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Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Washer
    Washer
  • Barbecue grill
    Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Dryer
    Dryer

Explore the area

Map
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
  • Seagrove Beach East
    2 min walk
  • Seaside Beach
    12 min walk
  • Seaside Repertory Theatre
    15 min walk
  • Panama City, FL (ECP-Northwest Florida Beaches Intl.)
    41 min drive

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed and 2 Single Bunk Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Garden
Dining Area

About this property

2 minutes to the Beach; Close to Seaside, Vintage Cottage in Old Seagrove

Easy access to the beautiful beaches of 30A - just a 1-2 minute walk and your toes are in the sand with your stay at Made in the Shade.

This unique, 1940s old Florida-style cottage will let you enjoy your 30A vacation but still feel separated from the hustle and bustle of the main area. Close and convenient to Seaside, but still far enough away. This is a great area to ride bikes and you're just minutes from so many great dining and shopping options. All the attractions and activities of world famous Seaside are only a short bike ride or walk away.

You'll love the large screened-in front porch with 2 rocking chairs and hammock, plus there is a spacious deck in the back nestled in the shade of magnificent live oaks. A great spot to enjoy more fresh air and Gulf breezes. This house is the ONE for those that need to get away.

Sleeping Arrangements:
Bedroom 1: King bed.
Bedroom 2: Queen bed, 2 sets of twin-over-twin bunks
Sofa in the living room pulls out to a queen bed.

Beach Access:
Head down Gardenia Street and directly across 30A is your boardwalk to beach access.
Distance: 300 feet | Time: 2 minutes walking

Seagrove Beach:
Named for the thick grove of oak trees lining its coastline, Seagrove Beach is located in the heart of 30A. There's no better spot to experience everything 30A has to offer! Feeling adventurous? Rent a bike and jump on the 20-mile Timpoochee bike trail that runs right around the corner from the neighborhood. Visit famous Seaside and Grayton Beach State Park to the West. Head East and discover more of Seagrove Beach plus the wonderful coastal communities of Alys Beach and Rosemary Beach. Enjoy exploring the boutique shops, fabulous restaurants, and beautiful state parks in each of these communities.

* Parking for 2 cars.
* Sorry, no pets allowed.
* Please note that there is construction in the area surrounding this home.

A Benchmark welcome bag and initial starter kit of amenities are provided for all guests. For the kitchen this includes: 1 roll of paper towels, 1 dish sponge, 1 dish soap, 2 dishwasher pods, and 1 liner for each trashcan. For each bathroom it includes: 1 roll of toilet paper, 1 set of soap/body wash/shampoo/conditioner/lotion. For towels you will receive: 1 body towel/1 washcloth per guest and 2 hand towels per bathroom, plus 2 washing machine pods.

Property manager

Benchmark Management

Languages

English

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

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

About the area

Santa Rosa Beach

Located in Seagrove Beach, a neighbourhood in Santa Rosa Beach, this holiday home is near theme parks and near the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Seaside Beach and Alys Beach. Sundog Books and Eden Gardens State Park are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving and snorkelling nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling and ecotours.
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Map
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

What's nearby

  • Seagrove Beach East - 2 min walk
  • Seaside Beach - 12 min walk
  • Central Square - 16 min walk
  • Grayton Beach State Park - 4 min drive
  • South Walton Beaches - 9 min drive

Getting around

  • Panama City, FL (ECP-Northwest Florida Beaches Intl.) - 41 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Surfing Deer - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Pickle's Snack Station - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Amavida Coffee Roasters - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Old Florida Fish House & Bar - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Bud & Alley's Waterfront Restaurant & Bar - ‬16 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is 2 minutes to the Beach; Close to Seaside, Vintage Cottage in Old Seagrove pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at 2 minutes to the Beach; Close to Seaside, Vintage Cottage in Old Seagrove?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 2 minutes to the Beach; Close to Seaside, Vintage Cottage in Old Seagrove?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is 2 minutes to the Beach; Close to Seaside, Vintage Cottage in Old Seagrove located?

Located in Seagrove Beach, this holiday home is within a 15-minute walk of Seagrove Beach East and Seaside Beach. Seaside Repertory Theatre and Newbill Collection by the Sea are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

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9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

8/10 Good

Hayley B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Kay T.

