First Mate's Cottage

We found this home with ocean view and private path to the beach a comfortable, spacious, clean place for the ten of us. Six adults and for children ages 6-12 found plenty of indoor games for family fun. The living space was spacious with cozy comfortable furniture in a large living room. After an active day, the hot tub was a bonus. This house is close to Ocean Park groceries. It is a short drive to fun in Long Beach. We had a happy stay here b

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Very nice home. Lots of amenities to make the stay comfortable. Furniture needs updating (recliners broke) as well as some minor repairs that need to be done. Nothing that interrupted our stay. Game room was awesome for kids. Grocery store nearby. Property manager was AWESOME!

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The house was really nice and was very relaxing!

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There were 7 of us Oregon family plus 2 dogs there for a long weekend at the end of March. Convenient location and comfortable property for ages 13-90. Bloomers was very helpful throughout the renting process. As others have said, Direct tv can be ify at times.

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This is our second stay at First Mates Cabin.
wonderful experience both times. We will be back!

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What a great family rental! Game room, hot tub, and plenty of beds. Absolutely loved the private trail to the beach. It may be windy but we had two days of no rain, great for the winter. Inside we were warm and comfy with the fireplace. Our dog was welcome which was great. Easy to deal with Bloomer representatives -Thanks Kathleen for being so professional and helpful!

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The house was roomy and had a lot of perks. View of the ocean and a short walk to the beach. Nice hot tub, and big yard with "play" equipment. Nice kitchen and bathrooms. Short drive to Long Beach.

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This was our 2nd year staying at the First Mate Cottage. Our stay was even better than the first...exceeded all of our expectations. We requested a King bed for the downstairs bedroom and amazingly they provided that for us! We love it here.

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We 4 seniors have stayed here for a 5-night girls' getaway during the last 3 Septembers, and just made our reservation for next year. The house is clean and comfortable, nicely furnished and well-equipped. We love the private path to the beach and the ability to bring 2 dogs. We all hate to leave!

This year was the vacation that almost didn’t happen. We had been planning for months and the week before we were to leave we experienced a family crisis. But thanks to Kathleen’s compassion, professionalism and extraordinary customer service we were still able to make our stay possible. The experience, the family time and the house itself was everything we needed at that time. Priceless is the best word to sum it up.

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We loved our stay, home was very clean, kitchen fully stocked, plenty of towels, and comfortable living spaces! Kids loved game room and outside toys. Path to beach was right behind home and that was wonderful...little walk but not bad. An absolutely perfect stay!

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Clean and spacious rental. Our family was able to spread out and enjoy all of the various activities throughout the house & property. The kitchen is fully stocked. Beds were comfortable. The ocean was a pleasant 5 min walk. Beautiful beach, ocean and landscape. The town of Long Beach was a short drive away and it was a really fun town. Nice firepit with benches surrounding it. Before our visit, I had to contact the agency with questions and they got back to me quickly and were great to work with.
I do wish they recycled. Another garbage can outside is needed (it was half full when we got there as it was). The foos ball table was broken, basketball game did not work and there was only 1 horse shoe, but those things were negligible compared to everything else.
As a whole, the rental was fantastic and our family thoroughly enjoyed our experience there. Definitely hope to return!!

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We spent the 4th of July here with another family. Great spaces for the kids and adults to spread out. Sprawling lawn for games and activities. Very well-managed home - great communication, well-stocked home, easy check-out.

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great

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We had a great time and the house was perfect for the size of our family!

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We have stayed at many beach houses over the years and this one just took the top of the list. It is my new favorite house. It was perfect. Spacious, clean, comfortable furniture, great location, many amenities. I could go on and on. I hope to stay here again sometime. Staff was very friendly and helpful as well.

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Clean, beds were comfortable, well stocked, lighting in living room great, view of the ocean, off the road so no traffic noise, will book again. Bloomer Estates a great company to work with, really enjoyed our stay.

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Our family of 6 enjoyed a few days at the ocean in this great family cabin/home! All the amenities you need and more. The downstairs playroom was lots of fun. Would book again!

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This was a great house with lots of room. The hot tub was excellent and the kitchen fully stocked. We were especially impressed with maintenance services and their quick response to a heat issue. I will definitely use this company again, maybe in a house with a few less stairs.

