YOUR JEKYLL ISLAND VACATION HOME
Welcome to Mocama—a two-bedroom, two-bathroom Jekyll Island vacation rental named after the Timucua, the people who called this place home long before it had a name. Mocama means “the sea”—or, depending on who you ask, the place where the sun and moon are born.
Built in 1955 and designed by Laurence Miller (the architect behind the King and Prince and the causeway towers), it was one of the first homes constructed after the Gilded Age elite found paradise lost. History runs through the walls here—but it’s not a museum. It’s a beach house of legend.
Mocama is 2.3 miles from Driftwood Beach and 2 miles from the Jekyll Island Convention Center. Close enough for sunrise, quiet enough for stars. Inside, it’s all mid-century charm and barrier island soul—white-beamed ceilings, open sightlines, and black-and-white photography shot by the owner on Georgia’s wilder edges.
The living room has a fireplace, a flat-screen TV, and plenty of room to stretch out or pile in. French doors lead to the sun porch—part guest quarters, part secret clubhouse—where two twin trundles, a 60" smart TV, and a second dining table make it the go-to for coming of age, sleeping through breakfast, and game nights left unsettled.
The kitchen’s built for actual cooking, not just looking—a full suite of tools, center island for prep, and a bar pass-through to a dining nook that seats six under a chandelier that’s pure accidental Wes Anderson.
SLEEP IN ON JEKYLL ISLAND
- Primary Bedroom – King bed, private, peaceful, and TV-equipped
- Second Bedroom – Queen bed with coastal mural-style headboard
- Bonus Room – Two twin beds with twin trundles (4 twins total) on the sun porch
JEKYLL ISLAND OUTDOOR LIVING
- Back patio with gas grill and Adirondack seating
- Fully shaded front porch with anchor and blue front door
- Distance to Driftwood Beach – 2.3 miles
- Distance to Jekyll Island Convention Center – 2 miles
- Distance to The Wharf + Zachry’s Riverhouse – 2.7 miles
- Distance to Beach Village – 2 miles
- Rent bikes at Bike Jekyll – 1.8 miles
VACATION RENTAL CHEAT SHEET
- Sleeps: 6
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Nearest beach: 466 feet
- Beds are made, towels are stacked, and nobody’s asking you to bring a fitted sheet
- Address: 3 Bliss Lane, Jekyll Island, GA 31527
- Parking for up to 4 vehicles or a small watercraft
- Full-size washer and dryer in vacation rental
- Free high-speed Wi-Fi
- Coffee maker, blender, and full kitchenware
THE STARTER PACK
Just enough to land, unpack, and hit the beach
- Shampoo, conditioner, body wash
- Dish soap + sponge
- 1 roll of paper towels
- 2 rolls of toilet paper per bathroom
- 2 trash bags
- 2 laundry pods
- 2 dishwasher pods
THE FINE PRINT
- No pets
- Linens provided
- No smoking, vaping, or reliving your patchouli years indoors
- Fireplace is decorative only
- Minimum renter age: 25
- Primary renter must be present
- No parties, events, or shenanigans—Jekyll doesn’t play
- Check-in: 4 PM
- Check-out: 10 AM
- Accommodation Excise Tax Certificate #105550
WHY EMMONS?
Emmons Realty is the most and highest-rated vacation rental company in the Golden Isles. We’re local, family-run, and we don’t do generic. We know Jekyll—what works here, what breaks here, and what makes a stay worth every penny. Our homes are clean, our standards are high, and if something’s wrong, we don’t dance around it. We’re fixers, island wine mixers, and flip-flopped incident predictors.