This property was actually not my first choice (nor the area). I’d found a place that was oceanfront, two stories and in St. Augustine where I’d planned for us to stay. I went on to the app on March 11th to see if I needed to initiate the second payment or if it was already set up to charge me, and I found that the booking never took for whatever reason. I could go on and on about this situation, but just setting the scene for what was to come.
No idea why I need to set this up as such, but here goes....
My husband passed away three years ago this week. The last “vacation” I took ended the day before he got sick. I used up so much time in the hospital with him that, when the time came, I couldn’t even take a few days off after the funeral. It took place on a Friday, and I was back to work Monday. From then on, I buried myself in work (basically working 60+ hours a week) as I was afraid to stop for too long and dwell. When I say this was a MUCH needed vacation, that’s a gross understatement.
In the months leading up to taking it, I dreamed of staying in a place where I could open a patio door in the master bedroom and hear the waves crashing.The first place I thought I’d booked appeared to be as such. I tried every place I could find around that area, but the only thing left was too small for us.
I came to the realization that St. Augustine wasn’t in the cards, and I started searching surrounding areas. I chose this property because it was a house, so no one above or below us, and it had this quaint feel that reeled me right away. I booked it and held my breath.
As it turns out, we were meant to find this place. It was exactly what we needed (we being my 16 year old daughter, her boyfriend who lives in Orlando and who we scooped up after the plane landed to bring with us, and my best friend.
The owners are AMAZING. I communicated almost entirely with Sherri. She reached out just a couple of hours after our plane had landed to welcome us. Upon arriving at the home, we could immediately see that there was a lot of thought and care that went in to every single thing there. The street where the house is situated is legitimately the width of the entire strip that is Ormond Beach; Halifax River to one side and the Atlantic to the other. The beach was at right at the end of the street-this spot was perfect!!
Every detail down to the welcome bottles of wine to the gorgeous backyard was amazing. Cannot say enough good about this rental & owners♥️