Castle by the Sea 7BR/8BA Luxury Home with Elevator
House in North Forest Beach, SC
18 guests · 7 bedrooms · 8 baths
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area
Includes essentialsPool, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Air conditioner and more
About this house rental
Castle By the Sea... Seven Bedroom, Eight Bath, Luxury Home with Elevator... North Forest Beach, 90 Yards to the Beach... New in 2005, updated yearly!
We invite you to stay at our Castle by the Sea. Located in the North Forest Beach area of Hilton Head Island, this seven bedroom, eight bath (six full and two half) home offers the best of everything for a family vacation. This home is located less than 90 yards to the beach. It is an easy walk to the popular Coligny Plaza.
Our Castle by the Sea offers seven bedrooms - Three kid-themed bedrooms for the children and four Master bedrooms with King Beds and en-suite bathrooms for the children. All of the bedrooms except one of the children’s bedrooms has a private, en-suite bathroom. Two of the four Master bedrooms have whirlpool bathtubs as well as glass showers. On the upper level, there is also a loft with a pull-out, queen-size sleeper sofa. All of our bedrooms and living areas are furnished with name brand furniture including Lexington, Hooker, LaZBoy and Bassett. The bed linens are designers including Ralph Lauren, Disney Store, and Charter Club. For your comfort, each bedroom is equipped with a ceiling fan. All of the closets have been customized with built in closets for the utmost in storage and convenience.
Going to the beach? Included in the house is a plastic wagon for trips to the beach. Your Castle by the Sea is located less than 90 yards to the Beach. The walk to the beach is on a sandy road with little traffic. Located a few blocks from the large hotels, this section of beach is quiet and not very crowded.
What better for a trip to the beach than sleeping Under the Sea?
For your mermaids and mermen, take a weeks’ vacation Under the Sea. Designed to feel like the children are under water with their sea life friends, the entire room is painted like water. Our Sea Castle room features a queen size bunkbed with mermaid bedding.
Our other Under the Sea room features two sets of twin bunkbeds decorated like castles under the sea.
Our third children's bedroom is called Cottage by the Sea and features a cottage shaped bunkbed with a full size bed on the bottom and a twin on top.
This home offers a large (roughly 16 x 30 feet) pool with a heated spa. For those of you traveling with babies or toddlers, our pool offers a large sun deck step at the entrance to the pool which is six inches deep where young ones can sit and splash in the water. We have also included a swim out ledge around half of the pool for new swimmers to be able to play and rest. Surrounding the pool is a large deck area equipped with an outdoor kitchen which includes a gas barbecue grill, beverage refrigerator, countertop and seating and a sink. The pool area also includes covered porches, and plenty of lounge chairs and tables. At the street level is an outdoor shower for rinsing off after making sand castles at the beach.
Your family will also enjoy the other areas in the home including a large great room, a games room in the garage, dining room, and fully-equipped kitchen. The great room offers a big screen TV and Roku. For your seating comfort, the great room is furnished with a huge sectional leather sofa, an oversized chair and a long window box seat.
The custom kitchen is stocked with everything you would need to cook an entire Thanksgiving meal for a large family. No expense has been spared on this kitchen from the granite counter tops and custom cabinetry to the high end appliances. Do not like to do dishes? Do not worry, this kitchen has two full-size dishwashers for cleaning up even the biggest meal.
The games room in the garage has a pool table, small Little Tykes gym for kids, putting green, counter/bar area and a TV. For those who enjoy surfing the web or need to catch up on work, our house offers free high speed fiber optic Internet access. Are there any train lovers in your family? Our home offers a full size Thomas-like train table and train set for the junior engineers! Our Castle by the Sea offers a kids gaming area with an Xbox for video gamers.
The entire house offers air conditioning and heat for your comfort. All linens and towels are provided free of charge including beach towels. Each bathroom is furnished with a wall mounted hair dryer. There is a washer, dryer, iron and ironing board on the first floor. This home is non-smoking. No pets allowed. Pool heating is available upon request for additional charge.
