Seaside Cottage 2 - Your own private Oceanfront Cottage located just 5 minutes from Historic Downtown St Augustine on the 'Best Section' of beach. Loads of Restaurants within walking distance. No long catwalks. No Cars allowed. Just powder white sand steps from your door. Totally renovated in 2012 straight out of Coastal Living. Pine Floors. New Kitchen. New Baths. Great Ocean Views from Covered Deck! Covid-19 Update: We are Open and following the new CDC Cleaning Guidelines. The Restaurants are Open at 100% capacity and masks are required in stores but everything is open. With Free Wifi and you own Private Beach House, now is the perfect time to "Work from Home" while enjoying loved ones, the Sun and the Beach! Plus the St Augustine Festival of Lights which turns Downtown into a Magical city through January 31. 2 Bedrooms w/Private Baths + Twin Daybed & Queen Sleeper with Bath in Greatroom - Sleeps 7 Great place to work or play as you Social Distance in the SUN at the Beach. MY GOAL was to create the ultimate Vacation experience for small to large groups. I have 4 Cottages on one Oceanfront lot on 9th Street, the center of the best Beach in St Augustine. All are renovated in the same Coastal Style. Crisp White Linens. Bead board walls. Soft beach colors. I want you to tell your friends, This is your favorite place to stay (and bring them with you next year). It starts with the second story Greatroom with spectacular ocean views ... OCEAN VIEW GREATROOM - To recreate the feel of a true beach house we wanted real 'Heart of Pine' floors. Here you cannot go new. You have to go old. They don’t sell the good stuff anymore. We found a mill in Georgia and had the floors made for us out of 100 yr old timbers from a building out of Nashville, TN (only 50 miles from where I grew up in Shelbyville, Walking Horse Capital of the World). COVERED BALCONY - Then we added a huge side picture window to enhance the view and two sets of French Doors opening out to a Covered Oceanfront Balcony with amazing Ocean Views, Breezes and Sounds. The Balcony runs the entire front of the Cottage and has uninterrupted views over the smaller one-story Cottages. In St Augustine you really must be on the second floor to have the true Ocean View and this Cottage sure has it. 3 TVS + GAMES - For your entertainment we added a wall mounted Big Screen TV with Comcast and Wireless Internet. Even a Streaming Video box for You Tube and Netflix (if you have an account). You can even view the family photos together on the big screen or share hours of fun playing games on the large Dining Table. We provide several, but I recommend Rummikub. It is our family favorite and can be played from 5 to 96. It is a game where you actually have to think, and I hope it will become a tradition in your family too and make you think or your stay in St Augustine. There a are 2 bedrooms downstairs with private baths but if you need more space the Greatroom leather sofa folds out into a Queen Sleeper with access to a Full Bath by the Kitchen. We've also added a Twin Daybed for extra seating/sleeping. GOURMET KITCHEN - We had the kitchen custom made. Lots of glass doors so you could find things, even bead board inside to give it that “Beachy” look. And “white granite” counters. It is in all the magazines, so I had to have it, but can't tell you how hard it was to find. The stainless appliances feature the new French door refrigerator, a convection Smooth Top Stove with 2 ovens so you can cook 'two things at once' & the quietest dishwasher I have ever heard. It is fully equipped with Pottery Barn dishes and glasses and all the pot, pans and utensils you'll need to create a gourmet meal. You will enjoy cooking so much and you may save enough money to stay another night! We hope so. TWO BEDROOMS each with PRIVATE BATH - The Bedrooms are both downstairs. Here we used a cool, soft gray marble. The most beautiful stone I've ever seen. There is one King Bedroom and one Queen. I had both Headboards custom built with Reading Sconces on each side for those who love reading in bed. Plus 42” wall mounted TVs and wireless internet. Both bedrooms have there own private bathrooms. One with a large 6’ shower and 2 shower heads. The other with dramatically lit Garden Tub and separate “Rain-head” Subway Tile Shower. OUTDOOR GRILL & DINING. In back is a huge paver patio with private dining table and chairs and new String Lights for atmosphere. It is a combo grill for both gas or charcoal since we did not know which you would prefer. Also, an outdoor shower with hot and cold water when returning from the beach. Chairs and Boogie Boards provided as well as both Bath and Beach towels. WASHER & DRYER off the Kitchen PARKING for 2 cars. Remember, if you need more space, or less, there are 4 Cottages in all: COTTAGE #1 has 5 Bedrooms + Bunk Room for 2 small kids & 3 Sleeper Sofas - 5 Baths (Seeps 6-19) COTTAGE #2 (Described here) has 2 Bedrooms + 1 Sleeper Sofa + 1 Daybed - 3 Baths (Sleeps 4-6) COTTAGE #3 is a 2 Bedroom +1 Sleeper Sofa - 2 Baths (Sleeps 4-6) COTTAGE #4 is a 1 Bedroom +1 Sleeper Sofa + 1 Daybed - 1.5 Bath Sleeps 2-5) Total of 35 - Great for Family, Birthdays, Business Retreats or Wedding Guests So…… Please let me know if I can answer any questions to help with your decision. I am local and here to help! I hope you will enjoy your stay and come to think of it as YOUR Home at the Beach. At your service, Linda Bayles Lindasbeach Florida Homes Realty & Mortgage Self Check-in Code on Door Private Outdoor Hot & Cold Shower and Beach Toys/Boogie Boards & Chairs Outdoor Grill - Gas provided Outdoor Paver Patio with Table for Private Outdoor Dining I am available by phone, text or email. if you need anything, please do not hesitate to contact me, Linda Bayls. 