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Vintage Charm right on the Beach!

Beachfront holiday home with kitchen and patio

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Sound Waves, beach front in Surfside Beach Texas.
Sound Waves.
The FUN kitchen with beach front views.
Open concept with living and dining area.
Living room with beach front views.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Barbecue grill
  • Washer
  • Outdoor space

Explore the area

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Freeport, TX
  • Place, Surfside Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Swan Lake
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Place, Surfside Jetty Park
    ‪6 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 2 - Peace. Love. Surf. Bedroom

1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3 - Seashell Bedroom.

1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed

Living Room with sleeper sofa

1 Queen Bed

Master Bedroom with beach front views.

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Vintage Charm right on the Beach!

Colorful vintage beach front house rental in Surfside Beach, Texas. Sound Waves is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath vacation rental with beach front views of Surfside Beach from the large deck. Semi-private with no neighbors right next door. It's no longer possible to building a beach house this close to the water. Wonderful cathedral ceilings with open floor plan and walls of windows to enjoy the ocean front views. Sleeps 10.

Remodeled in October 2024with new roof, comfy sleeper couch, paint inside and out, new AC, tile in bathrooms and other updates. Fully equipped kitchen with microwave, coffee maker & grinder, dishwasher, toasters, blender for the margaritas and all the utensils and serving bowls & platters you’ll need. We highly recommend bringing bottled water for drinking and coffee. An awesome kitchen with ocean front views to enjoy while cooking! Enjoy the Surfing bedroom or the Lighthouse bedroom. BBQ pit (bring charcoal) and washer/dryer. FREE WI-FI Internet, Smart TVs. BIG beach front deck to enjoy the stunning beach front views.

More Vintage charm: Sound Waves located at 105 Nesmith, named after the parents of Michael Nesmith of The Monkees. They owned the house directly behind Sound Waves.

Two (2) night minimum stay. Sleeps 10. As in all properties in Surfside, bring your own linens or use our linen service for a fee. SUPER cleaning with clorox and more!

Please read rental agreement for additional details (which goes into effect upon payment).
Sound Waves is the home of my heart!

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Air conditioning

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 3–17
Children welcome
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Events

Events allowed: family gatherings
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 2 total)
Pets considered
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Non smoking only

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events (including family gatherings) are allowed on site. Maximum attendees: 20
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a deadlock

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Freeport

Located in Surfside Beach, this holiday home is on the beach. Quintana Xeriscape Nature Reserve and Surfside Beach reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Brazosport Museum of Natural Science and Sea Center Texas. With scuba diving, windsurfing and sailing nearby, you'll find plenty of adventures in the water.
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Map
Freeport, TX

What's nearby

  • Surfside Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Swan Lake - 1 min drive - 0.4 km
  • Follets Island Beach - 4 min drive - 4.9 km
  • Surfside Jetty Park - 6 min drive - 5.2 km
  • Port of Freeport - 14 min drive - 14.8 km

Getting around

  • Houston, TX (EFD-Ellington Field) - 88 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪American Rice - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Circle K - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Mi Ranchito - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Seahorse Bar & Grill - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Sharkies on the Beach Bar & Grill - ‬3 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Vintage Charm right on the Beach! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total).

What time is check-in at Vintage Charm right on the Beach!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Vintage Charm right on the Beach!?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Vintage Charm right on the Beach! located?

Nestled on the beach, this Surfside Beach holiday home is within a 5-minute walk of Surfside Beach and Swan Lake. Follets Island Beach and Fresh Water Lake are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 49 out of 65 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 65 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 65 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 65 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 65 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

matt b., austin

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing Thanksgiving

Our stay at sound waves for thanksgiving break was relaxing. The Beach front property offered a relaxing place to get away from the busy city life.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

erica v.

Won’t stay again

The location of the house is great!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

becky f.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Superb!

Delightful and roomy. Had a good time. It was right on the gulf.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing retreat

Loved this quiet property on the beach. Clean and comfortable. Loved being able to walk right out to the beach! Traffic light and it was easy to get where we wanted to go! Hope to come back some day!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sherlita C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Our Summer getaway

It's a tradition every year we start our summer at the beach. We have rented this particular house before and we try and book it every year we plan our vacation. I love the house we stay at and we make great memories every year we go! We will definitely book again next summer!! Thank you for having us!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Robert C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Closest to Beach

House is as advertised. The stove was not working but a call to mgt. and a service tech was on it and made the repair. House could use a little paint and fixing up in places but very livable, and clean. Don’t hesitate to book, we would stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Michael G.

Great location on Okay beach

Location was wonderfully close to the beach, and had great potential, however it was in need of some TLC. Two of the windows were cracked, and another window leaked during the rain storm, and the deck and house needed some minor repairs. The house had plenty of room, and every thing necessary in the kitchen. The biggest issues we had were not controllable by the owner, the beach was nice and clean Friday and Saturday morning, however it was trashed over the weekend (and never cleaned up the rest of the week we were there), I stepped on a kitchen knife buried in the sand Monday morning right at the end of the trail leading to the beach. It was sad that we could find more shoes and packing skids washed up on the shores then shells. On the busy days cars blocked the trail to the beach so I had to walk through their parties where they were urinating on the dunes instead of walking to the porta-potties. Police patrolling the beach seemed to only be interested in making sure cars had paid for the parking pass and not enforcing the no ATV, no loud music regulations. Again, nothing the owner could control we would not choose to stay at Surfside beach again, we went to Quintana beach just to the south which was clean and didn't have to worry about the safety of our children with the cars diving on the beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2018
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Dianna w.

The location and the view are spectacular!

