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Serene 2-level home with WiFi & deck - walk to beach, 1 dog welcome

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Exterior
Beach
Terrace/patio
Living area
Living area

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8121.1 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Dryer
  • Air conditioning
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

Map
St. Augustine, FL
  • Butler Beach
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • St. Augustine Beach
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Anastasia State Park
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • St. Augustine, FL (UST-Northeast Florida Regional)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

bedroom 4

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Serene 2-level home with WiFi & deck - walk to beach, 1 dog welcome

Playa Haus

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If you're looking for a cozy retreat by the water where the whole family (and even the dog,) can have a fantastic time, consider this spacious, four-bedroom home in a quiet, residential neighborhood. You'll be just minutes from shopping, restaurants, and pristine, sandy beaches.

Conveniently located right off the A1A, only eight miles from the heart of St. Augustine, this comfortable getaway sits just a few blocks from the beach for fun-filled days of sun, surf, and sand. Less than two miles up the road, there are several restaurants, local shops, and even a couple supermarkets if you need to stock up during your stay. Visit beautiful St. Augustine where you can walk the ramparts of the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States, the Castillo de San Marcos, experience three centuries of local history in the Colonial Quarter, and climb the 219 steps of the St. Augustine Lighthouse.

Back at your home away from home, save some money and prepare meals in your full kitchen or relax outside and enjoy the ocean breezes from your second-story deck. Playa House is a two story rental with the main living quarters on the 2nd floor. The 1st and 2nd floors are connected by outside stairs.

If you're planning a family vacation along Florida's Atlantic Coast, reserve this spacious home today.

The rental is on both levels, 1 & 2. The 1st and 2nd floors are connected only from the outside, not inside.

If you are bringing a dog on your trip, the pet fee is already included in your quote when selecting ‘Yes’ to pets. No more dogs are allowed.
Parking notes: There is free parking available for 4 vehicles.

Please note: this home resides in a noise-sensitive area and the owners participate in our Good Neighbor protection program. Our smart home technology will alert our team if excessive decibel or occupancy levels are detected, allowing us to reach out directly with a reminder of maximum occupancy and quiet hours. This technology is privacy compliant, and only monitors the presence of decibels and devices-not any personal conversation or information. Thank you for supporting our efforts to be good neighbors!

Damage waiver: The total cost of your reservation for this Property includes a nightly damage waiver fee, plus tax if applicable (the “Damage Waiver”). (A discount may be applied for stays of 28 nights or longer, if permitted.) The Damage Waiver covers you for up to $3,000 of accidental damage to the Property or its contents (such as furniture, fixtures, and appliances) as long as you report the incident to the host prior to checking out. The Damage Waiver fee eliminates the need for a traditional security deposit.
More information can be downloaded from the "Rental Agreement" on the checkout page.

Due to local laws or HOA requirements, guests must be at least 21 years of age to book. Guests under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian for the duration of the reservation.

Property manager

Vacasa of Florida
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Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
Dogs only. Max of 1. Weight limit: 30 lbs each.
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the premises.
For information about quiet hours, please refer to the listing description.

Important information

You need to know

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
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

About the area

St. Augustine

Located in Butler Beach, a neighbourhood in St. Augustine, this holiday home is near theme parks and near the beach. Shoppers can check out St. George Street, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of St. Augustine Beach and Anastasia State Park. Fiesta Falls Mini-Golf and St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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St. Augustine, FL

What's nearby

  • Butler Beach - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Butler Beach State Park - 2 min drive - 2.0 km
  • St. Augustine Beach - 5 min drive - 2.6 km
  • St. Johns County Ocean Pier - 6 min drive - 6.3 km
  • Anastasia State Park - 9 min drive - 9.2 km

Getting around

  • St. Augustine, FL (UST-Northeast Florida Regional) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪World Famous Oasis Restaurant - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Beachcomber Restaurant - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Mango Mangos - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Salt Water Cowboys - ‬3 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Serene 2-level home with WiFi & deck - walk to beach, 1 dog welcome pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Serene 2-level home with WiFi & deck - walk to beach, 1 dog welcome?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Serene 2-level home with WiFi & deck - walk to beach, 1 dog welcome?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Serene 2-level home with WiFi & deck - walk to beach, 1 dog welcome located?