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What a great place to relax and enjoy the laidback vibe of Long Beach Peninsula! Wonderful gathering areas to do puzzles, games, enjoy the fire, and well stocked and open kitchen to create a meal with more than one cook! Relaxed in the hot tub (although a roof would be nice in the pouring rain :), strolled down the private path to the beach, enjoyed downtown Long Beach, and 5 of us comfortably watched football in the living room! We will definitely be back!

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We have stayed in First Mate's Cottage several times. Wonderful as usual. Listening to the ocean when falling asleep at night is the main reason we love it there. But the location is outstanding also. We have a dog who travels with us and the location is perfect for us relax and enjoy the safe environment. We will be back!

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We had a great time at First Mate's Cottage! The house was clean and the beds were very comfortable. A short walk to the beach and a view of the ocean in the master bedroom. The best stocked kitchen I have ever seen. We stay at the coast at least once a year in different areas and this house was one of our favorites. We did have a mishap with the bbq and my daughters didn't pull the bbq out from the wall before cooking and it damaged the house. Kathleen was so nice to work with and even though it was an expense we were not expecting she softened the blow. Very nice people. We will be staying again...well hopefully if they will allow us;)

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Wonderful house. Perfectly stocked with everything and more you could imagine. Clean and staff (if you have a chance to contact) was professional, upbeat and friendly. I highly recommend this rental-only NOT when I want it! ;)

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This home was clean, well stocked and situated in a very quiet and relatively private neighborhood. The ocean pathway was easy and fun. The home satisfied our variety of "must have's". For seven adult wishes for: unobstructed view / ocean front, hot tub, complete kitchen, fire pit (w/wood) deck, wi-fi and tv, clean. At the start of our stay the main water line broke in town. The Boomer's management and staff immediately supplied us with two cases of drinking water and additional jugs of drinking water. Management followed up by keeping us posted and making sure we were hooked up again asap. Great stay. All seven adults and two dogs ENJOYED!

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This is the third year in a row that we have rented this home. It is perfect for our family. When you have to find accommodations for children and grandchildren and dogs, there are very few options available. The home is well-maintained with many conveniences included--right down to bowls, plates, and silverware. There's also coffee in the cupboard. This is very important when you roll out of the bed in the morning and have forgotten to bring your own coffee.
There's a short walk to the beach which is also a plus--especially for oldsters like us!
We love this place!

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We had a great time the rental property was great, the only question i have is when i was searching for a house this property was advertised as pay for 2 nights and get 2 free, then i talked with the rental agency they said pay for 3 nights and get 1 night free, we didnt receive either

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We rented the house for two couples and one dog. We had plenty of space! What I noticed right away in this home was that it is very clean. I felt comfortable walking in my bare feet. Also, the kitchen is spacious and well appointed. We had some bad weather while we were there but the house was cozy and we enjoyed working with a few puzzles that were there. I give a big thumbs up to the owners for the artwork and furnishings. Nobody likes to stay at a rental when it feels like there are just a lot of "leftovers". This house has just the right about of homey-ness. We truly enjoyed our stay. Oh and the hot tub was awesome as well...nicely maintained!!

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The property was well maintained. Hot tub is an added bonus. Kitchen was well equipped. The ping pong and foosball table add additional entertainment. Access to the beach was great.

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House very welcoming and clean. Easy walk to beach and small ocean view from house. Great kitchen. Hot tub was locked so didn't get to use it. 7 miles from Long Beach.

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Very comfortable and very enjoyable.

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We had a splendid time--7 family members in the house my husband and I built in 1980 and hope to do it again next year with the 10 the house accommodates.

Generally quite comfortable. Deck safety questionable for toddlers due to poor maintenance of gates and rails.The close proximity of the rental next door detracted from this unit due to the arrival of any extremely large and noisy group.

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We loved our stay. The house was exactly as described. It was a short walk to the beach. It had tons of room for our group of 7. The property management was super helpful and helped out when we needed it. Would highly recommend this home to anyone spending time in Long Beach WA.

