Dog had a sign in front of his condo in Grayton -
"Monster Houses Suck". :laughing1
"Monster Houses Suck". :laughing1
NY Times "Cracker" Vacation Experience
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I have a question about these "monster" houses at the beach. Are they rented as many weeks as the "normal" houses? We saw a few empty ones in Grayton, and looking at rental company websites, it seems there are always a few that are vacant any given week. Do that many people have huge family reunions? Or pack that many families into a house? 
Every year it seems to be harder and harder to find a regular old house to rent, and even harder to get one without a pool- we come to the beach to hang out and swim in the ocean! We ended up with a pool this year (waited too late to book and were stuck), and my 3 year old actually cried when she found out about the pool because she thought she wasn't going to the beach!
Every year it seems to be harder and harder to find a regular old house to rent, and even harder to get one without a pool- we come to the beach to hang out and swim in the ocean! We ended up with a pool this year (waited too late to book and were stuck), and my 3 year old actually cried when she found out about the pool because she thought she wasn't going to the beach!
jdarg said:I have a question about these "monster" houses at the beach. Are they rented as many weeks as the "normal" houses? We saw a few empty ones in Grayton, and looking at rental company websites, it seems there are always a few that are vacant any given week. Do that many people have huge family reunions? Or pack that many families into a house?
Every year it seems to be harder and harder to find a regular old house to rent, and even harder to get one without a pool- we come to the beach to hang out and swim in the ocean! We ended up with a pool this year (waited too late to book and were stuck), and my 3 year old actually cried when she found out about the pool because she thought she wasn't going to the beach!
Some of the big ones are not rentals and some are. They do get filled up pretty good with big groups. For small places without pools -
http://www.sowal.com/rentals.html
You are getting off the theme of this thread. You need to start a new thread regarding your distaste for monster houses. The posts in this thread should only deal with responses to the NY Times article.
Just pulling your chain.
But while I'm being tangential, what's the problem with a non-monster house with a pool? We intentionally didn't put sofa beds in our living areas to reduce the maximum occupancy of our house. The more people there are, the less accountable each family staying in the home is for damage (by our way of thinking). But why not have a pool so that you can swim in January? Why is that not politically correct?
Just pulling your chain.
But while I'm being tangential, what's the problem with a non-monster house with a pool? We intentionally didn't put sofa beds in our living areas to reduce the maximum occupancy of our house. The more people there are, the less accountable each family staying in the home is for damage (by our way of thinking). But why not have a pool so that you can swim in January? Why is that not politically correct?
Donna said:
Shoot, they can put the houses on piers so the palmetto doesn't have to be dug and the critters can live underneath the house with their coon dogs.
Don't read me wrong, coon dogs are cool - I'm a beagle lover myself!
Beach Runner said:You are getting off the theme of this thread. You need to start a new thread regarding your distaste for monster houses. The posts in this thread should only deal with responses to the NY Times article.
Just pulling your chain.
But while I'm being tangential, what's the problem with a non-monster house with a pool? We intentionally didn't put sofa beds in our living areas to reduce the maximum occupancy of our house. The more people there are, the less accountable each family staying in the home is for damage (by our way of thinking). But why not have a pool so that you can swim in January? Why is that not politically correct?
Oh Beachrunner, it's just sour grapes since we rent in the summer, and don't like spending money for a feature we could live without. Maybe if we were able to come down in the winter we would want a pool. But in the summer, we swim in pools at home, and don't really care about one at the beach. The other family staying with us this year have a 1 year old, and didn't understand that it was OK for the kid to spend the whole day at the beach (take a nap under an umbrella!). So they used the pool. The rest of the kids dove in to rinse off after riding bikes home from the beach, but that was it. Honestly, the pool water was so hot, it was not refreshing. I will just plan earlier this year...and find a house with the perfect outdoor shower- now that is something we definitely don't do at home!
I am sure that at least one dog in my house would agree with you on that note.Rita said:
Hey, jdarg, you're right - the pool is TOO hot in the summer (but awesome October through May). But we do have a few really sexy showers at our beach house. SWEET!
OOPS! Another tangent!
OOPS! Another tangent!
Pools are popular because so many tourists are scared of the sharks (which fishermen put in the water before they start fishing).
While tongue-in-cheek, I'm actually not kidding. Houses with pools rent WAAAY better than those without...and fear of sharks (even before the recent two attacks) is frequently cited as the reason.
While tongue-in-cheek, I'm actually not kidding. Houses with pools rent WAAAY better than those without...and fear of sharks (even before the recent two attacks) is frequently cited as the reason.
SlowMovin said:
You are correct about the demand, and sharks may have been a hot topic lately, but in the past it has been more about rough water, seaweed, red tide, flies, etc.
People like to have something for the kiddos to do if the beach is out for any reason.
I was on the Gulf in Destin today in some high rises for a few hours and didn't see any sharks - imagine that. I guess they decided they don't like our beaches after all. And we were all told they were moving in to feed exclusively on humans. :roll: