The house was lovely, nicely decorated, great finishes, and all amenities that I would like. There were a lot of personal items here (like pictures, random things shoved under furniture, underwear in drawer, shampoo, foot scrubber, food) and it felt like we were intruding on someone’s home, at times. This may be appealing to some, but not my favorite in a vacation home.
The beach was a perfect distance from the house (100ft) and it was easy to get there and back from the house. We liked seeing the birds and dunes from the house out the pretty picture window. We were disappointed that we were not able to go in the bay due to horseshoe crab breeding season affecting water quality. There were also hundreds of them on the beach everyday (many of them dead after a big storm) and it did not smell very good. We had to dig a big hole and bury them one day to make the beach smell better. Apparently this is a horseshoe crab breeding site and this happens most of the month of June which we were unaware of.
We also had a significant fly problem at the house. The doors were only ever opened when someone was walking in or out and there were times when there were 20 flies in the home. We probably had over 100 over the course of the week and we had to spend time killing them. Thankfully they stayed on the main floor, but we ended up having to cover coffee cups, sippy cups, and food at all times so the flies didn’t crawl on them which is disgusting. I expected to be bitten outside occasionally but getting eaten by bugs inside is unexceptionable. We did purchase some traps and they helped at times. The owner said she would reimburse and apologized for the inconvenience. This may have been a fluke due to warm weather, but it did not add positively to our vacation.
Lewes and Rehoboth are a 20 minute drive from the home. It’s a tad remote, but we were easily able to go out a couple times and get groceries. We enjoyed visiting a local meadery during our time here. Also, the home is just off of a nature preserve. Bird watching was a fun way to spend an afternoon.
This house is a perfect home for spending time with family. Though we will probably remember this home as the one with the flies and crabs, we enjoyed all of the family time and seeing the sites in the area.