Gary the owner and his crew were amazing during our stay at Hampton Beach. My wife and I are travel…read morenurses who was in the area for a few months for work. They made sure we had everything that we needed. Nice spacious apartment style set ups with a full kitchen in a convenient location for any other travel nurses coming to the area! Thanks again Gary and Crew! We definitely will be back for vacation!

Stayed here over Memorial Day weekend. Nice, clean place. Located right in the middle of all the…read morebeach attractions, and can easily walk to the beach, arcades, and restaurants along the ocean strip. Had a great view of Sunday night's fireworks from the top floor balcony. Parking can be a bit tricky. but that's true of anything at Hampton Beach. The places are more apartment style, and come with basic kitchen appliances and utensils. A much nicer option than a lot of the places on the beach. The owner runs the front desk, and is very friendly. He secured parking for us when we arrived, and has a great knowledge of the restaurants in the area.

1st time here and such a awesome place. Great renovatiin, attention to detail. Location is…read moreperfect. You have to be some type of person to come here and not just see simplicity, elogance and beauty in one space.

My wife and I just finished a wonderful winter escape at the Blue - Inn on the Beach for our…read moreanniversary. The drive to Plumb Island through Newburyport was the perfect introduction to our romantic, north shore getaway. Being from Phoenix, we look forward to our cold, winter adventure each year and neither of us had been anywhere north of Boston before. Before our arrival, communication with the Blue was informative and hand a personal feel. Obviously, the Blue caters to summer beach-goers, and the reserved parking area near the hotel would definitely be a huge plus for folks competing for parking spots, but in winter, there are very few people or cars on the entire island. The Blue is a quaint little hotel nestled on the beach in a neighborhood of New England beach homes. We were happily greeted at the front desk by Blue staff and the General Manager. They tendered to our every need and surprised us with a fabulous fruit and chocolate anniversary gift waiting for us in the room. The room was beautiful with a classic and modern beach feel. Sliding glass doors open up to a wooden deck with a fabulous view of the Atlantic Ocean. We could hear the crashing waves while sitting inside beside the gas fireplace to read. It was magical! Also magical was the bed! We haven't slept that well in years! The bed was so comfortable and my wife loved the pillows so much that she bought the very same ones for home the day we returned. And don't forget the two hot tubs! There is nothing quite as enjoyable as relaxing in a steaming, bubbling hot tub while it's snowing all around you. Honestly, the "hot tubs available" filter was probably what highlighted the Blue to me during my search for this trip. One hot tub is on the second floor deck, overlooking the beach and the second is hidden under the pine trees at the end of a short sidewalk across the street from the main building. Both were large enough for probably 6 people, clean and well maintained. Again, it was February so we had them all to our crazy selves the whole week. The beach is beautiful! There is direct, private access from the second floor of the Blue, via a wooden boardwalk. The beach is sandy with very few rocks. I didn't see any seaweed or anything washing up on shore, but it was February, so I didn't expect to see a whole lot of anything living coming out of the water. Every morning we enjoyed a beautiful sunrise over the ocean while we drank some local coffee delivered direct to the room. Oh yeah, breakfast! Each morning the staff dropped off and adorable wicker basket with fresh, local breakfast offerings plus that wonderful carafe of coffee. We had different breakfast each day, to include quiche, overnight oats, fresh fruit, biscuits, and bacon. Just the right amount for the two of us and we couldn't wait to see what breakfast surprise would arrive each morning. Although Plumb Island may feel remote from the business of the Boston-metro area, the location was great for dipping down to Salem without hitting any traffic, or popping up to New Hampshire for a sleighride through the forest. One morning, after a small nor'easter blew through, our SUV got stuck in the parking lot snow. No worries! The General Manager of the Blue came out to hail down a plow and personally helped push us out. Now that's service! Overall, I would wholeheartedly recommend the Blue -Inn on the Beach to anyone looking for a romantic beach getaway. If you're looking for a less Metropolitan vacation with the proximity to get to Boston in under an hour, the Blue can't be beat. We will definitely be coming back. Maybe even in the summer next time!

