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Rental Information

How to reserve this wonderful house

Amenities

Beach

• 1 1/2 blocks to beach
• Ten Beach tags included (Children under 12 are free)
• Approximately 10 beach chairs and 14 beach towels
• Frisbie, beach toys, boogie boards, skim board, volleyball

Accommodations

• Main part of house: 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, sleeps 10
• Connecting apartment: 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, sleeps 4
• Roll-away bed for one extra guest
• Portable crib/playpen, stroller, booster seat, and high chair
• Plenty of pillows, bed linens, blankets, and bathroom towels, facecloths
• Twin room on third floor has a "convert a king" set that allows the room to be set up with a king-sized bed instead of two twins.
• Master bedroom, lavender room, and yellow bedroom are roomy enough for the rollaway bed or the portable crib.

Kitchen/Dining

• Dishwasher and dishwasher soap
• Refrigerator with ice-maker. (Note: large groups always need more ice than my fridge can make, so bring a bag of ice)
• Gas stove
• Apartment kitchen has a refrigerator, cooktop, and oven
• 2 coffee makers, 2 toasters, 2 blenders, 2 microwaves; waffle iron, large crockpot, coffee grinder, food processor
• Service for at least 24: dishes, glassware, silverware.
• 14 wine glasses, 13 champagne flutes, 6 martini glasses, water pitchers
• Spices, herbs, staples (if any look low, please let me know):

  allspice, basil, bay leaves, chili powder, cilantro (coriander), cinnamon & sugar, cinnamon (ground), cloves (whole & ground), cumin, curry powder, dill, garlic powder, italian herb mix, minced onions, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, peppercorns, pumpkin pie spice, rosemary, sage, salt, taco seasoning, turmeric, thyme

  PAM, olive oil, vegetable oil, almond extract, vanilla extract, apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, white vinegar, baking powder, baking soda, cornstarch, cream of tartar, flour, rice, sugar, tea

• Dish soap & sponges
• Kitchen garbage bags
• Serving tray, serving dishes & utensils of all kinds, good set of knives; lobster crackers
• Lots of pots, pans, baking dishes, muffin tin, turkey roaster
• Oven mitt, pot holders, dish towels
• Dining/living room can be configured to seat 8-26 -- great for family reunions
• Small collection of cookbooks
• Nice cloth tablecloths and napkins, some seasonal colors to set a nice table; woven placemats for more casual dining
• Gas grill, gas tank, & grilling implements

Supplies/cleaning

• Laundry soap, bleach, floor cleaner, window cleaner, mops, brooms, 2 vacuum cleaners
• Housekeeping service between all rentals and every two weeks for longer rentals.
• Toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, bath and hand soap, dish soap, kitchen & wastebasket garbage bags
• Full size washer and dryer
• First aid kit and emergency supplies (flashlights, candles, matches)

Entertainment

• Lots of games, cards, puzzles; According to Hoyle game rulebooks

  Monopoly, CandyLand, Scrabble, cards & poker chips, Upwords, DaVinci Challenge, Uno, Uno Stacko, Mancala, Parcheesi, Boggle, Twister, Life, Yahtzee, Pictionary, Backgammon, Chess, Checkers, Risk, Cribbage

  Two HD wide-screen 32" TVs with DVD player, DVR, and Fios Extreme HD Cable
  Small stereo with Ipod dock
  Great books to read at the beach (including some for younger readers)
  Wireless internet connection throughout the house

  Climate controls

  Ultra-modern, quiet air cooling/heating system
  Ceiling fans in most rooms
  Cozy, easy-to-use gas fireplace
  Gas fireplace, baseboard heat for winter. Master bathroom has heated floor.

  Availability Calendar

  Pricing and Payment Policies

  Rates

  Period	Monthly	Weekly	Weekend
  May 16 - June 28	$11,600	$3,200	$2,000
  July 1 - Sept 4	$18,000	$5,100	$3,200 (Labor Day Weekend)
  Sept 7 - May 15, excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's	$9,000	$2,500	$2,000
  Thanksgiving,Christmas,New Year's	-	$2,600	$2,000

  If you don't need quite so much space, I will consider renting the main part of the house alone without the apartment. Price would be 10% lower than rates above. This option is not available July 1 - Labor Day, nor is it available for any rental less than one week.