We have a 24 hour management company. Our home is maintained with cleaning, pest control, landscaping, and pool services regularly.
We invite you to stay at our Castle by the Sea. Located in the North Forest Beach area of Hilton Head Island, this seven bedroom, eight bath (six full and two half) home offers the best of everything for a family vacation. This home is located less than 90 yards to the beach. It is an easy walk to the popular Coligny Plaza.
Our Castle by the Sea offers seven bedrooms - Three kid-themed bedrooms for the children and four Master bedrooms with King Beds and en-suite bathrooms for the children. All of the bedrooms except one of the children’s bedrooms has a private, en-suite bathroom. Two of the four Master bedrooms have whirlpool bathtubs as well as glass showers. On the upper level, there is also a loft with a pull-out, queen-size sleeper sofa. All of our bedrooms and living areas are furnished with name brand furniture including Lexington, Hooker, LaZBoy and Bassett. The bed linens are designers including Ralph Lauren, Disney Store, and Charter Club. For your comfort, each bedroom is equipped with a ceiling fan. All of the closets have been customized with built in closets for the utmost in storage and convenience.
Going to the beach? Included in the house is a plastic wagon for trips to the beach. Your Castle by the Sea is located less than 90 yards to the Beach. The walk to the beach is on a sandy road with little traffic. Located a few blocks from the large hotels, this section of beach is quiet and not very crowded.
What better for a trip to the beach than sleeping Under the Sea?
For your mermaids and mermen, take a weeks’ vacation Under the Sea. Designed to feel like the children are under water with their sea life friends, the entire room is painted like water. Our Sea Castle room features a queen size bunkbed with mermaid bedding.
Our other Under the Sea room features two sets of twin bunkbeds decorated like castles under the sea.
Our third children's bedroom is called Cottage by the Sea and features a cottage shaped bunkbed with a full size bed on the bottom and a twin on top.
This home offers a large (roughly 16 x 30 feet) pool with a heated spa. For those of you traveling with babies or toddlers, our pool offers a large sun deck step at the entrance to the pool which is six inches deep where young ones can sit and splash in the water. We have also included a swim out ledge around half of the pool for new swimmers to be able to play and rest. Surrounding the pool is a large deck area equipped with an outdoor kitchen which includes a gas barbecue grill, beverage refrigerator, countertop and seating and a sink. The pool area also includes covered porches, and plenty of lounge chairs and tables. At the street level is an outdoor shower for rinsing off after making sand castles at the beach.
Your family will also enjoy the other areas in the home including a large great room, a games room in the garage, dining room, and fully-equipped kitchen. The great room offers a big screen TV and Roku. For your seating comfort, the great room is furnished with a huge sectional leather sofa, an oversized chair and a long window box seat.
The custom kitchen is stocked with everything you would need to cook an entire Thanksgiving meal for a large family. No expense has been spared on this kitchen from the granite counter tops and custom cabinetry to the high end appliances. Do not like to do dishes? Do not worry, this kitchen has two full-size dishwashers for cleaning up even the biggest meal.
The games room in the garage has a pool table, small Little Tykes gym for kids, putting green, counter/bar area and a TV. For those who enjoy surfing the web or need to catch up on work, our house offers free high speed fiber optic Internet access. Are there any train lovers in your family? Our home offers a full size Thomas-like train table and train set for the junior engineers! Our Castle by the Sea offers a kids gaming area with an Xbox for video gamers.
The entire house offers air conditioning and heat for your comfort. All linens and towels are provided free of charge including beach towels. Each bathroom is furnished with a wall mounted hair dryer. There is a washer, dryer, iron and ironing board on the first floor. This home is non-smoking. No pets allowed. Pool heating is available upon request for additional charge.
