Sea Dawg

AMAZING HOUSE
Sea Dawg was an absolutely amazing house to rent on SGI! I highly recommend it for your beach vacation. We rented it the week of Thanksgiving 2020. We had the pool heated....worth every penny! We were able to swim every day!! The house was very clean and the kitchen was well stocked! It even had a Keurig! The bunk room was perfect for the four kids in our party and the king bed rooms were perfect for all the adults! The elevator was great for my elderly parents that accompanied us! The large balconies had breathtaking views of the gulf, sunrise and sunset each day! They were perfect for sitting and drinking my morning coffee! My brother and sister-in-law loved the “pent house” master suite on the third floor! They’re still talking about it! The home has LOTS of parking....we had five cars, a golf cart, and a trailer... it all fit with no problem! I have to say, this is by far our favorite home to rent! We will be back soon! Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with us!

- Tania J from Houston, TX, Posted: 04/07/2021

Wonderful House!
Our family absolutely loved Sea Dawg for our family vacation. I’m not sure what happened between May and July (previous post) but we experienced none of the issues that the poster mentioned. With four children, ages 2 - 10, the extra living area was perfect! Of course, the older kids loved the pool and it was serviced the day after we arrived and was sparkling clean. We would rent this house again but, the week we want is already reserved. The only issue we had was that the ice maker was not working in the refrigerator in the kitchen. With our group, it would not keep up anyway so we bought ice throughout our stay. For two families or, a family with kids, this house can’t be beat!

- Katherine P from Athens, GA, Posted: 07/12/2022

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, we appreciate your feedback! We are so happy your family enjoyed their stay at Sea Dawg and hope that you are able to find a week that works for your group next year!

- Collins Vacation Rentals, Inc. staff, Posted: 07/17/2022

Excellent Property for our Trip
This house was great and very comfortable for our family. Highly recommend and will definitely stay here again! - The location of this house is perfect. It is directly across from the beach and beach access. We were there for Spring Break and the street was pretty quiet. The beach is also very wide, so there was plenty of space for everyone. - The views of the gulf in the house are amazing. - The house was very clean when we arrived. As a mom of two little kids, I was also very appreciative of the brooms provided on each level. - We loved the huge balconies. - The house was built for large gatherings. There is plenty of space to be all together and plenty of places to go to get a little quiet time. The washer and dishwasher are also large capacity, so it makes it easier for big groups. - The pool was extremely safe and secure. You don’t have to worry about kids being able to access it from inside the house and the fence is locked. - The pool heater was worth every penny for our stay. The pool was the perfect for our family to enjoy while our daughter napped. - I love a tiled beach house cause it’s easy to keep clean, but with little ones I was a little concerned it would be slick - especially the stairs. It is not. The tile has texture and we didn’t have any issues. - There is plenty of parking. - The area underneath the house is wonderful for kids to play while it’s raining or to get out of the sun for a little bit. We really enjoyed the picnic table too. - We have rented many beautiful homes in Florida and all over the Caribbean, but the owner of this house was the kindest we’ve worked with. The rental company was also very easy to work with. We are looking forward to our next trip!

- Amanda C from Tallahassee, Posted: 03/25/2021

Layout and Location are 5*s
Sea Dawg is a gem in the rough. The layout is awesome and spacious, the location on West Gorrie is perfect, and the proximity to the beach is great. The elevator helps navigate all the floors, the parking is ample for lots of cars and gear, and West Gorrie is a tad quieter than East Gorrie. Collins is open at hours that are convenient for check-in and outs--if you need to go in person. They provide rather limited startup supplies, but this is fairly typical. The home had plenty of dishes and kitchen wares, although for such a large house, a few plastic plates and cups would be great for kids, as there was only one plastic cup and no plates that were not breakable. The house needs a good DEEP clean--all blinds were filthy, corners had cobwebs, light globes in bathrooms were covered in dust and gunk. The pool is large and well laid out--although the landscaping makes it impossible to be clean. Within an hour of cleaning, both dirt and debris covered the bottom of the pool, and this was without use as we unloaded. The house could use some upkeep, including a count of paint everywhere (trim and walls are rather scratched), vents are rusted and need replacing, the ceiling had a leak and was hastily repaired and patched (prior to our visit), and the toilets ran the entire time we were there. Some money has been invested some new appliances, the A/C was newish and worked great, the refrigerators on the bottom and in the kitchen are a great feature. Furniture is dated, decor is mismatched (if this is important to you)--but the beds sleep well and this is important! New deck furniture arrived as we were there, so this is a nice addition. There were plenty of chairs on the decks already there to sit and enjoy the beach view. I would stay here again, as overall, we enjoyed it!

- Anonymous U , Posted: 07/04/2022

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we appreciate your feedback! We will be sure to pass along all of your suggestions to the homeowner. We hope to see you on St. George Island again soon.

- Collins Vacation Rentals, Inc. staff, Posted: 07/05/2022

Perfect Location
Sea Dawg location was perfect for my family. The layout and size of the house completely fulfilled our needs. We had an issue with an air conditioning unit freezing and needing freon requiring one maintenance visit and two visits by HVAC repairman but they got it working -- thank goodness it wasn't "July hot". This property could use a thorough deep cleaning and an update of furnishings/appliances (ice maker in refrigerator did not work). These things aside, we would stay at Sea Dawg again because we loved the location and size/layout of the house.

- Anonymous U , Posted: 10/25/2021

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We will be sure to get your review to the owners attention.

- Collins Vacation Rentals, Inc. staff, Posted: 10/26/2021

Great House
This house was perfect for 8 adults and 2 dogs. Ton's of space to either get together or get away from one another. Very quiet. Well appointed. Pool was great. We paid to heat it but heat only worked for 3 days of our stay (first day and last two days, someone was there to fix it on 3 of the days but think they needed to get a part or something. We received a refund for one day. Was kind of a paid to deal with each day). Other than the pool heater everything was fantastic.

- Michael N from LOUISVILLE, Posted: 01/03/2022

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we appreciate your feedback. We are very sorry you had issues with the pool heat but, unfortunately pool heat does not work if the outside temperature is too low. We do hope to see you on St. George Island again soon.

- Collins Vacation Rentals, Inc. staff, Posted: 01/20/2022