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Folly Cottage - Pet Friendly

Family-friendly vacation home in Charleston with a water park

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Beach nearby, sun loungers
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Smart TV, books
Property grounds
Smart TV, books

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Entire home

3 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Outdoor Space
  • Parking available

Explore the area

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Charleston, SC
  • Place, Battery Number 5 Marker
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Medical University of South Carolina
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Place, College of Charleston
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Airport, Charleston, SC (CHS-Charleston Intl.)
    ‪23 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

Charleston

Located within a mile (2 km) of Battery Number 5 Marker, this vacation home is within 3 miles (5 km) of James Island County Park. The vacation home includes a kitchen, a patio, and a dining area.
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What's nearby

  • Battery Number 5 Marker - 2 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • Medical University of South Carolina - 9 min drive - 7.0 miles
  • College of Charleston - 10 min drive - 7.2 miles
  • Charleston City Market - 11 min drive - 8.0 miles
  • Port of Charleston - 11 min drive - 7.7 miles

Getting around

  • Charleston Station - 22 min drive
  • Charleston Intl. Airport (CHS) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Mondo's Italian Restaurant - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Smoky Yolk Cafe - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Fam's Brewing Co. featuring Famulari's Pizzeria - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Folly Cottage - Pet Friendly

Vintage Beach Cottage – 2 miles from the Shore! 5 miles from Downtown Charleston! Pet Friendly!
Welcome to this classic coastal getaway with a touch of retro charm! This older home offers a cozy, laid-back vibe and unbeatable proximity to the beach and Downtown. Inside, you’ll find vintage details and a warm, inviting atmosphere perfect for a relaxed seaside escape.
What you’ll love:
• Prime location near the beach for easy access to sun and surf.
• Retro character with original features for a nostalgic feel.
• Comfortable living spaces and a fully equipped kitchen.
• Private outdoor area.
• Free parking and Wi-Fi included.
Please note: The cottage is located on a major road, so you may hear traffic noise during your stay. Many guests find the convenience worth it, but if you’re seeking complete quiet, this may not be the best fit. Noise machines and ear plugs provided for light sleepers.
This is a simple, charming spot for beach lovers who value location and character over luxury!
The vacation home is air-conditioned and features a kitchen and a patio, and there's space to spread out with 3 bedrooms and a dining area. Guests can enjoy a Smart TV and stay connected with free WiFi. Other standard amenities include a coffee maker, an ironing board, and a kitchen island.

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Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach nearby
  • Beach loungers

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Kitchen island
  • Lobster/crab pot
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room
  • Separate dining area

Entertainment

  • Books
  • Games
  • Smart TV

Outdoor areas

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundromat nearby

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • Welcoming cats and dogs only
  • 2 pets total

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 1 accessible parking space
  • No elevator (single-level property)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • In the city center
  • Near a health/beauty spa
  • Near a hospital
  • Near an outlet shopping mall
  • Near the bay
  • Near the marina
  • Near the sea

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Water park
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Surfing/bodyboarding nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby
  • Windsurfing nearby

Safety features

  • No carbon monoxide detector or gas appliances (host has indicated there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

General

  • Garden

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Check-out instructions

The host requires you complete the following before checking out:
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Take out the trash
Turn off the lights, lock the doors, and return the keys
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Rules

Check out is super easy: leave it how you would want people to leave your house.

Pets

  • This property welcomes pets
  • Dogs and cats only
  • 2 total pets
  • Service animals exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Note from host: Home has not been baby proofed.

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadbolt lock
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
  • Check-in: 4:00 PM
  • Check-out: 11:00 AM
  • Minimum check-in age: 18

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a private host, not a professional engaged in trade or business.
  • This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children. If you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited.
  • Onsite safety features include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a deadbolt lock.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • Long-term renters welcome.

Frequently asked questions

What is there to do near this vacation home?

Guests enjoy the vacation home's beach location in Charleston based on their ratings, and it's close to Waterfront Park, Charleston City Market, and Port of Charleston. You'll also find Sunrise Park Beach and Battery Number 5 Marker within a short drive.

Is there parking available at this vacation home?

Yes, there is accessible parking available.

Is this vacation home associated with a casino?

No, this vacation home is not connected to a casino.

Is there an indoor pool at this vacation home?

No, there is no indoor pool at this vacation home.

What will couples enjoy most about a stay at Folly Cottage - Pet Friendly?

Couples staying at this vacation home will appreciate amenities like a kitchen and a smart TV as well as a garden.

