The Sandlot- OCEANFRONT House w/ Pool & Hot Tub, Amazing views. Beach access. Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Does The Sandlot- OCEANFRONT House w/ Pool & Hot Tub, Amazing views. Beach access. have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool. Pool types include heated pools.

Q: Is The Sandlot- OCEANFRONT House w/ Pool & Hot Tub, Amazing views. Beach access. pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total).

Q: How much is parking at The Sandlot- OCEANFRONT House w/ Pool & Hot Tub, Amazing views. Beach access.?

On-site parking is available at the property.

Q: Where is The Sandlot- OCEANFRONT House w/ Pool & Hot Tub, Amazing views. Beach access. located?

Nestled on the beach, this Emerald Isle holiday home is within 3 mi (5 km) of Emerald Isle Beach, Bogue Inlet Fishing Pier and Emerald Isle Adventures. The Sweet Spot and Flatwaters Paddling are also within 3 miles (5 km).

10/10 Excellent

Rachel J.

11 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful home for our group! Everyone had the space they needed and the views and serenity were amazing! There was an issue with the pool heater but the hosts were very attentive and accomodating. Great vacation!

Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Debbie V.

8 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We spent a week at Sandlot. Excellent location. The views from the decks were fabulous. The pool and hot tub was an added bonus. Plenty of space for our group. We breakfast on the west side and dinner on the east side. Our only suggestion is need better cookware. Bigger frying pans and updated cooking pots and storage bowls with lids. We would definitely stay here again if we visit Emerald Isle.

Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa C.

13 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Super place for a big family!!

All amenities we’re wonderful and worked perfectly!!

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Molly M.

17 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

This property is amazing I would recommend all family’s to stay here! A very short walk to the beach which was amazing. The house also was very nice and clean. Dog friendly which made our whole vacation!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Carolann F.

22 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disappointed

Did not live up to a high end place for money we paid. Sliding glass doors ocean side were a huge struggle to open and with broken locks. One shower had standing water which was resolved towards end of stay. Mold on fence and siding. Ants a big problem around pool. Would not stay again.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Allison H.

27 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for our large family

The kitchen was stocked very well with appliances, utensils etc for all our needs. The pool and beach proximity was wonderful!

Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victoria P.

20 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Vacation

Beautiful property, including pool and hot tub. Short walkway to beach! Perfect vacation for our family of 13, with 6 grandchildren, all ages 8 and under!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Nancy A.

13 Oct 2024

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Beach Wedding

The home is beautiful and comfortable. Master suites have an incredible view! Spent a lot of time in the pool (heated) and hot tub. Plenty of room for everyone (10 adults) to live comfortably for 4 days. Kitchens were well equipped and plenty of bath towels provided.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

James K.

9 Aug 2025

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Lots of the little things just not right - the hot tub didn’t work, the grill was nasty and unusable, there were red ants all over the pool deck, half of the house had a mildewy/wet-dog smell to it, and the sliding glass doors were so grimy and weathered in the track system they were very hard to open and close. It took several phone calls to the management company, and messages to the owner, to finally get someone to come out to the home. They were not able to fix the hot tub, they had one can of pest spray which didn’t put much of a dent in the ants, they sprayed WD-40 on the sliding glass doors but that didn’t improve the ease of opening. They did clean the grill good enough to use, so some credit there I guess. If you are looking for a lot of bedrooms right on the water with a pool, and you don’t care about the details, this house is sufficient for that. But for the price we paid, I expected better.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Victoria P.

15 Jul 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Our Family vacation week

Wonderful family vacation week, beautiful ocean views! Our grandchildren not only enjoyed the beach, but the pool as well. This was our 2nd year in a row staying at this beach cottage, we are planning on returning next year!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

MM C.

4 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

What is missing...

