Beachview House - Contact us

Contact/FAQ: To contact us, please use the web form to the right, after first reviewing common questions/answers below to see if your question is already answered. How to email or call us.

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1) How do we book a reservation? Call us at 1-603-524-4000. If you have any questions, use the web form to the right, or email or call us.

2) What are the check in/out times? Check in is 4:00 PM ET the day of your arrival. Check out is 10:00 AM ET the day of your departure. Review Sample Lease

3) Why do you request a phone call instead of doing online booking? We want to get to know the folks who stay in our homes a little. Our houses are designed to be comfortable and we want them to be taken care of. Each of them holds some of our family antiques -- meant to be used and enjoyed, but not abused. This home is very much a labor of love for us. We stay in each vacation home anywhere from 6 weeks to 5 months a year, depending upon the house. We want our guests to feel like they are using the vacation home of a friend.

4) Why do you ask for a check for your final payment? To help us keep rental rates for you as low as possible.

5) Is Beachview a two story house? No. Beachview has a second story attic and porch, but they are not accessible to renters.

6) What airports are nearby? info available on St.Simons page

7) How is Saint Simons connected to the mainland? info available on St.Simons page

8) What about the pool across the street? Will it be open when I am there? Where else can I swim, other than the ocean The public pool that is cattycorner across the street from Beachview is being rebuilt. The site is directly on the ocean and it is scheduled to be a nifty new water play area and pool complex with new beach walkover, scheduled to be opened by MEMORIAL DAY 2009. HOWEVER, this is run by the Glynn County and hours and openings are totally subject to change. It is usually open only in the summers. We can make no guarantees as to the pool hours or operation of the pool. (Update, as of 03/16/2009, in a call to the Glynn County Rec Dept, the pool is ON TARGET to be open Memorial Day!)

There are year round pool and workout facilities as well as massages at the St. Simons Health and Fitness Club. They are located just under 3 miles from the cottage. They offer daily, weekly, monthly rates and passes. Call them at (912) 638-5600 for current availability and rates. Many guests of Beachview get passes to this center and are very happy with them-

9) Where can I play tennis? There are public tennis courts two blocks inland from the house in the park (which are illuminated at night).

10) What is the beach like on the island? info available on St.Simons page

11) Why is the house called Beachview House? The house is one of the oldest cottages on Beachview Drive - perhaps the oldest. The locals call the cottage Beachview House. The original family that owned the cottage was Gramling, and the original cottage sign is in the house. We bought it from a descendant of the original owners and restored the house.

12) Can you see the water from the house? Yes, you CAN see the water from the porches. Fourth of July night I sat and watched the fireworks over the water on neighboring Jekyll Island whilst sitting on our screened in porch -- I didn't have to move. One afternoon, I took a phone call and sat on the rocker and watched the wind kick up the white caps...It is beautiful... And yes, you can see the water... BUT I want to make sure your expectations are on target. The cottage is called Beachview House as it is the oldest cottage on Beachview Drive. AND yes, there is a very lovely water view from the porches. The house is not directly oceanfront, but is less than a block from the water. The beaches in St. Simons are the most tidal on the South East Coast of the United States, owing to its position off the Atlantic Bight. The location has also given it incredible protection from hurricanes. I think the last direct hit to the island was before my 72 years old mother was even born. But the tides can vary 6-1/2 feet in height, so one lives and walks and plays by the Tide Tables here. If you want to be able to sit on the porch and watch the water and walk to town and walk to the park and be under huge old live oaks trees in a restored 1892 cottage, than this is it. However, if you are wanting to sit on the porch and see sand and water 10 feet below you, than no, it is not the right house. Our NC house IS just DIRECTLY on a gorgeous beach that way. But it is not located on St. Simons Island -- it is in North Carolina and called Idyll-by-the-Sea Two. It is a totally different house in a different environment and a different price point.

13) Driving Directions info available on St.Simons page

14) Do you offer rental car discounts? Yes. Visit Idyll Rental Car Discounts for details.

15) Do you know of any good pet friendly hotels on I-95 as we travel to and from your vacation homes? Yes. Visit Where to say on I-95 for details.