Chicago Avenue Cottage

Close to Okaloosa Island | 2 Min to Downtown Fort Walton Beach | Pet Friendly | Shared Fenced Yard

3 BR
2 Baths
Sleeps 8

About

LONG TERM STAYS/SNOWBIRDS: Contact us for special rates for stays of 30 days or more!

We help make the most of your vacation by providing Free Admission (some activities are seasonal) to some of the area's top attractions each and every day! Create exciting memories, have more fun, and truly experience your destination!

itripbutton3.1477602581.jpg
Note to Guests (AirBnB guests please take special note) with pets: Our properties charge a fee of $150 for up to two pets. Be sure to read any restrictions on size as some properties only allow small pets. Due to the way AirBnB works with our property management system, we must request the fee after booking. If you have any questions, reach out to us.

SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS (sleeps 8):

Master bedroom

- Queen size bed

- Night stands

- Dresser

- Big screen TV

- Private bathroom

Guest bedroom #2

- 2 twin over twin bunk beds, total of 4 beds

Guest bedroom #3

- 1 twin bed

- 1 twin bed

- Night stand with reading lamp

***************

HIGHLIGHTS:

- Full kitchen with refrigerator, stove, microwave, toaster & coffee maker!

- Large fenced in back yard (shared with cottage next door)

- Large dining table with 6 chairs for food and games; separate table with two more chairs.

- 75 inch Smart TV in living room for family movie nights.

- Don't wait in an office to check-in or get a key! Drive straight to your town home and enter the front door with an electronic lock code. Prior to your visit, we will send you check in instructions by email.

- Washer & dryer located in room off the kitchen

- WIFI with high-speed internet

Welcome to 115 A Chicago Ave in FWB. This single family home welcomes your family with luxury amenities including a 75 inch television in the living room, full kitchen, and high-speed wireless internet.

This home is convenient to everything the Emerald Coast has to offer. Ferry Park, with its Disc Golf, playgrounds, tennis courts and 1-mile fitness trail is close by (and free!). When you are ready for some white sand and surf, the beach is a 5 minute (sometimes longer during the busy season) drive (free access and parking). Ready for fine dining and nightlife? Downtown Fort Walton Beach is 2 minutes away and Destin is an easy 15 minute drive; both areas have many amazing dining and entertainment options. Here for a boat race? The Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club is near by. Want to eat and shop? Uptown station is very close. In the mood for some miniature golf? Goofy Golf is right up Eglin Parkway.

With 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, there is plenty of space for up to 8 people. The master bedroom has a queen bed, television and ensuite bathroom with shower. This layout allows for adults to be near the children, yet have privacy in the late hours. As a bonus, this property accepts pets for a fee of $150.

WINTER GUESTS: If you are interested in staying for 28 days or longer, please message for special monthly rates. Pets considered for long stays ($150 fee). Please include your desired start and end date in the message, and type of pet, if any.

MILITARY: This house is close to Hurlburt and Eglin bases and accepts pets.

House Rules

Reservations made for teenagers or young single groups will not be honored without any accompanying adult staying in the unit at ALL times. We require at least one member of the party to be 25 (twenty-five) years of age (military exempt). No smoking/no pets without authorization. Be respectful of the house and contents - it is someone's home. Respect the neighbors and neighborhood. No parties, events or smoking inside of any kind.

This property sleeps 8 people!!! If we determine you have more than 8 people, we will charge a fee of $100 per person, per night.

Parking: The driveway has room for four cars or a mix of cars, RV or boat. Please make sure any car is NOT hanging into the road. NO parking in the street. If you do not follow the parking rules, your vehicle is subject to towing (or being ticketed) at your expense!!

Check-in time: 4:00 pm

Check-out time: 10:00 am

Our properties come with freshly laundered linens and towels, a starter supply of dish soap (and dishwasher soap too), toilet paper, paper towels, laundry soap and facial tissues trash bags, hair dryers (this property has two), iron and ironing board; along with a welcome amenity kit of bathroom supplies.

Free Fun Program not valid for stays over 28 days. One ticket per activity per day.

Free Fun Activities Include:

Big Kahuna Water Park

Sea Blaster--Dolphin Cruise

Cattywampus WaterFun / Sunset Cruise

Gulfarium

NOTE: A Limited Damage Waiver fee is included in all bookings in lieu of a deposit. Please contact us for more information.

