Thank you for choos­ing Sul­li­van Sotheby’s Inter­na­tion­al Real­ty for your Block Island vaca­tion! We have out­lined every­thing you need to know about rent­ing from us.

We start book­ing in Jan­u­ary for the upcom­ing rental sea­son. Call ear­ly for the best selec­tion! Upon reserv­ing a house by phone we will send you a writ­ten con­fir­ma­tion. Please review, sign and return a copy of the rental agree­ment ASAP.

Pay­ment is due imme­di­ate­ly upon receiv­ing your rental con­tract. 50% of your rent is due imme­di­ate­ly. You may mail a check or pay via ACH. Out­stand­ing bal­ances for your vaca­tion rental must be paid 45 days pri­or to your arrival date.

If you can­cel your reser­va­tion we will only be able to refund you if we can rebook the can­celled week or weeks. Also, if pay­ment is not received in a time­ly man­ner we reserve the right to can­cel your reser­va­tion. There is a $100.00 charge for cancellations.

Each of our rental homes requires a secu­ri­ty deposit. We ask that you send in your deposit with your final pay­ment on a sep­a­rate check. Checks will only be deposit­ed with just cause, i.e. over­crowd­ing, dam­ages, etc. After inspec­tion and in the absence of dam­ages or issues, your secu­ri­ty deposit check will be shred­ded. You will receive noti­fi­ca­tion via email that your check has been destroyed approx­i­mate­ly two weeks after your depar­ture. Leav­ing your rental home in good con­di­tion is essen­tial to your future vaca­tion book­ings on Block Island.

All of our homes require pro­fes­sion­al clean­ing. Each house has fixed price, depend­ing on size. The clean­ers will do a ​“turnover clean” which includes vac­u­um­ing, mop­ping and clean­ing the kitchens, bath­rooms and bed­rooms. Usage that is deemed above nor­mal wear and tear could lead to extra clean­ing charges.

These items are not includ­ed in our rentals. The homes are equipped with pil­lows and blan­kets. You may bring or rent linens and tow­els. An info sheet about your house will accom­pa­ny your con­tract; and will item­ize the bed sizes. Linens and bath tow­els can be rent­ed from Block Island Linen Rentals (not affil­i­at­ed with us). Their web­site is www​.block​island​li​nen​rental​.com and you can con­tract direct­ly with them. Our office’s front porch is the pickup/​drop off site.

You will need to make your car reser­va­tions as soon as you book with us. It is impor­tant to con­tact Inter­state Nav­i­ga­tion to get your car reser­va­tion as space is lim­it­ed! Logis­tics can be dif­fi­cult but please make an effort to bring only one car to the island. Their web­site is www​.block​island​fer​ry​.com and the phone num­ber is 866−783−7996.

Check in is 3pm and check out is 10am sharp. Please leave the house unlocked with the keys there.

We have very few homes that will take ani­mals. All oth­er homes DO NOT allow pets. Please spec­i­fy imme­di­ate­ly that you are look­ing for a pet friend­ly home. The homes that allow pets include the fol­low­ing guide­lines: The ani­mal must be on some form of flea and tick con­trol, the own­er must clean up after the ani­mal in the yard and an extra clean­ing and/​or secu­ri­ty fee will incur.

Some of our homes have garbage pick­up and oth­ers require you to bring your garbage and recy­clables to the Trans­fer Sta­tion on Corn Neck Rd. You do not need a stick­er and there is a small fee for dis­pos­ing waste. If you do leave garbage behind in homes that do not have pick­up there is a fee for garbage removal.

Wed­dings, par­ties and gath­er­ings are not allowed at your rental home. These are pri­vate homes that can­not be used in a pub­lic man­ner. Your secu­ri­ty deposit is at risk when you over use the property.

All of our rental homes have a max­i­mum occu­pan­cy lim­it. Chil­dren over 2 years old are includ­ed in your count. To reduce stress on sep­tic sys­tems and wells and to adhere to local zon­ing laws, the max­i­mum num­ber of occu­pants must not be exceed­ed. Over­crowd­ing of your rental home is cause for imme­di­ate evic­tion and the for­feit of your secu­ri­ty deposit.

Our homes come equipped with the basics need­ed for your stay. All of our rental hous­es have ful­ly equipped kitchens, basic clean­ing sup­plies and equip­ment such as mops, brooms and vac­u­ums. On a prac­ti­cal note, it is wise to plan to bring sta­ple items such as paper tow­els, toi­let paper, nap­kins, trash bags, laun­dry and dish soap. While you can buy items such as these on the island it is often more expensive.

Mat­tress pad cov­ers, pil­lows and blan­kets are pro­vid­ed for each bed. Not all homes have fans avail­able and air con­di­tion­ing is not wide­ly used on the island. You are rent­ing a pri­vate home with­out dai­ly maid ser­vice. And, just like your home, things can go wrong. Sul­li­van Sotheby’s Inter­na­tion­al Real­ty will do our very best to make your stay hap­py and com­fort­able but we can­not guar­an­tee the imme­di­ate repair or replace­ment of small appli­ances, elec­tron­ics, phone or inter­net ser­vice. Main­tain­ing wells, sep­tic sys­tems, stoves and refrig­er­a­tors are our first priority.

Sul­li­van Sotheby’s Inter­na­tion­al Real­ty is here to help you with your needs while on vaca­tion. Please do not hes­i­tate to call us with any issues or feed­back from your stay.

There are two gro­cery stores on island, the Block Island Gro­cery and the Block Island Depot. There is also a large Stop & Shop gro­cery store in Nar­ra­gansett on the way to the boat.

Cribs, high chairs and pack & plays can be rent­ed on the island. Block Island Baby Ser­vice is a friend­ly, pro­fes­sion­al ser­vice that will deliv­er sup­plies right to your rental house. They can be reached at 401−466−8912 or www​.block​island​baby​ser​vice​.com

For­got your boo­gie board, beach chair or umbrel­la? You can rent beach sup­plies from the Town Beach Pavil­ion on Corn Neck Road. You can also rent them from Dia­mond Blue Surf Shop on the Cor­ner of Dodge Street & Corn Neck Road. They also spe­cial­ize in surf and pad­dle board rentals and lessons.

Bike, car and scoot­er rentals are plen­ti­ful on Block Island. There is no need to make advance bicy­cle or scoot­er reser­va­tions. Vehi­cle reser­va­tions are also avail­able and should be secured in advance. Car Rentals are to be had at the Block Island Bike & Car Rental shop on Ocean Avenue (401−466−2297) or Aldo’s (401−466−5018) on Weldon’s Way and at the Old Har­bor Docks.

UPS, Fed Ex & Unit­ed States Postal Ser­vice all deliv­er to Block Island. For phys­i­cal deliv­er­ies (Fed Ex/​UPS) have them sent in your name, care ofSul­li­van Sotheby’s Inter­na­tion­al Real Estate, 434 Water Street Block Island, RI 02807. For USPS deliv­er­ies, have them addressed to your name, care of Sul­li­van Real Estate P.O. Box 144 Block Island, RI 02807. Block Island does not receive DHL so please choose an alter­nate method.