Oceanfront home with amazing ocean views, hot tub, pool access & ping-pong Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Oceanfront home with amazing ocean views, hot tub, pool access & ping-pong pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Oceanfront home with amazing ocean views, hot tub, pool access & ping-pong located?

Nestled on the beach, this Buxton holiday home is within a 5-minute walk of Buxton Woods Nature Trail and Outer Banks Beaches. Lighthouse Beach and Uncle Eddy's Frozen Custard and 18-Hole Mini Golf are also within 15 minutes.

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8/10 Good

Todd h.

27 Oct 2024

Great vacation

Great location,with spectacular vistas and beach access!

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8/10 Good

Barbara M.

4 Sept 2024

Family Vacation

It’s our second time renting this house. Love that you can walk out of the house and onto the beautiful beach. This is a rustic beach house with simple amenities which is perfect for our family to use and enjoy.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

kerry s.

14 May 2018

Everything was exactly as described.

We had a nice relaxing time at this house! A nice find :)

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2018

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10/10 Excellent

John D.

23 Oct 2023

Awesome house

The view is incredible. Every amenity you can think of. Hot tub is wonderful. Plus a pool table, ping pong etc…amazing house!

4/10 Poor

Steven M.

14 May 2022

Liked: Location

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

Ocean Front and Center

Views from the windows and decks were stunning. Dolphins and water birds entertained. Great location to beach. Rental needs repair inside and out. Hot tub not functional. Decks not recommended for children. Ping pong and pool table were a nice touch. Coffee pot on its last legs but a new one was provided immediately.

Stayed 7 nights in May 2022

6/10 Okay

Bev M.

10 Aug 2024

Liked: Communication, location

Beautiful view

This house has a beautiful view. Located in Buxton which is a quaint quiet beachy location. Not built up, quiet, beautiful area. The house is as described in previous reviews. Beautiful location but very run down. Someone compared it to indoor camping and that is exactly correct. Beds were comfortable, internet and TVs worked, air conditioning worked for the most part but it wasn’t very hot outside (we were there the week of Debby). While there is an area with pool table, foos ball and ping pong, there was about a 1/2 inch of sand on the ground (this could be due to the cracks in the garage doors) we did sweep it up and no lighting. There were boogie boards, sand toys, beach games etc but everything was cracked or broken.The outdoor shower/rinse off area was all sand, so once you rinsed off, you just got sand on you again. I am pretty sure very little in this house had been updated in the last 25 years. With all that being said, the house is spacious and has potential with a little TLC. Would I stay here again? Maybe

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

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2/10 Terrible

Meg S.

17 Jan 2023

Avoid this House

This house has major plumbing issues that were not being addressed. We had toilets that did not flush and we had to empty buckets of water from a leak in the plumbing. The house is not safe and has a garage door that is ready to split in half. Our tv could not be used because it was missing the power cord. The toilets seats were disgusting and we had problems with major insects in the house.

6/10 Okay

Rich W.

25 Jul 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Great Location but more like indoor camping

The location is great, we sat on the top deck all week. That alone does make it worth it. You do not have direct beach access, you have to walk through two neighbors properties after cutting through the bushes to get to the beach. The inside is dated which I expected for the price. We did not spend much time inside anyway. The master shower is tiny, it felt like you were showering in a coffin. The fridge leaked all over the floor of the kitchen. The property managers fix was to shut off the water to the fridge. This also shut off the water to the dishwasher. So we had to choose between flooding the kitchen of doing dishes by hand. The kitchen has the bare minimum in supplies and the linens provided gave us one towel per person and one very flat pillow per person. That is why I say it is like camping indoors. You get the bare minimum but you are ocean front.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

6 Sept 2023

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Cleanliness

Elusive Maintenance

After reading the reviews from the past, we planned for the worst and hoped for the best. Surprisingly maintenance issues still abounded, despite the numerous complaints of maintenance shortcomings. To the positive, the air-conditioning worked great, the hot tub was in perfect shape, the deck is newly redone and very good. The pool table and game area was usable and functioning well. Unfortunately, some basic maintenance issues still abound. The dishwasher worked once or twice and then was non-functional for the remainder of our visit. A repair man did come on Friday. The Vacasa maintenance man said that he had been out previously submitted a ticket but to no avail. The master bathroom upstairs had a non-functioning handle on the main sink faucet and it actually fell off. The faucet on the lwhirlpool tub was broken and fell off as well. The shower curtain was in a condition that reminded me of living in a men’s dorm in college. The screen door on one of the downstairs bedrooms was corroded shut, preventing egress from there. And a number of the windows had this fuzzy wooden thing happening, which was disconcerting. I feel nitpicky mentioning all these little things, but at the same time, it seems a handyman could fix most of these rather quickly. Nonetheless, the house is very comfortable and cozy, location was superb. We would be stay there again- it truly is a very special spot in the world. I think the Dolphins we saw each morning would agree!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

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6/10 Okay

David Q.

