Soul Surfin' 128 FI

We had a great time. It was perfect for three couples and three teenagers. So close to the pool and the restaurants. Beautiful facility. The staff was super helpful. We are already planning next summer's trip!

Response from Cinnamon Shore Rentals, LLC

Thank you for sharing your fantastic experience at Cinnamon Shore! We're delighted to know that your stay was perfect for your group of three couples and three teenagers. It's great to hear that the location, being so close to the pool and restaurants, added to the convenience and enjoyment of your vacation. We're glad that Soul Surfin' met your expectations, and your kind words about the staff's helpfulness are much appreciated. Providing excellent customer service is important to us, and we're thrilled that our team could contribute to your memorable stay. We can't wait to welcome you back next summer for another wonderful trip! Thank you for choosing our community for your vacation, and we look forward to seeing you again soon!

Submitted on Aug 7, 2023

The house overall treated our two families well, however there are some basic rental home "must haves" that need to be added. One of the main frustrations was the inability to exit through the back of the home. The location of the property (lack of front driveway) really makes it frustrating to unload/load car/golf cart. I understand that the owner likely has their person golf cart in the garage area which is why they restrict owners from going through there - but there are other ways to secure a personal golf cart I've seen other owners do (adding "The Club" or securing with bike locks) that they can implement which would keep their cart secure and still allow renters to pass through the garage. There wasn't any cabinet in the home that allowed us to put away food - there just wasn't any cabinet that didn't have cups/wine glasses, etc. My wife spent an hour rearranging the cabinets so we could actually have a pantry to put food away. The owners have their personal cabinet locked up of course, but the pantry area below it had decorative3 plates, cups, etc. A complete oversight by the owners of this home to provide a pretty basic expectation of having a functioning pantry when you are renting a home of this size for this cost. There is also no clothes storage in the lower floor master, no chest of drawers or anywhere to put clothes away. The closet in this room and others provided a closet with a place to hang clothes (which they had 3 hangers in the house so we had to go out and buy hangars to actually put some of our guests clothes away) All of this combined with the lack of ability to unload the car from the back of the house upon our arrival really put a sour taste in our mouths when we walked in. These are pretty basic things that I think any renters would expect to have. The home is beautiful, and the openness of the upstairs living/kitchen was nice and comfortable. Great house, owners just to need to make few changes to accommodate common rental needs.

Submitted on Jul 1, 2023

perfect. only complaint - lots of "stuff" at this particular rental home - but it's clear it's a well-loved vacation home, with lots of character.

Submitted on Jul 27, 2022

This was our third year in a row spending our family vacation at Cinnamon Shore. The layout of soul surfin was perfect for our family - the space was very functional, inviting and comfortable. The first floor bedrooms were perfect for our children and grandchildren with two king size bedrooms, two bathrooms and the bunk room. This was the first house we stayed in where we had access to the garage which was fabulous to come through after showering at the outdoor shower we could leave our beach toys etc. in the garage.

The second four living space was perfect - it was large and open and we spent a lot of time sitting around the dining table playing Uno or out on the front deck off the living room.

Only two small negatives - there were only a few forks in the silverware drawer so we were constantly washing silverware or had to use plastic forks and there was no pantry so we had to get creative hiding snacks.

Lastly, the location of soul surfin is perfect - having the Stillwater pool right outside the front door was awesome - the kids loved it and we were a short walk from Lake Colby, the great lawn, the restaurants and the market!

Submitted on Jun 28, 2022

Completely enjoyed our relaxing stay at the Soul Surfin home at Cinnamon shore. My family and I were first time visitors and can honestly say that we will love to come back on a future trip.

Submitted on Aug 1, 2018

Soul Surfing was the perfect vacation house for our family. The grandchildren enjoyed the bunk beds and the adults liked having their own bedroom! The house was beautifully decorated plus the kitchen was well equipped for cooking our meals. The children also enjoyed the pool located close to the house! Perfect!

Submitted on Jul 18, 2018

Mostly everything was great especially the master bed! Soooo comfy you just melt in it !!! The only exception was the grill provided. We usually grill most nights but weren't able to because the grill was extremely small, and wouldn't heat up. I have stayed in probable 6 different houses now and all had good grills except for this one. If a better grill was there it would be perfect! Otherwise we had a great stay.

Response from Cinnamon Shore Rentals, LLC

We look forward to welcoming you back soon!

Submitted on Jun 14, 2018

Soul Surfer is a great beach house. My husband and I plus our 4 young children enjoyed the stay very much. Note that the master/kitchen/living is on the 2nd floor with the other 3 bedrooms downstairs. We brought a baby monitor and a pack-n-play with us so we felt comfortable with the layout. The kitchen was well stocked with pots/pans/good knives for cooking. Nice plates/serving bowls/ platters and plenty of kid-friendly plates/cups as well. You cannot see the beach from this residence but the 2nd floor patio offers a view of other houses and the little fishing lake. We rented a golf cart and thoroughly enjoyed driving it across the boardwalk to the beach each day. I'd highly recommend a cart as it is a decent walk from this residence.

Submitted on Aug 16, 2016

House was in a nice community. It was clean and had good beach access. The house and communities were kid friendly. A very good place to vacation on the Texas coast.

Submitted on Aug 1, 2016

Excellent stay for my family. Had everything that we needed.

Submitted on Sep 17, 2015

The house was just awesome and fit our family so well. I was impressed with how well stocked the house was and had everything we would need to cook. It had a griddle and gas grill as well as wifi which we did need to do some work. Location is great and we listened to the live music from the patio. The master bed was so comfortable! We look forward to renting from here again soon!

Submitted on Aug 14, 2015

Lots to like at CS. The property is beautiful and very clean. Loved the large open living area upstairs. The house is located on the back row of houses near the highway and at the opposite end from the boardwalk to a beautiful beach. The small lake on the property is very close by and with 3 boys along (2, 7 & 11) it was an adorable scene watching them and more young boys and girls fishing. Just down the street from the house is Lisabella's where we ate two nights; Saturday night our reservation was at 8:30pm and we were surprised several items we tried to order had sold out including their delicious garlic Parmesan bread.
A couple of small points: The master bed was exceptionally tall and the mattress too soft for our taste. The front porch light stayed on all night which bothered one of the front bedroom sleepers until they finally arranged a towel to block it. Upstairs never found the switch to turn on the upstairs porch light. CS was a great safe feeling family community.

Submitted on Mar 24, 2015

Nice house. Very comfortable and good layout of beds/baths. Kitchen well stocked. Decor very nice. Love the upstairs living/dining/kitchen layout with great balcony....view of lake is super! Only negative is that you can hear the highway from the upstairs master....But I would still recommend this property.

Submitted on Mar 14, 2015