Located in Butler Beach, this holiday home is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Butler Beach and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from St. Augustine Beach. Matanzas River and Butler Beach State Park are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 52 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 52 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 52 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 52 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 52 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Check-in

8.6/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

8.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Kristine M.

Liked: Location

Has good bones….

The reviews from previous guests are pretty accurate. The house itself has potential however it needs a good DEEP cleaning, some fresh paint and updating. The furniture is definitely either handmade or bought at yard sales. The porch really needs attention. The stairs that wrap around the front porch has one step the is short and steep. We called it the death trap. We just used the stairs that went straight down from the back porch. We could not access the bottom living area with the code given to us. We had to call and at the end had to get a physical key. The options for beds were good in the form of if you like hard or soft mattress. The second floor bedrooms were much warmer than the bottom rooms. And yes you have to go outside everytime to access the bottom area. The kitchen cookware needs to replaced. Most of the pans were close to falling apart at the handle. The dishwasher struggled to work. Unless you were physically holding the door closed until it gain suction, it would stop running. The upstairs bathroom has a bathtub however it didn’t drain properly and you were standing in water. The downstairs bathroom is in need of repair for the shower. The shower pan is definitely in need of attention, you can feel it move as you are moving. The TVs were very small and limited channels. There were no grill cleaning utensils that we could locate. Overall to be clear, this would be great for college students or young adults. We are experienced rental professionals.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025
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6/10 Okay

Tina J.

Beach vacation

The house was walking distance to the beach
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Stephanie W.

Great House, Great location

Location was very quiet and private. Easy access to beach and the beach was clean and well maintained. Loved seeing the gopher tortoises! Location was great for staying away from traffic but still within reasonable distance to amusement parks, such as Sea World.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Charles K.

Playa haus rental.

Location was great. Future renters should be aware that the upper level and lower level are separate and connected by the stairs on the outside. Also the room with the twin beds is more like a converted living area in the downstairs unit that is separated from the rest of the space by a shower curtain. No issues there just can’t really tell by the pictures. One thing that was noted was that the upstairs does get warm, the bedrooms don’t get allot of airflow and there are no fans.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Wendy D.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Old and worn down with strange floor plan

Overall, this place is so worn down and it has a strange floor plan in that the downstairs rooms are not accessible from the inside. You have to leave the house, go outside and then enter from the outside. The listing fails to mention this important fact. Not good.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
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8/10 Good

Robert R.

Location was great!

Nice beach house but needs alittle tlc. Location was perfect! 2 houses from the ocean entrance. Beautiful beach! Lots of room in the house for families, the only thing I would complain about is house smelled alittle of mildew and the upstairs floors need some repairs.
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8/10 Good

Steven H.

Great location to the beach

Loved the location, house was nice, porch on back could use some maintenance.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Melissa F.

Beautiful and Clean

The house is just as pictured. Plenty of room for my entire family of 8 to enjoy time together. Quiet neighborhood and so close to the beach! This was our second time staying here.

10/10 Excellent

Rob M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Playa Haus

Great location, easy check in and check out.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Luther H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We enjoyed our stay.

Overall everything was good. The only issue was the A/C, it would get a little warm in the upstairs mid day.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Chris S.