Favorite Cottage
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This was our first time staying at Made in the Shade cottage. We loved this rental. It reminded us of old Florida. The eclectic decor is so fun. It may be an old cottage, but it magically met all our needs. If you need high gloss, modern, this is not the house for you. But if you love the old Florida style, this house is a gem. The screened in porch is where we spent a lot of time. It is a easy walk to the beach and Seaside. The bedrooms are spacious with comfortable beds. The kitchen is not modern but met our needs. We will definitely return. Love, love, love this cottage.
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10/10 Excellent

Leif E.

Great rental
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great older house with a lot of character and charm that is perfect for old seagrove. Very close to beach access. 5 out of 5
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10/10 Excellent

Drew S.

Great Family Vacation
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Right across the street from beach access

10/10 Excellent

Shannon S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location! Great house!
Quintessential Seaside beach house. Loved our stay. Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Donna P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
In the Shade
Overall great experience, superb location, super responsive and engaging property mgmt, they made everything very easy. Not your typical "fancy" Seaside digs, but very quaint, authentic and personable - we loved it! Thanks much for a nice, relaxing and fun experience - we will definitely be back. :)
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Ashley W.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy
Not as advertised
Not as advertised. Although a good location, The house was old, dirty and run down.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Matthew A.

Great place in 30A
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We loved our time at Made in the Shade. Great location, very easy and quick walk to the beach. Public access to beach is right across the street. We biked everywhere (we brought our own bikes and 1 bike at Made in the Shade worked). The house was cute and quirky. We loved the porch and trees. Would love to stay there again!
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2022
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6/10 Okay

Jim G.

Its about the Location not the house
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Location of the house in unbeatable. The condition of the house was unfortunate. From the pictures I knew we weren't renting an updated house, but feeling grossed out by everything around the house isn't what we expected. Was suppose to have 2 baths, but one didn't have a shower head or a way of turning on the shower portion so we ended up with 4 people sharing 1 Bathroom. Nothing has been maintained in the house, looks like after each renter they do a quick clean and call it good. House has potential but needs some love and a couple of bucks to make it suitable for a renter.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2022
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2/10 Terrible

Peter B.

Beautiful house, but Nightmare Experience
Rating Details: The property manager was very unhelpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Firstly, the house and location was perfect. Been vacationing in the area now for our 30 years and we try a new place each time we visit as a family, but this time was the worse in 30 years. Construction is everywhere on different degrees. But very disappointed that the management company didn't flag that 15 feet away, there was from 7a-3pm concrete jack-hammers, concrete block dumping intro trucks and earth shaking noise that sent our family to tears. The kids were hiding in their room with door closed and refused to come out in the morning for breakfast, the wife was under pillows so she could sleep...what this did was destroy our experience at the beach and pushed us away from the house so we never got to enjoy all the things you see listed in the description from 7am-5pm. I finally called the management company and politely explained the situation and she could barely hear me on the phone and knew that we are not happy. She said she would escalate this to the billing dept to look into a refund and she would call me back during our stay - which she never did nor have we (as of 3/14) heard or seen any kind of compensation for this nightmare. And yes, she made it very clear there is a clause in our contract that they cannot be responsible for construction disruption in the area. I totally understand and I have been in a condo where there was construction happening nearby...but this was unacceptable.Why Beanchmark Management could not have flagged this in the rental/property description is beyond me - it clearly needed to say "During March 2022, construction is happening next door that may impact your experience". It is a simple line that does 2 things....1) Tells you of a possible disruption that may impact your stay and sets expectations for a renter and 2) clearly shows they are proactive and care about their customers so they will come back again because they had a great experience - or knew ahead of time.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jamie L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Good Location
Plenty of space. Good location. Needed to be updated but overall all was good.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Tina L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in
Disliked: Communication, location, listing accuracy
BEWARE!!! Active Demolition on two sides
We arrived and found the house right next door was being actively demolished and the same for buildings across the "street". So loud, and the floor shook. Our trip was Thurs-Monday and with the amount of construction we couldn't even stay. I called the property manager and while she seemed to empathize, they were not amenable to offering my money back and even sent me the fine print. I understand that "inconvenience" due to construction is one thing, but this was an active construction zone that felt unsafe. We left immediately (within 30m) and we were blocked in by a dump truck in that amount of time. I am very disappointed that I booked in October and was never provided an update on the neighborhood (very active construction and Cowgirl Kitchen is gone) and provided an opportunity to change our reservation. We had my 74 year old mother with us and couldn't risk it. So upsetting. We did not stay at the property.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Carolee S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Quaint vintage beach cottage
This is the third time we have stayed at Made in the Shade and we have always loved it. The place was clean and the check in process super easy. It is a charming older home with a wonderful screened in front porch. We have always enjoy the bikes that are provided. However this time three bikes were waiting in the shed that were all rusted…one with the chain off and the other with a flat tire, there was only one bike that was rideable. That was very disappointing, I feel like if you were not going to provide bikes that is one thing but do not have bikes waiting that are not rideable. We could have had bikes set up to be delivered before we got there if we would have known. I did get a quick response from the management company who said that they would try and get them fixed but we never saw anyone and they were never fixed. Overall a great place just ignore the past reviews saying how nice it was that bikes were provided and prepare to pay for your own! This place is nicely set up for a big family. It is across the highway from the beach(short walk) and close to Seaside!
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kristi R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Annual Birthday Celebration
All three of my daughters birthdays are in September, so we decided to start an annual birthday weekend celebration since we love 30A so much. We love this quaint beach house for the character, location, price and all the memories we’ve made there. The only negative is the water pressure and the downstairs shower head didn’t work. Other than that is was perfect and will definitely come again. My girls actually request it every year!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Whitney K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
So great
It was amazing!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
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8/10 Good

