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SEMI-OCEANFRONT! Ocean views, private pool, hot tub and pet friendly!

Waterfront holiday home with water park and Hot tub

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TV
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Pool
Terrace/patio
Exterior

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Entire home

4 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 122214 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Beach view
  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Washer

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

SEMI-OCEANFRONT! Ocean views, private pool, hot tub and pet friendly!

Waterfront holiday home with water park and Hot tub
This smoke-free holiday home features a water park, Access to hot tub and laundry facilities. Other amenities include barbecues. The holiday home boasts a private pool and offers a kitchen and a washing machine. Guests can appreciate conveniences, such as 3 bathrooms and a fridge, and other amenities include a balcony and a TV.
Air-conditioned accommodation at this holiday home offers private pools and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to balconies. Kitchens offer fridges, stovetops, microwaves and kitchenware and utensils. Bathrooms include a shower.
Recreational amenities at the holiday home include a water park and Access to hot tub.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Property manager

Shoreline OBX

Languages

English

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Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach nearby

Pool/Spa

  • Hot tub
  • Private pool

Internet

  • Available in the house: WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Limited on-site parking (max 4 spaces)

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 3 bathrooms
  • Bathtub
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Living room

Entertainment

  • TV

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony
  • Barbecue grill

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • Near a health/beauty spa
  • Near a hospital
  • Near an outlet shopping centre
  • Near the marina
  • Near the sea
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Water park
  • Basketball nearby
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Cycling nearby
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Parasailing nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Scuba diving nearby
  • Surfing/bodyboarding nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Whale watching nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby
  • Windsurfing nearby
  • Winery tours nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • Unit size: 2,214 square feet

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 25

Check-out

Check-out before 9:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

Pets are allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

Property is also known as

316809

About the area

Map
Nags Head, NC

What's nearby

  • OBX Laser Tag - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Jockey's Ridge State Park - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Nags Head Fishing Pier - 1 min drive - 1.0 km
  • Nags Head Woods Preserve - 5 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Jennette's Pier - 10 min drive - 10.9 km

Getting around

  • Manteo, NC (MEO-Dare County Regional) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Plaza Azteca Restaurante Mexicano - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Surfin' Spoon - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Mama Kwan's Tiki Bar & Grill - ‬2 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is SEMI-OCEANFRONT! Ocean views, private pool, hot tub and pet friendly! pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at SEMI-OCEANFRONT! Ocean views, private pool, hot tub and pet friendly!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at SEMI-OCEANFRONT! Ocean views, private pool, hot tub and pet friendly!?

Checkout is at 9:00 AM.

Where is SEMI-OCEANFRONT! Ocean views, private pool, hot tub and pet friendly! located?

This family-friendly Nags Head holiday home is located on the waterfront, within a 5-minute walk of Seaside Art Gallery and Outer Banks Beaches. Dowdy Park and OBX Laser Tag are also within 15 minutes.

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SEMI-OCEANFRONT! Ocean views, private pool, hot tub and pet friendly! Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 64 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 64 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 64 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 64 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 64 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

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6/10 Okay

Pam V.

Nice home

The house was a very nice place to stay for a week! Nice and close to the beach and a very nice swimming pool. The kids had a great time!
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8/10 Good

Pamela O.

Great for families and their pets!

We enjoyed staying at your home. It was the perfect location and quiet at night. We had a family of 7 and 1 medium dog. It was perfect with extra space for others if needed.

10/10 Excellent

Larry H.

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

Great house and great location...

We had a great time at this house. The house and location was perfect.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rachel Y.

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

Dolphin Watch

We had a great time. The area was perfect for getting to the beach, dining & shopping for necessities.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary Ann G.

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

great vacation

Convenient and well maintained. Great place for those with teens--close to the beach, option of the hot tub and pool, WiFi, easy walking distance to putt-putt, ice cream, etc.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020
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8/10 Good

Carol W.

4 Stars

We chose this home for its location, four bedrooms, pool, and hot tub! The location had easy access to the beach and walkable to coffee shops, ice cream shops, and grocery store! It was well equipped for our family of nine! Only downside was our thoughts that it could have been cleaner! We had a wonderful week with perfect weather!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mandi J., Virginia Beach, VA

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

Great vacation home

We were very impressed with our stay! The kitchen was very well stocked, much better than I anticipated. Location is great, short walk to the beach. Also having the private pool and the hot tub was perfect for the days we didn't want the sand. It was the perfect house and location for our 3 family vacation with 11 people total. Would stay again in a minute!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Maureen M.

Last minute getaway

We loved the house! So close to the beach. It had all of our needs. Had a hiccup with the entry code getting in, we called the emergency number and they called back within 20 minutes with a new code. We decided on this last minute vacation and our first time renting from this company and would book again.
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10/10 Excellent

Mark H.