LONG TERM STAYS/SNOWBIRDS: If you plan to stay more than 30 days, you may be required to have a cleaning every 30 days by our cleaners. The cleaning fee will be added to your booking for each 30 days of your stay after booking. Contact us for more information.

CANCELLATIONS: We will follow the cancel policy you were provided by the booking channel you used. Be sure to read your rental agreement for all of the cancellation terms. Please contact the website from which you made the booking to initiate a refund; or contact us directly.

Sleeping Arrangements

Bedroom #1 Queen
Bedroom #2 Bunk Twin (2)
Bedroom #3 Twin (2)

Bathroom Configuration

Full Bathroom #1
Full Bathroom #2

Property Rules

Check In: After 4pm
Check Out: Before 10am
Smoking: Not Allowed

Amenities

AIR CONDITIONING
Air Conditioning
Big Screen TV
Clothes Dryer
Coffee Maker
Dishwasher
Fireplace
Full Kitchen
Hair Dryer
Ice Maker
Internet
Internet Access
Iron and Board
Kitchen
Laundry
Microwave
Patio
Pets Considered
Refrigerator
Smoke Detectors
TV
WIFI
Washing Machine
Disinfected
Enhanced Cleaning
FREE WIFI
Fire Extinguisher
Self Check-In
Smoke Detector
Wifi

Map

Videos

Frequently Asked Questions

CANCELLATION POLICY

In the event that you must cancel your reservation, please be aware that cancellations must occur at least 14 days prior to arrival date to receive a full refund. We will allow a full refund cancel if you cancel within 24 hours of booking your stay, even if you book within 14 days of arrival.  GUESTS THAT CANCEL 14 DAYS OR LESS BEFORE ARRIVAL DATE WILL BE CHARGED THE FULL AMOUNT. There will be no refund for early departure unless authorities request mandatory hurricane evacuation, in which case the refund will be pro-rated based on the room rate.
NOTE: We will follow the least resrtictive cancel policy if the site you booked on has one different from above.

VACATION INSURANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.  The following are the ONLY reasons we will provide a full refund from the time of booking until arrival date: 1) the government orders travel ban or quarantine. 2) The beaches are ordered closed by the government for more than 24 hours 3) government restricts vacation rental check-ins that affect the arrival date.

FAMILY RENTAL ONLY

Reservations made for teenagers or young single groups will not be honored without any accompanying adult staying in the unit at ALL times. Unless otherwise stated in the listing, we require at least one member of the party to be 25 (twenty-five) years of age unless active duty military, then 21 years of age! No third party bookings without approval!  Any violators will be evicted according to Florida Statute 508.141 with forfeiture of all monies.

 

HOUSEKEEPING

There is no daily maid service. Linens and towels are included and not to be taken from the unit. An initial setup of trash liners, bathroom paper, and soap are provided. There is a $_CleaningFee_ one time cleaning fee. Additional cleaning fees will be due in the event that cleaning involves the removal of excessive sand.

 

UTILITIES

No compensation will be given for temporary outage of electricity, gas, water, cable, or telephone service. Outages will be reported immediately and all efforts will be made to have them restored as soon as possible. Please note that you may want to bring a calling card for placing long distance phone calls, as these are restricted.

 

SLEEPING CAPACITY/DISTURBANCES

Tenant and all other occupants will be required to vacate the premises and forfeit the rental fee and security deposit for any of the following: Occupancy exceeding the sleeping capacity of 8 people, using the premises for any illegal activity, causing damage to the premises rented or to any of the neighboring properties and any other acts which interferes with neighbors' right to quiet enjoyment of their premises.  Additionally, a fee of $100 per person per night for each person above the sleeping capacity of 8 will be due immediately.  A PERSON IS COUNTED REGARDLESS OF AGE!

 

SECURITY CAMERAS

If security cameras are present at the property, the listing and house rules will disclose this fact.  Security cameras are soley for visual (no audio) monitoring outside the property and are not present inside the property.  Tenant agrees that in outside areas there is no reasonable expectation of privacy and accepts the monitoring of the outside by security camera.  Tenant agrees not to tamper with the security cameras.


