SpareTime

Our 38th year at GCB

- Anonymous from Maumee, Posted: 06/29/2026

We very much enjoyed our stay at the SpareTime house in Garden City Beach, SC! We love the large, screen porch on the back overlooking the creek with beautiful sunset views over the marsh. Access to the beach is a short walk right across Ocean Boulevard, and you can see the ocean from the front porch. The house is spacious, comfortable and well appointed with everything we needed. The furniture is also very comfortable.

As far as improvement opportunities, they are very few. It would be nice if the outside shower was enclosed for privacy and warm water added. Also, it’s time to clean the mildew around the upstairs bathtubs. The linoleum tiles on south side upstairs bathroom floor are loose; it would be nice to replace them with ceramic tiles if possible. It might be time to consider replacing some of the mattresses. Lastly, it would be nice to add indoor rugs just inside front and back doors, to prevent bringing sand inside house.

We consider all the above opportunities as minor, not deal breakers by any means, and offer them only in the spirit of making the rental even better. We will certainly be back to the SpareTime house at our earliest convenience!

- Greg E. from Henderson, Posted: 06/22/2026

Thank you for your review! We're so glad you enjoyed your stay at Spare Time and sincerely appreciate your thoughtful suggestions. We'll be sure to share your feedback with the homeowner, and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon!

- Garden City Realty staff

The best of both worlds...inlet in the backyard, beach in the front!

- Lisa R. from Lineville, Posted: 06/17/2024

Loved the charm of this house. All was clean and comfortable.
Will definitely try and stay there again

- Anonymous from York, Posted: 10/17/2023

Our vacation was for bike week so we had a truck, trailer and a few motorcycles, the driveway was accommodating to all our needs. The home is beautiful, clean and all amenities needed for the stay. The view from the back deck is beautiful watching the sun set over the inlet. The beds were very comfortable and it was just far enough from the main stay that it was so quiet we were able to sleep with ease. I can’t express enough how much I enjoyed the stay except to say I will definitely stay again every time I visit SC! We were also fortunate enough to meet the owners of the property and they were super friendly and helpful. Garden city reality, I can’t say enough good things about them also always going above and beyond for their guests I never rent from anyone else.
Thank you!

- Anonymous from Lancaster, Posted: 10/10/2023

Best of Both Worlds!
Conveniently located on second row - with the channel just steps away from the screened in porch, and beach access immediately across the road. There is a great view of the ocean from the front porch chairs, and a spectacular view of the sunset from the rear. You couldn’t ask for more - but there is so much more it offers: a covered dock well lit at night, a floating dock allowing fishing and crabbing, a breezeway that captures the breezes from both the ocean and channel, and a wonderfully equipped house providing anything you might need to make your stay enjoyable! This house provided the perfect spot for our annual fishing trip, and it did not disappoint us! We hope to return next year!

- Lynn B from Hilton Head Island, SC, Posted: 09/17/2023

Our stay at SpareTime was had the space needed for our family. It was located a little further down the channel than we like, our boat hit the bottom of creek when tide was falling so need to return to house before low tide.

- Anonymous from Georgetown, Posted: 08/22/2023

Wonderful home and worked great with 2 familie. Perfect location, comfortable beds and well stocked kitchen. This is definitely a gem!

- Anonymous from Andrews, Posted: 05/10/2022

This house was just about perfect! It had plenty of room for everyone, it was very comfortable and the location is ideal. The back porch is absolutely amazing- completely screened in with rocking chairs and ceiling fans. Even when it was crazy hot outside the porch was comfortable. We have beach bums and fishermen in our crew- and we had easy access to both the beach and the creek. The breezeway under the house also got a lot infuse since it rained for a bit of our stay. I have no complaints- not one

- Cindy H. from Otsego, Posted: 09/06/2021

Another great year!

- Karen C. from Turbeville, Posted: 07/27/2021

We loved being on the inlet and it we walked right across the street to the beach.Very cozy cottage.

- Anonymous from Florence, Posted: 06/21/2021

A great experience. You see the ocean from the front porch and the marsh from the back porch. House is well stocked for renters. Plenty of silverware, extras provided. Dock is covered. Fishing and crabbing is convenient. You can tell the owners put a lot into the property. I would recommend upgrading the mattresses on the beds. The beds are extremely firm. However, my family is accustomed to soft beds, this may have been the problem. I would recommend having mattress toppers available. Overall the property is perfect. Great location, very clean, functional for my extended family. I like the bedrooms downstairs. It gives my grown children privacy while still being part of the family vacation.

- Karen C. from Turbeville, Posted: 07/28/2020

Wonderful place! We had a great family vacation!

- Anonymous from Florence, Posted: 09/03/2019

We had a wonderful rental experience. The location of the property was excellent. The only downside to the property is the beds. Only one King size bed, everything else is full or twin. This makes it hard for tall people. Also, the beds were hard. Some people like hard beds so that is not a problem either. We are accustomed to softer beds. It was a renters paradise. You could tell things were well thought out. I loved the dock and beach access directly in front of the house.

- Karen C. from Turbeville, Posted: 07/24/2019

We all had a wonderful time.

- Vance T. from San Tan Valley, Posted: 04/24/2019