SAND and SURF

This was the ideal home for our family to stay in during our visit to Rockaway. It was just steps away from the beach, had cozy beds and comfortable areas to visit and play games, and plenty of space.

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We stayed in Sand & Surf in early September, 2021, and enjoyed it very much. The house is old (which is to be expected on the coast) but cute and comfortable. It will sleep 11 adults so my wife, my parents, and I were very comfortable. The bedroom on the main floor has a king bed but the bedroom downstairs only has a small full, not a queen, so be ready for that. The bathroom on the main floor is adequate but a little small. The downstairs bathroom is very spacious. There was always plenty of hot water, which was great. There is no dishwasher so you're on your own, there. There is plenty of seating and it's all very comfortable. We didn't even use the loft bedroom and queen bed, but they looked great. The house is about a 1 minute walk (literally) to the beach which was fantastic. We enjoyed several foggy morning walks on the sand. Rockaway Beach is also very convenient to Nehalem, Manzanita, and Cannon Beach to the north, and Tillamook, Cape Meares, Netarts, Oceanside, and Cape Lookout to the south, all of which were within a 30 minute drive of the house. Very convenient, easy to find, great location, very comfortable. We would stay here again.

The house is about 50 feet from the ocean. You will have a good view of 101 to the East. The house is huge. I commend the rental for not attempting to cram more people in - I think 12-14 could fit in this house. But for the 5 of us were had a LOT of room. The kitchen is well equipped. The rooms clean and Sunriver comfortable. Not all the light switches were easy to find with wooden walls and wooden switches. The grill wouldn’t work - the bottom has tin foil in the bottom and air couldn’t circulate in the bottom.
Overall would return to this rental.

The house was very comfortable and close to the beach. Had games and movies for the kids and plenty of additional bedding if needed. My daughter and grandkids loved the house and easy access to the beach. Will stay there again!

Myself and my two adult children stayed here for a week and it was perfect! Every amenity was provided so cooking was easy. Beds are comfortable, home is clean and very short walk to the beach.

The house was nice and spacious and had an almost cabin-like feeling to it. Having the kids bedroom downstairs was awesome because it made it so that all of the kids could have their own area to play in while the adults could relax upstairs. We left our echo dot speaker and wrote sunset vacations rentals an email to try and retrieve it through shipping but sadly, our email was never returned. Lesson learned I suppose.

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We enjoyed our stay. there was enough room and sleeping areas. The house was clean and maintained. We would recommend it to friends and family. We enjoyed seeing the new Tillamook Cheese Visitor Center and walking on the beach.

It was a great place. It would have been nice to have a larger kitchen, but we managed. It was clean enough but the dryer lint trap was so full of lint - the cleaning folks may need to be counseled on that to keep the place from burning down.

We had an amazing time! The location and the house was great. Three houses from the beach, it literally takes 2 minutes to walk to the beach. The house has a lot of room and beds throughout the house giving a lot of privacy to all. My 4 year old grandson cried when we left the house. The only complaint was the dirty stove. The property management (sunset rentals) were absolutly amazing to work with. Thank you Jeffie for all your help!

In general, it was okay. Nice walk to beach. Nice deck, deck table and chairs, and grill was okay. However, when we arrived the first evening, the sheets on two beds were loose (not fitting) on the corners, no mattress cover, and mattress was questionable. so we spent the first hours, looking for better sheets and mattress cover. The toilet plunger was on shelf with the towels. Some of the small floor rugs were dirty. Electric fireplace didn't work. House manual needs to be updated with the house--i.e., manual talks about dishwasher, but no dishwasher. Trash from last renter took up one and half of the two cans. No trash pickup and no space for our trash. Also, somehow I got the idea that a hot tub existed? N0. It could be a nice VRBO with some work and better cleaning. We left the house cleaner than we found it.

Very close to beach, I would rent it again. Kitchen has everything you need. The prize was worth it. The only bad thing is that one of the beds was full of dog hair in it. And I am very picky with that because I get itchy with dog hair. The beddingndidnt look clean period. Other than that. Everything else was clean.

