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Ocean Breeze Retreat - 5 Bedroom / 2 Bath, HEATED POOL, Steps from downtown

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Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
5 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 13

Popular amenities

  • Private pool
  • Onsite parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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Avalon, NJ
  • Place, 7 Mile Beach
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Seven Mile Beach
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Pirate Island Golf
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Atlantic City, NJ (ACY-Atlantic City Intl.)
    ‪37 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 13)

1st Floor Bedroom 1 Main House

1 Queen Bed

1st Floor Bedroom 2 Main House

1 Queen Bed

2nd Floor Loft Main House

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 1 Back House

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2 Back House

1 Single Bunk Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden

About this property

Ocean Breeze Retreat - 5 Bedroom / 2 Bath, HEATED POOL, Steps from downtown

*7-Night Minimum Stay, Saturday to Saturday, July - August*

*3-Night Minimum Stay May, June and September months. Please inquire with us if the platform will not let you book 3 nights!*

Newly renovated home with a private, heated pool. Just steps from downtown Avalon.

*Great for a large family or group!
*Sleeps 12 (+1 Futon and multiple couches)
*HEATED POOL*: 20' x 13'
*Beach tags INCLUDED!
*WiFi internet
*Roku TVs in every room (excluding loft)
*Brand New Kitchen, Bathrooms, Heated Pool, Furniture
*Steps from the heart of Avalon, Princeton Bar and Grill, Sea Grill, Whitebrier, and Circle Pizza
*Short 3 block walk to the beach and 1 block walk to the bay!
*Hypoallergenic Pets are welcome, with prior approval and fee
*Outdoor dining furniture features large dining table and 8 seats

House includes 2 living spaces (Main House and Guest Cottage)
- The Main House with Kitchen, 1 full bathroom, and 3 bedrooms with queen beds.
- The Guest Cottage with living area, 2 bedrooms (1 king, 1 bunk bed queen+double), and 1 full bathroom.

Please reach out for weekly/monthly/offseason discounts!

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**STRICT NO PARTIES RULE**: Avalon Borough has a strict noise code. In the event that our tenants violate that code, we could lose our rental license for 3 consecutive years. If, as a result of your stay, our homes rental license is revoked due to code violation, you and your guests WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR 3 YEARS OF RENTAL INCOME.

*Beds include pillows and comforters. In an effort to streamline our guest's stays, we ask the guests bring their own sheets and pillow cases. Sheets can be rented from Shore Service Linen Rental if needed.

*Notice: Built-in cameras monitor the outdoor spaces around our home for safety and security purposes. Cameras are not monitored in real-time, only for recording in the event of incidents

*Please read the lease agreement thoroughly before your stay. Thank you!

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 29
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: less than 23 kg per pet (limit one pet total)
Prefer pets under 50lbs
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

About the area

Avalon

Located in Avalon, this holiday home is near the beach. Pirate Island Golf and 39th Street tennis Center are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Morey's Piers and Pirate Island Golf. Cape May County Zoo and Atlantic Parasail are also worth visiting.
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Avalon, NJ

What's nearby

  • 7 Mile Beach - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Seven Mile Beach - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Pirate Island Golf - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • 39th Street tennis Center - 2 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Wildwood Boardwalk - 17 min drive - 21.2 km

Getting around

  • Cape May, NJ (WWD-Cape May County) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Wawa - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Princeton Bar & Grill - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Juice Pod - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Uncle Bill's Pancake House - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Polpo Ristorante - ‬18 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does Ocean Breeze Retreat - 5 Bedroom / 2 Bath, HEATED POOL, Steps from downtown have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool. Pool types include heated pools.

Is Ocean Breeze Retreat - 5 Bedroom / 2 Bath, HEATED POOL, Steps from downtown pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at Ocean Breeze Retreat - 5 Bedroom / 2 Bath, HEATED POOL, Steps from downtown?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Ocean Breeze Retreat - 5 Bedroom / 2 Bath, HEATED POOL, Steps from downtown?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Ocean Breeze Retreat - 5 Bedroom / 2 Bath, HEATED POOL, Steps from downtown?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Ocean Breeze Retreat - 5 Bedroom / 2 Bath, HEATED POOL, Steps from downtown located?

