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Large Luxury 4 bed/3 bath Beach House-2 Blocks to beach, 1 Block to Bay

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Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Exterior
Interior
Outdoor dining
4 bedrooms, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

10 out of 10

Exceptional

Entire home

4 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 10167 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Washer
    Washer
  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Outdoor space
    Outdoor space
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

Explore the area

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Colonial Beach, VA
  • Bayside Marina
    2 min walk
  • Colonial Beach Historical Society
    3 min walk
  • Colonial Beach
    4 min walk
  • Leonardtown, MD (LTW-St. Marys County)
    70 min drive

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About the area

Colonial Beach

This holiday home puts you in the heart of Colonial Beach, within steps of Bayside Marina and Colonial Beach Historical Society. Highlights at this beachfront holiday home include a kitchen, a washing machine and free WiFi. .Home features 3 bathrooms, a balcony and a living room. In-room dining is easy with a kitchen that comes equipped with a fridge, a microwave and a stovetop. A fenced private garden, a Smart TV and a coffee/tea maker are also available. .Spend the day at the beach where you'll find sunloungers. Plus you'll find a garden. .Places within a short walk of this Colonial Beach holiday home include Colonial Beach and within a 30-minute walk you'll find Potomac River.

What's nearby

  • Bayside Marina - 2 min walk
  • Colonial Beach Historical Society - 3 min walk
  • Colonial Beach - 4 min walk
  • Monrovia - 4 min drive
  • George Washington Birthplace National Monument - 18 min drive

Getting around

  • Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) - 94 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dockside Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Wilkerson's Seafood Restaurant - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Bobby K's Roadside Cafe - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Riverboat on the Potomac - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Large Luxury 4 bed/3 bath Beach House-2 Blocks to beach, 1 Block to Bay

Welcome to our Colonial Beach custom home, our home away from home, close to everything charming & fun in Colonial Beach, Virginia---named Best Beach by USA Today & the 2nd largest beach in Virginia. We have equipped our luxurious home to our high standards and to anticipate your needs during a relaxing stay. This is a non-smoking property: no smoking anywhere inside or outside. Max 10 humans: kids, babies & infants included. Pets are $125 per pet with some restrictions.