We have a 24 hour management company. Our home is maintained with cleaning, pest control, landscaping, and pool services regularly.
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Dishwasher
Hot tub or spa
TV
Wheelchair accessible
Family friendly
Map of North Forest Beach, SC
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Ratings and reviews
10.0 / 10.0
We arrived at "Castle By The Sea" and found it very clean, well stocked and in good location for visiting the Beach. The home is comfortable and has everything one may need-- dishes, blenders, music speaker, multiple refrigerators, etc. We found Beach Toys, great Beach Towels and a Wagon for transporting all these items for the 5 minute walk to the Beach. We had the opportunity to spend a lot of time in the home since the Tropical Storm paid us a visit on Days 2-5 of our vacation. We spent this time indoors-- playing pool and Jenga in the Garage, working puzzles and the younger set enjoyed using their Gaming system on the TV in the Upstairs Game Room. The Management Company personnel, Katherine, was kind and responsive to our questions. Everything was "perfect"-- EXCEPT for the Weather !!!
10.0 / 10.0
Our second stay was just as good as our first. Large house with plenty of space.
10.0 / 10.0
Very child friendly. The children were delighted with their rooms.
Would suggest a magnetic catch on accordion door to elevator so someone who uses walker could use elevator alone .
10.0 / 10.0
Very nice house. We loved having 2 dishwashers and washer and dryers. Beach towels and a wagon for beach trips was nice.
10.0 / 10.0
Very well stocked with dishes, pots and pans, 4 (!) refrigerators, 2 dishwashers which with the age range of our group really came in handy. Easy walk to beach, and several restaurants. Clean, every bedroom stayed cool even on the hottest day. Lovely lovely home.
10.0 / 10.0
House was exactly what we had hoped for! We would definitely come back to this property. Property management was spot on, proactive and responsive.
10.0 / 10.0
The property was as nice as the pictures. We thoroughly enjoyed the heated pool/spa and the well-equipped kitchen and game rooms. There were 15 of us and there was plenty of space for all. A 2-3 minute walk to a beautiful beach and maybe 10 minutes to shopping/restaurants/bakeries. We had a couple of minor issues but the communications with the owner and property manager resulted in quick resolutions of those issues. If we come back to HH in the future, we would certainly rent this place again.
10.0 / 10.0
Everything was great! Loved the house and area… we had a few participate in the polar bear plunge.
10.0 / 10.0
Home is perfect. We had 8 adults & 8 children. Everything is extremely well equppied for the perfect famiiy vacation. Location is amazing. Truly created great family memories for a lifetime.
10.0 / 10.0
Great for the whole family! We were able to get the entire family in this house which was really the best way to spend quality time together on vacation. Really felt like our own home at the beach with everything we could need or want. Options of the beach or the pool kept all the kids entertained endlessly, that or Madden football on the Xbox. The walk to the beach is so short it hardly seemed like a walk. Was so nice to have all the beaches toys and accessories and the cart to get them to the beach. The flashlights with the red light filter was a nice touch for beach walks at night. Really nice to have the ice maker in the basement as well to fill up the coolers. Property manager was very responsive and checked in on things midweek and which was appreciated.
Minor points for improvements would be an upgrade to the toilet paper (paper thin) and the beach towels (some falling apart). Having a vacuum would be nice to mitigate the constant influx of sand through the front door. Would have also been nice to have a garage door opener to make getting bikes in and out of the garage much more efficient. Kitchen had all the necessary components but would have been nice to have a large skillet (only one smaller one available).
10.0 / 10.0
Our family which consists of 10 adults and 6 children enjoyed a most enjoyable experience at this beautiful beach house called Castle by the Sea. House had bountiful space and bedding for all. Large pool and very short walk to the beach. Kitchen was well supplied and bedding was very comfortable. God has been so gracious to our family and to enjoy such a beautiful vacation with children and grandchildren is such a blessing. Owner of property was extremely hospitable and vacation company very responsive. I highly recommend this property. We have already booked for next year!
