We had a wonderful time; the beach was beautiful, and the private access was a plus! We had plenty of bedrooms and bathrooms. The 2 ice machines were awesome! And there were lots of refrigerators too! There was also plenty of parking which was nice. We loved the top deck, it had great furniture to sit on to enjoy the evenings before and after dinner. The sunrises from the beach and sunsets from the front of the house are absolutely gorgeous! We are great friends who can make the best of any situation, but we all agree that the house needs some TLC. We were surprised to find so many things "tired" or of really poor quality in such an expensive rental property. The kitchen lacked glasses (the rental company did deliver more after we called), one oven didn't work well because the door was broken, the front of the built-in trash can was barely attached, and many of the utensils and other things in the kitchen seemed old and in need of replacing, especially considering we were there so early in the season. The house was also not clean when we arrived ~ there was a lot of sand on the floors but after we vacuumed ourselves, it was better. The theater room needs major updating. Everyone complained the comforters on the beds felt dirty. The elevator didn't pass inspection upon our arrival, and it took from Saturday until Tuesday afternoon before we got the okay to use it, and that was only because we called and asked. One of us needed the elevator for accessibility (which we explained on Saturday when they called us) so that was really disappointing. Carrying up groceries for 18 people for the week was horrible! Luckily, we had some young adults who did most of the heavy carrying to the top floor. The house has tons of pluses, and we all had a great time. We would love to go back to Topsail, but we all felt that, for what we paid, we expected things to be a bit nicer than what we found at this house.