Fun Place

This home was perfect for our 2 families with the split levels. The house was clean on arrival and well stocked with cook wear and cleaned grill. Great location to the beach and shower to clean off with. The kids loved the upstairs balcony facing the ocean with a toddler gate to the stairs made it enjoyable for the 1 y/o we had there. Only issue was that the the A/C breaker was turned off but with talking with guest relations we discovered that it was the breaker had been switched so the issue was quickly resolved. Great stay and perfect for 2 families wanting to spend time together but have their own space.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
The property was as advertised. Clean on arrival and stocked well with cooking pans and dishes. Great view to see the ocean from the balcony and easy walking distance to the ocean. Has its own shower and foot wash at the house.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

jane M., Royal Oak,Maryland

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

Playa haus

Good location with short walk to very nice beach. Grocery stores nearby. House listed as 4 bedrooms and that was true if you want to count the laundry room as a bedroom. Downstairs apt was not nice. Not nice in really a way. Bathroom bad laundry roo/bedroom bad - lawn watering system came on in middle of night and hit side of room like a water cannon. No one would sit in the sitting area. No one! Fees and taxes doubled our nightly charge🤯
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Tony C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

house rental

Was good but no Keurig pot like it said there was we reported it and they were supposed to bring us one and did not and the sheets had blood spots
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Doug R., Belleville Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, location
Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

Vacasa is a Very Poor Property Manager...unrespensive and incompetentnt

Disappointing...rented for 28 days and upon arrival. The house and location were fine but from day one 1. Took seven days to connect WiFi 2.Took 12 days to conect TV 3. Clothes washer was never fixed, all 28 days, and Vacasa knew it was broken prior to arrival 4. Will never rent again where Vacasa is the property manager.
Stayed 27 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Josh H.

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

Great location but needs a lot of attention

We stay in this area every year and normally have no issues at all. Within the first few minutes of check in we discovered a live roach in the silverware drawer. It was disgusting. Needless to say we purchased plastic silverware for the rest of the stay. Other than that, the kitchen was well equipped. The washing machine was not working and we reached out to the management company by phone and text and they did not respond until 2 days later right before we were leaving. The beds are in serious need of upgrading. They are really old, lumpy and no one was able to get a good night sleep on them. We loved the location and deck but the inside needs a lot of attention. In our opinion, this should not be a reflection on the owner but the management company, Vacasa. They are not keeping it clean and need to be more responsive to guests needs as they arise.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kendall B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

so fun!

I went to St Augustine for a surf trip with some friends. The location was great and we had a blast at the place. Quick walk to the beach and short rides to the town! So fun would love to stay again
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ramona T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay!

We loved the proximity to the beach and the amount of sleeping space. The view of the ocean and sounds of the waves were very nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nikki H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved it!

Perfect location and everything you need!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Michael G.

Lovely beach home

What a gem! My family loved staying at Playa House. Short walk to the beach, short drive to the sights. Enjoyed having the separate downstairs older boys could hang in. Amenities and furnishings all provided a comfy time while at the house. Would definitely recommend.

8/10 Good

Luis E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Fun beach house

Nice cozy beach house right near the ocean.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Holly H.

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

Photos are not up to date

Check in process was easy. The house was cleaned when we arrived. BUT the house was not like it looked in the photos. The stairs and deck are rotting and need to replaced. They were shaking every time we used them. Very unsafe especially with young kids. They need to replaced ASAP. The couch has a big hole which was covered with a blanket. Communication prior to our stay was poor. I took weeks for a response.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susan I.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

House was nice spacious and clean. TV could be better

Very nice would recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
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10/10 Excellent

Sandra T.

Siblings reunion

We decided that we would meet once a year and spend some time together. This Vacasa rental was perfect for us. The only thing being in Florida was that when we left the A/C automatically went to 82 degrees so when you went back after a day in the sun it was very warm in the unit. Very near the ocean and convenient to grocery and/or eating out. Enjoyed relaxing, playing games and sharing memories.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021
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8/10 Good

Erin H.

Nice, but not what we expected.

We enjoyed the proximity to the beach. The cleanliness was good. However, we were disappointed with the stairs only being outside. Our family has young children, so to make sure the kids weren't unattended, we had to split for the night. One adult downstairs and one adult upstairs. Some improvements would be nice like non slip added to back stairs.

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