This list was updated on June 20, 2024
Looking for a last-minute beach getaway this summer? These Airbnbs in Bethany, Dewey, and Rehoboth Beach are an easy weekend drive from DC—just about three hours away—and offer proximity to the ocean, as well as to all the shopping, restaurants, and other entertainment these Delaware beach towns have to offer. Best of all—they’ve got weekends available for rent through Labor Day.
BETHANY BEACH
An Oceanfront, Three-Bedroom Condo
This three-bedroom condo on the fourth floor at Sea Colony Resort is situated just steps off the beach and offers ocean views from its balcony and access to the community’s 12 pools, tennis courts, private beach, and more. It sleeps eight guests, and has a 5-star rating on Airbnb with 29 reviews.
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A Four-Bedroom House on the Canal
This four-bedroom house in Bethany, which sits right alongside the canal, is decorated with a “boho chic and warm coastal” feel. Three of the four bedrooms have queen-size beds; the fourth has bunks. Enjoy fishing and kayaking in the canal, or take a 10-minute walk to the beach.
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A Three-Bedroom Home Near the Canal
This three-bedroom, two-bathroom home, which also has a loft, sleeps eight guests and is just steps from the canal. It offers two kayaks and a canoe, plus two parking passes for the beach, which is a five-minute drive away (also walkable and bikeable).
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DEWEY BEACH
A Dog-Friendly Two-Bedroom Condo, One Block From the Beach
This dog-friendly, two-bedroom, two-bath condo at The Residences at Lighthouse Cove sleeps six. It’s located above shops and restaurants one block from the beach, and offers access to a community exercise room and indoor pool, plus the rooftop with its fire pits, grills, and outdoor pool.
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A Ground-Floor Condo, Less Than Two Blocks From the Beach
This two-bedroom ground-floor Dewey condo sleeps up to six guests just one-and-a-half blocks from the beach and a block from the bay. There’s also an outdoor patio area that’s shared with five other units. In addition to the beach and the bay, the unit is walking distance to the Rehoboth Bay Marina, the Rusty Rudder, and the Lighthouse, plus restaurants and shops, and one block from the Jolly Trolley that will take you to the Rehoboth boardwalk. Traveling with a larger group? The host of this property also owns and rents the unit across the hall, with a similar layout.
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REHOBOTH BEACH
A Five-Bedroom House Near Downtown Rehoboth and Dewey
This five-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom home in Rehoboth sleeps 12. On-site amenities include a hot tub, fire pit, outdoor shower, tiki bar, dart board, and grill. It’s located in a residential waterfront neighborhood, but is a short drive to downtown Rehoboth.
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A Two-Bedroom Condo
This two-bedroom condo in Rehoboth sleeps four. It offers access to a shared pool, and has almost an almost perfect five-star rating with more than three dozen reviews—several of which rave about the property’s cleanliness and proximity to dining and shopping.
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Amy leads Washingtonian Weddings and writes Style Setters for Washingtonian. Prior to joining Washingtonian in March 2016, she was the editor of Capitol File magazine in DC and before that, editor of What’s Up? Weddings in Annapolis.
