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10/10 – Hervorragend
Mary T.
3. Apr. 2024
Poppy's Carriage House
We had a great stay on 30A! Poppy's Carriage House was a great little space for us. Clean, updated and the owners addressed any concerns we had right away. This is a lovely area and the carriage house is located in a great spot. Many restaurants, coffee shops, general shopping, green spaces, pools, tennis courts and of course the beautiful ocean are within walking distance. For two people this would be pretty ideal.
A few things to note in case you are thinking of renting. Getting to the upstairs loft was easy for our teen daughter and her friend. But, would not work well for younger children or older adults. We knew this going in but just an FYI. Also, if you want to sit outside in the beautiful Florida weather you will need to go to one of the many green spaces, into the “town” area, pool areas or some of the beach entrances do have deck areas with umbrellas and Adirondack chairs for ocean viewing and of course the beautiful sunsets. The cottage has no outdoor area to speak of and we will take this into consideration with our next rental. Again, we knew this going into the rental but missed not being able to sit outside without getting dressed and ready for the day.
We only used our car one time and that was to go pick up our Walmart grocery order. I highly recommend ordering prior to your stay so that you can just run to pick up your items. It was getting pretty crowded at Walmart (15 minute drive) by the time we went to pick up our order. Our rental supplied us with enough paper towels, TP, garbage bags, dishwasher tabs, laundry tabs and hair and body wash for our six day stay. This was a nice bonus that not all rentals have. Again, we had two adults and two teens. P.S. Get coffee singles and or filters for coffee as these are not provided.
The rental came with two bikes that the teens used several times. We also ended up renting Electric Bikes from YOLO. We did this in advance of our stay and they delivered and picked them up on the day we specified. We decided that we will always do this electric bike rental . It was so fun but also very useful. Yes, you can walk or ride the bikes that are offered via the house/guest house but several days were very windy and several areas we wanted to visit would have been a pretty long trek on standard beach bikes. We even went to Seaside via the electric bikes one day. About a ten mile ride. In our opinion the option to peddle or switch on the power when getting tired out was well worth the investment. Highly recommend if you can fit this in the budget. We did save some money on eating at the carriage house rather than out for most breakfasts and lunches. We ate out for dinners. Prices are high as expected. Also, expect a wait unless going very early. One of our favorite meals was in Seaside at Bud and Alleys! We took the electric bikes on one of the cooler/windy days. Great fun area with LOTS of teens! Many shops and places to eat, food trucks as well. I'm glad we stayed in Rosemary rather than seaside. Great day trip but a bite more of a party town than we are looking for these days. Rosemary is a nice generational family area. You can have fun without worry no matter what the ages not much craziness as with other towns. This is something that takes a bit of the worry out of vacationing with teens. After 8 p.m. they needed to be with us. I really liked this and I think our teens didn't mind it. It's not for everyone but is very family friendly.
All in all our stay at Poppy's carriage house in Rosemary beach was fantastic! This review was not just about the place we stayed but also Rosemary beach! We will definitely be back with our older “children” and in our coming retirement years!
P.S. I would add a couple of things that would make a stay at the cottage a 5 plus rating. 1) a binder with map of Rosemary and the general area, recommendations/names of different restaurants in the area. Things to do etc. would be great. 2) definitely time for new/up graded bed sheets. 3) more thought/time should be put into the loft area to make it more appealing. These minor things would really up the perceived and actual value of the carriage house. Thanks so much for sharing your home with us!
