We had a great family vacation and were happy to bring along our golden retriever! We are a family of 6 with mom and dad, three children and grandma. There was plenty of room in the house and the walk to the beach was not too bad. We loved that dogs are allowed at that beach. The only issue we had was hurricanes Franklin and Idalia that made the ocean waters very choppy that week, and we lost all of Thursday to Idalia, but there were plenty of good DVDs to watch and games to play. There are complaints about cleanliness with carpeting, but you get to bring your dog!! It's worth the trade off. We're definitely talking about a return trip to this house. Thanks!