Modern Beach Retreat ~ Close to the Beach!

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A residential area with houses, a swimming pool, and a view of the ocean.
An aerial view of a coastal residential area with houses, a large white storage tank, and a swimming pool.
A wooden boardwalk leading to a beach with sand dunes and ocean in the background.
A spacious living room with a ceiling fan, a sofa set, a television, and a dining area.
A living room with a sectional sofa, two armchairs, a coffee table, and a ceiling fan.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Bring your furry friends
    Top-rated for creating memorable stays with your pets.
  • Garage parking available
    Enjoy the convenience of garage parking - a rare offering in the area.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Butler Beach

Popular amenities

  • Balcony or patio
  • Dog-friendly
  • Air-conditioning
  • High-speed internet
  • Off-street parking available
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Saint Augustine, FL
  • Place, Butler Beach
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Butler Beach State Park
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Place, St. Augustine Beach
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, St. Augustine, FL (UST-Northeast Florida Regional)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Dining area

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About the area

St. Augustine

Located near the beach, this holiday home is in Butler Beach, a neighbourhood in St. Augustine. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument and Lightner Museum are notable landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at St. Augustine Beach and Anastasia State Park. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Flagler College Tennis Center or Francis Field. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding and ecotours.
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Saint Augustine, FL

What's nearby

  • Butler Beach - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Butler Beach State Park - 1 min drive - 1.4 km
  • St. Augustine Beach - 3 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Anastasia State Park - 12 min drive - 10.3 km
  • St. George Street - 17 min drive - 13.9 km

Getting around

  • St. Augustine, FL (UST-Northeast Florida Regional) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Beachcomber - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Circle K - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Dunkin' - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Paladar Cuban Eatery - ‬18 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Modern Beach Retreat ~ Close to the Beach! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

How much is parking at Modern Beach Retreat ~ Close to the Beach!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Modern Beach Retreat ~ Close to the Beach!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Modern Beach Retreat ~ Close to the Beach!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Modern Beach Retreat ~ Close to the Beach! located?

Located in Butler Beach, this holiday home is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Butler Beach and 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from St. Augustine Beach. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and Matanzas River are also within 1 mile (2 km).

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. 54 out of 72 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 72 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 72 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 72 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 72 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house is very clean very spacious close to everthing the walk to the beach is short and very nice
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great vacation home

Great place to stay we try and book this house every year. It’s a close walk to the beach and very close to town me and my family love this house
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This was a wonderful pet friendly place! The layout and fenced back yard worked great for our family needs. This home is a short 5min walk to the beach and the garage had plenty of beach toys in it. The home is also a nice short drive to downtown St. Augustine. We highly recommend this place and will definitely be staying here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location and very nice house

Great location, short walk to the beach! House was very nice and clean!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Loved this VRBO. I felt very comfortable. The walk to beach was not bad and close to everything.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Nice vacation home

Nice quiet home near beach. Stay was a welcome retreat.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Comfortable stay in the perfect location

We had an absolutely wonderful time staying here. The beach is just a short walk away down a quiet road, and the house isn't far from a couple of grocery stores up A1A. The kitchen was really nicely sized, and there is plenty to do there: board games, puzzles, a foosball table, beach toys, a kiddie pool.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 13 August 2020
Thanks for the great 5 star review!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful

Great property! Very roomy for the whole family. Will definitely book again!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Proximity to beach excellent. Very spacious house. Slept 4 adults, 2 children and small dog very comfortably.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beach house

My family loves to stay at this house because we get to bring our dog and I like the open floor plan I love that we were able to grill out and was close to the beach and town
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Our family loved this place!

Everything you need for the beach they have in the garage that was a huge life saver so you don’t have to pack all your beach luggage chairs/toys/boogie boards.All stores were close by for shopping! Lots of room for everyone my family enjoyed it!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 29 June 2024
Thanks for the great review!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Christmas Family Vacation

We stayed at the Magnolia House from Christmas to New Year's Eve 2022 and really enjoyed our vacation. The house is roomy, clean and has all of the amenities weever needed. The beach is only a short walk away and we would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great dog friendly place near the beach

We really enjoyed our stay. This house was perfectly located near the beach. We loved having the new fence for our dogs. The house had everything we needed and was clean and nicely updated. We would definitely rent again!
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 30 March 2020
Thanks for the excellent review! You are welcome back anytime!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Very happy