10 Dec 2022

Awesome view…. But

Great view! But the house is a little rundown.

8/10 Good

Hannah S.

7 Sept 2022

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Views

We loved our time at the Elusive Day Dream. There were a few issues with broken screens and things that I expect at the end of season, and with short staffing issues: the hot tub was broken (we were refunded for that part of our stay), and I wish that a few things could have been fixed, mattress pads and pillow cases that were missing could have been delivered. Still the view was unbeatable, and the layout worked perfectly for our family. We also loved that we could walk to local restaraunts, grocery stores, and custard. We would love to return.

Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Shanna R.

18 Aug 2022

Disliked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Ruined family vacation

The house needs maintenance. I had to keep my toddler from playing with large slivers of wood that were chipping off the doors inside. Hot tub was broken, lock on the sliding glass door was broken, and the drains downstairs were clogged. Even worse the property manager never tried to notify us that beach nourishment was scheduled and stadium style lights shined in our windows all night while the hodge shook and heavy machinery kept us awake. Nobody slept all week, and everyone was happy to end the vacation. If Vrbo or Vacasa offers an appropriate response I will update this, but don’t stay here.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Bryan A.

25 Jul 2022

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Find another property. This house is crap.

Wish we had stayed somewhere else.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

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8/10 Good

Karen B.

17 Jul 2022

Great location

The home provided beautiful views of the ocean and convenient to many attractions and restaurants.

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8/10 Good

Rick S.

17 Jul 2022

Buxton

Location is awesome!! Beautiful beach view and sunrise

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8/10 Good

Melissa G.

17 Apr 2022

Great location

The house is in a great location and beautiful views right across the beach. A short walk down the street gives you access to the beach. Nothing fancy about the house but it serves it’s purpose. Could use a few updates. Coffee maker could be replaced as its in terrible condition. Would also be nice to have hand soap available in bathrooms. Overall I would recommend renting.

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10/10 Excellent

William P.

20 Mar 2022

Hard to beat the location & views

Incredible views of the ocean and lighthouse. Plenty of space and amenities (hot tub, gaming tables.) Just a little dated on the interior, but very clean and well-maintained. Would benefit from new deck furniture to improve the outdoor living space. Was perfect for our needs as a couple, but would also be great for a family or friends’ retreat. Ease of beach access was a huge plus.

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6/10 Okay

Gregory P.

24 Oct 2021

Day in the SUN

View from the deck!

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8/10 Good

Dustin W.

18 Jul 2021

Cute house, great location

Fantastic location, and a clean cute house. Has a good number of bedrooms. Does not have direct, private beach access, and the fridge seemed to leak all over the floor, which was not fixed by the time we left.

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8/10 Good

Nancy H.

4 Jul 2021

Nice house

House was a nice size and location was perfect. It could use some updating but otherwise a great house

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8/10 Good

Robert Q.

28 Jun 2021

Best view in Buxton

This house is unmatched for its view of the shoreline from the upper deck.

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8/10 Good

Deidre S.

26 May 2021

Spacious comfortable

Beautiful views of the beach and lighthouse! We loved the little look out tower up top and wrap around decks.

8/10 Good

John G.

15 Sept 2020

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

Right on the beach, overall good experience

The location is the best thing, right on the beach and very private location. The house had good space with 4BR/3BA - 3 good sized bedrooms with queen beds and views of the water, the 4th BR is very small with 2 twins. Kitchen and baths are very dated but very functional other than low water pressure and a couple slow drains. The main living area was great and fit our 6 people easily without feeling crowded. The decks have great views and the hot tub was a good way to get out of the sun mid day. The cleaning crew must have been in a hurry - they missed a bunch of litter and leave behinds from the prior renters but not that big of a deal. The ground level had a pool table and a ping pong table and with the garage doors open this was a very nice environment (after we cleaned up the broken beach chairs, floats and umbrella scattered around). There is a charcoal grill but it's seen better days. We rented a gas grill for the week which was a good investment. Make no mistake, we had a great time. The house is unpretentious and livable and the price reflects the deficiencies... good value for the money.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

Cathey H.

22 Apr 2019

Beautiful location

House could use some updating. Cable didn't work most of the week. Beautiful views unfortunately porch didn't feel stable. No direct access to beach. Roof has several leaks which we experienced during a storm.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

christine w.

3 Oct 2018

Can't beat the view and beach access!

Beat beach location!

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018

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