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Located next to the 5th Street Beach Entrance and sleeps 11

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Terrace/patio
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5 bedrooms, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

5 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 11

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Washer
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Dryer
  • Outdoor space

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Saint Simons Island, GA
  • East Beach
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • World War II Home Front Museum
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Massengale Park
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Brunswick, GA (SSI-McKinnon St. Simons Island)
    ‪3 min drive‬

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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Located next to the 5th Street Beach Entrance and sleeps 11

Welcome to "You are my Sunshine," a charming East Beach classic 1930's beach house that is the perfect family retreat. This spacious home can comfortably accommodate up to 11 guests, offering 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.

Situated just a few steps away from the Fifth/Sixth Street Entrance, this beach house offers easy access to the beautiful sandy shores. While there is a short walk down a path before reaching the beach, the anticipation only adds to the excitement of your beach getaway.

One of the highlights of this home is the inviting covered porch, complete with comfortable rockers and an easy glide swing. Whether you're sipping your morning coffee or unwinding after a day of beach activities, this porch is the perfect spot to relax and soak in the coastal ambiance.

In addition to its prime location and charming features, "You are my Sunshine" also provides ample parking space for up to four cars, ensuring a hassle-free arrival and departure.

Book your stay at You are my Sunshine today and create unforgettable memories at this charming beach house!"

[Special Discounts]
Enter these dates to see discounted rates:
March 29-April 5, 2025 (up to 7 nights) - discounted rates.
June 7-14, 2025 (up to 7 nights) - discounted rates.


THE SPACE
Main level: Queen Bedroom and King Bedroom (Sunroom and TV) with adjoining Jack-n-Jill Bath (single sink, toilet and shower)
Main level: Queen Bedroom and King Bedroom (small TV) with adjoining Jack-n-Jill Bath ) single sink, toilet and combo tub/shower)
Upstairs: Two twin Single Beds (TV) and separate play room with a single day bed. Bathroom has a single sink, toilet and combo tub/shower)
Outside full bathroom has a single sink, toilet and shower.

Kitchen is nicely equipped and has a drip style coffee maker. Owner has supplied pots, pans, and plenty of plates and glasses.

Included with each stay:
Hair dryers
Towels and Linens
Basic cooking, microwave, drip coffee pot and kitchenware
Charcoal Grill

Why Stay on East Beach:
The stretch of beach along the ocean side of St. Simons Island is known as East Beach. A quant neighborhood of single-family homes begins at the access point of the U.S. Coast Guard Station at the northern tip and ends at the southern point of Gould's Inlet by access of Bruce Drive, which runs down the center of East Beach. The Coast Guard Station houses the present home to the World War II Home Front Museum.

MORE INFO
Beach Gear Included!: This home offers beach gear such as beach chairs and beach towels FREE for your use! Bikes, carts, paddleboards and more are available for rent locally, discount included. There are no fees or surchages attached to your reservation.

Pets: This home is dog friendly for dogs 25lbs or less with $150 pet fee, 2 dogs max. Unfortunately we can't host puppies < 1 year old or breeds known to insurance carriers as 'vicious', please ask if you're not sure.

No Smoking: No smoking is allowed in the home, on the porches/patios/decks, or on the property in general.

Minimum Age: Must be 25 + to book, or age 30 + on GAFL weekend (last weekend in October) For GAFL weekend(last weekend in October), guests must be age 30 + or kids with their parents, no student groups. We cannot make exceptions for that weekend.

No Events: No events or parties. No overnight guests beyond the original booking group.

Tax Certificate: #126822
During your stay at this vacation home, you're just a quick walk from East Beach. You'll find features like a water park. Enjoy your stay with amenities like free WiFi and a kitchen in the vacation home.
  • Air-conditioned home with kitchen, washing machine, and 3 bathrooms
  • Free WiFi (speed: 25+ Mbps)
  • Splash around at the water park
  • Within a 10-minute walk of East Beach and World War II Home Front Museum
This vacation home offers its guests a water park. This vacation home also features barbecue grills and a garden.

Property manager

Alex - Lighthouse Vacations

Languages

English

Property amenities

Beach

  • Near the beach

Internet

  • Free Wi-Fi, with a speed of 25+ Mbps

Kitchen

  • Fridge
  • Stovetop
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Spices
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 5 bedrooms
  • Day bed
  • Bed sheets provided

Bathrooms

  • 3 bathrooms
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining room

Entertainment

  • TV with cable/satellite service

Outdoor areas

  • Patio
  • Charcoal grills
  • Garden

Laundry

  • Washing machine and dryer

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Location highlights

  • Near the sea
  • Near a health or beauty spa
  • Near a hospital
  • In a village

Things to do

  • Water park
  • Golf on site
  • Cycling nearby
  • Power boating nearby
  • Casino nearby
  • Horse riding nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Whale watching nearby
  • Marina nearby
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Wildlife and game walks nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector installed (host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector installed (host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 25

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

  • Pets are welcome
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions. You will also receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account which will enable you to manage your booking.

Property is also known as

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Located next to the 5th Street Beach Entrance and sleeps 11 Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 19 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 19 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 19 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 19 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 19 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Jean F.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

James L.

