5-STAR Luxury Large Beach House

Welcome to our custom home, close to everything in Colonial Beach. A short walk to the beach & a block from the bay! It's our little slice of paradise. Big porch & back stone patio. Fenced yard. Dual thermostats to keep you comfy. Colorful, modern, gracious, upscale & immaculately clean! This is a no smoking property. Also, no grilling, no open fires, no candles, no guns. No fish cleaning no seafood storage. 8 humans only, including children, babies, infants. 2 dogs if approved. Come visit! The space NO WIFI Thru Feb to March 10 Welcome to our Colonial Beach custom home, our home away from home, close to everything charming and fun in Colonial Beach, Virginia---named Best Beach by USA Today and the 2nd largest beach in Virginia. We have equipped our luxurious home to our high standards and to anticipate your needs during a relaxing stay. You want to feel completely comfortable while on vacation, even if it's just a short getaway. So we have made sure our home feels cozy, comfy, clean, and perfectly well suited to full relaxation & high style. No one but the guests on the reservation are allowed on or in the property. No guests, relatives, or friends of guests may be on the property or inside the house. This is due to city regulations and insurance rules. Plus Air BNB does not insure visitors or allow parties/events/reunions in this property. The house is set up for 8 people. Infants, children, and adults all count toward this #. Pets must be added and approved, and the pet fee paid, before you can check in. Pet fee is per pet. No cats or other types of pets. Dogs only. Some breeds are not allowed. We hope you will enjoy our little slice of paradise whether you are boating, fishing, worshipping the sun, playing on the beach, or headed to our charming wineries and restaurants! Situated on a street smack-dab in the center of town, we are about two short, small-town blocks to the beach and boardwalk; and if it weren't for our lovely tree-lined street you'd even be able to see the beach from our windows. And not just the beach, but we are also just a short block from Monroe Bay. You can see the bay water shimmering from the upper windows on the east side of the house and you can walk to the nearby restaurants to enjoy fresh seafood, lively drinks, and a beautiful sunset! You are also within walking distance of many local restaurants and bars. From the either of the home's 2 large front balconies, you will enjoy the charming beach cottages along our historic street, listening to the small-town church bells ringing while the outdoor ceiling fans whir overhead and the nearby tree leaves rustle in the wind. The lower porch is spacious and gracious, while the upper balcony is delightful and private. After awakening each morning, head downstairs for a cup of coffee (we have a Keurig, no drip coffee) and sit on the front porch, waving and nodding to the folks passing by in their golf carts on their way to a hometown restaurant, bar, park, or beachside setting. This is a golf cart community and you can rent a golf cart from several vendors on the town's main strip, Colonial Avenue. Renting and using a golf cart to get around is absolutely one of the fun parts of vacationing in Colonial Beach. We have no preferred vendor. In the evenings, relax on the upper balcony with a drink and enjoy the sunset, the wind off the nearby water, the stars in the sky, and the exquisite little jewel-box homes lining the street. On the main level of the home, you'll find comfort and fun, and plenty of space to stretch out. You'll appreciate the the real red oak flooring, the soft close white kitchen cabinetry, the large double-door stainless-steel refrigerator, all the quirky art finds, our tiny kitchen library, the open-concept living/dining/kitchen area, and the private paver stone patio just outside the kitchen where you can sit outside to enjoy breakfast. The home's main level also features a large back bedroom with two double-beds, a full bathroom, lots of living room and dining room seating, a breakfast bar for the early risers, and plenty of space for the whole gang to gather. The dining room table is set for 6, but there is seating for 2 more at the kitchen bar. The living room seats 5-8 on couches, chairs, and ottomans. A 32" Roku TV is located in the living room. Use it to play a music channel, watch free Roku television, watch free HBO MAX, or add your password to watch a Netflix movie. There is no cable or air television (and no TVs in the bedrooms) but there are live Roku weather and news channels. For your comfort, upstairs you'll find the large luxurious primary bedroom with private balcony and a luxury bathroom. Like the royalty you are, roll out of the Primary Bedroom's firm Queen bed and enjoy a coffee on your private lanai, an outdoor room with a view and no bugs (the balcony is screened). The bed is softened with a luxurious all-wool Cuddle Ewe topper, which helps keep you warm in winter and cool in summer. The primary bedroom features nightstands and vintage glass lamps on each side of the bed, a seating area for 2, a private balcony, and a luxury ensuite glass-shower bathroom. There's a large Queen bedroom on the opposite end of the upstairs hall from the Master. With a bathroom just outside it's door, it feels in some respects like a second master bedroom. This bedroom features a slightly softer, but still firm mattress, and it has a seating area with a single Ethan Allen slipper chair. There are lights on each side of the bed and a ceiling fan. Best of all, this beautiful back bedroom features a wonderful view toward the bay. Both of these 2 upstairs bedrooms feature queen beds, quality American hardwood furniture, quality linens, closet storage with hangers, full length wall mirrors, wall to wall carpeting, a ceiling fan in both bedrooms, and ample electric outlets. The upstairs middle bedroom is a cozy retreat with a cushy double bed, nice linens, lighting on each side of the double bed, small nightstands, a ceiling fan, and a lovely bay view from the window. This middle upstairs bedroom has a small closet and several wall hooks and a full length wall mirror in the hallway across from the door. In addition to the 3 upstairs bedrooms, there is a large downstairs bedroom that features 2 double beds. The games and puzzles are stored in this downstairs bedroom closet along with tennis rackets if you want to play at the nearby community tennis courts. This is a fun 2-bed bedroom (2 full size beds) with a full bathroom just outside the door. This is the only bedroom on the main level of the house and no indoor stairs need be climbed to reach this lower 2-bed bedroom. We fully stock our home for those who prefer to dine-in. We