This was our second time renting First Mate's. This house is perfect for our family of 9! Our kids loved the ping-pong and we all enjoyed volleyball. This house had everything we needed for a relaxing week at the beach. We have been renting homes at the beach for several years and this one is our favorite for our large family.

Comfy, down-home setting and furnishings (without being tacky). Number and arrangement of bedrooms offers flexible sleeping situation. Three full baths.

it was a pleasant experience.

Awesome stay. We had 2 family's with 7 people total and 2 smaller dogs and there was plenty of room and we never felt crowded. The trail to the beach was easily to walk and well marked even to walk back after dark. It was well stocked with anything you could possibly need. The only thing that was missing was salt. With all the other spices that were provided I'm guessing this was just missed and it didn't hinder us at all. We brought a lot of our own spices for cooking but of course we forgot salt too. It happens.

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We had a wonderful experience staying at First Mate's Cottage for my 40th birthday. We had a large group of 20 people so we also rented the Admiral House next door in order to accommodate all of us. These houses together were a perfect fit for our group. The large yard at First Mate was great for the kids to run around while the adults lounged in the chairs provided. The house was clean and offered all the kitchen amenities needed. We had so much fun in the rec room downstairs playing ping pong and Foosball. You do need to walk along a private trail to get to the beach but this seems pretty common in the Long Beach area and was not a problem for our group. Bloomer Estates was very helpful in suggesting houses that would accommodate our large group.

What a great experience! This was the first time our family has rented a house. It was so nice to have the comforts of home. The home allowed for individual space as well as great family space. The pleasant surprise was the home had clamming gear. We were so excited to go clamming. The home was very close to the ocean but most times we chose to drive to the beach. The clamming was great! We had never clammed before but quickly learned. Even our youngest 6 was right in the middle of the action. Our only complains were minor. The TV remote in the main room didn't work but we quickly found that if we took one from another room it would work. The beds were also in need of replacement. They did not bother me the first day but by the fourth I was ready for my own. Also as some else mentioned the fire place would not stay lit. We even pulled out our super secret Boy Scout skilles and it would not stay lit to enjoy. It was such a shame since there was plenty of fire wood. Over all a great experience that will be changing the way our family vacations.

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We had a great stay at the First Mate's Cottage. The house was perfect for our large group. We noted a couple repairs when we left, but nothing that interfered with our enjoyment of the weekend. The two large decks would have been perfect, if only it had stopped raining long enough to enjoy them!

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We have stayed in First Mate's Cottage several times and enjoyed to home and location.

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3 families (9 people) came for a wonderful, stormy weekend. Roomy living room, big kitchen. A peek of the ocean in the distance.

The only issue I had was trying to communicate with someone in office. Very difficult at times.

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Very comfortable house for our 8 adults & 2 kids. Volleyball was a great hit - unfortunately the horseshoes were missing so we bought our own so we could play. We've been coming to the area for years and we like this location - close enough to everything without being right in town. We can't endorse the bottom futon in the basement room - very thin mat on large round rails made it impossible for the 13 yr old to sleep on it or it was the couch for her! I've spoken to management and I really hope the problem can be corrected before we return! And speaking of downstairs, there were no screens on any of the windows so nobody was comfortable having them open in case of bugs and little critters.

We had 8 people and having 3 full bathrooms fully stocked was a big plus. The large deck was very accommodating to all. The distance to the beach was a little struggle for less-able persons.

We had a wonderful holiday with all of our immediate family, including three grandchildren.

only a 5 min walk to the beach! house is beautiful inside and out.

3 generations of one family found this house to be perfect for all ages. A few minor quibbles with the condition of the house, and the lockbox is not where Bloomer says it is, but we found it eventually :).

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We arrived after dark and had difficulty finding the lock box as it was not on the second floor door above the garage as stated, it was on the post of the back porch. The ping pong and foosball were lots of fun. I thought the beach would be closer to the house. Having WiFi available was nice.

The house was satisfactory and as advertised. The dishwasher did not work upon our arrival (or we could not figure out any way to make it work). Our call to the agent was unanswered.

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Everything we six could need, all in great working order. One maintenance item taken care of almost immediately. Like being a guest in a friend's home.

The house has everything you need! Definitely will be returning!

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Was great!