Situated near the beach, this holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of 7 Mile Beach, Seven Mile Beach and Pirate Island Golf. 39th Street tennis Center and Sea Isle City Beach are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 22 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 22 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 22 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 22 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 22 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Patricia G.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
House was in a great location. walk to beach was a bit longer than expected but doable with plenty of street parking to unload and pick up location to restaurants was awesome Pool was great House could have been a bit cleaner but overall we enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Haley D.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great getaway

Great property and great location. Check-in was nice and simple and made for a great stay!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Evan O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay, great location.

Had a great stay at this very clean very new property. Thanks Tom for being a great host, given the short lead time. Location was very convenient to the shops and restaurants on Dune. Would absolutely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 27 June 2022
Thank you Evan! It was a pleasure having you and your friends.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

peter r.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

great spot

perfect place in a nice sleepy beach town. The pool area is great. Tom was a great host
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent for extended family

We really enjoyed this property. Its close to everything. The layout was fantastic as we had extended family with us.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Garry H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location Fun Quaint Place

Cool Little property and location was excellent with proximity to everything. I was nervous being so close to the action but is was great!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christopher B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Location downtown Avalon

Ben was a fantastic Host. Everything was so effortless with the details about the property. Perfect location in Avalon, near all the restaurants and shops and within 2 blocks from the beach. House was spotless. Great rental for the family with a pool.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matthew R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best location great house

The house is about as centrally located as it could be, 1-3 blocks to restaurants, coffee, ice cream, pizza, and beach. The house itself is beautiful and comfortable with an amazing pool and was a great place for BBQing. The management is also incredibly responsive and attentive. All in all amazing experience!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Samantha Z.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Weekend

The house was just as pretty in person as the pictures showed online! The communication with the host was so quick and helpful, too. The location next to the Princeton was so much fun, and being September and not prime season, it was never too loud or disruptive. We loved our time here and would definitely recommend and rent again!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dennis B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family beach vacation

Nice house right in town. A little far from the beach but easy access to town, restaurants, grocery store, shopping, etc. Owner is responsive and check-in was simple. I thought the listing was representative of the property. The property interior is very clean with new pool. The outside sitting area can use a little TLC - there were old leaves gathered near the sitting area. Overall very good experience. I would stay there again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kathy H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute house, great location!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this cute house so convenient on the main street of Avalon, close to restaurants, bars & shops. The house suited our needs very well and the pool was a big plus with young children. The owner was very quick to respond to the few questions we had and very nice. The only recommendation is to fix drawers in the front bedroom and provide more hangers. Also the ice maker needs serviced. Great house for families!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 10 August 2023
Hi Kathy! Thank you so much for choosing to stay with us and your kind words. We also very much appreciate your feedback. Regarding the dresser, while we were able to make some repairs to it we have decided to replace it entirely and a new one is on its way. Thank you for the call out on the hangers, that is absolutely something we can provide more of in the future. And as for the ice maker, it was repaired just yesterday and is now fully operational! We hope you and your family will join us again next summer! - Tom and 1988 Dune Team
Verified

8/10 Good

Brian F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Summary of stay

We had a great time. The location and the pool were the highlights. We are not big TV watchers but not being able to view the local stations was a bit disappointing. The separate living area worked out well for my son and my daughter in law and their 2 yr old although the water temperature was lukewarm. We exchanged the propane tank for a full one. All minor inconveniences but overall we very much enjoyed oyr stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 11 July 2023
Hi Brian, We're so glad you enjoyed your stay. It was a pleasure hosting you and your family. Regarding the propane tanks, I wish you would have reached out to us as we actually have backup tanks stored at the house! If you would like to contact us on the VRBO messaging portal with your Venmo account, we are more than happy to compensate you for the cost of the tank refill. We hope you will stay with us again next summer!
Verified

2/10 Terrible

James C.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Minimul $$$ are spent to maintain or improve this property.

