#355. A Lot of "Plusses"
I can't in all honesty give this place 5 stars because we have rented houses that were a little better - in total. But this place has more than enough "plusses" to have me recommend it and seriously consider returning myself. (and some of the "minuses" might not even matter to you any way).
You can't ask for a better location in Ocean Grove. It's a very short walk to the Auditorium, the shopping area, the beach and restaurants. You don't need a car at all once there. And there are even two parking places reserved which is a HUGE plus in this town! The garage is available for storage of your bike, although there are a couple there for your use. And there is a second refrigerator in the garage as well. The house was much cleaner than many we have rented - big thank you to the cleaners. The house is well stocked with things you need for the beach - chairs, towels, etc. We liked the large dining room table for meals and the smaller one for playing games. The lower and upper porches are hard to beat as far as the views.
Now for the few shortcomings. It's obviously an old house and as such, there are irregularities in the various thicknesses of floor surfaces. It took a couple of days till we stopped tripping over some of them. The kitchen is very small if you want to do any serious cooking. Really only room for one person at a time. The dishes were more than ample but the kitchen is lacking a hand mixer - we improvised. The stairway is a "head knocker" for a tall person until you learn how to duck. Lastly, the window A/C units were OK for our week, but it was really not very hot. I would be very surprised if they are enough for a very hot period of time.
But, all in all, we had a great week and the house served us well.
Stayed July, 2018