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1) How do we book a reservation?
Call us at 1-603-524-4000. If you have any questions, use the web form
to the right, or
e-mail or call us.
2) Why do you request a phone call instead of doing online booking?
We want to get to know the folks who stay in our homes a little. Our
houses are designed to be comfortable and we want them to be taken
care of. Each of them holds some of our family antiques -- meant to
be used and enjoyed, but not abused. This home is very much a labor
of love for us. We stay in each vacation home anywhere from 6 weeks
to 5 months a year, depending upon the house. We want our guests to
feel like they are using the vacation home of a friend.
3) Why do you ask for a check for your final payment?
To help us keep rental rates for you as low as possible.
4) Idyll-by-the-Sea looks very big. Is Idyll too large for our small family? Are we going to feel lost?
Although we allow up to 18 folks to stay there, some of our family groups
are just 6, 4, or even 2, and find the house quite comfortable. We are
just a family of three plus pup ourselves, and designed the home so we
would not feel lost while in residence. Every single small family group
we have had thus far has commented that though the house is spacious,
they never felt overwhelmed -- that it was, in fact, very cozy,
warm, and inviting.
5) Does Idyll have enough room for our large family?
Let me answer by quoting one of the guests from June:
"You have done an amazing job. Even as well done as the website is you can't
appreciate the size of the house until you are there. We had thirteen people
and three dogs and the general comment was that it never felt like you were
on top of one another. There was ample room for our entire party to spread
out and relax." We got similar comments form folks that have parties
of 18 also.
6) We have guests that will be in a wheelchair. The house looks very
accessible but how do we get he/she or them to the beach?
The house has a wheelchair accessible bedroom/bathroom (a friend who is a
paraplegic told me what her absolute favorite assist devices were and how to
configure things- plus I used ADA standards-- but her advice was REALLY the
most helpful because ADA is pretty broad)-- a roll in shower, the bath room
there even has drop down bars by the toilet-roll under sink- elevator, even
lower mirrors and bed in that room- The bathroom is enormous and has plenty
of room to turn a wheelchair, etc.
The pool deck is accessible by elevator as are all the OCEANFRONT decks-
Anywhere in the entire house I could position a 3'0' door I did- we have had
several folks who came this year that were wheelchair users- They went down
by the oceanfront pool or often sat on the decks, which look right over the
ocean- of course, they were older than I think your brother might be-- we
try as hard as we can to be totally accommodating- I totally understand
everyone wanting to get to the beach so I have some ideas...
The problem is CAMA and set backs from the property lines and walkovers- I
could not build a ramp to the beach due to CAMA regs for setbacks etc (you
know, the switchback ramp configuration) You have several close-by options
for getting to the beach via ramps- There are several wheelchair accessible
ramps on the island- The closest access option is the public parking area
just north of Ocean Sound Village- like six houses away- It has a cut
through the dunes- For that one, you would need one of those big tired
wheelchairs (I think you need one with the big sand wheels but perhaps a
regular one would work- the sand is fairly hard packed) The other option is
to go to one of the public walkovers WITH a boardwalk ramp (public land,
CAMA much easier for ADA compliance-) There is one about 1/2 mile up the
road from the house- wheelchair accessible toilets there ,too, as well as
playgrounds, tennis courts, kayak launch, etc. etc.- Nice facility-Paved
accessible parking as well-
Of course, the third option is to carry down the steps to the sand and put
back in the wheelchair-- but I know that is the least favorite and perhaps
impossible alternative-
7) Do you offer rental car discounts?
Yes. Visit
Idyll Rental Car Discounts
for details.
8) Do you know of any good pet friendly hotels on I-95 as we travel to and from your vacation homes?
Yes. Visit
Where to say on I-95
for details.
-- Carol and Jerry (and Jackie the puppy)
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