Happy Little Cottages By The Sea

Cottage Charm, Coastal Calm

Cottage charm, Coastal calm

The Mermaid Cottages Black Friday and Small Business Saturday Special!

mermaid cottages black friday and shop small saturday specialThe Mermaid Cottages Black Friday and Small Business Saturday Special is here!  Starting 12:01AM Friday November 25, 2016 and running through Saturday November 26, 2016, 11:59 p.m., the following special is being offered:

Mermaid Cottages Reservations  is offering a very special price for any new reservations that are booked for arrival between Sunday November 27, 2016 through May 22, 2017. You will receive a 20% discount off the rental price for these special dates.  The reservation can be made on line at https://mermaidcottages.com  ( the discount will be applied after the reservation has been approved)  or by calling our Mermaid Reservations hot line at 912- -704-4618.  Please use the code SMALLBIZ to receive your discount.

This Mermaid Cottages Black Friday and Small Business Saturday Special applies to new reservations only, please.  It cannot be combined with other discounts or offers.  It is based upon availability and certain dates will require a minimum length stay.  You must use the code SMALLBIZ to receive your discount.

Shop Small.  It really is a big deal.

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Tybee Island Is Just Like Being In The Movies

Tybee Island is just like being in the movies.  It’s the perfect setting for a Girls Getaway where you and your gal pals can enjoy some of the great on screen moments that have given you the best of memories.  New movies in production and productions already filmed here have brought us visits from stars such as Chris Evans, Ben Affleck, Whoopi Goldberg, Miley Sirus and Robert De Niro and Tybee has been quite the scene stealer for other feature films shot here, as well.  Whether it’s a classic road trip with your besties, that last hurrah with your posse before a trip down the aisle, some bonding time in the form of a sister-cation or a one tank trip when the girls just wanna have sun, this is the place where those quips and quotes from the screen come to life.

Young Hillary: Be sure to keep in touch C.C. ok? Young C.C.: Well sure we’re friends aren’t we?  -Beaches

Remember when you were very young and maybe got a 12-count box of crayons?  Pretty cool, huh, until someone else walked into the classroom with that gigantic 64-count, multi-tiered conglomeration from Crayola?  Now, you can have your pick from the colorbox of cottages at Mermaid Cottages.  From petite and intimate all the up to WOW!  The Mermaids will help you select just the right cottage for your next all girl Tybee soiree.  You really can have that little house with the white picket fence after all.

You can dance…You can jive…Having the time of your life…See that girl…Watch that scene
Dig in the dancing queen… – Mamma Mia

It’s never too late to catch up and recall the good times, the sad times, get over the mad times and remind yourselves there’s a bond between women that time nor trials can tear apart.  Call everyone together up high on the roof top at Coco’s Sunset Grille to toast the sunset, watch the shrimp boats unload the day’s catch and let the good times roll.  Put your smart’s to the test on Trivia Night and get the old team back in sync with a toast to the sun!

Vivi: [to herself, after Vivi discovers that Sidda is in Pecan Grove with the other Ya-Ya’s] Oh, what a surprise! Look what the backstabbing, traitorous cats dragged in! Oh, look who it is! All my old EX-FRIENDS! And the biological fruit of my womb… that rotted! – Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Tybee is a great place to mull about the Farmers Market on Mondays, shop for art in the local galleries or when the Tybee Arts Association has art shows and sales at the Tybee Lighthouse, or  over to Seaside Sisters when you need  that perfect gift and a delicious gelato at Sweetie Pie’s after a day of shopping.

Clairee Belcher: The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize.  – Steel Magnolias

You never have to quibble over who gets the last shrimp or who grabs the biggest portions.  Tybee restaurants feature fresh seafood right from our Tybee waters with gracious portions.  Sip along on the famous fresh squeezed limeade under the pavilion at Gerald’s Pit & Shrimp while you wait for his delicious fried seafood  and barbeque combos.  Or, go gourmet all the way with the fine fusion stylings at Fish Camp.