There needs to be more glasses in both areas. There definitely needs to be wine glasses...there were absolutely no glasses appropriate for wine. Clearly, people rent both sides: one side had all the plates, the other side had more than its share of pots. Very frustrating. (We did try to leave with both sides equally distributed with glasses and dishes.) Honestly, if every bed is filled, there are not enough dishes for everyone. That said, we did enjoy the cottages. The beds were comfortable and it was clear that the owners had spent a significant amount of money fixing the place up.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly A.

4 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spring break vacation

We had a wonderful time. The location couldn’t be better. Quick drive to town easy access to the beach very clean, updated amenities. It was so nice. We felt like we had our own space.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey W.

12 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome Beach House!

This was the perfect place for our family! We used the decks, pool and beach access every day. Having two kitchens was ideal since we have a family member with an extreme food allergy. Beautiful location and we enjoyed awesome sunrises and sunsets throughout the week.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Larry E.

30 Jun 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, location

Short title

Good

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

15 Oct 2023

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Beautiful home kid friendly

The home was very clean , and just steps from the beach , the heated pool and Hottub was awesome! The only thing I would suggest is that you bring dish towels and maybe a few bath towels and rags, there wasn’t many of those. But we had an amazing week and would definitely go back!

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela H.

22 Apr 2024

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Best weekend of our lives

We can’t thank Aaron and Stephanie enough. This was the perfect house with perfect views for our intimate wedding weekend. We called twice due to needing maintenance and Aaron picked right up and communicated so well about when they’d be there. This was our first big “group” vacation and everything was beyond perfect and we’re already looking at dates for next summer to stay again.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel P.

19 May 2023

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Sun, Sand, and Surf

Thank you, Stephanie, for a wonderful vacation in your beach home. We all thoroughly enjoyed everything, from the fantastic communication, your generous hospitality, and the well appointed (and extremely comfortable) accommodations. The heated pool was worth every penny, the hot tub was a huge hit, the rocking chairs were loved by all, the gates were certainly appreciated with a toddler, and the proximity of the beach couldn’t have been any better! We hope to return again soon 😊

Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

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10/10 Excellent

Bob S.

8 May 2017

Excellent and cozy cottage

Our first time in Emerald Isle and it will not be our last! This cottage was perfect and so comfortable. The view from the master bedroom in the morning is stunning, and the private deck off the master is an added touch. We loved the added feature of the pool as well. Plenty of bedrooms and amenities in a relatively small footprint. Recently remodeled, everything was a pleasure and just about perfect, seriously. Emerald Island is also a gem, quiet, beautiful and friendly. You cannot go wrong with the wonderful cottage!

10/10 Excellent

Mickey D.

13 Aug 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful home!

Our family has rented a beach home every summer for many years. This was the best yet! It felt like home for our growing extended family. It was super clean when we arrived and even had some necessities that most homes don’t provide (hand soaps, toilet paper, paper towels, etc.), so we didn’t need to run out asap to purchase them. The pool was great for the children when we weren’t on the beach. Overall an excellent stay and we hope to book again soon!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rose G.

31 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome!

We really loved the Trex decking and vinyl on the decks. No slivers!!! Pool and hot tub was a bonus! The common areas were appropriate size for 8 people. Other than the master bedroom the other bedrooms were quite tiny. We made it work though. Also, expected the master bath to be bigger. All in all, we were pleased with the units.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Judy R.

29 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

So great!

We headed to Emerald Isle Beach for the first time Memorial weekend. Found the Sandlot and fell in love. The house is awesome. Duplex thats been totally updated and has a door connecting family rooms. Private and direct beach access, amazing decks, tons of parking, a pool and all very well equipped. Its changed our whole search criteria for any place we go. The managers/owners were very easy to deal with and the check in/out was about the easiest we've ever experienced. Highly recommend giving it a try.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Ashley S.

7 Aug 2023

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Cleanliness

Location is Great!

