Cozy and Quiet Wood Lined Charm in Tierra Del Mar! Sister’s Beach Retreat

Cozy home, quick walk to the beach!

Pros: Proximity to the beach was wonderful—just a few steps. Check-in/check-out was a breeze. Cabin was cute and mostly clean (except for the carpet in the main living room which could use a washable rug). Cute bunnies frequent the area. Cons: Cabin smells very old and could use a fragrance. No dishwasher or washer/dryer for laundry. Pillows were so thin (2 inches) and hard that we ended up driving to town for new ones so we could sleep. In-betweens: The stairs leading to the second level are more like a ladder than stairs. Our kids loved this but it could be an issue for other renters as the pictures do not really reflect how steep these stairs are. On a strange note: Our family came to Tierra Del Mar with a couple other families (cousins/grandparents) who stayed in other houses a couple streets over (same date range). We happened to mention this to our host, and within an hour or two of doing so, our parents began receiving a number of somewhat sour messages from their host stating that Tierra Del Mar is a small town and "a little bird" had informed them about a large family gathering—talking to them as though we all planned to party the nights away and drive the locals crazy. Not sure how/why this happened, but it felt like an odd invasion of privacy to us. Our host didn't send us the same intimidating messages, but we didn't appreciate that information from our booking was somehow shared which resulted in a stressful time for our elderly parents.