Daufuskie Island, South Carolina
*PLEASE NOTE- Daufuskie is a bridge-less island. To reach the island and stay in our condo you are required to take a ferry or water taxi.*
About our Cottage!
At 1,000 square feet and two spacious bedrooms, you will have plenty of space to make yourself at home! Our cottage is located in Melrose on Avenue of the Oaks just steps away from the Atlantic Ocean. This unit has gorgeous views of the beach from the screened in porch.
Each of the bedrooms has two queen beds a private bath. The kitchen has a glass-top stove, oven, large refrigerator, garbage disposal, toaster, standard coffeemaker, Keurig coffeemaker, dishwasher, and a microwave. It is well-appointed with pots and pans, an electric griddle, basic kitchen utensils, and barware. A full-size washer and dryer are located within the pantry. The dining area includes a large table with seating for six and three bar stools. The porch has a table for four with addition chairs for relaxing and enjoying a morning cup of coffee or evening libation!
Other amenities included in your stay
This unit includes a 4 passenger golf cart that is provided by Daufuskie Life. The cart will be delivered to your house!
This unit comes stocked with starter supplies, 2 rolls of toilet paper per bathroom, hand soap, 1 roll of paper towels, 3 trash bags, 3 dishwashing pods, dish soap, and 3 laundry pods.
All linens and bath towels are provided.
Beach chairs are provided.
About the Melrose Cottages
Located directly on the beautiful Daufuskie Island Melrose beach, the cottage is centrally located and a quick golf cart ride to the School Grounds Coffee shop, Daufuskie Island Distillery, D'Fuskies Eatery and Bar, and the Old Daufuskie Crab Company. Daufuskie Blues, The Iron Fish Art Gallery, and our Historical Museum are also just minutes away!
Note: The Melrose Resort is currently closed, and its restaurant and golf course are not available at this time. Please do not trespass on the resort property or old buildings.
Important Info about Getting Around Daufuskie Island
(This part is super important!) Daufuskie is a bridgeless island and you cannot bring your car. This means more planning and preparation on your part, but it’s also why Daufuskie is so undeveloped and special! Guests must arrive by ferry or water taxi and secure ground transportation from the arrival dock on Daufuskie to the cottage.
There is a small general store on the island for essentials, however, it is highly recommended that you bring food over with you or order grocery delivery. There are restaurants on the Island - Old Daufuskie Crab Company, D'Fuskies, and Frye's Chicken Shack.
Transportation to the island:
Daufuskie Ferry Service - runs daily and departs from Bluffton, SC (https://www.daufuskieislandferry.com/)
May River Excursions – private ferry service from Bluffton, SC
https://mayriverexcursions.com/
Bull River - runs daily and departs from Savannah, GA
https://bullrivermarina.com/daufuskie-island-ferry/
Island Head – runs from Hilton Head
https://islandheadhhi.com/broad-creek/hilton-head-to-daufuskie/
Ground transportation:
Once you arrive on Daufuskie Island, ground transit is required to transport you and your luggage from the ferry landing to the unit and from the unit back to the ferry landing upon checkout. Golf carts cannot be used to transport luggage.
Contact Daufuskie Transit for transportation from the dock to the cottage.
Grocery delivery service:
There are no grocery stores on the island. For grocery service, contact Low Country Grocery Runner. They will purchase your groceries and put them on the ferry you take to Daufuskie.
Low Country Grocery Runner https://www.lowcountrygroceryrunner.com/
The cost of ferry tickets, additional golf cart rental/upgrade, grocery delivery, and ground transportation are separate fees and must be reserved by the guest.
House rules
• Check-in: After 4:00 PM | Checkout: 10:00 AM
• The unit will be self-check-in with a door keypad. Instructions will be emailed prior to your arrival.
• No smoking in the unit
• No parties or events whatsoever.
• Primary guest must be 25.
• Observe general house of quiet time
• No more than six adult occupants.
• Please dispose of all trash in the bins outside of the cottage
We take great pride in our unit and seek guests who will too! Please treat our home as you would your own.
The property was very nice, maintained well, and nicely stocked with essentials. The island itself offered a great history lesson and wonder people to boot. We will come back!
House was clean. View of ocean was great. Enjoyed the location. Would stay here again.
This is our 2nd time staying at this house. We love Daufuskie, so staying here is great with golf cart included. My ONLY suggestion would be, since we do have to cook A LOT while on Daufuskie, would be to add a few kitchen items, like storage containers with lids for leftovers and glassware (like a pyrex) for baking. We made it work, but we improvised a lot. WE WILL BE BACK! SEE YOU SOON!
Beautiful and peaceful island. House was amazing. We usually vacation at the Outer Banks, but decided to try Daufuskie. Glad we did. Unique experience! Hope to return in the future.
Very relaxing with great view and location.
House was clean, the cleaning crew did great job and location was beautiful. However, needs a lot of repairs/upkeep and property manager was non-responsive. We called and messaged 4-5 times but never heard back. Washing machine didn’t work, which is essential for a beach vacation. Tiles missing on bathroom floor. Toaster did not work. Needs additional kitchen items for cooking, no large sheet pan, no baking dishes of any sort, etc. there were no boogie boards as described in listing. Closets in bedroom were a disaster, lots of stuff just thrown in there so no room to hang your clothes.
Only negative was washing machine was broken. We packed light. Had we known in advance we would have brought more clothing, the owner did arrange for more towels during stay. Excellent location and the price was not too bad either.
Pictures don’t do this place justice. Roomy cottage, excellent location, views of beach from the house and a 2 minute walk to a perfect quiet beach.
I loved the property . Basic things were supposed to be provided. One trash bag for the week , half a roll of paper towels . 2 dishwasher tablets. No salt r pepper . These things were big inconvenience. Please provide r say bring your basic needs.
The cottage had everything as described and was clean. Beautiful view of the Ocean. Strongly recommend to book this.
We had 2 dogs and 3 kids..experienced every type of weather on the island....Horsebackriding..mysterious mansion...golfcart shenanigans....just a chillax place ????❤we will ne back❣ ??
We loved our stay on the island. It was a relaxing stay, beautiful view of the ocean. House was well equipped and loved the golf cart to tool around in. Definitely will stay here again.
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