You want to feel completely comfortable while on vacation, even if it's just a short getaway. So we have made sure our home feels cozy, comfy, clean & perfectly well suited to full relaxation & high style. No one but those guests on the reservation are allowed on or in the property. We hope you will enjoy our little slice of paradise whether you are boating, fishing, worshipping the sun, playing on the beach, or headed to our charming wineries and restaurants! Situated on a street smack-dab in the center of town, we are about two short, small-town blocks to the beach and boardwalk; and if it weren't for our lovely tree-lined street you'd even be able to see the beach from our windows. And not just the beach, but we are also just a short block from Monroe Bay. You can see the bay water shimmering from the upper windows on the east side of the house and you can walk to the nearby restaurants to enjoy fresh seafood, lively drinks, and a beautiful sunset! You are also within walking distance of many local restaurants and bars. From the either of the home's 2 large front balconies, you will enjoy the charming beach cottages along our historic street & listening to the small-town church bells ringing while the outdoor ceiling fans whir overhead and the nearby tree leaves rustle in the wind. The lower porch is spacious and gracious, while the upper balcony is delightful and private. After awakening each morning, head downstairs for a cup of coffee and sit on the front porch, waving and nodding to the folks passing by in their golf carts on their way to a hometown restaurant, bar, park, or beachside setting. This is a golf cart community and you can rent a golf cart from several vendors on the town's main strip, Colonial Avenue. Renting and using a golf cart to get around is absolutely one of the fun parts of vacationing in Colonial Beach. In the evenings, relax on the upper balcony with a drink and enjoy the sunset, the wind off the nearby water, the stars in the sky, and the exquisite little jewel-box homes lining the street. On the main level of the home, you'll find comfort and fun, and plenty of space to stretch out. You'll appreciate the tankless water heater, the real red oak flooring, the soft close white kitchen cabinetry, the large double-door stainless-steel refrigerator, all the quirky art finds, our tiny kitchen library, the open-concept living/dining/kitchen area, and the private paver stone patio just outside the kitchen where you can sit outside to enjoy breakfast. The home's main level also features a large back bedroom with two double-beds, a full bathroom, lots of living room and dining room seating, a breakfast bar for the early risers, and plenty of space for the whole gang to gather. The dining room table is set for 6, but there are 2 additional dining chairs in the living room and seating for 2 more at the kitchen bar. The living room seats 5-7, but there are 7 additional chairs in the dining room that turn and move easily into the living room for additional seating, plus there are 2 barstools at the kitchen bar that turn and add seating to the living area. This is the beauty of open-concept! The small Roku TV is located in the living room. Use it to play a music channel, watch free Roku television, watch free HBO, or add your password to watch a Netflix movie. There is no cable television but there are live Roku weather and news channels. For your comfort, upstairs you'll find the large luxurious primary bedroom with private balcony and a luxury bathroom. Like the royalty you are, roll out of the Primary Bedroom's firm Queen bed and enjoy coffee on your private lanai, an outdoor room with a view and no bugs (the balcony is screened). The bed is softened with a luxurious all-wool Cuddle Ewe topper, which helps keep you warm in winter and cool in summer. The bedroom features nightstands and lamps on each side of the bed, a seating area for 2, a private balcony, and a luxury ensuite bathroom. There's a large Queen bedroom on the opposite end of the upstairs hall from the Master. With a bathroom just outside it's door, it feels in some respects like a second master bedroom. This bedroom features a slightly softer, but still firm mattress, and it has a seating area with a single Ethan Allen slipper chair. There are lights on each side of the bed and a ceiling fan. Best of all, this beautiful back bedroom features a wonderful view toward the bay. Both of these 2 upstairs bedrooms feature queen beds, quality American hardwood furniture, quality linens, closet storage with hangers, full length wall mirrors, wall to wall carpeting, a ceiling fan, and ample electric outlets. The upstairs middle bedroom is a cozy retreat with a cushy double bed, nice linens, lighting on each side of the double bed, small shelf nightstands, and a lovely pond and bay view from the window. This middle upstairs bedroom has a closet and several wall hooks and a full length wall mirror in the hallway across from the door. In addition to the 3 upstairs bedrooms, there is a large downstairs bedroom that features 2 double beds. The games and puzzles are stored in this downstairs bedroom closet along with tennis rackets if you want to play at the nearby community tennis courts. This is a fun double full-bed bedroom with a full bathroom is just outside the door. This is the only bedroom on the main level of the house and no indoor stairs need be climbed to reach this lower bedroom. We fully stock our home for those who prefer to dine-in. We have fun dishes, glassware, silverware, and cookware that you are free to use. We have a Keurig coffee bar, complete with coffee pods, tea bags, and sugar/creamer/sugar substitute. Cooks will appreciate that we stock cooking spray and a few spices available to use. We have ceramic dishes, plastic dishes, quality acrylic and other glassware, many ceramic coffee mugs, pottery & glassware, and a few mixing and cereal bowls. If you have the need for particular cooking or eating utensils, we'd advise you to bring those with you. Hand washing & dish washing liquid is at each sink for you, detergent is available for you to use in the front-loading washer, and a full-size dryer is also available. The w/d is tricky to use though. You’ll find our WIFI password in the kitchen when you arrive and a 32-inch television in the living room. The bedrooms do not have televisions, but we do have a strong and fast 5G wifi signal for you to use free of charge. We'd love to welcome you to our custom-built home, The Beach House on Boundary. It's a newer home, built only a few years ago in the luxury beach-house style, featuring 2 full balconies, all-gravel parking for up to 3 vehicles, a fenced yard with grass, and an outdoor-eating paver-patio. We encourage you to carpool when possible or have a parking plan if you bring more than a couple of vehicles.We have a no-contact system for welcoming guests using a coded front lock. That makes it simple for you and your friends to enter and exit the house without needing to keep track of a key. Interior deadbolts and plenty of exterior lighting will make you feel safe. Your particular key code will be sent to you via text or VRBO message on the day you are to check-in. As your hosts, we are retired military and live nearby. Danny is a retired Lt. Col. who works in leadership consulting. Diana is a retired journalist who manages the property and runs two eBay shops: Artemis Teal and Artemis Teal 2. Check-in & check-out times are based on cleaning protocols and are difficult to move. If you need an earlier check-in time, let us know and we will do our best, but make no promises. No partying please. No loud music and no outdoor guests after 10 pm. We don't expect you to clean the house when you are closing up. We do expect you to clean as you go and stay in our house as a guest: wipe up stains and spills immediately, use trash can liners, take your trash out to the outdoor trashcan, etc. Please put your dishes in the dishwasher and start it before you leave. You do not need to do the laundry. You do not have to strip the bed & just leave towels and washcloths in a pile in the tub/shower. There are a few items marked "Not For Guests" in the home & we'd appreciate you letting those alone during the course of your stay.A vacuum cleaner and broom is available for the guests but no iron or ironing board at the house. Basic utensils & basic dishes for serving-eating-cooking are available, but if you need something specific please bring it. We have some cleaning supplies, cooking supplies, napkins, toilet paper, and paper towels available for you, but you may need more if you have a longer stay planned. We have the fastest and largest WIFI plan offered, but a large # of people using a lot of apps and platforms may slow the speed a bit. We have one 32" Roku television with no cable tv service, but WIFI is available in every room. Bring your Amazon, Netflix, etc. passwords, but Roku TV and HBO is available free of charge. We have exterior cameras for your safety that automatically record video and audio and send it to the cloud. We have our email and cell # all over the house in spots so you can call or text in an emergency.
Government-issued photo identification may be required to verify age restriction.

