Nice place to stay. Comfortable and roomy. Love the balcony!!! This was our second time staying here and we hope to come back again next year.

Lots of room, great deck on the beach.

Thanks for sharing this beautiful home!

Loved the Location.Not sure what the $500 cleaning fee is for. Didn't love the mold smell. Didn't love the sticky counters. Place needs a deep cleaning especially in these times. Time to also fix the place up to better standards. Charging a premium for it but its more low budget motel vibe. Cable tv went out second day. Carpets are stained and need replaced. Pest control is needed as we killed 2 rather pesky roaches. Wont stay there again.

Nice spacious beachfront home. Needs some updates dirty carpet! Lacking in kitchen ware if you want to cook! Newer furniture would be nice for the amount of rent.

Location was great right on the beach. Beautiful view Loved the island So quiet and serene

Great location, on the beach. Nice decks, however no cover. Very quiet house. Bathrooms open into more than one room. toilets need to be upgraded and re-set, shower heads need to be upgraded, water pressure was a bit weak. Kitchen had been re-done, new counters, appliances, etc. It is possible all renovations have not been completed yet (bathrooms, beds, etc.). Would recommend this houset, and would stay there again.

Nice place to stay with quick access to the beach.

We loved almost everything except we had problems with the frig and lost some food. It was not cold enough. The only other problem was that the animals who had preceded us had urinated on the stairways which are carpeted. We didn’t have pets.

Property manager kept calling insisting that contractors were required to be at the home during our stay there. This is not professional Property is in need of blind replacement upstairs for ( missing blind on door) there are general maintenance issues, which should be attended to when there are NO vacation renters in the home. Suggest providing an overview of kitchen necessities. ( no wine glasses, no breakfast bowls) Home does have a convenient outdoor shower with hot and cold water, which greatly helps when returning from the beach. Nice that owners have a kayak and paddle boards to use on beach. A pleasant stay, primarily suited to dog owners, as this location is dog friendly.

This home is beautiful and spacious. The kids found the tower majestic and loved to hang out up there and look out on the beach.

Definitely not a place for older adults(60+) or little children. Due to the steep stairs leading up to the main floor of the home. We mainly used back stairway and door. The carpet & rugs in this home was horrendous, covered with what appeared to be pet stains! I wore shoes in the home the entire time I was there, Including the showers(I wore my crocs) It just felt dirty! Pathway to the beach needs a boardwalk, due to the hot sand on the way from the beach. Gorgeous views!

We were happy with our rental! A few things to note that we realized when we got there for future bookings to have an idea about. Lots of stairs! Nothing in on the first floor. This should be known for families with small children and just a heads up for bringing in luggage, groceries, carrying children, etc. Also, the two bedrooms on the 2nd story have an adjoining bathroom (sometimes a privacy issue), the 2nd bathroom on the 2nd floor also connects to a bedroom and is where the washer/dryer are so sometimes it was an issue when someone needed to use washer and dryer if someone else was showering or using the bathroom. Other bedrooms are on 3rd floor and share a bathroom as well. Also, the toilets are VERY low and small. The house was clean, a few cosmetic issues (carpet stains, chipping paint, old shower curtain rods) and wear and tear, but overall good. A few very positive notes is that all the beds were very comfortable, the walk to the beach from the house was much closer than the pictures seemed, we loved having the games there and using the boogie boards that were furnished, and the end of the island that you’re on is PERFECT. Bring your golf cart! So fun to stroll the roads/dirt roads in the evenings! I was a little nervous after re-reading some of the reviews before we got there about cleanliness and there being mold… but it was not an issue at all! They’ve done a great job recently to improve those previous issues! Great place to stay!

We just wrapped up three nights here and we were left wanting. The kitchen is not stocked well at all. The shared bathroom upstairs has a clear shower curtain therefore you can’t share while showering. My 11 month old had black hands and knees after crawling around the living room upon arrival. Vacasa said they’d send someone to mop the floor but they never came. I saw a 4-foot long snake in the beach grass right off the porch so we had to run down the foot path to the beach. Yikes! We ultimately enjoyed the view and the easy access to the beach. We liked the casual, less crowded feel of this island versus the 30a crowd. However, if we come back, we’d pick a different rental.

