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Comfy, Cozy Beach Apartment for Two with Adjustable King Bed!!!

Riverside apartment with kitchen and patio

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Cozy, comfy, beach-chic Octopus Lair, quiet neighborhood 5 minutes walk to beach
Ocean life mural by world renowned artist Mary Jane Volkmann & owner Cathy Sakas
Built in 1964 as an artist studio, the Lair has old style Tybee charm!
Enjoy wonderful nights sleep on this King sized Sleep Number Adjustable bed!
Complete kitchen with stainless appliances. Kitchen/ living room comb

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 341.8 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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Tybee Island, GA
  • Place, Tybee Island Beach
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Tybee Island Fishing Pier and Pavilion
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, North Beach
    ‪20 min walk‬
  • Airport, Savannah, GA (SAV-Savannah - Hilton Head Intl.)
    ‪50 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 3)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Living Room 1

1 Single Futon

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Comfy, Cozy Beach Apartment for Two with Adjustable King Bed!!!

DOWNSTAIRS / The tastefully-decorated newly-renovated, beach-chic apartment has a complete kitchen with stainless appliances. A small round dinette table with four chairs rounds out the kitchen area. It is combined with the attractive living area that features a fold down couch that can sleep one adult or two small children, making it a good fit for a small family. Two barrel chairs are made for relaxing, reading or watching the flat screen television, which has DVD capability.

The bedroom accommodates an adjustable mattress King bed. The large sliding mirrored-door closet provides plenty of space for clothing and personal items and holds a suitcase stand and ironing board.

The front screened porch has two comfortable metal chairs with a small table that are just right for a relaxing finish to your day in the sun.

Out back, just off the bedroom door, is a nice concrete patio with a turquoise metal table and two matching chairs.

Inside a Mitsubishi overhead heat pump unit provides plenty of heat during cold months and plenty of cold air conditioning in the summer. To help move air around on those particularly hot days, a floor fan is provided for your convenience.

This apartment is just right for a couple. However, it can accommodate one teenager or perhaps two small children or one other average-sized adult on the fold down sofa. With only 450' floor space it can be close quarters for anymore than two, but close friends and family sometimes don't mind sharing space.

The upstairs apartment may also be rented to allow for plenty of room for family and friends.

On the south facing wall is a beautiful ocean life mural designed and painted by world renowned artist Mary Jane Volkmann who was assisted by owner Cathy J. Sakas. On the front of the cottage under the eave just under the roof, the sassy Octopus watches over her Lair.

Our IN SEASON rates range from $90 on weeknights to $120 on weekends with a two-night minimum, plus hotel/motel taxes & fees (see rates). Discounted weekly and monthly rentals are also available.

Enjoy Tybee’s sand, waves and sun from your own comfortable, adorable, affordable, beach-chic yet tastefully-decorated cottage apartment that has all the amenities! You'll just love it!

IF THIS APARTMENT IS ALREADY RESERVED FOR THE DATES YOU WANT, PLEASE RESERVE THE UPSTAIRS APARTMENT LISTED AS PROPERTY # 474746.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Air conditioning

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 12:00 PM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
Comfortable for 2 adults & up to 2 children
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Events

No events allowed
Will be asked to leave without refund
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs less than 9 kg per pet (limit one pet total)
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Smoke OUTSIDE only

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Strip any used beds, gather used towels and store extra beds
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights, lock the doors and return the keys
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

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
Note from host: Will be asked to leave without refund
Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Tybee Island

Located on a river, this apartment is in South Beach, a neighbourhood in Tybee Island. Tybee Post Theater and Battery Garland are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Island Miniature Golf and Games and Savannah Bend Marina. Tybee Island Fishing Pier and Pavilion and Tybee Island Marine Science Center are also worth visiting. Jet skiing, kayaking and waterskiing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling nearby.
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Tybee Island, GA

What's nearby

  • Tybee Island Beach - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Mid Beach - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Tybee Island Fishing Pier and Pavilion - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • South Beach - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • North Beach - 20 min walk - 1.7 km

Getting around

  • Savannah Amtrak Station - 31 min drive
  • Hilton Head Island, SC (HHH) - 97 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Fannies On The Beach - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Pier 16 Seafood Restaurant - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Spanky's Beachside - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Wet Willie's - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Sundae Cafe - ‬2 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Comfy, Cozy Beach Apartment for Two with Adjustable King Bed!!! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 9 kg per pet.