Does Folly Cottage - Pet Friendly have a hot tub?

No, there isn't a spa tub at this vacation home.

Does this vacation home include breakfast service?

No, this vacation home doesn't offer breakfast.

Does this vacation home allow pets to stay for free?

Although cats and dogs can't stay for free, they are welcome at this vacation home.

Does this vacation home have connecting rooms?

No, there aren't connecting rooms at this vacation home.

What is the closest airport to this vacation home?

The closest major airport to this vacation home is Charleston Intl. Airport (CHS), which is 16.5 mi away (25 minutes by car).

Are there rooms with balconies at Folly Cottage - Pet Friendly?

Yes, every accommodation at Folly Cottage - Pet Friendly comes with a deck.

Folly Cottage - Pet Friendly Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 65 out of 100 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 100 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 100 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 100 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 100 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Virginia P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Good location for us, beds ok. Unit needs some current repairs, more heat, less cheapo dining ware items. No need for Law Firm ad sign in living room, better TV streaming would be appreciated, as would timely response from landlord
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

zane b.

Liked: Cleanliness
Comfortable and pretty friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tamar B.

Disliked: Cleanliness
The entrance door wouldn't open all the way , so we had to muscle our suitcases inside. The place smelled overwhelmingly strong of room spray. The kitchen counter has burn marks, a missing cabinet door was haphazardly nailed shut with a random board. The bathroom mirror was dirty as well as the duvet cover on the beds being stained and had random hair on them. The noise from the traffic as well as a dump truck emptying a dumpster next door kept me up all night. The beds were old and creaky. I felt like I was sinking into the mattress. My son could hear the neighbors on the other side of the wall all night. In the morning I had a cold shower because the hot water didn't work in the shower. After multiple attempts to speak with the host, she finally answered my husband and said that it being dirty was subjective and she will have to send someone out to check the plumbing. My husband informed her that we had already packed up and didn't come on vacation to wait for a plumber. We decided to end our trip and go home rather than staying our planned next two nights there.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Tracy M.

The rooms were clean. But when we turned on the bathroom light twice we saw a roach in there. (Not the same one because I killed both of them.) There is no dishwasher so dishes are definitely not sanitized from previous users. And not bad but very odd glasses/cups and mugs. There was only three coffee cups. So we didn’t all have one. The beds were clean and were made up super cozy, but the bed was far from it. It squeaked every turn and very uncomfortable. The side my husband slept on sagged. There must be foundation issues with the home. Lots of cracks in the ceiling and near doors. The bedroom doors don’t close right. So when you get up in the middle of the night you have to tug hard on the door to open and it so loud it sounds like a gun shot.The house is right beside a very main road and you hear loud traffic all night long.I was informed by the owner a new shower was just installed but something yellow was smeared/stained all over the tub. The shower head sprays out of the top of the shower and gets water on the floor and toilet paper (the shower curtain was completely closed with every shower, but this still happens with every use.)It is right across from Publix and only a five minute drive to the beach. So that part of location is great.I was surprised to find it’s a duplex, I had thought it was a single home. But there was no issues with parking, or with the neighbor.We were there for a wedding and only used the house to crash and shower, not a vacation.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Christine H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice spacious 3 bedroom place for the price. Listed as bare bones, and yes, it was. So, we were not upset. Suited our needs for long weekend- but did make a walmart trip for paper towels, tissues, and a couple other essentials. Doors tended to stick on bed rooms and bathroom, and floors could have been a bit cleaner- socks got dark bottoms rather quickly - so we made sure to leave shoes on while in house. Expect to hear traffic from main road. Again suited our needs we did not spend much time there. Good location to Folly Beach and Charleston.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Terry H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Thank you so much for letting us kick off our 25th anniversary at your rental! It was super clean and had great water pressure! Convenient to the beach and some great restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

William S.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Erica S.

Disliked: Cleanliness
It was fifthly. Pictures were completely deceiving. I thought I was going to be staying in a cute little rental and that was CLEAN. And I was completely wrong. Unfortunately I was afraid I couldn’t get a refund so we stayed. Even the sheets were dirty. We found dog hair and dirt under the comforter.
Pillow that was on the bed.
Vent in the ceiling
Left over sunflower seeds all over the carpet/floors in one of the bedrooms.
Crack in the ceiling. Properly completely unkept.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Terry O.

Sisters get away

The location was perfect and the beds were comfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Michelle B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Charleston vacation

The communication was excellent!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Very good location close to everything home was clean.

