️Grayton Beach Gem | Short Walk to Private Beach | Pool+Bikes | House of Blues

Upon our arrival, the first thing we noticed was a broom and vacuum right in the doorway. Odd, but we didn’t think too much, it was probably just forgotten. My family starts unloading the car and we’re all running to bathrooms and everyone starts hollering there is toilet paper in the bathrooms. No paper towels. Which I understand some places don’t supply that, but I thought we’d at least have something to get us started. I send a message asking if there was a supply somewhere we could use for the night. We’re still settling in and I realize there are some random towels here and there that were clearly used. I just grabbed them through them in the laundry room. A few hours later the property manager shows up at the door and says there has been a miscommunication and she didn’t realize anyone was staying there that

Good location and quiet neighborhood. We had a nice trip.

This was our first vacation in Grayton Beach. The beach is the best beach we have seen after many years of vacationing in Florida. The grandchildren loved playing in the clear water, soft white sand and also the dune lake adjacent to the beach. It is a little bit of a walk to the beach area but a lot of it is through a shaded walkway through a natural area...very nice. A lot of the beaches in this area are private so you have to walk a little way to get to the beach area you can use...well worth it. The house was very nice and beautifully decorated. We really enjoyed the wraparound porch and the kitchen is well equipped with whatever you might need. The location of the house in the neighborhood is ideal...close to one of the pools and to the beach access trail.

The property looks like the pictures. Very nice and roomy! Convenient to everywhere we wanted to go.

We came down with friends and family. Ten of us in total, we arrived on our bus. Late the evening of our first night, we were rudely informed by one of the neighbors that strict HOA rules prohibited buses,RVs, or boat trailers from being parked in the neighborhood. We had booked this property specifically because there was parking for our bus in the driveway at the house. Had we known the HOA rule ahead of time, we would have booked elsewhere. As it was, a very sweet neighbor swooped in and came to our rescue, giving us the name of a local RV Resort (Luxury RV Resort…who were super friendly, helpful, and accommodating) and offering to allow us use of their car. We were able to run the bus to the resort and get groceries later in the week by borrowing this sweet neighbors vehicle. We regrouped and changed our plans to spending the days on the beach and going on just a few side adventures to areas that were within walking distance. We definitely made lemonade with some sour lemons. I reached out to the property manager early on and let her know what was going on. She offered to help drive us (although with 10 of us that would have been difficult) she loaned us a bike which my husband road to the RV resort to pick up our bus on the last day of our trip. At the end of the week, I heard from the owner, who apologized for the inconvenience of our week and covered the cost of storing our bus, with a little xtra.Bus issue aside, the home is beautiful, fun was had by all.

Our stay at the House was of Blues was perfect! Such a comfortable home with everything we needed. We would love to stay again.

We had a wonderful week with our adult children and grandkids. We really enjoyed our stay in this lovely, spacious house that had everything we needed. The neighborhood is lovely. Driving distance to our favorite place, Grayton Beach, was short. Beds are very comfortable. Port-a-crib and bunk beds were perfect for the kids. Enjoyed the front porch. We had a few missteps on the stairs. Not the owner’s fault, but just a word of caution to be careful.

Pros: The house is wonderful with plenty of space. We loved the front porch with the rocking chairs and large picnic table. The second floor porch was also lovely to sit outside at night. The kitchen had sufficent supplies for all the basic meals we made. Beds were comfortable. And we really enjoyed there was plenty of space for everyone to sit in the living room and at the dining room table. Water pressure great even when everyone took showers at the same time and it was nice to have access to the tennis courts. Cons: If you have really little ones or older grandparents, the beach might be too long of a walk. The boardwalk is pretty and flat but I didn't realize how far we would have to walk on the beach to be able to setup our tent. You are not allowed on the beach right down from the boardwalk because that is owned by the condos directly next to the boardwalk. Nor is anyone allowed from the complex to the immediate left as that is the Bannerman subdivision beach. So you either have to go to the far left or to the right. We usually chose the far left because the outfall from the dune lake was not as much on the left as on the right. And when you are lugging a wagon loaded down with stuff, you just don't want to forge a big outfall. Grandparents 70-82 years old struggled walking everyday in the sand that far. An adult with only a chair took 10 minutes to walk from frontsteps to where we setup on the beach. The grandparents took 18 minutes (with no chair to carry).

We had a great time hear. The house was clean, everything worked, easy walk to the beach. First time in Grayton Beach and we definitely prefer it over Seacrest.

We had a great time. Rain prohibited our ability to go to the beach every day. Good family time.