  Minimum stay is a three-night, four-day weekend. Rentals less than 1 week will not be accepted for dates between June 1 and Labor Day until after March 1.

  Returning renters receive a 5% discount.

  Payment method: Check or money order. Sorry, no credit cards or wire transfers. Will consider Paypal.
  

  Deposit: $600 will reserve your booking, refundable in full for a cancellation at least 3 months before the rental was to begin. If you cancel after that date, I will try to find a renter to take over your lease. Deposit will be returned after rental minus damages.
  

  First payment: 50% of rental cost due two months ahead of rental
  Second payment: 50% of rental cost due one month ahead of rental
  

  Rental Policies

  Upon check-in, guests should inspect the house and immediately notify Carol if there is any damage or if items are missing. Failure to do so will result in my assuming that you caused the damage or loss and a deduction from your damage deposit will be made.

  During your stay, please notify me immediately if anything breaks or is not working properly so that repairs can be made quickly. I understand accidents happen and don't usually charge for minor and non-malicious breakage, such as a plate or glass, and I realize that sometimes appliances just stop working on their own through no fault of my guests. But if you hide the damage, I can't fix it before the next guests come in and I will be forced to charge you for it.

  No smoking is permitted inside the house

  No pets

  Maximum occupancy: 15 adults, overall maximum is 18 including children.

  At any time during, before, or after your stay with us, your information may be shared with www.guestchecker.com

  Guests will be given instructions on how to use a very convenient pick up/drop off laundry service for linens and towels at the end of their rental. It is critical that the laundry be picked up first thing in the morning on move-out day in order for it to be returned in time for the next guests checking in. Failure to follow these simple instructions will result in a minimum $75 deduction from the damage deposit and I will not be likely to rent to you in the future.

  During June - August, Check in is 2 pm, check out is 10 am on Fridays to allow for housecleaning. Because of the tight turnover time, no early check-ins are permitted. At other times, different check-in and check-out times may be arranged.

  Turnover day: for Summertime weekly rentals, the best turnover day is Friday; on Saturdays, parking is very difficult and the laundry service does not pick up or deliver laundry. For non-peak times of year, other turnover days are possible.

  Absolutely no prom parties or high-school age groups.

  At least two responsible adults over the age of 30 must be in your party.

  Parking

  No off-street parking is available. Street parking on summertime weekends is very tight, so I strongly advise guests to limit the number of cars they bring and to arrive as close to 2 pm Friday as possible to secure a nearby parking spot. Bring enough food & ice to last the weekend so that you don't need to move your car until Monday. Be careful not to park in front of driveways or in the marked yellow spots at the corners. During the summer, on Saturdays, overflow parking is available at the Neptune Middle School (Rte 33 Corlies Ave, two blocks west of the train tracks); a free trolley will take you to Main Street.

  Need even more space?

  While I do believe that my house is one of the largest & nicest available for rental in Ocean Grove, perhaps your family needs even more space -- consider renting two homes. Here are links to two other rental houses on the same block as my house, a few other rentals a short walk away, plus links to three nearby Bed & Breakfast establishments nearby.

  House rentals on the same block

  • Corner of Central & Bath (4 bedrooms)
  • Three houses away (4 bedrooms)

  Other quality house rentals in Ocean Grove

  • Central Avenue House Newly converted from a B&B, sleeps up to 28, has a ground floor bedroom.
  • A few blocks away (4 bedrooms)
  • A bit further but very nice (7 bedrooms)
  • Large house nearer to downtown (7 bedrooms)

  B&B and hotels near my house

  • Bath Avenue House
  • Laingdon -- right on the ocean at Bath Ave.
  • The Ocean Plaza, on Ocean Pathway

  Vacation Rental listings for my house

  • Our Town Rentals
  • Homeaway.com
  • VRBO.com

  Contact me

  Phone: Call Carol at 217.377-0563 (call 7-11 Eastern time, 6-10 pm Central time)
  Email: livngstn@alum.mit.edu