What time is check-in at Comfy, Cozy Beach Apartment for Two with Adjustable King Bed!!!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Comfy, Cozy Beach Apartment for Two with Adjustable King Bed!!!?

Checkout is at 12:00 PM.

Where is Comfy, Cozy Beach Apartment for Two with Adjustable King Bed!!! located?

Located in South Beach, this apartment building is within a 10-minute walk of Tybee Island Beach and Mid Beach. Tybee Island Fishing Pier and Pavilion and South Beach are also within 15 minutes.

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 167 out of 225 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 48 out of 225 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 225 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 225 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 225 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Yatal l.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
I would definitely book again. It was perfect I love a nice clean stay
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judy F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
All good..met my needs
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Orin Grey S.

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

Absolutely Amazing

I booked this apartment for my proposal trip and it was everything we could have asked for. The property was absolutely gorgeous, the owner was so nice. Location is close to everything. We want to make this our yearly spot.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea R.

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

Great location!!

Cute space. Everything we needed was there. We bike everywhere. Perfect location!! Communication great w owner.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Bonita Y.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was great! We couldn't put the key back in the lock box.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

belinda s.

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

Enjoyable trip

Cozy and quiet. Good location.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Heidi S.

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

My Stay In The Lair

Very nice place. Very clean ,comfy and cozy. Not far to the beach and pier. Had a great stay, will come back again!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Samantha M.

Clean and efficient

Very convenient to the beach and restaurants. Greatly enjoyed Tybee and Savannah!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Alice S.

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

Loved it!

Very clean and comfortable. Easy to walk to the beach, restaurants and stores.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cathy J. S.

Lovely Place, Great Price, Convenient Location!

Cute, cozy, comfy, conveniently located, what more could you ask for and need! Great price and wonderful property manager who actually is the owner! We are already planning our next visit to Tybee and we will stay at the Lair!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

iracema s.

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

Great getaway

Easy and enjoyable
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nichole B.

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

Perfect for us

Super clean and cute. Perfect size for us
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee P.

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

Delight at the Octapus

The cottage was in a sweet neighborhood near everything--beach, restaurants, movie theatre, stores, ice cream. Everything we needed was in the well stocked kitchen. It was thoughtfully ocean resort decorated--delightful!!! We LOVED Tybee and would love to return.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mike N.

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

Nice little Tybee bungalow

Emphasis on both nice, and little. If you’re looking for space, this is not the place for you. But if you’re looking for a nice place, nicely laid out, great kitchen for its size, in a great location, you can’t go wrong with this place. Close enough to the restaurants, beach and fun, but not so close that there are crazy crowds/noise. Great communication, easy check in and out too. Would definitely stay again
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carley C.

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

A Wonderful Place

This is the perfect one bedroom house for a trip without children. It was perfect to walk to restaurants, grocery shopping, and the beach. The house has everything you need! We can’t wait to book again!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Diana B., Berthoud Co

Fun stay on Tybee

Thank you Donna for a comfortable place to stay. Enjoyed being able to walk everywhere. Also rented bikes for a day and rode them to the lighthouse. Tybee is a relaxed small island, just what we were looking for.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2016

10/10 Excellent

Kim G.

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

Great Host

Cathy is wonderful in her communications. She gave us all the details we needed for making our trip easier with navigating island traffic and where to go.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Heather M.

Clean and Convenient

The property is perfectly located an easy walk to both the beach and many restaurants and the pier on Tybee. The apartment was clean and even on the first floor we really didn't hear the 2nd floor tenants while in the unit. It was the perfect size for two of us. And is well maintained and very clean.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Mrs.Nolan S.

Great rental close to the beach

The condo was perfect for me, my mother and two daughters. Only two blocks from the beach which was beautiful. The king bed in the bedroom was very comfortable as it is a sleep number bed. The futon in the living room was great for my girls. I had great experiences at all the restaurants that were on Tybee Island as well. Such a quaint little town. We cannot wait till we can return to Tybee Island.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2016

10/10 Excellent

Michael W.