Nick G.

Made in the Shade Review
Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Nice home and very clean inside. Less than 5 minute walk to private beach which was wonderful. We did not use the screened porch as it was dirty with old cushions and not enticing to sit. Location is great and an easy bike ride to Seaside.
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10/10 Excellent

Beautiful place
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Loved the home. Loved the back yard and front porch especially during a thunderstormBeautifully decorated Will come back!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
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10/10 Excellent

Holly E.

Beach trip
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This beach home was cute and clean. Loved the porch and the close access to the beach! There were 7 adults- the master bed was great. Had a few complaints that the bunk beds and queen was hard and not too comfortable, but hey, we can sleep on the beach, so no real complaints. The second bedroom was bigger than expected. There were bikes available and more parking space than reported. We had a great stay!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021
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10/10 Excellent

Mary Ann M.

GREAT PLACE TO STAY
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We recently spent 8 nights at Made in the Shade and loved everything about it. We especially enjoy Old Seagrove and the location of this rental was perfect--short walk to the beach, restaurants within walking distance and less than a mile to Seaside. The cottage being single floor (two steps to 2nd bedroom and bath) was a benefit as well. The kitchen was well equipped for cooking fresh seafood at home. Other renters have noted problems with internet service, but we did not find that an issue. Upon check-in, we had an issue with the front door code being incorrect and over the phone they entered a new code and problem solved. Overall, we loved this little cottage and would definitely recommend it and come back. I'm just sorry they are tearing down a lot of the old, quaint cottages, along with some of the businesses and building 2 to 3 story white houses.
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8/10 Good

Hannah J., Nashville, USA

Rainy Weekend
Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had a rainy weekend at the beach, but had a nice place to stay. The porch is lovely, with loads of sitting space. There's enough room in the living and dining room for a group. The kitchen is a bit small, but well equipped. Our only complaint is that the floor always felt like there was sand on it, so make sure you bring your house slippers or some socks! You can see the ocean from the road outside of the house - the location cannot be beat!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Allie B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Magical!
We had a girls weekend and this was the perfect home base. The home is adorable and so eclectic and homey. It’s a short walk from the beach but still feels away from the busy-ness. Just two bedrooms so make sure everyone is okay sharing rooms and bathrooms. Can’t wait to come back!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Brittany C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Cute little beach house
It was a cute little house perfect for a short beach vacation! It is a bit of a walk/bike ride from main square which is okay, just a little scary at night with young kids because there are no path lights. The beach is just across the street and a super short walk, and almost completely private even during spring break! The house was clean and had all the essentials! Just bring some extra TP and laundry soap! Thank you for the stay! I would def stay again!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lisa S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great little house
Charming old FLORIDA house with lots of privacy. All you need for a great stay is included. Location to beach and local stores/amusements/restaurants is great. Would love to go back.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020
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6/10 Okay

Arthur N.

Not so made in the shade
Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Outside was a mess. Inside was very cluttered. Not in good overall condition. Management should go see for themselves. Doesn’t speak well of your company. Definitely would not recommend or rent again. WiFi didn’t work.

10/10 Excellent

Jocie J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Cute cottage with great location
We loved this cute and eclectic cottage which was just steps to the beach access. Nice to be so close to restaurants, but removed from the congestion of Seaside. Quiet and comfortable. Loads of fun details in the decor, and fabulous screened in porch with hammock and plenty of seating for everyone! Thanks for sharing your lovely home with us!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2020

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