We were pleased with everything about the house. It had plenty of everything and lots of fun extras.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 14 June 2020
Thanks for your review!
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Nice size house

Nice house and location. Not enough parking space for number in our group.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 4 June 2023
Thank you for your review. The house easily fits the 3 car maximum allowed by county ordinance. There is a 2 car garage and driveway parking. We are glad you enjoyed the house and liked the location!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location near the beach

Despite being on A1A the house was very quiet and Online accuracy and description was 100 %. We would stay there again. Plenty of room for my kids to space out. And the beach is so wide in that area and only a two minute drive to get on the beach with your vehicle. And plenty of turtles.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location

This house is in a great location! Like some of the other reviews said it is on a busy street so you can hear some traffic and the house itself at times can be pretty dark. Also, the yard is very small, but it was fenced in so great for our dogs. It was literally just minutes to walk to the beach and you don’t have to cross major streets to get there so the location couldn’t be beat!
Stayed 23 nights in Feb 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Thanksgivings

Our family enjoyed our stay. The walk to the beach is short and easy. The beach is amazing. The road noise is loud. The home was clean and the large dining room table was perfect for family games. Pet friendly and no dog smell at all. The fenced in yard is perfect for a dog. The Galaga game was a fun extra treat! I would bring my family back!!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

New Years Stay

When we arrived the house had not been cleaned. We called and David scrambled and got someone over to clean. The house was great roomy and well located. We spent mornings on the beach and afternoons in downtown. Highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

great location

toaster and sink sprayer did not work. sheets in master bdrm severely stained.-not cool. Otherwise, great location. Would rent again.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 15 November 2022
Thank you for your feedback. We are happy you liked the great location! We are sorry about the items you mentioned and they have been replaced, thanks for letting us know! Come back and stay with us any time!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Clean, spacious and comfy.

We were within walking distance of the beach. The home had three bikes, boogie boards and beach toys in the garage. Home was very clean, we had plenty of room for extended family to stay with us. There were turtles crossing on the back path and a nice fenced in backyard. Glad we stayed here. It was very private although we were located directly off the main road and next door to houses.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 30 March 2020
Thanks for the great review!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Not a short walk, but an easy walk to the beach!

The house was very nice, clean and in a great location. Everything we needed was provided with the exception of beach towels for our party of six. The backyard could use a little TLC, but was a nice relaxing area. The only disappointment was the grill... it was on the back patio covered up, but when we uncovered it we found it rusted & we were unable to use it. I would recommend this location!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 30 March 2020
Thanks for your review! We do not provide a grill for this property and the grill you are referring to is the owners personal grill. I will get in touch with the neighbor about the yard since he oversees this. Thanks for recommending the property!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Better than expected

We’ve rented several Vrbo homes in St Augustine. This is the home offered the nicest layout and amenities of any. We had 5 adults and a couple fur babies. The fenced backyard was great. Fast WiFi, tv in every bedroom, premium cable channels, goose all table, beautifully stocked kitchen, beach equipment and bikes. Only knock was it is located on busy A1A but once inside you would never know. Short walk to the beach. Pictures do not do this place justice. Hope to stay here again!!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 29 December 2020
Thanks for the great 5 star review!
Verified review

8/10 Good

This house worked well-very nice

Wow, what a great place! It is as shown in the website pictures, very nicely decorated and a close walk to the beach. Our dogs enjoyed the fenced-in backyard. The empty garage for our parking was a definite plus. We had an easy time interacting with the rental agency. The only downside is that the driveway comes directly out onto the busy highway A1A. Fortunately, there is a half-circle driveway shared with the house next door that provides room to turn around. The highway noise is minimal inside the house. Despite the single downside, we enjoyed the stay very much.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 30 March 2020
Thanks for the great review!
Verified review

6/10 Okay

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

Air ducts were extremely dusty and moldy it wax also very shady no sun in back yard at all

Other than issue listed above the property was great I will not rent this property again will look for a house with a bit more sun exposure
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 11 December 2022
Thanks for your review. When you contacted us during your stay to tell us that the AIR VENTS were dusty, we offered to send the housekeeper to wipe them down but you stated that it was not necessary. The housekeeper has since taken care of this. I am happy that you felt the property was great!
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