Family area 100 yards to the beach in small condo complex. Choose from 4 units for family & friends who vacation together. Rent one or all for larger groups. Walk to the pier but far enough away for a quiet vacation for your family. Prices vary.
Other properties also available for rent. Some allow pets. Check: www.sacobayrentals.com
“Ocean Condos” This Condo rents FRIDAYS to FRIDAYS RENTALS! (Which lets you avoid traffic on Saturdays AM & PM + gives you a complete weekend at the house).
This is a small "family oriented" condo complex with only 8 condo units. Two bedroom end-unit 1st floor condo just steps to the beautiful beach in Old Orchard, only about 100’ +/-. Distant Ocean Views from living room & patio. Cable TV, air conditioner; dishwasher, disposal, bath with shower/tub combo; Patio & patio set, outside shower & washer/dryer on premises, gas BBQ grille. BED SETUP: Master has a full bed; 2nd b/r has two full beds, queen sleep sofa in small living room for overnight guest. Comfortably sleeps 6. Parking limited to 2 cars only in parking lot, marked #102. Located within a short walking distance to the pier. $1,100/wk. Sorry, no pets allowed in this complex.
To see other listings in this area: Go to my website: www.sacobayrentals.com
Vacation with family & friends? Got 2-3 families looking to rent near one another? Rent along with other units in the same little complex.
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RE: SUMMER RENTALS - FERRY BEACH, CAMP ELLIS, BAYVIEW & KINNEY SHORES are in SACO, ME + OCEAN PARK is part of OLD ORCHARD & PINE POINT is in SCARBOROUGH.
PETS: Pets are okay at some of cottages and are marked accordingly on the cottage description list. Other houses are possible with owner’s permission. If Pets are authorized by owners, aggressive dogs such as Dobermans, Pitt Bulls are not allowed due to insurance requirements and the fact there are a lot of children in the area. Pet owners are to make sure the yard is clean at all times & do a thorough vacuuming inside for dog hairs. Many dog owners bring along extra sheets to throw on the couches & chairs, if their pets tend to get up on them. It makes it easier for you to clean when leaving….just shake out the sheets & toss them in your car for home. Please keep pets out of the bedrooms and off of the couches & beds as hair can get in mattress pads, on pillows and bedspreads/quilts. Someone coming in after may have allergies and this can lead to problems. If your pet is a "swimmer", make sure it's dried off before bringing into the house. Again, pet owners must "clean up" the yards after their pet does "his/her" thing. Other families will be checking in after you leave and have children who will be playing in the yard.
If a dog causes any property damage, any cost to repair, etc. will be paid by the tenant or the pet owners visiting with the tenant. (This will be written in the contract.)
Also many owners (not all) require additional rent for pets - $10/day or $70/wk. It’s a lot cheaper than putting a dog in a kennel where most dogs don’t like to stay. I know my Golden Retriever wouldn’t. Dogs ARE allowed on beach during the day in Saco but must be leashed and cleaned up after if needed. In Old Orchard & Scarborough, from May to Sept., not allowed during day but morning & evening hours are okay. Times are posted at beach entrances in OOB. There’s a “doggie park” in Old Orchard on Heath St., beside AZ’s supermarket (near the train station area).
I rent to family-type people in our area. Not to groups of young people who want to party-I suggest these groups make reservations at one of the motels in Old Orchard. That way there’s no problem involved with driving back to the houses in Saco & some in Old Orchard after partying.
ALL of the houses are Non-Smoking Units. We ask people who smoke to refrain from smoking inside the units - outside on decks, etc. okay. DO NOT mess up the yards with butts…put in a container of some sort, soda can, etc. (thank you). All units are in family areas and quiet time is expected by 10:00 PM.
All of the cottages are complete with blankets, pillows (some people like to bring their own pillows). There are pots, pans, toasters, dishes, coffee pots; most have gas grilles, some have phones, some have fans, not all, etc. All have cable TV, except PAT, which has no TV. Eight have an air conditioner. Some houses have VCR’s, some have DVD’s. You may want to bring one along if you need one and your house doesn’t have one. Some have internet connections, some have washer/dyers. IF they have a particular item, it should be listed in the house description (for example washer/dryer, DVD, etc). If it’s not listed, most probably it doesn’t have the item.
You DO need to bring your own beach chairs, sheets & pillow cases, beach & bath towels (UNLESS specified in house description of house rented). You will need to bring paper products, rubbish bags, laundry & dishwasher detergent (if applicable), soap, etc. as they are not provided by the owners. A couple of the homes do provide sheets & towels. If they are provided, it will be in the house description.
