As I mentioned before, the Bella Beach Bridge House wasn’t our initial choice, but it ended up being the perfect one. When we arrived after a very long day of driving, we were so excited to see that the house looked even better than the pictures online. It was located in such a pretty community and was only a couple minutes walking distance from the beach.
The house had a very cozy and relaxed vibe and I loved all of the little details. I snapped a bunch of pictures and took some mental notes for decorating my own home someday in the future. Oh, and did I mention that there was a little free library in front of the house? This house was seriously perfect for us and we may or may not have looked up local listings in the area…
This was really my first time renting a vacation home and it was a wonderful experience. The property staff was very easy to work with when we were making our reservation. Once we arrived, the house had everything we could have needed. I would definitely stay at Bridge House again! Have you ever rented a vacation home?
![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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I’ve never rented a vacation house but it looks like you had a great experience – it seems really pretty!
Courtney ~ Sartorial Sidelines
That is a really adorable house, and it looks like it really turned out to be perfect. Glad the last mintue trip worked out, sounds like you were able to have some much needed fun and relaxation with your family.
Chic on the Cheap
That house look adorable and I love the little library. I have never rented a house for vacation. I have been thinking about vacationing near Charleston SC or Savannah GA next May and have seriously been considering trying to rent a house.