We loved the location. Being right on the beach and having access to our own pool was definitely the key. The duplex was really great for the group we went with. A couple issues stemmed around empty propane tanks, although they came quickly to replenish just one of the 3, the cleaning needs work. Tons of dust and even bugs in one of the bunk beds (silver fish). We wished there were umbrellas at the pool for some reprieve from the sun. I tried calling one of the owners to talk about this, left a message with no response. Overall we really did have a great time there.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Leigh H.

26 Aug 2025

Liked: Location

Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

In our 25 years of vacationing in the area we have never had such trouble with a rental. I contacted the host immediately upon arrival about the filth and the problems. She told me to contact the service company & schedule service for all the issues. We shouldn't have to spend our vacation time scheduling their services. Everything should have been perfect before we arrived. Our children didn't want strangers in while their children were there. Nor did I. I continued to message her and VRBO. Neither her nor VRBO helped. Large roaches were inside & out. Hanging fly strips full of bugs on deck. Ants in the kitchen. Rat bait box under the house surrounded with sidewalk chalk. Grill not usable. No locks on back sliding doors & side east door is broken. Had to clean all the utensils, pots and pans before use. The sink in the kitchen would not drain. Dishwasher not bolted to cabinet. Mold & mildew in the bathrooms. Fitted sheets put on inside out, flat sheets not tucked in, bedspreads dirty with spots on them. Top bunk beds covered in dust & some kind of dead bugs. Air vents are rusted & covered in dust. Air conditioners on the walls covered in dust. You have to go outside under the house to do laundry & only 1 washer works well. There is exposed Romex wire in the laundry room,which is a real danger. Rusted beach chairs not usable. I have many pics but can only post 8. Beach and pool were beautiful but every family should have a clean, safe place to vacation. This truly was not it.

Dishwasher not bolted to cabinet. Bottom rack would fall out when loading due to it not being bolted in.

Sink would not drain. I had to wait for 20 minutes for this water to go down. No disposals and we made sure we emptied our plates in trash.

Rat poison box down under the home. I really don't know how the sidewalk chalk got there and hoped no children had been playing down there because it was such a hazard.

This is just a picture of one vent. There were two, one on each side. This is unacceptable. Change the grate. They are not expensive.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Maria K.

23 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Nice beachfront property

We loved the proximity to the ocean and having our own walkway to the beach along with the outdoor shower! The pool, hot tub & living areas were also nice. We did have a few maintenance and housekeeping issues. The air conditioning never worked on the first floor on one side of the home. The technician told us the issue but never came back to fix it. Luckily, the weather cooperated and we didn't really need it. Other than the two master suites, the bedrooms are very small. Both refrigerator doors didn't seal well and we had to push boxes against one of them to make sure the door stayed closed. Two of the beds were not freshly made. One had dirty sheets and sand and the other had a musty blanket on it. They came out to bring fresh sheets. Other than these few things we had a nice trip.

Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Adrienne C.

16 Sept 2024

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sandlot Stay

Overall my family and I had a nice stay. The house is nice right on The issues we experienced starting with the roaches. Upon arrival there was a dead roach behind the trash can on the wet side of the house. When I went to the east side to check out the bedrooms I killed another roach on the steps. We went out and came back to a roach on the kitchen counter. At this point we did not have any food. Of course when it rained, the huge water bugs came out. We had to wash some of the comforters as they were dirty and looked much better when they came out of the dryer. The beds sleep wonderfully. The sheets in bedroom on the first floor on the east side had a small spot of blood on it, and also on the white shower curtain. We washed the sheets, but did not wash the shower curtain. The furniture could really use cleaning as it is visibly dirty. I left the blue kitchen mitts out in both house as they are really dirty with some kind of red sauce on them. We did not cook anything with red sauce. I actually purchased clothes and cooking utensils to use. The cooking utensils are melted and look bad. The coffee pot was not cleaned, the filter was left from the previous tenants. It was full of molded grounds. Some of the towels are wash clothes are so dingy they look dirty. We went out and purchase wash clothes and towels to use. We did wash some of your wash clothes and towels and left them on the coffee table on the west side. There was no dishwasher detergent, nor enough tissue.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

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