If owners leave VCR's, DVD’s or linens, etc., it'll be listed in the description of the house on my list.
*** The houses/cottages are expected to be left clean, neat & tidy, when people leave, the way it was when you came in. We don’t expect heavy spring-type cleanings but we DO expect people to leave the units clean & neat when they leave (swept, no toothpaste on mirrors, refrigerators cleaned, stoves, give toilets a quick swish, stuff like that, etc.) Please clean BBQ grille's on a regular basis if you use it. It’s much easier to clean when hot after cooking with a paper towel. Spray with Pam beforehand, makes it even easier. If floors need washing after your use, just give a quick swish also. Most owners have left cleaning supplies. To make sure they are clean for the following guests coming in, some owners have cleaners come in between rentals and some owners do their own cleaning.
Check-in is at 2:00 P.M. on Saturdays and check-out is at 10:00 A.M. on Saturdays (except the places that do Friday to Friday rentals, same times). Please put all bedspreads back on the beds after removing your sheets. If mattress pads or bedspreads become soiled during your stay, please launder. If you’ve moved furniture or beds around for your stay, please put them back the way you found them. If there's a problem with cleanliness when you check in or any other problem, please let me know RIGHT AWAY, before doing any cleaning yourself. Otherwise, I have no “proof” it was not clean when you checked in. I have no way of knowing anything is wrong if I'm not made aware of the situation. If there’s a problem, we’ll get the cleaner back.
Saco (Camp Ellis, Bayview, Kinney Shores & Ferry Beach) collects trash early Monday mornings. Barrels are to be put out Sunday evenings if you’re there 2 weeks or more. Otherwise, please put trash barrels at the street curbs for pickup when you check out, be it on Friday or Saturday. Face the bar on the barrels towards the street because sometimes they’re picked up via trucks automatically. Saco recycles and they are very strict so please “do it our way”. Cans, bottles & plastic containers go in the blue ones. (Do not put any plastic bags in the blue “can” bins, just cans, plastic bottles, etc). Newspapers/cardboard go in the brown ones & regular trash in the green. Again, do NOT put plastic or paper in the bottles bin (blue ones), nor bottles or trash in the paper bins (tan ones). The city will NOT empty them if they're mixed. All trash goes in the ones marked Garbage (green). Instructions are on all of the covers on the barrels. The recycle barrels go out at the curb with the regular garbage barrels on Sunday night. If the recycle barrels (blue bin-plastic/bottles & tan bin-paper/cardboard) are not at least 1/2 full, don’t put them out (per city request). Put the green garbage barrels out at all times.
(Thank you for your cooperation)
To hold a cottage, a 50% deposit is required. Personal checks are okay and deposits are due in 10 days from receipt of the contract, 15 days for our Canadian neighbors. All rentals are subject to a 7% tax (State of Maine, not my idea but theirs). All balances are due ONE MONTH prior to arrival, (or earlier if you wish). This makes your arrival run much more smoothly with fewer complications for both of us. The deposit & balance payments can be made by personal check, as there is adequate time for them to clear. If you wish, you may pay the total up front too. A personal check is okay (in U.S. $ funds for our Canadian and foreign neighbors please). If a check doesn’t clear and there is a charge by my bank (usually $10.00), the charge will be added into the balance. Sorry, but I do not accept Credit Cards. However, if for any reason you have a balance when you come up (such as reserving the cottage late in the season, etc.), I require either a bank check, postal money order or cash.
CANCELLATION POLICY: If one has to cancel, deposits will only be refunded if the week reserved is re-rented at the same rate. If I need to re-rent at a lower rate (due to a late cancellation), refunds will be adjusted accordingly, reduced by whatever reduction was necessary to re-rent the house. Deposit money will be returned once I have confirmation of the re-rent and received deposit for it or if the property is actually re-rented at the last minute. If cancelled within 3 weeks of check-in and it cannot be re-rented, no refunds. If re-rented with no price reductions, all monies will be returned
Rental of unit sight unseen must be accepted upon arrival or all money is forfeited (this is written in the rental contracts).
On Fridays: Check-in @ 2:00 PM; Check-out @ 10:00 AM
In Season, $1,150/wk. Off-season, half price. 50% deposit upon booking; balances due one month prior to check-in. Minimum stay in season, One week. Minimum stay off season, 2 nights. Check website: www.sacobayrentals.com