Ashley's Ocean View

This is our first time to stay in the Cape. We have rented on St. George Island and stayed in SeaSide, Santa Rosa and PCB many times. We loved our stay here over those areas for many reasons. First, having our own pool and hot tub at Ashley’s Ocean View, while also being ocean front was wonderful. The view of the Gulf from the upper porch is a million dollar view. We ate every meal outside on the porch. The walk to the beach was short and easy even though the beach is wide in this area. Speaking of the beach, the sand along this stretch is perfection. It is easy to walk in and doesn’t get too hot. Our family loves to go on long beach walks every morning and the soft-in-texture, yet firm walking surface, of the sand is one of the best beaches we’ve encountered. We LOVED it. The sand doesn’t really get all over you either like it does at other beaches. And no crowds on this beach! The water in this area is a bit more tea-stained in color than further down toward the north end of the Cape. It’s still nice and only a short drive to get to the beautiful, crystal clear and turquoise blue water at the State Park. The kitchen at Ashley’s Ocean View was well-stocked and had everything I needed. I needed a whisk one day. Yep…found it. I needed some scissors. Yep. Glass Pyrex storage dish with a lid. Yep. Measuring spoons, ice cream scoop, soup ladle, colander. Check. The kitchen and living area are located on the upper level of the house. The three bedrooms and laundry are on the middle level. The entrance to the house is on the lowest level, or ground level. This is a wonderful house for a family to be able to spread out. However, if there’s a family member that has trouble with steps, this house could provide more challenging. At 57 years old and a bad knee, I was starting to get a bit tired by the end of the week of going up and down all the steps. The amenities in the area are fabulous. We rented bicycles from Vaycay Gear. They were waiting for us in the carport when we arrived Saturday afternoon. It’s a three minute ride along the shoulder of the road to get to Salinas Park and the start of the unbelievably nice, flat paved bike path that goes on for miles and miles. The close proximity to the bike path is definitely a big plus for this house. Salinis Park also has new pickle ball courts! They have two courts now but are putting in two more over the next week or two. To sum up, this house gets a 10 out of 10 for being located on such a walkable stretch of beach, having its own pool and hot tub, being close to the bike path and pickle ball courts, having such great beach access, no crowds of people, fabulous upper porch with million dollar Gulf view, and well-stocked kitchen. We had an issue with the hot tub during our stay. It stopped heating. The rental company tired hard to get it back up and going during our stay but was unable. Our son was disappointed as sitting in a hot tub in the evenings is one of the things he looks most forward to doing on vacation. We understand though that keeping pool equipment always going can be tricky. Our family will definitely be returning to Ashley’s Ocean View! We loved our vacation here.

Sherry C from Nashville, TN - Posted: 6/9/2023