Thomas Cottage: Oceanfront home with private pool, ocean views, outdoor shower, & beach access

Great communication leading up to a great stay. Beautiful home and perfect for the group we brought down this Fall.

Quiet!!!!

Beautiful, clean, comfy home . Very easy beach access. Love the downstairs swing and the screened in porch . Beds were great . We had a fantastic week in this beautiful home and Id highly recommend it .

Hi there, We loved the pool and general layout/ somewhat modern feel of the home. The elevator is such a plus! The kitchen is fairly well stocked and we spent a great amount of time around the enormous island area. The beds are comfortable. However, we’ve stayed at Thomas Cottage for the past two years and unfortunately, for the price increase and mediocre quality of our stay, we will not be returning next year. The coffee table was broken and pushed against the wall when we got there (a leg was dangling), posing a hazard to our kids. Some of the walls are filthy, as are ALL of the baseboards. I am not just talking about the normal wear and tear scuff marks, but literal dirt/stains on the walls that I wiped off myself. The vent at the top of the steps in front of the elevator had a thick layer of dust all over it; how a cleaning person doesn’t see that is beyond me! I had to wipe down the baseboards in my kids’ bunk bed room, as well as clear as day boogers off the walls next to their beds. Half of our sheets were put on inside out. If you opened any of the closet doors, dust balls flew out at you. I tried to sweep around as some rugs were still covered in sand, but the sweeper is so jammed/brush roll indicator light is on, it was impossible to even use (no wonder there was still sand on the rugs). In terms of outdoors, the weeds by the pool are out of control. This is basic landscaping/upkeep. Almost every door was so rusted you couldn’t open them. We had to have maintenance come to replace knobs on two doors in particular that we used most often. To pay this amount of money and not have a 5 star stay, is simply ludicrous. Please do better housekeeping. You, alone, will put these homeowners out of business. This is not my intention with this review, but I do want to make renters aware of the kinds of issues they are facing for the price they pay, as well as to gain Vacasa’s attention on the housekeeping situation. I realize the cleaning companies only have so much time before the new renters come through, each week, but even so, the condition of the home was unacceptable. Yes, I cleaned what I could and just rolled with it, as I am on vacation, but I will not be accepting this moving forward. We are hoping our stay next year, elsewhere, is better. We’ve been coming to Holden for 20 years and this year, we truly felt taken advantage of (again, the cleanliness of the home nearly ruined our stay). Thanks.

I loved the location, decor, comfortable beds and a bathroom with every bedroom. Perfect arrangement for our family of 10.

Great street very quiet. The house was exactly what we needed for a family getaway. My only concern was the railing upstairs in the house it is very short and made me nervous that it would be easy to fall over for someone who might be unstable. Outside of that it was very charming and I'm thankful the owner allow people to rent it.

Holden Beach never disappoints and neither did this house!! Great location and close beach access, super clean, and spacious for our family of seven! Enjoyed screen porch sitting, cooking family meals, and endless games at the kitchen table !!

Location was great. Home was very clean upon checkin. But we had some issues with the WiFi, a TV, ice maker and we reported all is them to guest services but received no resolution during our entire stay other than it had been reported to the local team. It was a good value house for the $ but the service we received while we were there, was not great.

The home was comfortable for a party of 8, and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The landscaping on the exterior the home in particular was a high point! Screened in porch prevents bugs, and is a nice space to wait out summer storms. Would not hesitate to return.

The Thomas Cottage was amazing! Great location, very clean and easy access to food and recreation.The gas grill did need a good cleaning, which we did. Others this was very noice place to stay. Would stay there again.

We’ve been renting beach homes for 30 years and this home was the absolute best! Really loved the neutral colors inside which accentuated God’s beauty outside. Highly recommend!

We throughly enjoyed our stay at wave dancer! I’m sure we will be back as soon as we can. The porch was great and was a great distance to the beach we would recommend to anyone!