Tom, we waited for you to repair the lock on the exterior door that you told us was broken, but no one ever came. The pool heater was not on during our stay, you listed a heated pool. We were hoping to have the broken window shade on the door replaced and the broken bed exchanged. (Fixed by you with a brick under it.) But no joy on that either. We were disappointed in the quality and condition of the furniture, specifically the couch which sat low on the floor and had broken springs. Also, we point out there were no comfortable chairs to actually sit in included with the home the chairs provided were inadequate. ALL of the furnishings had the feeling that they were all second-hand. We left a day early (two nights out of three due to these) and when leaving for the two days we were there we put our valuables in our cars due to the unit not being secured. We are requesting some compensation for this stay. Tom you said to us: Friday 8:37am "Hi James. We are having issues connecting with the keypad to the back house door lock. The cleaners are going to leave it unlocked for you guys. Do you mind leaving it unlocked whenever leaving the house during your stay so you guys can get back in? The town is extremely safe so no need to worry about anything like that. When inside you are able to lock it from the inside if you would like."
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 28 October 2022
Hi James, it is unfortunate that you felt the need to leave this misleading review after we’ve already discussed this directly. During your stay, you didn’t communicate any issues/concerns to us. Only after your stay had concluded did we receive information about inconveniences, followed by threat of a negative review if a refund was not provided to you. As we clearly communicated from the start, your booking was in October, which is 5 months into our annual rental season. There is bound to be some level of wear and tear on any home after 5 straight months of renters. We are more than happy to ameliorate any issues for our guests but they MUST be communicated to us during the duration of the stay. If you had asked during your stay, we would have sent our PM over immediately. To address your comments directly, we were completely unaware of the broken bed and brick – this must have been done by a previous guest. We are sorry for any discomfort this may have caused, but once again, if you had shared this discovery with us we would have replaced it immediately. We are sorry you did not think the furniture/chairs were up to your standard, however they are exactly as presented in our listing and, as evidenced by all the reviews below, were not an issue for any of our previous guests. In regards to the lock situation, the message you posted is entirely taken out of context. What you failed to include was how we provided instructions to find the physical keys to lock/unlock the doors manually. Even with all the facts presented, we still provided you with a partial refund for your stay as a gesture of good faith. Yet, that appears to not have been enough considering you are continuing to berate us on both the direct VRBO message board and here in the reviews. As you can see from our excellent reviews below, we strive to give our guests the best experience possible and are always attentive in addressing any inconveniences they may have. I hope you are able to take our feedback with you when renting other VRBO properties in the future.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Donald S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place!

Awesome
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

James R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay, Location, Property!

Great stay Hosts were terrific.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Melissa D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Girls Weekend

This house was perfect for our girls weekend. The location was just as described and was within walking distance to the beach. The house was clean and comfortable for the four of us. Very easy check in and the owner was very helpful prior to our arrival. We would definitely rent again for our annual getaway.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Time!

We loved this property and its location. The owner was easy to work with. The pool was fabulous and the house was well cared for. We will rent this house again.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Melanie G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

This house is beautiful

the beautiful house has a great location and it's very nice for families. The only thing that I think would improve would be an outdoor shower.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chad M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location in Avalon

Renovated garage can get a bit warm on hot days— only has window AC units which leave a bit to be desired— but great small but updated beach cottage with a small but nice pool and prime location near Avalon commercial district. Just 3 blocks from beach (but isn’t everywhere in Avalon?!) Responsive landlord
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2021
Verified

4/10 Poor

Meg M.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Nice pool and location, not spacious or good value

The pool is very nice. The location is excellent. The owners were responsive. The house is very limited. This is about half the size of a typical "5 bedroom" property in Avalon. Only two of the bedrooms have closets. The back house was not usable during our trip due to some problems with the bathroom and ventilation. This left us with only one bathroom. The A/C is window units, which work well, but the living area of the back house is not cooled at all. We have been renting in Avalon for many summers with our children, and this was our most overpriced experience. Exorbitant price and didn't even get beach tags. Nowhere to hose off your feet from the sand, etc. It's a good house for a group of people who care more about the location and the pool than the living experience.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 3 August 2021
Hi Meg, Thank you for your feedback! We apologize for the back bathroom, as noted prior to your stay the pipes beneath the concrete were damaged by the pool company just a week before the summer began and we did not find out about it until a few weeks into the summer. While the sink and shower did have some issues at the time, the toilet in the back house was 100% operational, so I don't believe that would classify it as "unusable". There are no ventilation problems with the back house and it was fully usable during your stay. You're correct that there is not an AC unit in the back living area, but if the doors to the bedrooms remain open the area cools just fine. As for the beach tags, we explained prior to your stay that we do not provide beach tags because tenants tend to misplace or accidentally take them after their stay. Additionally, there are two hose hookups where you can wash your feet after returning from the beach; one by the back door and one right next to the pool filter. We enjoyed having you as a tenant and hope that you and your family will give our home another chance next year!
Verified

8/10 Good

Brendan K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location and pool

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Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steve T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice Property, great location

Property was as advertised. No problems or issues. The new pool was great, and the location is right near everything down town. We very much enjoyed the week!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

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