Salt Hay Haven - Fun filled getaway - Wharton's Cove - Walk to the beach!

Beautiful house with panoramic views of bay and nightly sunsets! Easy walk directly across street to beach with lifeguard. Private dock made fishing, crabbing and kayaking fun and easy. Kayaks/oars were in mint condition and life preservers were also available. Arrival/check in was very smooth. Spacious bedrooms with all large beds that were made up with towels in each room. Bathrooms very clean and supplied with plenty of amenities, soaps, TP, tissues etc.Well appointed kitchen for those who love to cook also with plenty of papergoods.Very large decks with plenty of furniture on both floors gave plenty of room for our large group to spread out.Screened in porch is a huge plus!Plenty of parking space for us and our kids.Short drive to Bethany and Rehoboth.Checkout easy as just had to put linens/towels in bag for service to pick up on check out morning- many other rentals have you clean all before you leave.Looking forward to our next stay!

Some hiccups with the house,etc that were addressed quickly. House is dated and needs some TLC- but may have been due to end of season. We are people that cook- lots of pots and pans- no serving pieces; mixing bowls etc- a few added would go along way. Walk to the beach; quiet command the view are the best!!

Clean and neat.

Corner lot on the bay with spectacular sunset views. There is a shared boat dock where you can drop in kayaks, boards, etc. which was very convenient. You have to cross Route 1 to get to the beach and there is no crosswalk or signs so be prepared to dash across as cars will not stop for pedestrians there. It is a nice private beach. The house set up has one primary suite on the top level and all other rooms one floor below. I did not pay enough attention when reading the description - the owner was in the lower level while I was renting the rest of house and it is rented separately so you could be renting the upstairs while there is someone else renting the lower level of the same house. The description said there was a hot tub as well and I was not able to find it. No outdoor showers which is odd for a beach property. Some of the nice touches that I really appreciated - plenty of toilet paper, paper towels and hand soap already supplied. Small toiletries in the bathroom and foil, baggies and plastic wrap which are so useful, but you never want to buy while on vacation. Linens and towels supplied and, beach chairs, bikes and kayaks available. There were some minor issues that came up while we stayed there, but the management sent someone out same day. The interior is quite dated and some aspects could use some more attention to make the interior as fantastic as the location. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and the house was perfect to accomodate my group.

Perfect for our family! Location was excellent! Owner was very hospitable and available. We selected this house, a little pricey for us (but worth every penny) ,because we were all in desperate need of respite after several stressful years. It delivered! Pluses for us were that at our family dog was welcome and the weather was the best this summer. I had read a poor one star report on this house from the year before. Seems there was an air conditioning problem, which unfortunately can happen. I was concerned, as my own health issues require air conditioning, but I took the gamble and won! Would definately recommend!

Good experience. Not a lot of communication.

Lovely space with a big lot right on the cove, with incredible sunsets. Space just as advertised, all well maintained. Little issues were immediately taken care of by Lynn and Wayne. Bikes, kayaks, close to private beach. We are a group of 10 ranging in age from 19-62, and we loved every minute. We will return!

Our experience at this Bethany Beach house was far less than ideal. It was not well maintained and cleaned, with stained carpets and dog hair throughout, items left behind from previous tenants on the floor and between couch cushions and a kitchen that needed a thorough scrubbing. The barbecue grill, located on the upper deck, felt like it was on the verge of falling apart. And basic household supplies that you would expect to be on hand — toilet paper, paper towels, garbage bags, laundry detergent, to name a few — were not to be found. During our stay, which coincided with a period of high temperature, high humidity days, the air conditioning unit for the top floor — which held all the living spaces as well as the bedroom we were using — broke. It took two full hot and sweaty days for it to be repaired. As for the house itself, which shows beautifully on the website, there was much to be desired. While the layout sounds nice — top floor living spaces for better views — it creates the need to lug all your kitchen and other supplies up two steep flights of steps. Also, while it’s true that the beach was right across a road from us, that road was DE 1, a high speed four lane highway with no traffic lights in sight. This proved a bit daunting to cross when wheeling our two toddler granddaughters. It also meant that we had to listen to truck and car traffic whizzing by as we attempted to get to sleep every night. So my advice to prospective renters is to look elsewhere for your week on the beach. A vacation is too short to have it marred by the issues we encountered.

House was very well equipped and maintained. Summer and rentals had taken its toll, but very pleasurable week at the beach. Beautiful sunsets over the water.

We rented this property for the week of 8/7 to 8/14. The house was large and was very comfortable for our four adult children. The decking and screened porch were awesome and the views of the sunsets over the bay were incredible. The house came with beach chairs, unbrella and a wagon. Kayaks were also really nice to have. The beach was a short walk and it was never a problem crossing the highway. Overall we had a wonderful time and would rent this property again!