6.0 / 10.0
This place was okay. Given the cost to stay, I was disappointed in a few things. First, the place has some cleanliness issues. Specifically, there were many dishes clearly not washed and just placed back into the cabinets with old food caked onto them. Gross. I mentioned this to the management company and they head scratchingly responded it wasn't their job to clean the dishes? Okay...
There were many items broken or not working. These were generally smaller items, such as luggage racks, but this property is in need of a walk through with a detail oriented person.
My biggest complaint is that the owner of the property was not, in my opinion, respectful of our stay as guests. We stayed the first week of September, which I guess is the "end of the season", but they had all kinds of vendors in and out of the place over the week. This got to be annoying, especially when a roofer arrived planning on doing work in the main area of the house where the pool and outdoor area is. I understand that things need to get done on a property, but do that stuff on your own time, not mine.
Overall, the place was great for kids, fantastic location, easy check-in. Nice amenities for the kids. I am sure our stay had some hiccups that others wouldn't normally expect but my rating is based on our individual experience.
10.0 / 10.0
Our extended family (10 adults, 4 kids under 9) stayed here for a week. The house is in a great location. 1/2 block walk to the beach, just under 1/2 mile to Coligney shops and restaurants. The owners make it easy! The house has everything you could possibly want - in the kitchen, games/books for kids, high chairs, pack and play, and plenty of beach and pool items to borrow.
The owner and property manager were easy to communicate with and we really enjoyed our stay. We hope to come back next year!
10.0 / 10.0
We really enjoyed our stay at castle by the sea. The location was close to the beach and a very easy walk. The house was nice and big so everyone had the bedroom arrangement required. One of our the 2 refrigerators and 2 dishwashers were great for our large group. The house was well equipped with everything needed in the kitchen. The pool - hot tub was used a lot every day. Great house
10.0 / 10.0
The castle allowed us to bring our family together at one place for the first time in 4-5 years. We were able to eat together, play together and enjoy our grand children together. The elevator was a great addition as the stairs could get tiring, especially for seniors! Great beach access and the pool allowed us to relax day time and evening. The home had many things for our enjoyment, from beach toys, chairs and umbrellas to a pool table, gas grill and TVs and game room. Great place!
10.0 / 10.0
Our party of 18 thoroughly enjoyed Castle by the Sea! The house was beautiful and updated. The adult bathrooms and bedroom were comfortable and spacious. The kid bedrooms were charming, but the beds themselves weren’t very comfortable as there were no box springs. Little kids don’t mind, but the teenagers did. The game room was well used. The best thing and focal point of the whole house was the great outside area with the pool, hot tub, and plenty of tables and lawn chairs. It was fantastic! The beach is a minute away and we loved that it wasn’t that crowded. Coligny Park is a short walk away as well as a good Tiki bar. We Loved HHI!! The basement has a pool table, several beach toys and wagon, as well as an extra washer and an ice machine. The home feels private with all the palm trees around it. Very beautiful and relaxing.
10.0 / 10.0
We had a great stay at this beautiful property. It provided plenty of separate and communal space for multi-family group. Close to the beach and Coligny shopping with a beautiful pool with plenty of privacy from the street. We loved it!
10.0 / 10.0
The Castle by the Sea is as advertised. It is a short walk to the beach (2 minutes or so) and a short walk to Coligny Plaza. The house was fantastic. We had six college students with us and they loved the house, the rooms, the pool and the hot tub. While half of them were old enough to go out to clubs and restaurants, they found the amenities at the house to appealing to leave. We rented some bikes for the week and everyone had the opportunity to use them. We used the chess board for a couple of games and enjoyed the pool table. The kitchen is fully stocked. We thoroughly enjoyed the property. We had great communication with the property manager and the owner Melynda. There were no significant issues or problems and overall it was a fantastic stay. I highly recommend the property. It clearly will make younger kids happy but our group of young women loved it just as much!
