Debbie and Matt's beautiful property in Bethany West was the perfect home-away-from-home for our family of 9. The layout-- a large central living space with nice sized living/dining/kitchen areas flanked on either side by two sets of bedrooms with a full bath in the middle-- provided plenty of room for family socializing with options for quiet, private time as well.
The shaded back porch had a nice-sized table as well as that most rare of things, COMFORTABLE outdoor furniture. Everyone one of us-- including the kids-- stole away out there at some point during the week for a bite of breakfast, a mid-day snooze or a late night puzzle or game session, or a cup of tea or coffee.
What I appreciated most of all, I think, were all the little touches Debbie provided to make everyday life easy and comfortable-- starter paper and cleaning products in bathrooms and kitchen, lots of over-the-door hooks for towels, bathing suits & PJs, an outdoor clothesline with lots of clothespins, super-soft, generously sized blankets for all the beds, sand toys, beach chairs, bed rails and step stool for our 3-year-old, and a very helpful "Welcome to Our Home" binder with menus, lists of phone numbers and addresses, maps, and suggestions on things to do.
This was our 8th year vacationing as a family at Bethany, and everyone agreed this was our favorite year yet.
P.S. We are absolutely SOLD now on the option of having a pool available for our use. We all love the ocean, but 4 hours in the sand/surf is plenty. We got in the rhythm of staking out a camp on the beach from 10-2, swimming from 2:30-4:30 in Bethany West's Front Pool, then heading home for a family meal followed by game nights, bike rides, walks around the neighborhood, trips into town on the Jolly Trolly, and-- more often than not-- early bedtimes!