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

Tybee getaway

Tybee island and the beach is very peaceful and beautiful. It was our first time and we loved it. The beach is very clean and not too crowded, as long as you are not close to the pier, although i hear the weekends can be more packed. The property itself worked for us. It could use some updating and is a bit crowded for more than 3. You can also occasionally hear the upstairs residents. Overall we had what we needed and enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

scott w.

Clean and close to everything

Very clean, comfortable, and walking distance close to almost everything. Light house and crab shack were the only things on tybee we needed to drive to. Beach/pier, grocery store, bar, breakfast, lunch, and dinner all within 5-15 minutes walking. You would spend that time driving looking for a spot and paying for it. My wife is very pregnant and didn't have issues with the walk. Also there is a sleep number bed in room. Will stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2016

10/10 Excellent

Leesa P.

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

People upstairs

The property was nice didn’t get much sleep or rest because of the tenants upstairs you hear everything !! It was like a parade of elephants every morning I’m sorry Kathy but it’s the truth if you rent rent the upstairs unit !!!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Debra M., Dracut Massachusetts

Not at all comfortable

While nothing much was really wrong with the cottage, it was neither comfortable nor inviting. This is a bare minimum, spartan place. It seems as little as possible was done to make it rentable. No comfortable chairs, no dresser in the bedroom. The AC frezzes the front room while leaving the bedroom hot, unless you set up the fan to pull cool air into the bedroom. With so many cozier and we'll set up places on the island, I would not choose this one again.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2017

10/10 Excellent

Christine W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice place to stay for 1 or 2.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kim H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Had a great time and owner was very attentive to our needs a concerns. We will stay ahain
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

About the host

Hosted by Cathy J. Sakas

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Cathy Sakas is a well-known regional coastal naturalist specializing in tropical and sub-tropical marine and terrestrial habitats. In other words, she loves the nature of the southeast coast and thinks the barrier islands of Georgia are the most beautiful in the world! After landing in Savannah in 1970 to attend Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus, Cathy eventually ended up on Tybee in the early 90's and rented the downstairs of the house that she would later name Cottage of the Octopus Lair. Cathy's landlady had told her that she would never sell the house, but after a year of seeing how much Cathy enjoyed and cared for the cottage, the landlady wanted her to have it. As soon as Cathy purchased the Lair she surprised her former landlady with a dozen red roses in appreciation. A few years before purchasing the Lair on a trip to Africa Cathy met world-class award-winning artist Mary Jane Volkmann and they stayed close friends from then on even though a half a world apart. In 2005 Mary Jane moved her family from Namibia back to the US to Gainesville, Florida and very soon thereafter came to visit Cathy on Tybee. Mary Jane took one look at the Lair's south facing wall and the wheels began to turn. Over the Fourth of July week of 2005 Cathy and Mary Jane spent seven days from sun up to sun down working from scaffolding to draw and paint the coquettish fish, sassy octopus, impish seahorse and magnificent pink jelly creating the landmark ocean life mural that adorns the south-facing wall. A local television station documented the progress each evening on their news broadcast. Cathy and Mary Jane's next mural is the north facing wall so stay tuned for that event!

Why they chose this property

When I first rented the Lair I immediately saw the potential it had. I just loved the coziness of it and the layout. As soon I bought it I made renovations and added my own personal touches using the beauty of nature. I enjoy the outdoors so much that the upstairs screened front porch literally became my office. I wrote the scripts for my two natural history series, Coastal Naturalist, for Georgia Public Television on that porch in the rocking chairs and have written several more papers and programs there too. For years Little Green Herons raised their chicks in a nest in the top of one of the palms and I watched their progress each day until they fledged. How wonderful to see them venture out on the long fronds and then finally take their first unsteady flights!

What makes this property unique

Living on Tybee has been such a great joy. I like to run and walk and since the beach is only a few minutes from my doorstep I take advantage of it. There is nothing like taking a walk in the morning to see the sun rise like a bright orange ball out of that great expanse of ocean. I appreciate all that nature has to offer and seeing the stars reflected in the ocean's surface and the moon rise out of the ocean are pretty spectacular events too. Of course the pelicans flying just above the waves is a phenomenal sight to see and watching ghost crabs scurry into their burrows in the dunes is always intriguing. I love eating at the restaurants on Tybee because most have open-air seating, so I can continue enjoying nature while I dine in comfort.

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