have fun dishes, glassware, silverware, and cookware that you are free to use. We have a Keurig coffee bar, complete with a few coffee pods, tea bags, and sugar/creamer/sugar substitute. Cooks will appreciate that we stock cooking spray and a few spices available to use. We have ceramic dishes, plastic dishes, quality acrylic and other glassware, many ceramic coffee mugs, pottery & glassware, and a few mixing and cereal bowls. If you have the need for particular cooking or eating utensils, we'd advise you to bring those with you. Hand washing & dish washing liquid is at each sink for you, dishwasher detergent, and a few detergent pods are available for you to use in the front-loading washer. There's a full-size dryer is also available, but it isn't for drying beach towels. No softener sheets, bring your own. You’ll find our WIFI password in the kitchen when you arrive and the home's single 32" television in the living room. The bedrooms do not have televisions, but we do have a strong and fast 5G wifi signal for you to use free of charge. Bring your laptops and Ipads! We'd love to welcome you to our custom-built home, The Beach House on Boundary. It's a newer home, designed by our 1st female mayor (an architect) and built only a few years ago in the luxury beach-house Colonial Beach style. It features 2 full balconies, all-gravel parking for up to 4 vehicles depending on vehicle size, a fenced back yard with grass, and an outdoor-dining paver-patio. We encourage you to carpool when possible or have a parking plan if you bring more than a couple of vehicles. We have a no-contact system for welcoming guests using a coded front lock. That makes it simple for you and your friends to enter and exit the house without needing to keep track of a key. Interior deadbolts and plenty of exterior lighting will make you feel safe. Your particular key code will be sent to you via an AirBNB message on the day you are to check-in at 4 pm. Text or call if you do not get the code. By renting this home you consent to exterior audio and video recording and to the items for sale that are scattered throughout the house (items guests forget, clothing, souvenirs, etc.) As your hosts, we are retired military and live nearby. Danny is a retired Lt. Col. who works in leadership consulting. Diana is a retired journalist who manages the property and runs an eBay shop named "Artemis Teal". Check-in & check-out times are based on cleaning protocols and are difficult to move. We clean EVERYTHING before guests arrive so we need plenty of time to ensure perfect cleanliness! If you need an earlier check-in time, let us know and we will do our best, but make no promises. Check in time is 4 pm. Check out time is 11 am. Please text or message when you depart. No partying, no visitors, no friends, no guest of guests, no events, and no meetings, signs, or flags. No outdoor music or outside conversations during quiet hours from 10 pm thru 8 am. We don't expect you to clean the house when you are closing up. We do expect you to clean as you go and stay in our house as a responsible guest: wipe up stains and spills immediately, use trash can liners, take your trash out to the outdoor trashcan, etc. Please put your dishes in the dishwasher and start it before you leave. You do not need to do the laundry; you do not have to strip the bed & just leave towels and washcloths in a pile in the tub/shower. Please take the trash out and clean up after your pet. There are a few items marked "Not For Guests" in the home & we'd appreciate you letting those alone during the course of your stay. A vacuum cleaner and broom is available for the guests but no iron or ironing board at the house. Basic utensils & basic dishes for serving-eating-cooking are available, but if you need something specific please bring it. We have some cleaning supplies, cooking supplies, napkins, toilet paper, and paper towels available for you, but you should bring more. My advice in any beach situation: Purchase anti-Jelly Fish spray on Amazon to help protect your legs and little ones from jelly fish. Outdoor bugs are possible anywhere so bring your bug spray. We keep wasp/bee spray on the deck to help out if you find a stray bug, though we have a monthly pest control contract. Keep the doors shut to keep the flies out. Bring your own shower soap and hair washing/styling supplies. Bring your own paper plates, foil, plastic wrap, lotion, sunscreen, zip baggies, food storage containers, beach towels, and anything specific you need. We have the fastest and largest WIFI plan offered, but a large # of people using a lot of apps and platforms may slow the speed a bit. We have only one 32" Roku television with no cable tv service, but WIFI is available in every room. Bring your Amazon, Netflix, etc. passwords. Roku TV and HBO is available free of charge. We have exterior cameras for your safety that automatically record video and audio and send it to the cloud. By choosing to rent this home you consent to exterior audio and video recording. We have our email and cell # all over the house in spots so you can call or text in an emergency. Welcome to Beach House our delightful home steps from the beach! Guest access The maximum # of guests is 8 total. Children & Infants count as guests. All humans count toward the guest total. This limit is by city regulation. In limited circumstances, there is an additional fee for guests 9 and 10 if approved: $25 per person per night. The front door code is auto sent to you via the Air BNB app about 15-20 minutes prior to your check in time at 4 pm. If you fail to receive it, text or call at 3:45 pm on the day of check-in. Owner cell # is on both front and back door. By renting this home you consent to exterior audio and video recording, you agree to follow the rules and guidelines set out by the owner and by AirBNB. You also agree to the limited sales items left inside the house. Other things to note The primary guest must be 25 years of age or older to book this property and the majority of the guests on the reservation must be 25 or older. ID is required and can be requested at any time before or during your reservation. 8 humans total only, this includes children, babies, and infants. ONLY if owner approved, there is an added per-night fee for the length of your reservation for guests 9 and 10. The actual guest count may not be more than on the reservation. No friends, visitors, relatives, helpers, or guests of guests may enter the house or be on the property. No smoking or illegal drug use anywhere on the property. Not more than 4 vehicles maximum can be parked on our property. Report damaged items immediately. By renting this property you consent to exterior audio and video recording.