We spent the weekend at the Ashworth by the Sea because we were attending a group event there. Our…read morehousecleaning person, Carl J was awesome and the epitome of outgoing cheerfulness. The rooms are evidently undergoing some renovations; however, I don't think there is anyway to renovate this to today's expectations and standards. The heating and cooling unit is loud enough that if you are trying to watch TV you have to turn the volume up when it kicks in and down when it cycles down. The floor had a downhill tilt (not as noticeable in shoes but definitely if you are barefoot). A laminate wood floor has been added as an "update" at sometime, which would have been the time to level up the slope. The ceiling and areas around the heat/air unit all have crazy gaps and need better trim work. Let's talk ventilation and insulation. I swear the ducts just connect one room to another. We listened to the kids next door carrying on till after 11 and the parents evidently didn't care about other guests and the running up and down the halls and hollering during other times was like they were in our room with us. Our room was over the function room and I think the music was louder in our room than it was when we had been downstairs. The advertised "shared microwave" is just one in the lobby, not even one on each floor by the ice machines. We attended a function on Saturday night in the banquet hall. The serving staff was great and were hustling their butt's off. The food was a giant hit or miss!! Those who had pre-ordered the grilled sirloin had the home run meal. The rest of us struck out. The chicken was pounded so thin that it was dry all the way through except for a silver dollar sized area, those who got the ravioli found them to be under stuffed and lacked any kind of sauce so were also dry. If that wasn't bad enough everything was luke warm, but because I was hungry I ate the broccoli and penne . The salds were good, veggies were crispy. Dressing was spotty on some of them and well dressed on others. For the outrageous meal price for events, I am sure we will not be back. When we checked out there was no " how was your stay inquiry from staff, just a "there are no charges so you are all set"

Let's see... we arrived on site went to our room and found the night stand to charge our phones…read moredidn't work, the electrical cord was too short to reach the outlet by the door, same goes for the tall cabinet with built in outlets for the coffee maker... no outlet we had to relocate the coffee maker. NO restaurants were open in the entire building with the exception of one for one day out of the 4 we were there for. They charge you for the use of chairs and their coffee and valet $50 per day no matter if you use any of it or not. The room was extremely small which was ok we can handle that, we asked to have our room cleaned each day was only cleaned one day, asked for fresh towels 3 times before we actually finally got them, no blow dryer, had to steel one from another room that was open for renovations. Over all the amount was way over priced for the surrounding dummy area. If you wanna charge top rates at least have things to offer for that top cost. Open your restaurants have more to offer.

Renting our beach condo with Harris. Alex is a pleasure to work with. Very responsive.read more

Highly recommend. They answered phone calls and e-mails promptly. Helped me through the process…read moreexpeditiously and found the perfect place for me! Alex is great to work with!

The team at Preston Real Estate really stepped up to help us find a rental property that could…read moreaccommodate our large family and meet our high expectations. Their recommendation was spot on. Great location, impeccable home, many bedrooms with all the extras. We would rent from Harris in the past but jumping over to Preston turned out to be the best decision of the summer. We are a Preston family now, no turning back. Thanks for helping to make our summer getaway remarkable. The seamless rental experience was second to none. You're the BEST! See you next summer.

Preston Real Estate sold our beach condo for us. Robin was very professional, informative and on…read moretop of everything every step of the way. The Preston family are real estate pros and know the seacoast real estate market to a T. Highly recommended for a sale or rental.

My husband & I deeply needed a house clearing + blessing for our new life together. Our old…read moreCambridge home, while beautiful & full, held some noticeable "off-juju" in various rooms & corners. Cosmically, we had the fates help us to find & call upon Janine Whitaker. After living for almost 2 decades in CA, I had moved home to Boston where my sage & Palo Alto sticks + crystal sprays often attracted strange stares from my hometown friends & family.  However, after years of subtle yet undeniable balancing & intention manifesting using these tools, I was adamant they would still hold a place in my East coast life.  We lacked the professional experience to tap into expanded levels of spiritual, energetic tools (Janine uses all of the best of them!), thus we needed a shaman.   Not surprisingly, the universe led us to exactly the person we set our intention to find.  After locating Janine's website in the local google search, I phoned & in one conversation felt she was our "it".  Along with her lovely assistant Kate, we scheduled Janine to come to our home and in a warm & easy ceremony (which my husband & I chose to participate in!), we cleared & blessed our home.  The difference was immediate, even my somewhat skeptical (& intensely practical!) husband "felt" a profound difference.  We were so happy that within weeks, we asked Janine to travel to "clear" our vacation home too & similarly felt old juju's lifted & welcomed in their place a palpable sense of clarity & harmony after her work there. As my husband & I approached our New England August wedding, we both began feeling that we needed a spiritual element, authentic to us and at once infused with sacred ceremony.  We called Janine who presented us with a handful of extraordinary ideas.  We asked if she would "bless our ceremony space", share spirit stones with our guests and perform a Celtic hand-tying ceremony as part of our wedding. Janine Whitaker will forever hold a most special place in our lives!

Janine and Kate are very very special people. We engaged them twice for house clearings, two…read moredifferent homes, and both experiences were profound and beautiful. They have special spirits and made the ceremony interesting and fun and especially meaningful. Our experience was so special that we actually asked them to assist at our wedding! They shared spirit stones with our guests and conducted an old Celtic rope tying ceremony as part of our nuptials. Really loving experiences. Beautiful spirits