Our family has been renting on Long Beach Island for over 50 years and we are now fortunate enough to build the house of our dreams and bring you the benefit of all our rental experience. Over the years we have accumulated our list of rental pet peeves and have addressed all of them in the construction of this house. For example, how many times have you rented a beach house for ten where two of you have to sleep in an open loft, adults have to sleep in twin beds, or the dining room table only seats eight? The four bedrooms at Mermaid Haven sleep ten with two kings, two queens, and two single bunks. There is seating for ten at the dining room table, ten at the kitchen island bar, thirteen seats to watch TV in the living room….and what good are large areas of decks and patios if there isn’t enough furniture to enjoy them?...so we have ten bar height table seats for dining on the main deck, plus picnic seating for eight on the back patio, eight on the first floor deck, plus seating for eight around the fire pit, six on the roof deck, and four poolside padded chaise lounge chairs. There are two Weber gas grills with the one on the main deck sized for ten and fueled with natural gas, so you will never have to waist your vacation time running out to refill a propane tank.
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We built our beach house with three primary goals...COMFORT, CONVENIENCE, and FUN. The heated saltwater pool and six 55” TVs are only the beginning. Our amenities include three Sleep Number Beds, Sonos speakers, Wolf ovens and small appliances, two Sub-Zero refrigerator freezers, two Miele dishwashers, two kitchen sinks and garbage disposals, two sets of washers and dryers as just a sample of what we have built into this house. Our focused customization began with the lot selection in the town center so you can walk to shops and restaurants, we face south for maximum natural light, there are no power lines on our side of the street, the guarded toddler beach on the bay is only two blocks away, and most importantly you can hear the ocean!... and not the boulevard traffic….plus, there is no use renting so close to the ocean if you then have to walk another 400 yards in the sand once you get on the beach, so we picked a street with a lifeguard at the end...and to make our short walk to the water even easier we provide a custom built beach cart that holds eight chairs, a 50 gallon cooler, a 5 gallon drink cooler, two umbrellas, and beach toys….all of which are included with your rental. And to fill those coolers and cool your drinks, the bar has a built-in Scott nugget ice machine that can make 60 pounds of ice per day.
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When your beach time is over we have three outdoor showers waiting for you…the two poolside showers are lighted, have hot water, and private changing areas built in. The third is our surfboard hand shower that includes a commercial jet foot wash station with hand pull activation. And to help you get ready for your evening we have three full baths and three half baths, with tiled showers and two sinks in each full bath. The ocean surf views are spectacular!...it’s a reverse living home so you can see the ocean from 99% of our great room (kitchen/living room/dining room)…you can even activate the motorized shades and see the ocean while lying in bed in the second floor master bedroom suite. The first floor master bedroom suite features a luxurious soaking tub, the kids get built-in bunks, and the fourth bedroom is my personal favorite with it’s own cedar lined outdoor shower, in-room sink, and private deck.
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Most importantly, a beach vacation is all about the kids having fun and they will certainly enjoy our three “P’s” – the pool, ping-pong, and pinball! There are plenty of good enough, nice rentals on LBI, but if you're looking for a unique luxury beach experience that your family will never forget, then rent Mermaid Haven for your next summer vacation.