Liked: Cleanliness
Beach stay
Great house, great location. No problems. Close to restaurants
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tony S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Family Getaway
Great location. Fit our group of 8 perfect.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect, clean and plenty of room!!
We really enjoyed staying in this old house!! It was perfect for our group and had all the charm of an older home. We were very disappointed in not getting to bring our pet, but overall satisfied with the experience.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wendy M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Older House but great area and plenty of room!!
Great!!
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Great Location with Ample Space
We loved the location and there was so much space for everyone! Ample bedrooms, bathrooms, indoor and outdoor space. Such a great house!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Chilling at the Cottage
What an awesome place to meet with longtime friends. The cottage was so cute and nicely decorated with plenty of room for everyone. It is walking distance to the Homefront Museum and The Prince and King resort. Lots of restaurants were also nearby. We highly recommend it!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hardman J.

Liked: Cleanliness
October sunshine
Nice old fashioned beach house. East walk to the beach. Fun time.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Jeff B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great beach house!
We loved staying at You are my Sunshine. This would be a 5-star house if it only were better maintained. On the plus side, the house is really cozy for a large group, with 4 bedrooms on the first floor, and a bedroom plus (for us) a huge playroom for the kids on the second floor. Plus a large living area, dining room, and kitchen, a nice air-conditioned porch with great views of the yard, and a covered back porch with rocking chairs. Plus an upstairs sundeck. Great setup for a week or two at the beach, with beach access out the back door. Maintenance issues bring the house down a star. An outdoor railing broke off with normal use, two doorknobs/latches broke, the back deck needed a couple of repairs, an electric socket was dangerously uncovered and another pulled out when unplugging a lamp. Lighthouse Vacations was very responsive and fixed everything when reported. The house could use better bug maintenance too, which we didn't report. Also there were only 4 spoons (we bought plastic spoons to compensate), and though there were many knives in the kitchen, they were very dull (I cut myself when a knife bounce off a lemon I was trying to slice). Beyond the maintenance issues, the house is very comfortable and well equipped. And the AC is great as we had 90+ weather every day for two weeks. We had a great stay with a family of 10 plus some visitors along the way. Also the fridge does a great job making ice which was much appreciated. A great house with more TLC!
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jane R.

Liked: Cleanliness
family time
We loved the cozy house that had great bedroom arrangement with bathrooms close by. The front and back porches were very enjoyable and well furnished. The internet was a little slow but understandable with so many using it. The only down side of the house was the kitchen having water bugs and some of the pans and dishes were put away dirty. We had a very comfortable stay and would stay there again for our family reunion.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rhita P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Sunshine everywhwrw
Paradise! This was the 2nd year we stayed here and it won't be the last! Only thing needed is more teaspoons! Thanks for making our week perfect!
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Danitza J.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great Location, the house is old but very cozy and cute. A walk to the beach and a nice yard.
The house was at a great location and very clean. The only thing that we would have preferred is to have working door handles and locks on the bathroom doors. They are Jack &Jill bathrooms downstairs and the doors are old and looks like original to the house which is great we didn’t mind that. But neither of the bathrooms had working door knobs. The kept falling off and we couldn’t lock them.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hardman J.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great week with family
Breach house is very comfortable and brought back great memoires of beach trips from many years ago.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Bonnie F.

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice beach stay
Property was very nice in spite of some minor issues (door knobs were broken off, ants in bathroom and kitchen, and wasps and wasps nests on eave by door upstairs). Room for everyone, short walk to beach, and good layout for house.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Candy H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Comfortable house for 10 people
This house was perfect for our family. The grandkids had their own space upstairs and there were enough bedrooms for the rest of us. Plenty of space and great arrangement. Enough bathrooms and plenty of towels. A very comfortable house! The kitchen was well equipped for 10 people - large pans and lots of cooking tools. The table was large enough to accommodate all 10 of us. The location was great. Short walk to beach. We really appreciated the outside shower so we didn't track sand into the house. The beach cart was very handy. The arrival and departure instructions were excellent. We'd love to return next year!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Valerie J.

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice stay!
The home was spacious, yet cozy. Everyone had plenty of room to spread out. The home was well stocked with cooking utensils, dishes, blankets, towels, etc. This was our first trip to SSI and I did not realize that golf carts are rideable almost everywhere. My son in law rented one and it came in very handy and made the trip even more fun. The walk to the beach was not bad as long as it was not the hottest part of the day. However , the golf cart made it a breeze!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Steve M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Mostly Great
Everything was great till the upstairs AC went out. All windows are painted shut so no window units could be installed. Property manager tried to get things taken care of but we just had to not use the upstairs of the house for 2 nights. Everything else was great, just not the best response time for the AC going out.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rhita P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Sunshine and sand
Property was great. Any hiccups (only a couple) we're quickly taken care of. Can't wait for next year! Location terrific!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Family Christmas Vacation
We had a nice family Christmas vacation in St Simons. The home was good for our group with inside and outside space to spread out. The weather was cold and the property manager was kind to bring more blankets at our request. The house was probably a quarter mile walk down a path to the beach. We would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021