Property manager

Diana J Miller

Languages

English

Property amenities

Beach

  • On the beach
  • Beach loungers

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Blender
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Electric kettle
  • Hob
  • Ice maker
  • Kitchen island
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 3 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • Books
  • Games
  • Smart TV

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony
  • Fenced yard
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture

Laundry

  • Laundromat nearby
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Fan
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • Welcoming dogs only
  • Up to 9 kg per pet

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Meal delivery service

Location highlights

  • In a rural location
  • In a village
  • In the city centre
  • Near a health/beauty spa
  • Near a hospital
  • Near the bay
  • Near the marina
  • On a river
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Basketball nearby
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Casino nearby
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Horseback riding nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Mountain biking nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby
  • Winery tours nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

General

  • Garden
  • Unit size: 1,800 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 25

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

  • Pets are welcome
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Maximum 1 (weight limit: 20 lb per pet)
  • Restrictions apply
  • For more information, you can reach out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
  • Service animals are exempt from fees.
  • Note from host: pet w/in guide 4 days is $125. Add'l pets $125 ea.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Note from host: Not chd-proofed! No more than 10 guests incl kids.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a private host, not a professional engaged in trade or business. On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector and a deadlock in all accommodation.

We should mention

  • To make arrangements for your pet, contact the property directly using the information on your booking confirmation.

Frequently asked questions

Are there any beaches close to Large Luxury 4 bed/3 bath Beach House-2 Blocks to beach, 1 Block to Bay?

Yep, Large Luxury 4 bed/3 bath Beach House-2 Blocks to beach, 1 Block to Bay is a short 4-minute walk from Colonial Beach. Fun beach activities include kayaking, sailing and fishing. You can also find motor boats.

Does Large Luxury 4 bed/3 bath Beach House-2 Blocks to beach, 1 Block to Bay have a pool?

No, this holiday home doesn't have a pool.

Is Large Luxury 4 bed/3 bath Beach House-2 Blocks to beach, 1 Block to Bay family-friendly?

You bet! With amenities such as a playground and children's dinnerware, it's no surprise that Large Luxury 4 bed/3 bath Beach House-2 Blocks to beach, 1 Block to Bay is a winner with our family travellers.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Large Luxury 4 bed/3 bath Beach House-2 Blocks to beach, 1 Block to Bay?

No, Large Luxury 4 bed/3 bath Beach House-2 Blocks to beach, 1 Block to Bay does not offer an airport shuttle service.

What time are check-in & check-out at Large Luxury 4 bed/3 bath Beach House-2 Blocks to beach, 1 Block to Bay?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM. Check-out time is 11:00 AM.

Large Luxury 4 bed/3 bath Beach House-2 Blocks to beach, 1 Block to Bay Reviews

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 43 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Catherine P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Family trip
Great time! First time in Colonial Beach. Low key family time. House was perfect location for us. Very enjoyable!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location for triathalon
We stayed at Diana’s beach house for the Colonial Beach triathalon. It was walkable to everything and comfy for a group of 8. The place is very well organized and homey.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Beach House
Wonderful property with plenty of amenities. Walking distance to beach and marina and most restaurants. Thanks we had a great time.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gregory O.

