Retreat "Down East" in Beaufort! - Waterfront, Private Dock, Kayaks, & Serenity! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

elizabeth p.

18 May 2025

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Great vacation!

Very clean and beautiful home. Great views and I love the wrap around porch for sitting in mornings and afternoons taking in the beautiful views. So many birds to watch.

Stayed 8 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dianne L., Advance

31 Oct 2023

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Beach house

Cleanest house ever stayed in. Good location. Love the neighborhood. Loved staying here

Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

elizabeth p., Grimesland north carolina

17 Jun 2023

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Great time

We had a very fun week. Very clean when we arrived. Everything i hoped for as farcas views and on the water

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tom H.

9 Jun 2023

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Relaxing stay

Excellent location and nice neighborhood. only downside was the coverings on all the windows were see through. Would suggest the owner put privacy blinds up especially in the bedrooms and bathrooms.

Stayed 9 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gina R.

29 Jul 2024

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Beaufort Gem

This house was perfect for our family! Great location, the house is fully stocked and very inviting! We loved our morning coffee with a lake view! The owners were very accessible and had great recommendations! Will definitely return!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Judy V., Where do you live?

19 Mar 2023

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Perfect Antidote

Very relaxing , cheerful, and comfortable It was perfect!

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

william f.

27 Jun 2022

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peaceful getaway

The house is spacious and well stocked, including kayaks that can be used. The views of birds, water, sunsets and sunrises are memorable - don't forget your binoculars. Nice big yard where children can run and play games.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michelle S.

28 Jun 2020

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Beautiful home with water access

The house is beautifully decorated but feels like home. We brought our boat and took advantage of the dock and boat lift. Amazing sunset views!! We brought our kayaks but also used the kayaks provided. Overall, we would recommend this property to others!!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2020

8/10 Good

Dianne L., Advance

14 Nov 2022

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Beaufort is beautiful

Extremely nice and clean house. Was nice to have access to all that was offered with this house. Beaufort is a beautiful area and had a nice time with family.

Stayed 10 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

William H.

3 Oct 2022

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Great Vacation

The house is a beautiful costal home located on a tidal pond with Core Sound access. Everything about the home was top notch. The only two things to be aware of is the central room doesn't have much sound dampening which means if you have a large family with small children it tends to be hard to hear. The other is the wonderful light which I appreciated but for late sleepers might be an early awakener. The house, however was amazing and such a blessing. We didn't bring binoculars, but if your into wildlife you definitely want to include them in your packing. I would definitely give it a five star rating and recommend it to my friends. We may try to get it again in the future.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

elizabeth p., Grimesland north carolina

25 Sept 2022

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Great views & Beautiful home!

We had the best time on vacation. The house was perfect. Clean and everything they said it would be. The sunrises and sunsets were beautiful. Walking out to see water and all the waterfowl was peaceful. Thank you for a great stay with great memories I can take with me. Will be booking for My and September 2023.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

John H.

18 Sept 2022

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Brother’s Week

This was a great location for our annual Brother’s week. The steps were a bit hard on the five of us averaging age of 72, but we were aware of the steps before I booked the home. We all felt the space was really made for us and the only drawback of the place was the lack of an Iron. If not for our rule of not visiting the place twice, we would book this location again.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kirstie R.

11 Aug 2022

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Doesn't get any better.....

Our family of 4 came in on Sunday and our friends who are also a family of 4 came in on Wednesday. As soon as I walked in the door Sunday, I was smiling ear to ear. It was sooooo beautiful. I had no words. lol This will be our vacation house going forward. When we arrived it was very windy but had been told by locals that it had been that way almost all summer. I will say that the windy was very gusty as time but made for a very relaxing porch sitting (no mosquitos), when the wind isn't blowing expect them to bite (that's no matter where you are lol). We didn't get to try out the Kayaks because we weren't sure if we could make it back against the wind lol. Hopefully next time we can try! We brought our boat and used the boat lift but sadly we didn't get to utilize it like we hopes as the tides just don't allow easy access at low-tide. It's not far from the public boat ramp so it was never an issue. We loved everything about this house and have no complaints about anything. We can't thank you enough for being so kind to open up your home to us and even more so that we get to share the beauty of this place with you. We will be booking soon for our trip next year and can't wait to be back already!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jessica J.

