This house is in a great location and has a really nice deck with beautiful ocean front views. The ocean is literally steps away from the back door. The living room while small also has great ocean views.

Unlike other reviewers, we did not find any live Palmetto bugs (a southern brand of roaches which usually live outside), but we did find 1 dead one in a bedroom which had not been vacuumed up. The management company did assure me the house is regularly treated for pests and had been treated very recently. The cupboards and drawers did not show any evidence of infestation.

The style is definitely consistent with an older beach front home. The house could use a bit of updating. However, if you are a family on a budget looking for an affordable no frills vacation, this house will do the job.

We traveled with 4 adults and 3 kids. The house does have 4 bedrooms and 2 baths, but there is too much furniture for the square footage. The bedrooms are small and packed with beds. There were dressers in each room, but no closets or even hangers.

The kitchen is the most open space in the house, but could be better organized and equipped.

Parking leaves something to be desired as it is just a sandy space in front of the house, large enough to park 2 cars end to end.

We love Edisto and will definitely return again, but while there are some houses we have stayed in which we would rent again without hesitation, this one doesn't make that list. Edisto Realty makes the rental process easy and we have used their services on three separate visits. I highly recommend them.

With some of the shortcomings, but the location and view factored in, if this house had rented for approximately 15% less, I would have rated it a great value.

My family and I have traveled to Edisto Island almost every summer since 1993; so, you can say we have a pretty good idea of vacation rentals at Edisto Island. Part of our family (4 people), our 2 small dogs, and a friend stayed at Sea Oats during August 2012. We were more than thrilled with our beach front location. If we could review our stay based on the location and deck alone it would be 5 stars, however, the old cottage house was not as pleasant. Even though the bathrooms were recently remodeled, we spent our first night at Sea Oats cleaning the entire house (vaccuming, dusting, everything...). It was hard to believe that Maintenance had left a note proving they had just tended to Sea Oats. The palmetto bugs were awful during our stay. Never have we encountered this huge of a bug problem; we actually had to buy pest products to minimize the multitude of roaches. Considering our problems consisted of maintenance issues, we wouldn't turn down Sea Oats to anyone, in the hopes that Edisto vacation rentals maintenance would consider spending more time and effort in preparing homes like Sea Oats. Sea Oats is a great home, it just needs a little bit more attention and care.

It's hard to find a house on the beach for 2 couples. This house was a great value even though it has 4 bedrooms and sleeps many more than we had. There have been upgrades to the countertops in the kithen and bathrooms/some applicances. It still has that old feel due to all the paneling on the walls. Bedrooms are very small and cramped due to the furniture. Dining room table is too big and takes up a lot of space. It was nice to be closer to the top of the island and the beach was literally right there when you stepped off the back deck (which has been upgraded and looks fantastic).