Great week

House was great. The great room/dining area was a great meeting point. The front porchdeck and hot tub was wonderful. The pool was the perfect size and depth to enjoy. We put a beach tent over the pool which made it much more enjoyable. Beach is close easy walk. Only downside to house and beach were stairs. If you have problem with stairs not the house or beach for you.
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10/10 Excellent

Sandy R.

Spring Break in Nags Head

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great house, really close to the beach access and in walking distance to many shops, eateries, etc.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gina W., Fuquay Varina

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

Effortless

We loved our stay. Communication was great, and the property was as advertised and well equipped. My only suggestion would be to include kitchen towels and dishcloths. We had a great week. The kids loved the pool.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Lindsey P.

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

Nice

Location was great. Nice house, yet could have been a tad cleaner upon checking in. Had everything we needed except trashcans.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
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6/10 Okay

Amanda H.

Bunk bed broken

Rented this home for the number of beds it contained. The top bunk railing was loose and had electrical tape wrapped around the bedrail and bed frame. Extremely wobbly and I did not allow my child to sleep there. Other than this, the house was great. We had to get an air mattress to use.
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8/10 Good

Denise H.

Great location

Our stay was fantastic.. the only reason I did not give an excellent rating was the floors were dirty when we arrived. The house needs some updating, some minor broken items i.e blinds, shower door. But again the location was fantastic, short walk to the beach, enjoyed staying by the pool, very quiet and relaxing, the hot tub was another bonus..had a lot of kitchen items. Check in process was spot on, able to get in on time, door is tricky but the instructions they sent were fantastic very detailed on all aspects of the rental, so enjoyed that we have rebooked for next year!!

10/10 Excellent

Bruce J.

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

DOLPHIN WATCH VERY RELAXING.

Just what my wife and I needed to get away with our dog who is diabetic and can't be left at a kennel. There were many very nice facilities (Jacuzzi) that we did not use but would in the future.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra L.

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

Great spot to spend with family and small kids

This property was in a great location and was well set up for our family. We liked the small pool which was nice for infants/toddlers or if you just wanted to cool down and the balconies were nice in the morning and evening. We loved the hot tub! Might have been nice to have a few more blankets so maybe bring some of your own if you know you like to have extra at night. It was also next to a great ice cream spot and they had a beach wagon and bikes there! All around great spot and perfect for a little family time on the outer banks.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
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8/10 Good

Lisa &Grayson M.

Great beach house!

Dolphin Watch is an awesome house, excellent location for beach access with an easy walk to your choice of 2 public beach accesses. This is our second stay here and one of our favorites. Nice upgrades include the top deck flooring with great porch furniture. New interior floors throughout. The two bedrooms with master beds were comfortable. The living room furniture is comfortable too. Only thing that would make it perfect would be kitchen sink sink stoppers to make washing dishes and counters easier (right now they just have drains to catch any food debris) and a few storage food containers for leftovers would be great. Not a big deal as you can bro those items with you. The dishwasher, washer and dryer all work great!

8/10 Good

Peggy p.

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

Dog friendly

Property was good for having a dog. Experienced several maintenance issues … sheets not fitting beds, missing or burned out light bulbs, floors were dirty, non working outlet outside ground floor, broken trash can…..Easy stuff for maintenance to fix. Location was great. Easy near access to beach…. And lots of near ice cream!!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Mary W.

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

Our 2022 Beach vacation

The property was just as listed, and beach access was great. There was plenty of room for the whole family and the kitchen was well stocked. The cleaning could have been a bit better as there was a great deal of food and dust under the sofa and chair in the living room, but other than that it was great. I would advise that anyone traveling with toddlers that the openings for the staircases are wider than a standard door frame as we brought baby gates, but they were too small for the opening, so we had to search for a wider gate in the surrounding areas and it was a challenge. We would stay here again for sure.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
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8/10 Good

Kimberly C.

Everything as described!

The house was everything we expected! Beach access is closer then expected, location was perfect for my teens to walk to the park, food, arcade. Everything within a mile. The amazing hosts also let us use their bikes that were on location. The pool is small, but we still spent everyday in it and appreciated the previous review to bring pop up tarp. Definitely needed as the pool area has no shade. 10x10 tarp and we were set! The only negatives were the satellite was in and out, never worked in the king room on the main and maintenance was not able to help. Beyond that….amazing vacation & fully plan to book this house again or book again with shoreline! Great customer service
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10/10 Excellent

Gayle F.