16 Jul 2022

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Lovely

The house was a great place for my family to stay. It is not super close to the beach, but a short drive takes you to a ferry for Cape lookout, or to Atlantic beach. A few things that you should know, the house is really bright. This is a plus, but it also meant my kids were awake really early with the sun. I suggest a sleep mask for mornings if you like to sleep in. The sound also carries through the house really well, so if you are bringing kids who like to play keep in mind that it's not going to be super quiet because you can hear them through the whole house. Those were the only drawbacks, and by far they weren't that bad, I just want others to be aware. We were very surprised at how bright the house was in the morning. The house itself was so beautiful and relaxing. Lots of wildlife all around. There was a nest of ospreys right in the backyard, and a gorgeous sunset. We spent most evenings drinking our tea on the balcony watching the birds and wildlife in the bright pink sunset. It was the perfect way to relax. It was in a somewhat secluded area, few neighbors and they were very quiet. I felt very safe taking my daily exercise run down the road, which was about a half mile one way (a bit less than one mile out and back.) We would usually go out in the morning and have an adventure- the horses or beach at Cape lookout and shackelford, Atlantic beach, ft Macon, or the aquarium etc, and then come back to the house for a relaxing evening by dinner. The kitchen was great, very roomy with all the equipment my husband and I needed to make dinner most nights. For groceries there's a food lion in Beaufort and a small mom and pop type grocery that is right on the way to the Cape lookout ferry (not a huge selection of products, but very very friendly people/owners!) In all it was just the vacation we were looking for.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Taylor K.

27 Jun 2022

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amazing ❤️

the house was perfect. very clean and ken and michelle were easily accessible if we had problems we could message them. i definitely recommend and would stay again ❤️

Stayed 7 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Andy C.

5 Jun 2022

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Shallow at low tide

We really enjoyed the home, very clean, nicely furnished, and very roomy. Has great views of the sunrise and sunset. It’s also in a nice quiet neighborhood. However we were disappointed in the limited water access. It’s okay for a kayak, but for a boater the location is really accessible at high tides only, and I think that should be mentioned in the description.

Stayed 7 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tisheika W.

27 Mar 2022

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So Relaxing!

This home is a hidden gem! We thoroughly enjoyed the time we spent and will be booking again soon. Thanks Ken and Michele!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

John P.

6 Nov 2021

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Great house on the sound !

Clean and organized… really nice house and property. Three baths made it convenient. No downside to this rental !

Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

jean b., Midlothian, VA

30 Sept 2021

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Perfection!

Our stay at this lovely home was absolutely perfect. The owners were always quick to respond to the few questions we had, before and during our stay. This home is very roomy! Large open concept kitchen, dining and living room. Perfect for our group. Bedrooms are also quite spacious with walk-in closets. The decor is exactly what you’d want in a “beachy” home. The huge porch was a plus for sure! It was just a wonderful place to relax, recharge and spend time with family. We enjoyed taking our boat to Shackleford Banks and to Point Lookout. Thanks to Michelle and Ken for all they do to make their home absolutely perfect!

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lorie S.

15 Aug 2021

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Family Vacation

Excellent stay at this beautiful home. Had every thing we needed for a wonderful time! The view was so peaceful and relaxing. Not too far from restaurants and shopping areas or boating to the lighthouse. Would definitely recommend staying here!

Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rickey L., South chesterfield Va.

4 Aug 2021

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Lovely well deserved family vacation

The family consist of my mom who is 89yo down to my grand daughter who in 12yo . We have been going to the area for many years now and found the home very inviting and comfortable . We have never stayed in the Striates area before and found it very nice and covenant . The house had every thing needed to make your stay great . The beaches are not to far away and Beaufort and Morehead City for shopping are near by . All and All we had a wonderful time and plan to stay again !

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

william f.

1 Aug 2021

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Wonderful place

A beautiful setting on the edge of the sound near Harker's Island. All types of shore birds and Canadian geese in the morning. Near ferry ride to Cape Lookout, lovely Beaufort, and a bit further to Atlantic Beach. Wonderful house with well stocked kitchen, large living/family room and nice layout with bedrooms at separate wings.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Tresea C., Rockwell NC

4 Jul 2021

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Family Vacation

This was an amazing house and owners were great.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Chris W.

25 Jun 2021

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Down East was just perfect

Everything was smooth from the check-in to the check-out. The house was even more spectacular in person than it was in pictures. The views were amazing. It was very relaxing and stress-free.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth W., Winston-Salem

26 Nov 2020

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Wonderful sunsets and birding

Lovely peaceful getaway. The house is very clean and comfortable. Great views over the water with lots of migratory waterfowl coming through. Of note for packing - the coffee maker is a Kuerig. Also house has a ramp for those in need of that type of access.

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2020

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