The location was perfect! The price was good. The house was the right size and we could not have asked for a better view! The only thing was, when we got there I had to clean the floors and the stove before we could do anything. We could not cook in the house due to the pots and pans were all scorched. (I have a ceramic top stove and have had for many years. There is No reason for it to be in the shape that it is or to have scorched all the pans. If I had known this before getting to the property I would have a better review of the place. I am from Washington State and thank goodness I had my daughter's home only a few miles away in Freeport where we could cook meals. One more thing, there is a street sign where you turn in, but there is no street name on it. (I do know that is not the owner's fault that would be the city of Surfside.) And also had we known before we got there that we could not drink the water we would have been prepared and brought bottled water before we checked in. We found out when we checked in and picked up our key, it was written on the paper, nobody said anything to us. The location was perfect and the view Spectacular!!! I would choose this property again, knowing what I need to do before I arrive. Dianna Winters
Stayed 13 nights in Dec 2015

10/10 Excellent

Denis S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Cant say enough howmuch we enjoyed our stay, its everything that the description says and more, we will be back. The photo of the sunrise is from the deck overlooking the ocean
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matt C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The location was great. The house was comfortable, well furnished and had plenty of TV’s. Easy check-in and house rules were reasonable. I would recommend Sound Waves to a friend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alejandra N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Beautiful and perfect location
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roland F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Had a really great stay here. House was newly remodeled and clean. The view from the awesome deck is the best! We will stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Felicity G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great weekend

UReally enjoyed the entire time atthe house sand and sea, would suggest though, that it’s made clear about linens as some where it said all rentals in surfside do not include linens.also on the site check in says the key was sent in the morning of stay but really it’s two hours before check in at 4 pm,, it also says drop the key off at the rental office, but it’s electronic! So I was concerned about that and had to bug the office! It all worked out great but I just thought I’d say, we are hoping to book again later in the summer , not sure of dates but checking with family,, thanks Donna felicity and family
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Leanna L.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

We had uninvited guests.

I’ve thought long about posting this review but I feel that other guests should know. We checked in on a Friday evening for 7 days. We were making dinner on the stove and a roach ran out and we killed it. Then we started seeing more and more. In the kitchen, by the couches, bedrooms, bathrooms and crawling on the floors. They were everywhere. We could no longer stay there but couldn’t get a new place next door until Sunday on Vrbo. I let the property contact, Donna, know on Friday night right after we arrived and she said she was sorry and they had just exterminated. I told her I found another place but couldn’t check out until Sunday. She asked if we would like the place exterminated again, I declined. She agreed that we could check out and she would take care of it and charged us for the two days and refunded the rest of the trip. She also told me to call the management company. I did and they said that they had the house treated 4 times in the last month. We were not comfortable staying in the house Saturday night and stayed with my sister. The air conditioning was also not the best, it took forever to get to 77 at the coolest. They did provide a fan in the master bedroom. While we were staying at the house down the street we saw the exterminator there spraying. So hopefully the situation is fixed now. She did work with us and try to make it right.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paula H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

July Wedding

We had a wedding in Galveston to attend so we decided to make it a vacation with 2 other couples. We were so pleased with the location and the house was everything we needed.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

GTW

House accommodation were perfect for my family. Beach access was great with the walkway. I highly recommend the walkway instead of the trail in the dunes because there are rattlesnakes. I saw one that was at least 5 ft. long.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tricia C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved it!

First row on the beach so the view was wonderful! So fabulous to look out and see the ocean and the sunrise first thing in the morning!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Keith T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Our stay at Surfside

I took my wife and kids to this property for a 4 day stay. It was amazing !! Literally right on the beach. The views were awesome. The whole experience was great from beginning to end
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Kimmy J.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness

Great location, poor decor

Great spot on the beach but amenities are lacking. Place need serious renovation and better cleaning between stays. Floor was sandy, deocor was garage sale items at best. For the cost, they can do better.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

H B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Gulf Views

Sound waves was a wonderful experience to the host/property manager to the cleanliness to the wonder sound of the gulf. Sitting on the deck drinking coffee in the morning with the beautiful sunrise while listening to the birds chirp and the gulf whisper was a very relaxing time for me. We will definatly be back again. Thank you for a wonderful time.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Robert M.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Location

We really enjoyed our stay at the beach house. Perfect spot on the beach.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ken J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing location

Great stay. Recommended!! You cant get closer to the beach!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gilda J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Paradise

Pure paradise. Just a short walk to the beach. Loved it.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

2/10 Terrible

Edy S.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Vintage? Or old and dirty?

You may be close to the beach but bring your cleaning supplies, repair kit and black mold migraine medicine. The "charming" photos on VRBO show a false and misleading reality. This place screams we-don't-care! It's dirty, broken and offered us more work than vacation. From the rusty deck chairs to the no internet and tiny tv, to the broken glass, black mold headaches, and having to fix a sleeper sofa at 11 pm in order to have enough beds (as advertised, sleeps 12, we were 9 and still not enough) This VRBO is a 1 star pass. Real time (not photoshopped) photos available on request.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michelle H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great beach escape

I have never rented a house before but check in was so simple the house was amazing about a mile from the public entrance part of the beach but almost like your own private beach the house is about 150 feet from the water loved sitting on deck watching waves and sitting inside listening to them. We walked the beach about a mile in each direction and didn’t see a house with beach access as good as this one, everything was wonderful and we are already planning when to come back, we will definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

About the host

Hosted by Donna Clark

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We love the beach! Semi-retired baby boomers. We got marries in Surfside Beach!

Why they chose this property

BEACH FRONT, can't get any closer!

What makes this property unique

Very peaceful. Semi-private with no neighbors right next door. I love the walls of windows!

Languages:

English

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