The Golden Sand Dollar

Professionally managed by Casago First Coast. Open your own door, cross the lawn, and you're on the sand — a private boardwalk carries you over the dune to a wide, quiet stretch of Crescent Beach. Sunrise turns the water pink from a covered patio at ground level, no stairs and no elevator between you and the Atlantic. Beach chairs, boogie boards and a cooler are already waiting inside.

THE SPACE

This is a renovated 1,554-square-foot condo on the ground floor of an oceanfront building at Crescent Beach. Its single greatest advantage is what happens when you open the front door: no stairs, no elevator, no hauling coolers or sleeping toddlers up a flight. You step onto a covered patio with a striped outdoor rug and teal sling chairs, then onto a mown lawn with nothing between you and the horizon but sea oats. A private wooden boardwalk runs straight over the dune to the sand.

Inside, the kitchen, dining area and living room read as one large open space. The kitchen has white shaker cabinets with glass-front uppers, granite countertops, recessed lighting, and a big granite-topped island with three barstools. The living room centers on an oversized light-grey sectional facing the ocean-side windows. There is a dedicated workspace and a full-size washer and dryer in the unit.

BEDROOMS AND SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS

• Bedroom 1 (Master Suite) — 1 King bed, walk-in closet, ocean-side windows, Smart TV
• Bedroom 2 — 1 Queen bed
• Bedroom 3 — 2 Bunk beds (sleeps 4), plus a baby crib

BATHROOMS

• Master bathroom — Full bath with a spacious frameless-glass walk-in shower
• Second bathroom — Full bath with a frameless-glass walk-in shower
• Please note there is no bathtub in the unit

THE PATIO, THE BOARDWALK AND THE SUNRISES

This is an east-facing Atlantic beach, so sunrise is the event of the day. The covered patio sits at grade with no railing between you and the lawn, which means morning coffee happens with your feet on the ground and the boardwalk twenty steps away. Crescent Beach itself is wide, hard-packed, dune-backed and quiet, with no commercial boardwalk strip.

BEACH GEAR ALREADY INCLUDED

• 6 beach chairs
• 2 boogie boards
• Cooler and beach toys
• Baby crib, clip-on high chair and baby bath
• Board games and a toy bin in the guest room closet

ON-SITE AMENITIES

• Community pool in a palm-lined courtyard between the building wings
• On-site tennis court with floodlights for evening play
• Shared charcoal grill
• Two covered parking spaces, free of charge

PET POLICY

This condo does not allow pets.

LOCATION — CRESCENT BEACH, ST. AUGUSTINE

Crescent Beach is the quiet stretch south of St. Augustine Beach — dune-backed, uncrowded, and still within easy reach of the nation's oldest city.

• Fort Matanzas National Monument and Matanzas Inlet — about 5 minutes south
• South Beach Grill, a Crescent Beach institution — essentially walkable
• St. Augustine Beach Pier — about 12 minutes north
• Marineland Dolphin Adventure — about 15 minutes south
• St. Augustine Lighthouse and Anastasia State Park — about 15 minutes
• Washington Oaks Gardens State Park — about 18 minutes south
• Historic downtown St. Augustine and Castillo de San Marcos — about 20 to 25 minutes north

GOOD TO KNOW

• Check-in after 4:00 PM | Check-out before 10:00 AM
• Maximum occupancy: 8 guests
• No pets allowed
• Self check-in with a smart lock
• Two covered parking spaces included at no charge
• No gate or security registration required for this property
• The community pool is not heated
• The pool, tennis court and grill are shared with other residents and guests
• Long-term stays of 28 days or more are welcome
• Professionally managed by Casago First Coast, available 24/7