10.0 / 10.0
Wonderful property near beach and shopping. House was very nice and accommodated our group of 14 well. Owner and property manager very responsive.
10.0 / 10.0
A quick walk to the beach, a minute to the private pool and hot tub, a 10 minute walk to restaurants . . . What more could we have asked for? Oh, and a bicycle ride on the beach and on a system of paved off-street paths! Ideal house for the entire family.
10.0 / 10.0
We vacay annually during fall break. We decided to give HHI a try and the location was perfect. We appreciated the referral on bike and chair rentals and our property was fabulous!! Plenty of space. Super kid friendly and just steps to the beach. Our family enjoyed the pool and we grilled out in a few occasions.
8.0 / 10.0
Home was nice, comfortable and had everything you could want! We had a few issues but the management company was very easy to communicate with and very responsive. Over all, a great stay!
10.0 / 10.0
We have stayed here 5 years ! We love it!
10.0 / 10.0
Castle by the sea
House was big close to beach and coligny house was kid friendly
10.0 / 10.0
Looking for a gem?
Castle by the Sea is a true gem. Our family of 17 loved everything about it…the location, one block walk to the beach, pool, easy and nice walk to Coligny area, dinners around the pool, etc.. The house offers a beautiful space with ample opportunity for togetherness and individual recharging. All bedrooms are comfortable with Disney themed rooms for the kids.
Melynda, the owner, is easy to work with and responsive. The entire check in, property management, and beach gear rental process is well oil.
Our family had a blast making forever memories!!
10.0 / 10.0
Perfect family getaway
We loved everything about the house, location and amenities
10.0 / 10.0
Wonderful weekend
Had a lovely holiday away with the whole family. Excellent accommodations and location.
10.0 / 10.0
A slice of Hilton Head heaven☀️
Perfect in every way for our family of 14… most well-stocked in all of our travels, lacking nothing!
We had amazing weather during our Thanksgiving stay, and there was something for everyone in this lovely home during the chilly mornings and late evenings!
10.0 / 10.0
Wonderful Location
The house is beautiful with an amazing pool - Just a block from the beach. There was enough room for our family of 14, with enough towels, and utensils so we never ran out of anything. The 2 dishwashers made kitchen clean-up a breeze, since 14 ate at each meal, not to mention snacks. We also appreciate the 2 washers and dryers. The house was well-maintained. Location was superb, as we walked to the beach and either walked or biked to Coligny. My grandchildren loved all the toys, and the basement was appreciated on the 1 rainy day that we had with its pool table, slide and giant chess board!
10.0 / 10.0
Great place!
This house is a perfect house for large families. High chairs, baby gates, pac n play etc. were provided. The walk to the beach took just a couple of minutes with no busy streets to cross. Kitchen and family room were spacious and kitchen was well stocked.
10.0 / 10.0
Better than expected
Close proximity to the beach. Beautiful home and awesome pool and hot tub. Would definitely go back.
10.0 / 10.0
Amazing Property
We stayed with a group of 10 adults and 7 kids aged 2-9 and had plenty of room to spread out. We loved the location in town - we often walked or biked to ice cream, groceries, etc in Coligny Plaza, but were also a very short walk to the beach. We were able to go back and forth from the house to the beach easily which was great with small kids. The baby gates and kid-friendly dishes were much appreciated. The kitchen was perfect for cooking for a crowd - the two dishwashers were amazing. Looking forward to a return trip!
10.0 / 10.0
A "Devine" Week!
Our family and friends had a much needed, marvelous week at Castle by the Sea following a year long Covid delay!
The house is very spacious, spotless, and gorgeous on all fronts and is fully equipped for kids' safety and entertainment, including built-in child gates on every stairway entrance, high chairs, and pack 'n plays. With all the amenities, including two dishwashers, the kitchen area was perfect for meal prep and socializing, and the large table and extensive counter seating allowed for group sit-down meals as well as evening games.
