diddy (North Augusta, SC)
Review submitted: April 26, 2012   Date of arrival: April 19, 2012

Excellent stay. It slept everyone perfect. The kitchen and cooking supplies and availability were great as we love to cook extravagant meals. The best part was the location. We couldn't have picked a better spot. Just steps to the beach, bars, shops, and stores. Owner was also very easy and fast to respond to all questions we had. Overall A+ I would recommend this to bachelor and bachelorette parties. Girls or guys weekends and especially family stays.

Recommended for: adventure seekers, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car

Do you find this review helpful?   Yes   No

Helpful votes: 1 / 1

Family trip

jacob (Bradley County)
Review submitted: July 12, 2011   Date of arrival: March 19, 2011

What a fabulous place! I loved this house. It had an open floor plan downstairs with lots of space. The porches were great places to relax and enjoy people watching which is a favorite of mine. It's a very short distance from the beach. Lots of things for children. Just a very fun place to stay. I hope to repeat my stay there next year.

Recommended for: families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car

Do you find this review helpful?   Yes   No

Helpful votes: 2 / 2

We loved your home!

mom2girls (Kennesaw, GA)
Review submitted: April 12, 2011   Date of arrival: April 2, 2011

This was our first stay on Tybee and we absolutely loved our time. We especially loved being able to ride the bikes and walk everywhere. I was very comfortable letting the teenaged girls loose on the bikes to wander up to the beach. Close enough to Savannah that we were able to take a day trip.

Recommended for: age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car

Do you find this review helpful?   Yes   No

Helpful votes: 1 / 1

Tybee captured our Hearts

Danielle (Maryville, TN)
Review submitted: July 23, 2010   Date of arrival: July 3, 2010

This was our best family vacation to date & Margarite's Retreat made that possible. We didn't want for anything while staying here. The house was so beautiful! It was everything we expected and so much more. Tybee Island is the epitome of beach living and Margarite's Retreat is the epitome of a beach vacation home. Can't wait to go back next year!

Recommended for: adventure seekers, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, romantic getaway

Do you find this review helpful?   Yes   No

Helpful votes: 2 / 2

Review submitted: May 4, 2010   Date of arrival: April 17, 2010

Exceeding all of our expectations of a beach getaway. Being so close to Savannah gave us a needed break from the sun. Your home is amazing. Tybee is priceless.

Donna-Chicago

Do you find this review helpful?   Yes   No

Helpful votes: 2 / 2

First time at Tybee

Review submitted: January 13, 2010   Date of arrival: August 8, 2009

We'll remember this vacation forever. Our kids loved all the beach items/games you provide with the house and we loved not having to bring anything! Your home is beautiful & convenient to everything on Tybee......We'll be back.

Do you find this review helpful?   Yes   No

Helpful votes: 8 / 9