Large beautifully decorated house located in the Salt Pond Community at 730 Foxtail Drive. This luxury beach house in Bethany Beach sleeps up to 26 people for a family or group reunion or retreat.
House is comfortable for disabled persons as it has three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the ground level and a chair lift to get up the stairs to the four upper-level bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.
There is a patio on the right side of the house with two dining tables and a large Weber gas grill.
The Delaware Seashore State Park Beach with a restaurant and full facilities is a 10 minute drive north of the house where you can park to go on the beach. The house also has the owner's two oceanfront parking permits if you prefer to park in South Bethany Beach, which is a guarded beach.
The Delaware Seashore State Park Beach facility, has parking, restaurants, bar, fast food grill, showers, restrooms, gift shop, equipment rentals, and lifeguards.
Nature hiking and biking trails that lead to the bay with lovely bay views are within a 20-minute walk or 5-min bike ride and also parking is available at the Fresh Pond Trailhead if people prefer to drive.
We have a small beach on the Salt Pond in our neighborhood where people can launch and store kayaks. You can also reserve kayaking tours on the bay through Coastal Kayaks.
Every room in the house has a TV with a Roku player, except for the kitchen. TV streaming channels include Prime video, AMC, Netflix, Acorn TV (British TV), Britbox, MAX, PBS, Paramount+, The Criterion Channel (classic movies), and Hallmark Movies Now. There are many DVD players in the house and a DVD library is located in the den. The den and great room TVs have cable boxes with 500 channels.
Off-street parking is available in front driveway for 7 vehicles. More parking is available 3 blocks from house at Salt Pond Club House.
The Salt Pond clubhouse is available to rent for large events. There is an outdoor grill restaurant, Birdies Snack Bar, three blocks from the house that serves a large meal selection, wine, beer, margaritas, mixed drinks, and nonalcoholic drinks at low prices.
The tennis courts, exercise fitness room, shuffleboard, basketball court, pickle ball court, playground, practice golf driving range, practice putting green, 18-hole golf course, and extra parking at clubhouse are a 3-block walk from the house.
The club house has an indoor heated pool and jacuzzi used in colder weather, and outdoor pool and baby pool. Children under the age of 16 can use the pool for free. We keep 8 pool passes at the house for the use of the adult renters.
The great room has a 60" TV screen. We have two internet services to the house with internet extenders throughout the house - Mediacom and Verizon - so that there is always internet service to the house should one of those go down.
Great room TV has a sound bar and also there is a stereo player, books, board games, 3 couches, a love seat, and two arm chairs. Two of the couches are queen sleeper couches.
On the other side of the great room is the dining area with three tables that seat 14 people for a formal dinner. There is another large table in the kitchen that seats 8 people.
Kitchen has refrigerator, 2 coffee makers, Keurig coffee maker, toasters, blender, mixers, microwave oven, stove, dishwasher, and other items needed for making large meals. There is an extra refrigerator in the laundry room off the kitchen.
Included are many sets of cookware, silverware, serving bowls, crystal wine glasses, glasses, plastic glasses, and porcelain dishes for serving formal meals. There are four large extra shelves in the kitchen for storage of renters' food.
The house is 3,000 sq feet and decorated in a nautical theme with wicker and solid wood furniture made in North Carolina. The beds are very comfortable with memory foam mattresses and have decorative quilts. The house has new central air-conditioning units for each level, so remains very cool in the summertime.
There are 3 steps to get into the house. Since there are two bedrooms on the ground floor, the house is accessible for persons with mobility issues. The front porch has four rocking chairs and there are many more outdoor tables and chairs to the right side of the house.
Laundry room has washer/dryer and extra refrigerator.
For the use of renters, the house is stocked with laundry detergent, fabric softener, household cleaning products, trash bags, paper towels, napkins, toilet paper, Kleenex, dish soap, dishwasher detergent, hand soap, shampoo, conditioner, coffee, tea, sugar, creamer, and spices.
All king-sized beds can be pulled apart to make 2 twin beds. The beds are very comfortable and most have memory foam toppers.
Layout of Beds:
Lower level Master bedroom # 1: Queen-sized bed with dresser, desk, TV, and private bathroom with shower, sleeps 2
Lower level bedroom # 2: King-sized bed and pyramid bed, with lower double and upper single, TV, dresser, armchair, and 2 bedside tables - sleeps 5
Bathroom off hallway has bathtub/shower
Lower level den or 3rd bedroom has queen-sized sleeper couch with memory foam mattress, closet, desk, and TV, sleeps 2
Lower level great room has 2 queen-sized sleeper couches, sleeps 4
Upper level bedroom # 4 is a master bedroom that has king-sized bed and 2 twin beds, dresser, desk, private bathroom with shower, large walk-in closet, and TV, sleeps 4
Upper level bedroom # 5 has king-sized bed, dresser, and TV, sleeps 2
Upper level bedroom # 6 has king-sized bed, dresser, desk, and TV, sleeps 2
Upper level bedroom # 7 has king-sized bed, dresser, chair, 3 bedside tables, TV, and pyramid bed with lower double-size and twin upper bunk, sleeps 5
Upper level of house has 2 large bathrooms off hallway with bathtubs/showers
The house does not come with a linen service. There are plenty of bath towels and beach towels and sheets in the house but, if used, will need to be laundered and put away prior to departure. You can also rent linens from Gale Force Rentals in Bethany Beach. Towels can be washed the night prior to departure.
Any dogs brought the house are allowed on the lower level only and not allowed on furniture or beds. Because there is no pet fee, renters bringing dogs are expected to clean up after their dogs and vacuum carpeted areas where dogs have been.
Driving to Bethany Beach (town center boardwalk)
Distance: 2.9 miles
Driving time: 5 minutes
To Salt Pond Fitness Center / Pool/ Golf Course
Distance: 0.2 miles
Walking time: 6 minutes
To Neighborhood Hockers Supermarket
Distance: 0.2 miles
Walking time: 6 minutes