Comfy mattresses, pillows, and beautiful furnishings made the bedrooms a nice haven for sleeping or relaxing away from the crowd. And although we didn't have a lot of young kids, the three children-themed bedrooms were adorable.
We spend a lot of time in the beautiful pool/hot tub area, which is surrounded by a huge deck with ample seating for big groups. And the beach is conveniently just a short hop down the lane!
Debbie, the owner, was terrific in answering all my pre-stay questions, and the in-town rental company and their app provided all the necessary access info during our stay. We had absolutely no glitches!
It was an absolutely super week loaded with many fond memories!
Wendy Devine
10.0 / 10.0
3rd annual Trip to Castle by the Sea
Always a great time at this beautiful property !! Thanks.
10.0 / 10.0
Great Vacation Home
The house was perfect for multiple families. Everything you needed was available. The pool was excellent and the walk to the beach was very short. Everyone enjoyed being there. Best house we have stayed in during many years off and on going to Hilton Head Island. When we come back to HHI, hope the house will be available. THANKS
10.0 / 10.0
Fantastic Vacation House
Our whole family loved this house! It is beautifully decorated and landscaped, well maintained and is equipped with everything you could need to prepare family meals for a large group. The two dishwashers were a real bonus as we had 13 people at each meal. The grands loved the kid themed bedrooms and the play area on the second floor. The elevator too was a real help in moving in and out. The pool is beautifully landscaped and felt very private and the beach was a very short walk away. Our whole family had a fantastic time! So much so that the grandkids were asking when we could come again. Debbie Finn has the best properties and is great to work with if there are any questions. She has properties in Orlando (in Formosa Gardens Estates) as well where we have stayed.and are already booked for a stay in April 2022. You can't go wrong in renting her vacation proprties!
10.0 / 10.0
McKenzie/Armstrong Retreat
The property was everything as advertised. Plenty of space for our group; 3 couples, 1 great grandmother and twin grandsons. The location and proximity to the beach was perfect. We would highly recommend!!
10.0 / 10.0
Fabulous week
We celebrated Thanksgiving, with ages 6 to 89. The house is beautiful and spacious. It was nice that everyone had their own bedroom and bathroom. The kitchen truly is fully stocked and we especially loved having two dishwashers. The hot tub felt fabulous. We loved the close proximity to the beach and to Coligny. We biked, put puzzles together, cooked, watched movies, played Wii, enjoyed the ocean and dolphin watching, and all the other fabulous activities that Hilton Head and the house offered.
10.0 / 10.0
Excellent home with some bumps
Don't get me wrong the house was amazing as was the location. The owner was extremely responsive and helpful every step of the way. However we experienced more bumps than expected at a house of this caliber. There was trash left in the kids bunk beds, the ice maker was not working in a house for 18 people, a rotting watermelon was left in the basement fridge, the dinning room table chandelier was falling out of the ceiling, and I had no communication on the arrival details until I was on my way to the house and asked the owner. Overall the owner was very accommodating and the house is a 5 star house. The cleaners and management teams need to do a better walk-through before turning the house over.
10.0 / 10.0
What a great house and location.
This was our 2nd time staying here and I have already booked for 2021. What a great house with everything you need to cook any dinner you could want. The pool is great and the grandkids had a blast !! They even asked to go to bed by 9:00 every night !! Thanks again, Dave and Family.
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in North Forest Beach?
The average price for a rental in North Forest Beach is $444 per night. This rental is $1,555 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Castle by the Sea 7BR/8BA Luxury Home with Elevator. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Castle by the Sea 7BR/8BA Luxury Home with Elevator. Enjoy the water!
Is Castle by the Sea 7BR/8BA Luxury Home with Elevator pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Castle by the Sea 7BR/8BA Luxury Home with Elevator?
We found 12 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and parking.
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