2 9th Street There is a shuttle and Uber to get you to Historic Downtown if you do not want to drive. BEST BEACH - Now to the Beach and why I call it the "Best" Beach.......... You need to do your research here. There is a tremendous difference. I think most will agree that the Streets by the Pier, 1 to 18, deserve the title and we just happen to be right in the middle, 2 9th Street. Here are 5 reasons why ......... First is the SAND. The sand is like powder, not coarse ground up shells like Vilano to the north. This is the white powder you are looking for. Great for drip castles! Second, at OCEAN IS RIGHT AT YOUR DOOR STEP. There is no long raised boardwalk like further south along Atlantic View with a 5 minute walk across the dunes to navigate with the cooler & chairs before you ever get to the water. Here the ocean and the VIEW is steps from your door. Be careful. There are some “beachfront” homes that are so “far from the beach” because of the sand dunes that you can hardly “see” the ocean. Third, there are NO CARS. This is a major distinction. Everything south of A Street has Cars. Imagine trying to play paddle ball or throwing football with cars continually passing by & having to be on constant baby alert. Not while you are on vacation! Fourth, the beach is WIDE and level with GREAT WAVES. You have to be careful here too. Some beaches to the north on Vilano are narrow & steep, even with rocks, and the slope of the beach affects the waves. They break right at the shore line so close in you can't ride boogie boards. The locals consider this the BEST SURFING around. There is a Surf Shop, Pitt Surf, at A Street where you can rent boards and take lessons. You don't have to worry. This is not the West Coast. Waves are not too big and not too small. They are "just right". But you will have loads of fun with the boogie boards provide at The Seaside Cottages free of charge Last but not least, the beach is within WALKING DISTANCE of loads of restaurants & shops. Many beaches both north and south are so isolated you have a long drive to get to anything. Not The Seaside Cottages. It is so nice to be able to walk over to a restaurant for breakfast or send the kids out an Ice cream cone. We have an amazing number of "wonderful" restaurants within walking distance. Our favorite Sunset Grill is a must. Even Live music at Cafe 11 & funky Jacks BBQ. At the Fishing Pier the Kids will love the Splash Park plus Beach Volleyball courts, there is a Farmers Market on Wednesday and Free Live Music Concerts every Wednesday night in the Summer. How wonderful is that? Publix and Starbucks are only 1.5 mile away. There is a park half mile north on Pope with Tennis or a YMCA for swimming or workout w/Daily or Weekly memberships if you are not a member at home. Just south is Miniature Golf which kids will love. And Royal St Augustine Golf for the Adults close by on 16. (World Golf and TPC/Sawgrass are about 30 minutes). See THINGS TO DO at my Website or call to let me know what you are looking for. I always answer my phone! ONLY 5 MILES to DOWNTOWN - There is more to St Augustine that just the Beach. Our Downtown founded in 1565 is the oldest continuously occupied European Settlement in the US and one of the Top 6 Florida destinations according to US News & World Reports. (They rank us #2 Best Affordable Honeymoon Destination and our Beach #5 in USA). You'll feel like you are back in time. Strolling Old World Walking Streets. Romantic Lighting. Outdoor Music filling the air. There are scores Historic Sights and fabulous Restaurants. Call or my LIST of THINGS TO DO. With the Beach and the History we are truly a "Must Do". BOOKMARK ME - Please keep us in mind for small or large groups both at the Beach or Downtown. In addition to the other 3 Cottages on this lot ranging from 1 to 5 Bedrooms (Sleeps 5, 6 & 19) just a few block south, we have an even larger Oceanfront home, The Chautauqua, with 7 Bedrooms & 5.5 Baths (Sleeps 21). Downtown are 2 Historic Homes just 2 blocks from each other, great for Wedding Guests, that range from 1 to 4 Bedrooms (Sleeping 2 to 14 each - 28 Total). CALL LINDA - My goal is to create the "Ultimate Vacation Experience" on the "Best Beach" and have it become a part of "Your Family Tradition" so that you will grow to consider us "Your second home in St Augustine". I am also a Realtor so if you "Fall in Love" like I did, I can help you find a great deal on a Vacation Home. I would love to take you Shopping.