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This is a great house for a family trip to the coast. Just steps from the beach and an easy bicycle ride to town. Sunset Rentals stocked the home with everything we needed to get started. Close to stores for quick trips (not too far from Tillamook for full grocery shopping). We would stay in this house again.

The house was as advertised ... rustic but well equipped. The only negative is the dryer was not functioning properly.

The house was as advertised ... rustic but well equipped. The only negative is the dryer was not functioning properly.

This is a great house for our family of nine plenty of room. The only negative is the head space beyween the loft stairs and the basement stairs, as two of us are over six foot.

This is a great spot for a relaxing vacation with your family. We had two families staying here and when I booked the house it said it slept 10, and there was 10 of us. On arrival, we discovered it only slept 8 comfortably. The downstairs hide-a-bed was broken so we had to purchase an air mattress, and the downstairs bedroom bed is very small only suitable for one person comfortably or two very small people uncomfortably. We did also find that with 10 people, the garbage was an issue, there is no recycling so we had to go to the depot to dispose, not enough space for the amount of garbage. Other then that the house is roomy, clean and very close to a beautiful beach. Had a wonderful time.

The cabin was cozy and very close to a quiet stretch of beach. It had plenty of room for our party of 6. We loved the beach/nautical theme and all the cool bric a brac used to decorate.

One thing to be aware of is that the cabin is actually right on the highway and right next to a cluster of other guest houses. The pictures don't convey that. (Fair warning to guests looking for a quiet or romantic getaway). But for a location close to the beach and also convenient to traveling up and down the coast, this cabin is great.

This the second time my family has stayed there and we plan to do it again. It is clean and well supplied. The kitchen is very small so if you are a group that plans to do a lot of cooking, this might be an issue. But it worked for us and we loved the location.

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Surf and Sand was a good choice for our family of six adults,, two small children and a small dog. There was enough room inside when the weather turned rainy and close proximity to the beach when the weather was clear. With two levels and a sleeping loft this would not be the best choice if stairs are an issue. The microwave oven in the lower level should not be connected with an extension cord, a potential fire hazard. Other than that I found the property was safe. Good location to explore the Oregon Coast.

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Two families had a great time in this quiet town, just steps from a wonderful beach. Kite flying was awesome.

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Restful, fun, perfect weather, good food, easy day trips to Tillamook and Canon Beach.

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Restful, fun, perfect weather, good food, easy day trips to Tillamook and Canon Beach.

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We had a wonderful family getaway and the home accommodated us very well

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We rented the house for three nights and were very pleased with it. The house looked just like the pictures on line and was in good condition. We would definitely stay there again.

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Our stay was excellent The house was awesomely appointed, very nice throughout. everything needed was already there.I would certainly recommend this house!! :)

Never a disappointment when renting from sunset vacation rentals

Never a disappointment when renting from sunset vacation rentals

We have been to the Oregon coast many times, renting many different houses. This was a good one. Enough room for three couples, steps from the beach. We would stay here again.

It was a nice house although the pictures on the website seemed to show a much bigger living room. There was no CD player as was on the sheet of paper of what was included. It was a real nice location. The garbage people never did pick up the garbage, it was full when we got there on Tuesday and they didn't stop at the house on Friday either. that's no big deal as they weren't spilling over. The micowave quit working on Christmas day but come to find out it had gotten unplugged. We didn't know the plug was behind the Fridge. All in all it was a beautiful week and the weather was great.

We came out with 5 people and all had more than enough room to cook sleep and play. There are so many different little zones to this house theres both good common hangout areas as well as private nooks to curl up with a book. The pictures don't do it justice. The decor is cozy and sweet, not like other rentals that are all chintz and 70's ****. The kitchen is well appointed and the hot tub was awesome.

Great house and great location. Our only issue was some safety things. We have a young child and the baby gate and the gate for the deck were both broken. A step also broke when my husband was walking down the stairs. With all that, we would still stay there again and just bring our own baby gates. Great seperation of the bedrooms to feel like everyone had their own space. Great decor and very comfortable and felt like home!

