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    Cottage Rental Details

It's all in the details.

What's Included?

All Cottages are comfortably furnished with a fully-equipped kitchen, washer and dryer, and fresh linens (including beach towels). Daily housekeeping services may be arranged prior to your arrival for an additional fee. Sea Island Cottage guests enjoy concierge assistance with pre-arrival itinerary planning, including airport transfers, grocery delivery, resort dining, baby supplies and babysitting services, and activity and spa reservations.

Resort Amenities

Cottage Rental guests can enjoy full access to all amenities of Sea Island:

  • Sea Island Beach Club with three pools, Camp Cloister, Nature Center, and Sea Strike bowling alley
  • Championship 18-hole golf courses and a 17,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Golf Performance Center
  • Shooting School for skeet, trap, and sporting clays instruction
  • Yacht Club for fishing charters, waterways excursions, wine and nature cruises
  • The Forbes Five-Star Spa at Sea Island and Fitness Center, featuring 23 treatment rooms, five fitness studios, squash courts and an indoor lap pool
  • Tennis Center with eight Har-Tru® clay composition courts, including one stadium court and four lighted courts
  • Seven restaurants, from the casual oceanfront Southern Tide to the refined elegance of Georgian Rooms
  • Daily and seasonal programming, from horseback riding to sea turtle patrols to bingo, and every experience between

Planning Your Cottage Stay

Your cottage rental concierge will assist you with the details of your stay including dining, tee times, babysitting arrangements, baby equipment rentals, activity and spa reservations, cancellation, and pet policies.

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: (888) 534-2308

Cottage check-in begins at 4 p.m. but may vary during peak arrival periods. Check-out is no later than 10 a.m. Check-in at the Cottage Rentals registration office located in the Sea Marsh Building at 351 Sea Island Road on St. Simons Island. (Just beyond the Frederica Road and Sea Island Road intersection). After checking in, you will be greeted at the Security Gate, where you will receive an access decal for your vehicle(s). Should you arrive when the office is closed, proceed directly to the Sea Island security gate to check in.

Cottage Pools — Many pools can be heated for a charge, with 48-hour advanced notice.

Pets — Unless otherwise noted, pets are not permitted in cottage rentals. Select homes and condominiums will accept dogs, for an additional charge, with advance notice. Click here to view dog-friendly properties.

Functions – Functions that exceed two times the maximum occupancy of a cottage (two people per bedroom) are not permitted. This includes weddings and other events.

Convenience

Sea Island is bordered by five miles of private beach on the Atlantic Ocean to the east and separated from St. Simons Island by the Black Banks River and wide salt marshes to the west. Sidewalks run the length of much of Sea Island Drive (up to 36th Street), making walking and bicycling a pleasant way to reach The Cloister and other resort facilities. Bicycle and golf cart rentals are available through your concierge.

Transportation

With the goal of transporting you comfortably during your time with us, we offer a variety of transportation services including airport transports from Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Brunswick-Golden Isles Airport (BQK), and the private Malcolm McKinnon Airport (SSI) on St. Simons Island.

During your stay, Sea Island Transportation offers a complimentary shuttle between your cottage and the resort. These shuttles run on demand and are by request. More details can be provided by our team of concierges.

Housekeeping

We offer two levels of Housekeeping services to choose from during your stay, ranging from full-service to a light tidy. These Housekeeping services are available upon request, for an additional fee.

Housekeeping services are available:

January-May: daily
June-August: Monday-Friday
September-December: daily

Full Housekeeping Service

This all-encompassing service includes cleaning the kitchen and all bathrooms, making beds (fresh linens every third day), dusting and vacuuming all rooms, and emptying wastebaskets throughout the home. Outside the home, the team will sweep porches and patios, wipe off outdoor furniture, and clean grill areas, as needed.

Services Rates
1-2 Bedroom Residence $90 per visit
3-4 Bedroom Residence $180 per visit
5-6 Bedroom Residence $230 per visit
7+ Bedroom Residence $280 per visit

Tidy Housekeeping Service

This service includes cleaning the kitchen and all bathrooms, making beds, and emptying wastebaskets throughout the home.

Services Rates
1-2 Bedroom Residence $60 per visit
3-4 Bedroom Residence $120 per visit
5-6 Bedroom Residence $170 per visit
7+ Bedroom Residence $200 per visit

Grocery Delivery

The Cottage Rentals concierge offers grocery delivery services for our guests. This service includes placing the ordered groceries in your rental accommodation on the day of arrival for a fee. Georgia Law prohibits the delivery of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products.

Residential Dining and Catering

From dining delivered to your door or private chef services in your cottage, Sea Island offers a variety of culinary opportunities within a Sea Island Cottage—multiple menus ranging from an intimate breakfast to an elevated evening meal for your family and friends.

Baby Equipment Rentals and Babysitting Services

Cottages are the perfect place to gather with the entire family, including the little ones! Rental baby items and babysitting services are available throughout your stay in a cottage with at least a 48-hour notice.

Items Rates
Crib (53 inch) $50 per night
High Chair/Booster Seat $15 per night
Baby Monitor $15 per night
Pack-N-Play $20 per night

Shipping

Need to ship items to your cottage? We’ll be on the lookout, and deliver any packages that have arrived to the cottage on the day of your arrival.