POOL, DOCK & PATIO

Tenant hereby acknowledges that the premises they have reserved may include a private or community pool; tenant agrees and acknowledges that the pool can be dangerous area, that the patio can be slippery when wet, and that injury may occur to anyone who is not careful. With full knowledge of the above facts and warnings, the undersigned Tenant accepts and assumes all risks involved to Tenant and all of Tenant's guests in or related to the private pool, and/or patio areas; and will hold Owner and Agent harmless in case of injury or death.  Owners and Agent require Tenant follow all published pool rules, which are available in the Guest Book and in the House Rules provided with the listing. No one should swim alone or allow children to be unattended at any time.  No Diving or climbing on rocks around pool. The gate to the pool must stay closed at all times unless entering or exiting.  Please read  about signs of drowning and realize a drowning person will not scream for help.  NO LIFEGUARD IS PROVIDED.

NO GUEST REPAIRS
Guests are not to service or repair anything on the property without consent of the property manager.  Guests will not call on service professionals  either.  Guest must report all maintenance issues to the property manager for triage and repair.  No reimbursement will be made for any guest expenditures for repairs or maintenance that are unapproved by the property manager.

PETS
If a property is advertised as pet-friendly, the listing will state that.  Pets in those properties are welcome with the payment of a fee to cover the additional costs of cleaning up and profits for the owner.  If the listing does not explicitly say pets are allowed, then pets are not allowed at the property and fines of uyp to $500 will be levied. 

 

Cleanliness

We take cleanliness seriously, but sometimes we do make mistakes.  When booking this property, you agreed to report any issues with cleanliness within 12 hours of check in.  This property does not come with daily housekeeping services, so after the first 12 hours you accept the property as-is.  Of course, please let us know of any maintenance issues.

Check in and Check out Time
The check in date and time and check out date and time are located in the listing, booking agreement and the check in instructions email.

We reserve the right to charge a minimum of $250 fee for unautorized late checkout.

 

MAINTENANCE

Please report any maintenance needs for the premises to the us and we will respond as quickly as possible. Refunds may be made at our sole discretion for maintenance issues including, but not limited to heating and air conditioning, appliances, televisions, and stereos.

IMPORTANT: There must be at least one person in the unit that is 25 years of age or older on the check-in date.  You must be 25 years of age or older to book this property.  If there is no person on the reservation and participating in the stay that is 25 years of age or older, we reserve the right to evict all tenants with no refund.

General Rules:

Violation of these rules may result in eviction without refund or additional fees.

This property is located in a residential neighborhood that has all-year residents.  Please treat this home as if it were your own.
PARKING--- There is room in the driveway for 4 cars.  

1) No parties!!  If you want to have a party, we can help you find an appropriate venue (just give us a call).  Of course, guests are welcome.
2) Trash days is Tuesday. Friday is recycling day.  There is a large green trash (2 cans) can near the garage for your trash.  The large can with the yellow lid is for recycling.   You may set out the trash Monday evening (recycling on Thursday evening) after 6:00PM as needed at the end of the driveway.  Please bring the can back into the garage after pickup.  The property manager reserves the right to enter the garage or stop by to set out the trash (and we will do so at your request; just call, text or e-mail).  We know you like a clean unit!
3) Please keep noise to normal family activities.
4) No pets are permitted in this unit unless approved in advance.  We love pets, but some people are highly allergic.  If unapproved pets are found to have stayed in the unit or are reported in the unit, you will be required to pay a $500 cleaning fee, pay for any damage caused by the pet and may be evicted without refund.
5) Any intentional damage to the property will be paid by the guest.
6) This unit is no-smoking.  Smoking means anything inhaled that is not prescribed by a doctor.  Smoking inside the unit will result in an additional $300 cleaning fee.  We respect your right to smoke, so please smoke outside on patio (front or back) with the doors and windows closed.  Please be respectful of the neighbors.  Be sure to discard all trash in the big green (or black) trashcan.
7) Please be advised that this house has external security cameras monitoring the front yard and the backyard area.  This is due to periods of vacancy to protect the home; and to help protect our tenants as well.
8) Please do NOT fly drones on the property (You can do this in Ferry Park).  Flying drones is prohibited.

Reviews

No reviews yet

Book Your Stay

Select your trip dates.
Contact Manager

Toll Free (888) 234-7425