Great Vacation Spot at White Horse Beach!
Review Submitted: August 24, 2009
Date of Stay: July 2009
My husband and I, and our extended family have been vacationing at White Horse Beach for 8+years. We have stayed in many different cottages and I am happy to say that the Beachfield has been one of the best! We have 3 children (ages 8, 4 and 1) and they loved the yard for playing ball in the morning before making our way to beautiful White Horse Beach (2 minute walk) and you can't beat the patio with table and umbrella for enjoying a clambake dinner. It was fun having the fire pit for making smores and the brand new gas grill made lunches quick and easy. Not many cottages in the area have such a big yards and it really is a bonus.
The Beachfield is definitely a summer cottage. I wouldn't say its rustic, but its not luxury. But my idea of a summer vacation at the beach involves being in a cottage that feels like a cottage.
The bedrooms are ample size for a medium size family. Two rooms have comfortable double beds with nice comforters and pillows (they also provide clean linens) Third bedroom has two twins and we fit a baby crib in this room. The fourth bedroom is tiny with just a twin bed and nightstand (great for visitors). Downstairs on the sun porch is a pull out futon that is fine for 2 adults and the french doors close at night to make it seem like a 5th bedroom.
The kitchen is small but charming with bright yellow cabinets. It is stocked with plenty of dishes and utensils. It has a coffee maker, toaster oven and microwave. The fridge is around the corner in a small alcove, but another bonus lies there too..a brand new washer and dryer. We didn't use the washer much, but the dryer is a life saver for all those wet towels that never seem to dry!
The only bathroom upstairs is small but charming. I loved the old fashioned claw foot tub and the shower head was super strong.
When on vacation at the beach, we always prefer to shower outside- actually my kids look forward to the outside showers! This cottage does have an outside shower with hot water for rinsing off, but it is not enclosed, so the kids took off their bathing suits, we did not!
If you are looking for a true beach cottage vacation I would highly recommend renting the Beachfield. The owners are lovely and have worked hard updating the cottage-I forgot to mention the big TV in the living room with Verizon Fios! and make the cottage a great vacation get away.
Two more things- plenty of barrels for trash and parking for at least 3 cars (both important but not always provided elsewhere)
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