Liked: Cleanliness
Colonial Beach getaway
The property was exactly as advertised and a lovely home. It was a very convenient short walk to the beach. Also, the home was within a short walking distance to a Mexican restaurant and brew pub. The four teenagers in our group enjoyed playing the games available in the house. It was a relaxing stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Jenny R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great relaxation
We were a group of moms and our children. The house was great! Very comfortable and clean. We would have found this place to be quite a gem if it weren’t for the jellyfish. I was unaware that they would even be a problem but every one of the kids got stung. The littlest ones were beside themselves over it. I know it’s not necessarily something that you would “sell” a vacation stay with, but if I had known I would have researched what time of year the jellyfish come through and planned accordingly. But the house was great. Probably not quite equipped for cooking for a crowd but otherwise, really nice! Master bedroom needs a new mattress. Just by the way. 😉
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patricia H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect location
It was a great place. We enjoyed it.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Vanessa P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful home
Diane has a beautiful home, very clean and well set up. We enjoyed relaxing on the porches and my pooch loved the fenced yard. Unfortunately the neighborhood was not for middle age people. We enjoyed renting golf carts and touring the quaint little town but the food choices and entertainment locally were very limited. As we picked this home for the beach locality it was kind of a let down with mucky brown water and a lot of jelly fish. On the other hand the beach was not overcrowded. We did drive out to Washington to the Arlington which is a must see for everyone! Thanks Diane for your hospitality and quick responses, it was a pleasure renting your home.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wirt N.

Liked: Cleanliness
Wedding Party
Great place and location!!!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deidra P., Knoxville, TN

Liked: Cleanliness
Great getaway
This was an annual getaway for our group. We loved Colonial Beach. Even though VRBO originally led us to believe the house was near VA Beach, that turned out to be a non-issue.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Wonderful place to rest and recharge!
My daughter (age 21) and myself stayed at this home for the past few days. We had such a lovely time! The house is beautiful and Diana has thought of everything to make you feel welcome. The house has a wonderful layout and a comforting vibe. Out of all the vacations we have taken, we were the saddest to leave this place lol and we are already making our next plans to come back! I loved the little goodies Diana has for sale around the house that makes it convenient and also goes to a wonderful cause. I loved the balcony off of the upstairs bedroom to have coffee and read. The bay is close and we enjoyed Los Hermanos Cantina, which is just a short walk away. The beach was super close as well! Thank you Diana, for sharing your beautiful home and for the sweet memories we now have from staying there! ❤️
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

dolores p.

Liked: Cleanliness
Spectacular
Beautiful house! Met our every expectation! Six of us girlfriends met from 3 states! We had plenty of room, well stocked, fab kitchen, 3 bathrooms (dreamy), screened in second floor front porch, the Monroe bay just a block right out the door, and the beach at the Potomac 2blocks the other way!!!! Lots to do; restaurants, ice cream, bars, breakfast, fun little stores! Golf cart town, too! Seems like everyone has one! Rent one and see the town! A church for everyone…extra special is St Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church (almost) on the beach, has a daily Mass! Colonial Beach is a pretty special place! Highly recommend this rental and the host, Diana!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tara L., McLean, VA, USA

Liked: Cleanliness
Spring getaway
My college aged son and i stayed a few days during spring break. It was cold outside, but the home was cozy and warm. We played cards, baked a cake and talked late into the night about the future. We explored the area and visited the beach and enjoyed some karaoke at the Icehouse! The house felt like home and was extremely clean! It was in a fantastic location and well stocked.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christina B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Clean and spacious!
The beach house was perfect for our weekend getaway. We appreciated the amount of space to spread out and items left for us to use. Our family enjoyed playing tennis down the street with the rackets and balls Diane provided and had fun playing the board games. We will definitely stay here again if we are ever back in the area!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lauren W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent House in an Fantastic Location!
Everything was wonderful! House was like a brand new build, communication was perfect, and location was great. We hope to stay again in the summer!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mark G.