GUESTS THAT SMOKE SHOULD CLEAN UP THEIR BUTTS!!

Great house, lots of room, funky layout but fun. Small details - some dishes, silverware, pots and pans not clean; be careful-water WAY too hot and shower control goes in opposite direction; really unpleasant smell in cupboard under sink. Rental process
extremely efficient and seamless. Overall, great vacay! Thanks :-)

The location was very easy to access the beach. The hot tub was a popular feature. We liked the lower level for the kids to use.

The location was very easy to access the beach. The hot tub was a popular feature. We liked the lower level for the kids to use.

The garbage can was not empty when we arrived. Also one can is not sufficient for a full house. Proximity to the beach is excellent. The house does get some road noise from Hwy. 101 but was not a big deal. The washer and dryer were very handy but are a little noisy and dated. The doors on the closet to them were hard to open and close. A bigger TV in the main upstairs living room would be nice. Overall the house seemed to need a few more lights. These are rather picky items. We wold use the house again.

The garbage can was not empty when we arrived. Also one can is not sufficient for a full house. Proximity to the beach is excellent. The house does get some road noise from Hwy. 101 but was not a big deal. The washer and dryer were very handy but are a little noisy and dated. The doors on the closet to them were hard to open and close. A bigger TV in the main upstairs living room would be nice. Overall the house seemed to need a few more lights. These are rather picky items. We wold use the house again.

My only concern was the open stairs going to the loft and wide railings going downstairs. The little children (1 year olds)that didn't know better were in danger of falling through!

The entire family enjoyed the house layout and closeness to the beach! The jacuzzi was wonderful and the house was great in every room. The beds were very comfortable and easy to relax and rest on. Thank you!

This is our 2nd time renting this house for the 4th of July and we hope to do it every year.

We had an amazing time in Rockaway Beach. The house was pretty much perfect for our family. We had 10 there between ages 3 and 83. The stairs going downstairs needs a handrail as they are a little steep and it would be nice to have a dishwasher as with 10 someone was doing dishes all of the time. The location was fantastic. We needed trash bags and they brought them promptly on Sunday morning. It was great.

We had an amazing time in Rockaway Beach. The house was pretty much perfect for our family. We had 10 there between ages 3 and 83. The stairs going downstairs needs a handrail as they are a little steep and it would be nice to have a dishwasher as with 10 someone was doing dishes all of the time. The location was fantastic. We needed trash bags and they brought them promptly on Sunday morning. It was great.

Garbage was complicated, due to we stayed Tues-Sun and never saw or knew what time to expect a garbage truck. Monday was a pickup day but we left on Sunday.

Only complaints are that there was no cutting board in the kitchen and no dust pan for the broom. There was also a hint of pet urine in the master bedroom near the closet but we had the windows open so it wasn't noticeable during our stay. The red chair is also very uncomfortable in the living room but the couches were very nice. We would definitely stay here again considering how much better it was than some rentals we've had. Also, thank you for having this property in such good condition overall because we were very scared to rent it sight-unseen and driving 1300 miles from Colorado. It was such a relief and we really enjoyed our stay.

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We had a great time at this home. It was very clean and decorated so nicely. I've rented many beach homes, but this was by far the cleanest. The location is great, just steps from one of the nicest beaches in Rockaway. Easy sandy slope down to the beach, no rocks to climb over. Nice big fire pit right as you enter the beach. Big open beach with a nice calm surf and long slight slope into the ocean. Very safe for the children that were with us. The beach was also very quiet. Just a few blocks south is much more crowded. Location is right across from a restaurant and walking distance into town. Lots of room to spread out for everyone. Great lower deck to sit on when it's raining and the hot tub was perfect after a long day on the beach.

all in all the stay was wonderful. I would have liked to see a more handicap freindly set up, but other than that it was wonderful. Thank you for a great time. Ginny