We were couples, two teens and a mid size pup (almost 9year old) who loves the lake but has never experienced the ocean.
I went out to plan a very last Vacay to celebrate my hubs bday but had had to find an available place with specific needs: drivable from MO, not on a crowded tourist area, dog friendly rental and and dog friendly beach, and directly on the beach. I looked up and down the East coast, and the Alabama/Florida coastlines with no luck before I remembered TX has a coastline too.
I am so thankful we found the Bolivar Peninsula, it met our every need perfectly! I wouldn’t have changed anything about this past week. The beach was was virtually ours alone and literally our front yard. Our super uncrowded beach was ideal for our pup to explore the ocean and for the rest of us to relax. We could leave our beach chairs and other stuff out there while we came in for lunch with no worries. The house was perfection, we spent every meal on the deck. In fact when we weren’t on the beach or sleeping, we were on the deck. Gorgeous view!
Only thoughts for owner/managements (definitely not deal breakers, just minor things that would have been nice)
—Larger table/more seating on the deck. We made it work by bringing stools out, but they weren’t as comfortable as those with the backs.
—Better skillets (gave up on making pancakes)
—An inexpensive crockpot
—softer sheets (not bad, but a bit itchy especially if you get any sunburn)