Would definitely return to this property. It was a great location, had plenty of space and was maintained beautifully. My only suggestion would be to supply detailed instructions for working the tv. We could not get the sound to turn on in the main room. It's a minor thing but would have been nice to watch a movie together as a family. Other than that our stay was wonderful and I would highly recommend this house.

Very pleasant interior. Tower turret charming. Had heavy rains with leaks in living areas. Inferior pans, dishes and silverware but that's par with a rental.

The view and the sun decks were great. So convenient to the ocean - steps away. Older comfortable home with plenty of space. Loved being able to see the sun rise and set. Most flooring was tile or hardwood floor.

The location of this place is amazing but there is clearly a mold issue in the furnace/air ducts. We contacted Vacasa regarding this issue and was given properties at least 45 mins or more away to relocate. Vacasa is not a company I would recommend. They were incredibly rude in communication and this property should not be rented out until the mold issue is resolved. We left the windows open to ventilate and remain in the house but there are many missing screens and disgustingly dirty window sills. I hope Vacasa addresses this health liability. This could be an amazing property if it was actually properly maintained.

Loved the location

It fit our needs but is need of repairs. Insects seem to an issue here.

The location of the property was fantastic. We loved the view and access to the beach could not be beat. However, the interior was not nearly as well kept as the listing indicated. The toaster, toaster oven, refrigerator, blender, and dryer all either didn’t work or were poorly maintained. The dryer took 3-4 cycles on highest heat for the max amount of time to dry one load of laundry. The drawers and shelves inside the refrigerator were taped together with duct or packing tape. The blender leaked. I contacted the property management company prior to our trip to ask about beach chairs and was told there were none at the house so we brought our own. When we arrived, we discovered there were actually several beach chairs in the downstairs closet. This might seem nitpicky but we took valuable space in our vehicle to bring our own chairs and we didn’t need to. We still had a great vacation but the inside of the home needs some work. Making sure appliances are in good working order should be a top priority.

This house could be great but not worth the money. It needs a ton of work. Lots if items broken or in desperate need of repair. I would also suggest a deep cleaning, repairs ,some landscaping on beach path, its very narrow, and around grill area. Nothing like looking out for snakes while cooking in the weeds. I could go in but I will keep the rest of the issues betwwen Vacasa, the owner and myself. I do not recommend.

This is our first time to SGI and we fell in love! Lighthouse by the Sea had everything we needed! A kitchen full of cooking utensils, plenty of space to lounge, an open floor plan, what felt like NEW mattresses in the bedrooms, a spacious deck looking out to the gulf, easy access to the beach, and a very clean home! There were even extra beach towels for us to borrow. How nice!! We did not want to leave. Thank you for providing a perfect beach getaway! We hope to be back!

Unfortunately, the pictures you see on the listing are inaccurate. What they don’t show you is the mold growing on the ceiling around the air vents and on the silverware, the roaches, the bugs in the beds, loose deck railing, food crusted kitchen ware, and lots of ignored wear and tear. I’ve given Vacasa an opportunity to make this situation right and they thought a cleaning fee refund would suffice. Our entire party dealt with headaches and sinus issues from the mold. Every single air vent upstairs was completely rusted out. A couple of us had to go buy our own sheets and pillows to feel comfortable enough to sleep. A child could push over the loose deck railing. The carpet was disgusting and looked like it hadn’t been shampooed in years. This house could be amazing because it is very spacious and in a great location, but clearly the property management company is doing a very poor job at maintaining it. These issues go beyond a “cleaning fee.” Hope this review saves the next guest the headache of staying here.

Location EXCELLENT! House was clean but in need of some basic repairs (door knobs, various fixtures about to fall out of wall, railing, plumbing in shower all loose, paint worn, light bulbs burnt out, only 1 trash bag, blinds and dining room chair broken, etc) NO hair dryer though listing under essentials. 3 women NOT HAPPY! The description also indicated beach chairs, but there was no beach chairs, there were three camping chairs and one of those was unuseable. BRING YOUR OWN! All of these things add up so overall NOT worth the money compaired to other beach houses we have rented! Truly, all of these issues could be addressed with a one day handy man! It needs some attention!

The house was great with plenty of room. There was extra chairs and beach equipment on the lowest level that was great to have. The house was clean and super easy access to the beach.

Well appointed rent house. We would rent again.