Is Bel Mare - Enjoy A Modern Oceanfront Getaway pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

Where is Bel Mare - Enjoy A Modern Oceanfront Getaway located?

Situated in Surf City, this beach holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Surf City Beach, Back in Touch Massage, Yoga, & Lomilomi, and Inis Spa. Seacoast Art Gallery and Escape Spa are also within 15 minutes.

Bel Mare - Enjoy A Modern Oceanfront Getaway Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stacey F.

20 Sept 2024

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

Best Vacation!!!

We absolutely loved our stay at Bel Mare. We could never tire of the gorgeous views! We also loved the close proximity to everything. We highly recommend this home for your next stay. We didn’t want to leave!

Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen H.

26 Jul 2023

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

Great Beach Week

Loved the location and the view!! Had plenty of space for the large group we had.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

3 Aug 2024

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

Incredible Stay at Belmare

This property lived up to its listing. Everything worked as described and very clean property. We’ll set up to enjoy days on the beach then walking to local restaurants in the evening. Certainly worth booking for another beach vacation!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica R.

17 Oct 2023

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

Slept to the sounds of waves every night.

The location can’t be beat. The view is amazing and the house has plenty of space for a large group. We loved it!

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen R.

3 Jul 2023

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

Bel mare

we had a great time. Everyone had there own bedroom. Lots of room in dining room

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

john d.

22 Oct 2019

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

Nice house-2 issues

Very nice house. Only 2 complaints-we could see a grill but there was no way to access it. The big one was the king mattress was worn out. They tried to compensate with a memory foam topper. It was so bad my husband took to sleeping on a bunk bed after two nights.

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Margaret H.

30 Jul 2018

The location and view from Bel Mare are amazing!!

We really did enjoy our stay! A few things that renters should know are that the house is on three levels and there are many steps. Our extended family group included an 85 year old grandfather and a teenager with a fractured foot and on crutches. The move in and out process was rather challenging with 3 flights of steps, but we managed. Also there are many steps to access the beach but always worth the journey! Another important item to note is that the driveway is very steep and I was unable to actually park my sedan under the carport. In fact my car sustained some damage as a result of my first attempt to get into the carport where a hump prevented my entry and a large scrape on my car was sustained. The other vehicle we brought was an SUV with a higher profile and that car did not have the same difficulty. So parking in the steep drive way also created the same challenges for those with mobility issues. We were able to work around the challenges but wished we had known in advance. Bel Mare does have the most amazing view especially from the top level where the kitchen and main living area and deck are located. The home was well equipped and nicely furnished. Thanks for another great vacation on Topsail Island! We love visiting!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Christine H.

6 Dec 2022

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

Lovely!

Property was mostly like the photos - missing the telescope though. We'll bring binoculars next time. The beds were a little lumpy and squeaky but overall a very nice property. Views were amazing! We will definitely will stay again!

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Matt L.

2 Nov 2022

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

Everything as advertised!

Great location, clean property, wonderful experience! My family has stayed in this house multiple times and we'll continue to do so as we can. The location is ideal - very close to shopping/dining, but just far away enough to not feel too busy/overcrowded. Loved staying here!

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

18 Sept 2022

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Communication

Disappointing ending

The beachfront location was great. Beds: The Master bedroom's bed was very, uncomfortable. 2 "divets" or sags on both sides. Very loud, rusty-sounding squeaking every time you moved. The "pullout sofa" was so uncomfortable that our friend just slept on it as a sofa. The back room (black) bed was super lumpy & squishy as well. The 4th bedroom, next to the Sofa Rm had the best bed. No lamps or tables. Overall, not the cleanest place we have ever rented. The shower floors were also noisy. We made do. It was at the beach after all! WEDNESDAY 9PM: Wednesday night before leaving Saturday, the washing machine stopped working. THURSDAY 9AM: We called Lewis Realty (LR) sent someone right over around 10:30/11:00am. It was determined we needed a new washing machine. Here is where it starts to get disappointing. I called at 4:02pm to get an update. Was told that they were waiting to hear from the owner. 4:08pm - LR called & said the owner is looking into getting a new washing machine. I advised that we have a 2-year-old with us and we need to get laundry done so we can pack to leave. FRIDAY 10:22am - Called LW for an update. Was told they are working on it. I repeated our concern about getting laundry done. It was our last day at the beach - and now we are in limbo! It didn't seem we were getting anywhere quickly, my husband & I drove to LR's office. Started with Pat. We asked for someone with more authority, Jordan came out. She seemed to try the hardest. Although there was never anything like, "Hey I'm so sorry this is happening. It must be awful for your vacation to end like this." It was only, "I'm waiting on the owner." No smile. No compassion. I asked for 15-minute updates - since hours had passed by and we never received a call initiated by LR. Was told they owner is getting one, waiting to find out when to be delivered that day. "Hopefully this afternoon." 2:34pm - Text we received from Jordan: "Unfortunately, the washer will not be delivered until tomorrow. The owner of Lewis Realty would like to give you $100 for the inconvenience and for your trip to the laundry mat if you choose. Please let me know if you have any questions, thank you." 3PM - Back to LR office (our last day at the beach.) Talked to C. Rackley on the phone. Lot's of back & forth - again, NEVER a "hey, this is just awful. we're so sorry." He asked the owner for compensation, owner declined. LR settled w/half day's rent. Never coming back here!

Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Marta K., Raleigh

21 Jun 2022

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

This is a nice house in the best location

This house was very nice. Had a large living room and beautiful view. Some small things to consider: One of the ocean-view bedrooms has a sleeper sofa only and the master has not the most comfortable mattress. It was so soft my feet were higher than my body. The management company was very helpful and responsive, but I wish more items were provided at check-in. Hand soap or toilet paper should be available. After a few hours of driving the last thing you wish is to end up using a bathroom where there is no paper to be found.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Raghu V.

6 Apr 2022

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

Surf City Paradise

This is an outstanding property. Great views of the ocean and the place is beautiful. My compliments to the owners.

Stayed 21 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Josh K.

13 Oct 2021

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

Family vacation

Perfect house for a family vacation right on the beach.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Stacie C.

14 Aug 2021

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

Great place for a Family vacation

The house was exactly what we needed for our big family trip to the beach, location was GREAT, can't get any closer to the beach, queen pull out couch is very very uncomfortable, will need an air mattress if going to use that as a bedroom, bunk room is located on the top floor with main living area so not ideal location to put kids to bed first and hang out

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

GEORGE S.

27 Jun 2021

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

Ohio family

Nice house loved openness of kitchen to dining and tv area. Really has everything you need Could use some updated kitchen ware Pots/pans spatulas and maybe a little more silverware. We really couldn’t figure out how to use the telescope but it was a conversation piece lol. Another chair or two on upper back deck might be nice. But overall we were very happy and had a good stay. (Oh, I tightened a few of the dining room table chair legs. They made need some attention soon. )

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

6 Jun 2021

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

We had a fabulous stay! We loved the place. Great location. We plan to come back next year.

We had a fabulous day. We love the place. Great location. We plan to visit next year

Stayed 7 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Jessica H.

16 May 2021

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

Spacious house with great location!

The house was the perfect size for our party of seven. The location is within walking distance to shopping and dining, and has the most amazing beach views. The kitchen was fully stocked with everything we needed to enjoy cooking/eating at the house. We were not able to use the trundle bed, as there was not enough room to pull it out. The pullout sofa sleeper was not comfortable enough to sleep on. There was a great variety of board games to play! Overall it was a very enjoyable stay!

Stayed 7 nights in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Khang N.

14 May 2021

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

Disliked: Communication

great property with a lot of potential for improvements

The home has an amazing living room with stunning views, the location is perfect for access to the beach, and if you like a more unassuming quiet town. Decent restaurants in the area with lots of options. There are some downsides, however -- the room has 2 master suites both with gorgeous ocean view, however, one of the master suites is used as an entertainment room (with a pull out couch) instead of a bedroom. That means if you are staying here with friends/family, only one of you will with the ocean view room. The A/C was also broken for the first 2 nights of our stay...and to make matters worse, there are no screens on any of the windows or sliding doors so we could not leave the windows open. The last 2 nights of our stay, the alarm system woke us up in the middle of the night with low battery alarms. There was no way to disable them. The management company was not able to help disable it before our stay was over.

Stayed 7 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas L.

1 May 2021

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

Quiet and relaxing

The house was spotless and the location was great. We really enjoyed our stay and are looking forward to coming back next year.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Doreen R., AGAWAM

24 Apr 2021

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

Family visit

It was perfect. The property was clean and well kept. The location was quiet. I have stayed at other properties in Surf City but this rental thought of everything. We have already booked for Nov of this year!

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly M.

17 Apr 2021

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

Amazing property right on the beach

What a wonderful property in a fantastic beach town.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jamye R.

10 Apr 2021

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

Great week at the beach!

This property is amazing! Beautiful views! Beach isn't "private" due to public access sites near the house but you are far enough away that there are only a few people within you. Food on the island is good, we did go off the island a few times for dinner as it was a little less expensive and not so repetitious.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Joseph L.

7 Jan 2021

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

Christmas 2020

We enjoyed the home and Top Sail Island

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Debra A.

2 Dec 2020

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

Best family vacation!

This property was absolutely perfect for our family! We had 7 adults and 2 children and we could not have been happier with the accommodations. The views and stunning sunrises and sunsets were priceless. Will definitely be returning to this beautiful home!

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Patrick M.

30 Nov 2020

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

Disliked: Cleanliness

on the beach, walking distance to shops

nice house, great access to ocean/beach, walking distance to grocery, restaurants, pier miscommunication between owner / agency resulted in property not clean upon arrival. rental agency resolved satifactorally

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2020

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