This house was so great for our family, which includes seniors and toddlers. The biggest and most important thing is the direct beach access--no dune to climb--just stairs from the house. This makes it so easy to get to the beach for a short visit and then just go back into the house for snacks or drinks. The bedrooms were a good size, and the mattresses were comfortable. Instacart delivers, so that makes the first night easy. The house is better equipped than others we have stayed at, both in terms of kitchen items, as well as consumable items (paper towels, toilet paper, soap, dishwasher soap, etc). The tvs are great and easy to use. The house has a good layout, one bedroom on the first floor, the other 3 on the second floor. 2.5 bathrooms, which is important when everyone needs a bathroom at the same time.
We visited the nearby Karen Beasly Sea Turtle Hospital. which was so educational. Also, we were so lucky that the hospital did a release of 27 rehabilitated sea turtles while we were there, and we went down to the beach to watch, along with another 100+ people. It was very moving to see them go back to the ocean.
Our one negative is the appliances are due for replacement. They are all usable, but are definitely on the older side. But that does not affect our 5 star rating, as they worked fine, if a little noisily.
Overall, this was our favorite house we have stayed in on the Carolina coast.