Liked: Cleanliness
Family Gathering
Used this nice home as a base for our family to get together in a quiet beach town in November. Great experience.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrea G.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great Location
Thoroughly enjoyed our time at Beach House! We had plenty of space for our family’s together time as well as separation for privacy. The home could not have been cleaner! The 2nd floor screened porch is an added bonus!!! We felt very relaxed as the kids (and adults!) played in the fenced yard. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen J.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great Stay
We had a great time. Grandparents and toddlers all felt at home in this warmly decorated space. Check in was easy and the keypad entry was handy for a large crowd. We really had everything we could need, including enough extra blankets to help with the unseasonably cool weather. We only used the kitchen for big breakfasts but had no issues and fit comfortably around the dining table. The house is located within walking distance to the cute town as well as the beach - bonus! Great porch, great stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dana A.

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect for a multigenerational stay
We had a lovely time staying in this house at Colonial Beach. It had everything we needed for all ages (infant through seniors) and was a perfect location. Easy access to the beach, restaurants, and the public dock to use our kayaks.
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Patricia H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great getaway
The house was perfectly able to accommodate us, with plenty of room to spread out. Very easy walk to the beach and to restaurants, a short drive to anything you could need.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Colton R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent
Excellent experience at this property
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Daniel S., Philadelphia, PA

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location, nice house
You can’t get a better location in Colonial beach. The house is clean, well organized, equipped and can comfortably sleep a lot of people. Use of the beach cart, chairs, and toys was a luxury and meant we didn’t have to haul our own. It’s a newer house that is nicely decorated and thoughtfully laid out, we spent a lot of time on the screened porch.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Koren W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Colonial Beach and Washington DC
We enjoyed the property and the owner was great about answering my emails. It was very clean, and comfortable for all of us. We had 4 adults and 4 teenagers for the week. We had a Minivan and SUV and with the golf cart- parking was a little tight- but doable. We rented a golf cart thru T&T golf cart rentals and that was a bonus for entertainment for the teenagers (They have a sticker so you don't pay parking). We participated in the Diner's escape room and successfully escaped if you are looking for an activity for a rainy day- check them out! We went to 2 different beaches in town. The down beach by Dockside was fun, has a volleyball net to enjoy (there was a ball in the box by the net). I will suggest water shoes- as the beach is more shelly than sandy. We had 2 members stung by jellyish during our stay- BAKING SODA! do NOT pee on it- and recovered well. We went to the beach at the end of Madison Ave and had zero issues there. If you are interested in checking out DC- I suggest you plan your itinerary early as some required tickets to get in (Washington Monument, Whitehouse, Capitol Tour, Ford Theater, and Archives). We opted to use public transport to get into the city and utilized the Franconia -Springfield Metro station to access the metro which took us to Arlington and inner DC. We also used the busses in DC as it is a LOT of walking. I suggest the 13$ day card as it was easier than the app on my phone which kept glitching. It took us approx 90 min to drive to the metro station at Franconia and then approx 30-40 min to use Metro to get into city- but we did not have to drive in the city or pay city parking! We ate at the High Tides- Were not thrilled with the food or service on a Friday night. We went to Dockside for drinks- Orange Crush was dangerously delish. Ice Cream hut had odd hours making it difficult to get ice cream after dinner (we eat later so after 8PM was when we went searching for treats) my kids loved it, I was not impressed. We enjoyed Colonial Beach for our purposes of sun, beach and vacation with exploring DC.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Maureen M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Ideal location, attention to detail, but a somewhat cluttered environment
The place really was beautiful! Lots of attention to details. We didn’t take advantage of them, but there were beach chairs, which was a nice touch. The outdoor seating was also a nice touch. The location is ideal- close enough to the heart of Colonial Beach, proximal to the beach itself, but not in an area where there’s a lot of road noise. There was lots of ‘stuff’ around the house for sale, which was not something I’ve encountered in a listing before and I’m not sure what I think of it- things like jewelry, bags, shoes- it did make for a cluttered environment… it also made me worry about Covid. I’d like to think each individual item was cleaned between visits, since little hands may have picked up things, but there’s no way to know. Aside from the nick-knacks all around, the place was otherwise seemingly clean. I did experience some inflexibility with the property manager, but I respect her and the site’s rules… and our family thankfully had rented another property whose owners were very gracious given the circumstances… so all’s well that ends well!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Thea C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great getaway!
We loved our stay. The location is prefect! The house was amazing and met all our needs. Thanks so much for a great get away!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Beth M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect Accommodation! Clean house!
Clean beautiful home. Very spacious. Close to everything including the beach. You will not find a more helpful or more organized host! Excellent communication. We could not be more pleased. Great trip! Just stay here. You won’t regret it!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022