Loved the house

We loved the house and its location. But, upon arrival, I had to double clean due to Covid. It was not deep cleaned, as promised. The counters weren't wiped off and the bathrooms weren't cleaned. The floors were not swept.The dryer took forever to dry and the kitchen faucet leaked water. It seems the only thing the cleaners did was drop off clean linens. With Covid, this made me very nervous coming to a house that was not cleaned. After traveling 9.5 hours, cleaning twice was not on my list.

6/10 Okay

Gayle S., United States

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

Great Location

We enjoyed our stay at the Outer Banks. The house is conveniently located....but could stand to be updated. The carpeting was badly stained throughout the house, the furniture in the family room was also stained and one chair was broken and could not be used. Decor was very dated. The kitchen table is large and roomy but extremely scratched up. Plan on waking up at the crack of dawn (every bedroom) because every window has cheap, paper thin, dollar store mini blinds. The house is very roomy and had perks of a small pool and hot tub. Also, not really sure why I had to pay a cleaning fee when I was expected to vacuum the house and ensure that all the kitchen items were cleaned and put away prior to leaving the property.??
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021
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6/10 Okay

Lisa B.

Family vacation

Overall we had a great family vacation. The house is in a great location that is close to a lot of things. The beach is within walking distance for those who are physically active. We had my parents with us so we would take them by car to the public access parking lot which helped some. There are multiple stairs to get to the beach which was difficult. They had to ask permission from the people staying at the house directly beside the public access if they could use their walk way which was through the sand. When we first arrived at the house there was a strong smell of animals. This is the first time we took our dogs with us on vacation so we did not know what to expect. I think the house could be a little cleaner. There are urine marks on the floor and on the couch. We sprayed the whole house with Lysol and Funkaway spray which did help. None of us were comfortable sitting directly on the couch so we used bed linen to cover the couch. This helped tremendously. Once we cleaned on our own and it smelled better it was a little more relaxing. There are a lot of stairs do consider this if you are talking older people with you. The kitchen was great and full y stocked with pots, pans and cookware. The washer snd dryer were very helpful. Dryer takes a little longer but this is expected. The vacuum on the second level was broke. The pool is small but served it's purpose. I would recommend taking blankets with you for your own comfort. Overall we had a great family vacation!

2/10 Terrible

Thomas L.

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

This was the worst experience we have had in all the more than 40 years of vacationing!

• Delayed check in time; nearly 2 hours late. Since the cleaning staff of three people were there cleaning the house that had been trashed by the previous tenant, who stayed past the check out time. We had traveled more than 8 hours and were told that they had no idea when we would gain access to the house because of the condition of the house. • No email or text was sent to inform us of the situation. • Wet, sandy floors • Broken handle on microwave • Hundreds of dead bugs in light fixture in kitchen • Black mold in faucet handle in 2nd primary King bedroom. • Railings on bunk bed are not secure for a child and therefore couldn’t use this bedroom. • Debris under bunk bed, used Q-tips, tissues and empty water bottles. • Bedspreads stained with white substances, no evidence that they had been sanitized. Had to go out and buy bedcovers • Front lawn turfed and left muddy, by previous tenants. • Cigarette butts left in the sand near the outdoor shower, along with used lime wedges and shrimp shells. • Questionable condition of the pool; had to be shocked multiple times. • Questionable condition of the hot tub; had to be drained twice. • Trash cans full, no room for our trash. I have documented all issues with photographs All of this made what should have been a lovely, relaxing vacation in OBX, into a nightmare, spending my first three days on the phone with Shoreline and writing emails, wasting my precious vacation time. It has cause anxiety and discourse in my family and I am at the very least disappointed in this rental and the service they offered. General Manager, Tammy and Ken the owner of the company we rude and shouted at me over the phone (so much for Southern charm). In the end they refunded me $152.00 quite an insult. I will never rent from this company again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
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6/10 Okay

Anthony G.

3 Stars

I want to be fair and the house is decent, close to the beach entrance and the main area upstairs was a good place to gather. Hot tub is nice and on the top deck right off the living room/kitchen area. Kitchen was not well equipped, main table was sticky, peeling paint and in terrible condition and the sofa should be thrown out. Sliding door was almost impossible to open and close, fan over kitchen table was rusted through. Many of the fixtures are old and beat up and the pool is super tiny. Biggest issue was the A/C was not working on the top floor for the last couple of days. We called in and they sent a maintenance man fairly quickly but he really couldn't do anything. Next day the A/C company came out but said that the whole unit needed replaced. We were there in July with mid 90's and heat advisory with no A/C. Temp in the house was 80 degrees. Was told they would bring a portable A/C unit but it never came. I understand that this is an unforseen event but there should be better contingencies for your guests. No one ever followed up on this and really I feel bad as the next renters probably had to deal with this tood. Overall very dated house in a decent location, but no help when we needed it.