Overall stay was okay, suitable for a short stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Elice M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location. Close to restaurants and grocery stores. Good for beach stay or downtown.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eulalia Sebastian

Liked: Cleanliness

weekend trip

great place
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Renee H.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Overall Basic as Described but…

Listing description said “basic” and definitely was with 3 nice sized rooms, one bathroom, dining, living and kitchen areas. Games and puzzles were nice, but had continuous issues with TV. It, overall, met our needs but didn’t find extra TP until checking out, we bought replacement hand soap, and random broken stuff all around. Ok, can deal with that but the place was quite dirty - walls with footprints and gunk, kitchen floor unclean, and vents filthy and not healthy for anyone with allergies. Price was reasonable for what we got and it met our needs but a cleaner environment would have been appreciated.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Emily F.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Perfect location

Host was great at communicating and was very flexible with us when we needed to change our reservation, seems like a very kind person and easy to work with when planning our trip. Location is absolutely perfect either for spending time in downtown Charleston for sightseeing or for proximity to Folly Beach, and price for that location cannot be beat. Plenty of AC, clean towels, and wifi. Unit was not super clean (floors, bathroom especially) and missing some basics, like extra toilet paper (there was only one partially used roll) and no soap for hand washing in the bathroom. While it said bare bones I still think being clean and enough tp are expected. Two of the beds were great, the third was extremely creaky/Shakey, and felt like the frame would not hold well with much weight, so plan accordingly if your group is large enough to need all three bedrooms. We did see several large cockroaches as well, we know they're common in SC but feel that should be disclosed, especially as the kitchen trash is open with no lid.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Elyse T.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Was nice before bigs were found in the bed

House was as expected when you show up site unseen. Bugs were found underneath the sheets in one of the beds, and when we told the property owner about it, she gave a solution of changing the sheets which doesn’t solve the bug problem. When me and my friends said we were not staying there because of the bugs in the bed. She took it to heart and then the conversation got heated. The owner proceeded to take a video of my friend and her one year-old calling her and her child gross and disgusting. Somethings were said that probably shouldn’t have but the owner was very rude. True my friend should have just walked away but the owner should’ve been a bigger person and just stopped engaging but then proceeded to call a 1 year old gross and dirty. If she would’ve stopped the conversation, I wouldn’t have to be writing this.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

roger g.

Liked: Cleanliness

Folly Road House

Value good for location. Picture od exterior would be useful in setting expectations. Auto body shop next door ŵas not a problem. A solid barrier between the sitting area and the street would be useful as the sea breeze blew the curtains horizomal
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Cute cozy stay

Other than some minor things this house was great. We didn’t have time to get to the beach and thought it would be closer, but that’s ok! Owner was super responsive and the house was accommodating. Next time we are booing for a wedding I will have to think more about bathroom space. Being close to Walmart was super convent!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nathan F.

Liked: Cleanliness

None

Easy location to get to. Clean. Property owner was easy to get ahold of when needed and helped out greatly! Would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katelynn M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Reco W.

Liked: Cleanliness

Charleston Stay

The property was nice and in a good location. Very convenient to downtown charleston. It was clean and cozy. Home away from home. Really enjoyed the stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

J P.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great place to stay.

Was exactly as stated. We had a great time and rested wonderfully. It was a lovely home.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Crystal C.

Liked: Cleanliness

Mom's surprise christmas trip!!

We had a wonderful time. So much to do and see and the location of this house was perfectly in the middle of it all!!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Courtney S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Conveniently located

Perfect location! The space was true to the listing and met all of our needs for the weekend. We would stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Aileen H.

NOV24 Trip

The issue with our stay was cleanliness related, and the owners should probably look into a new cleaning staff. When we arrived at 5 (after check in) the property had not been cleaned. The cleaner arrived shortly after we did, and right before I was going to call the property manager. We agreed to wait until she was finished cleaning since sometimes things happen. But even once she finished cleaning, it was clear that she rushed. There were old McDonalds cups/wappers in the cabinets, blankets left on the couch that clearly had not been washed in several visits, and the bathroom only received a surface level clean. Because I had my kids with me, and didn't want to try to find additional lodgings, I just cleaned the bathroom myself and removed the blankets from the couches and beds. It is a shame because the location is great for what we needed, although it is on a VERY busy street so beware. Hopefully the owners will address the cleanliness issue, as it could be a good place to stay beyond that.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024