There’s almost nothing like the beach as a vacation getaway. The health benefits of a beach vacation are almost unrivaled: you’ll reduce stress as you watch the relaxing waves lap the shores, you’ll soak up all the vitamin D your body needs to build strong bones and teeth, you’ll have gorgeous, shining skin from the natural exfoliant properties of sand, and you’ll get a better night’s sleep after having spent all day in the outdoors. Now that you’ve decided to book a vacation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, you need a long-term beach rental. But how do you go about finding one?

Mandal Preferred is a real estate brokerage based in Biloxi, Mississippi. Our real estate agents help people buy and sell homes all along the Gulf Coast, including Gulfport and Long Beach. We can help you find a beachfront rental as well. Below, we’ll offer up tips on what to look for when choosing a long-term beach rental for your vacation. Contact our real estate agents to get started today!

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A LONG-TERM BEACH RENTAL

Proximity to the Beach

When you are looking for a beach rental, you, of course, want to be near the beach. The question boils down to how close do you want to be? Most beach rentals in the Gulf Coast region are across the street from the beach since most of the beach itself is public property. However, our real estate team offers long-term beach rentals that are further away. Some people like to be as close as possible so that they can wake up every morning, walk to the nearby coffee shop for their favorite cup of Joe or make their own, and then head for a nice long walk along the beach before it gets busy. Others like a more quiet long-term beach vacation and prefer a bit of a distance between them and a busy beach.

Great Reviews

While on vacation, you want as few hassles as possible. After all, this is vacation; save the hassles for your everyday life. In order to have the best beach vacation, it’s a good idea to read online reviews. Here, you’ll often discover the details of the beach rental’s inner workings, such as how maid service was, how responsive was the front desk, and how close the beach actually is. This could help you decide on which beachfront rental to choose on the Gulf Coast if you are wavering between a few.

A Pool

Many people balk at the idea of a pool on a beach vacation. After all, you’re renting a long-term beach property so you can enjoy the beach and the ocean; a pool you can enjoy at home. However, having a pool in addition to the ocean offers some great benefits. A pool you can swim in worry-free. This means you won’t have envisions of Jaws attacking your kids or jellyfish swarming. You also don’t have to worry about waves, either. You can swim at night in a pool and enjoy a nice warm dip in the hot tub. Furthermore, there may be a red flag warning on one or more of the days you are at your beach property, which means the beach is closed due to dangerous swim conditions. Having a pool can be a great alternative when you just don’t want to get all sandy, too. Reach out to the real estate agents at Mandal Preferred for advice if you are in doubt.

Nearby Amenities

A lot of families are interested in an active beach vacation where they can enjoy activities in and near their waterfront rental. From watercrafts to surfing, paragliding, paddleboarding, and more, there are great beach activities to keep you having fun in the sun all day long. When looking for the perfect long-term beach rental, we recommend that you look at nearby amenities. This also includes nearby coffee shops, restaurants, shopping, and more that are important to you that you want to do outside of the time you spend at the beach. In addition, many long-term beach rental properties will offer packages and provide transportation for you to partake in these extracurricular activities. Ask about their available vacation packages when you call.

Entertainment Options

While you are going to escape the humdrum of your normal world, that doesn’t mean you want to be totally cut off from civilization. At the end of a long day at the beach, you may want to just sit in front of the TV and enjoy a good family movie night, complete with popcorn and drinks. You’ll want to see if your beach rental has internet, cable TV, and maybe an in-house kitchen so you can bring your preferred food and cook at home if you are too tired to venture forth at night. You can ask if they have board games for the kids, a playset, and other family-friendly entertainment options, too. You want to spend time with the family while on vacation, but it’s also nice to be able to detox from each other at the end of the night as well.

CHOOSE MANDAL PREFERRED AS YOUR REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE OF CHOICE IN BILOXI TODAY

With decades of experience in the real estate market in the greater Biloxi area, our team of expert real estate agents at Mandal Preferred can’t wait to help you find the perfect beach rental, home, condo, or other waterfront property of your dreams. We understand the many benefits of a beach house, and we love helping our customers find one that will serve as their primary, vacation, rental, or retirement home. We are a boutique brokerage firm on purpose — so we can offer our clients the personalized attention they deserve. We are available when you need us for any questions you may have about rentals, the real estate market near Biloxi, or just to chat. Making your dream of being on a white sandy beach near the ocean come true brings us pure joy as well.

If you are looking for the perfect beach property to buy, want to sell your coastal home, or you are interested in a long-term beach rental on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, contact our real estate agents today!