Suyuan: That bad crab, only you tried to take it. Everybody else want best quality. You, your thinking different. Waverly took best-quality crab. You took worst, because you have best-quality heart. You have style no one can teach. Must be born this way. I see you.  – The Joy Luck Club

Tybee Island is just like being in the movies.  Assemble your all-star cast and hit the lights.  It’s time for your star turn.  It’s just for you and your girls and everything will be just right!

 

 

 

 

 

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What The Shell? Let’s Go Beachy

what the shell?  let's go beachyWhat the shell?  Let’s go beachy with our décor!  Of course, we love working with our cottage owners to create that special cottage charm and you can do it, too.  Who says your home has to be right at the waters edge for you to let all shell break loose?  You might be land locked, but you go right ahead and create your own island paradise in your own home, too.  Here are a few inspirations that’ll have you going coastal in no time.

Mermaid Mona visits several beaches up and down the east coast every summer and she has a great eye for just the right items to compliment her coastal style.  She regularly shares her decorating projects and her photographs of her cottage style and here’s a beautiful tablescape she recently created.

what the shell?  let's go beachy

“The various shells were collected over time for the different beaches my husband and I visit each year.  The Mermaid-on-Piling is a …

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Enjoy Tybee’s Back Side

enjoy Tybee's back sideWe know you love Tybee’s great beaches and we want you to enjoy Tybee’s back side, too!  No, we’re not posting backside selfies to Instagram, but we do want you to take a look at some of Tybee’s most beautiful settings by the Back River.  Our Back River beach runs from around the 18th St. / South Jetty  to the Back River Fishing Pier.  It’s a quiet and small beach that features one of the most picturesque views of Little Tybee Island across the river.

tybee's back side

In addition to fishing, it’s also where you’ll enjoy loading your kayaks for a trek through the Spartina grass and Jack’s Cut on the way to Little Tybee.  Little Tybee is a 7,600 acre Natural Heritage Preserve owned by the state of Georgia. The birding is spectacular, as it is undisturbed and only accessible by boat. Contact a local captain/naturalist or a kayaking outfit to set up a visit.

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Paddle boards are welcome as is Yoga on the water.  Several of our Eco Tour Operators can also launch from here for a day of exploring the unique marine ecology to better understand the importance of Georgia’s barrier islands.

tybee's back side

And, if it’s a leisurely stroll or bike ride you’re looking to enjoy, just circle on back along Chatham Avenue and wave at our guests and locals sitting along the way, waiting for another spectacular setting sun.

tybee's back side

Many folks call to reserve cottages closest to the main beaches, but once guests stay along the Back River they’re hooked.

tybee's back side

Dutton-Waller Cottage circa 1938 is a historic Tybee raised cottage that’s been beautifully restored.  Enjoy the very easy walk to AJ’s Dockside Restaurant, the Alley III Kayak Launch and the Back River Fishing Pier.

tybee's back side

Flips Flop House is a fully restored and renovated historic Tybee ground level cottage.  Guests love its outdoor shower, bike rack and its two awesome porches!

tybee's back side

Heron Hideaway has amazing marsh views and the third floor screen porch is pure paradise.  Bird watchers delight at the steady stream of shore birds that wander by and our dolphins really put on a show when they know you’re watching.

tybee's back side

Mermaid Manor circa 1935 is another historic Tybee raised cottage surrounded by mature palms, live oaks and an organic garden.

tybee's back side

Tybee Tides circa 1930 is pet friendly, has a large fenced yard , a screened front porch and a garden.  The marsh is right out your front door where the sun quietly slips into the sea with majestic grandeur.

Tybee's back side

These are just a few of the many wonderful cottages along the Back River and marshes.  Now, we’re not saying you won’t ever …

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Leave A Light On In Tybee

Barn Light ElectricA visit to Mermaid Cottages is always special and every visitor is special to us.  Look closely at some ads, commercials and TV and movie productions and you just might see some of our favorite cottages in starring roles.  Recently, our wonderful friends at Barn Light Electric Company completed another photo shoot and our Whitecaps circa 1897 and Screened Inn circa 1929 were photo ready.  Enjoy these incredible photos from the shoot and then make plans to come down and see them in person.  The products and selections at …

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