Our family stayed here for a week in April and really enjoyed the beautiful ocean from both balconies! I’ll start with the GOOD that would’ve given it 4 stars if some of the bad hadn’t happened due to some carelessness at check in etc.
PROS: 1) wonderful views and the best location right near the beach access! Very little crowds
2) under the house area to wash off and shower for privacy - water pressure was not good in shower nor was the hot water- used hose mainly
3) stairs inside the house and carpet throughout first floor means lot less sand reaches the bedrooms!!
4) balconies on each floor with furniture to lay out (looks newly remodeled)
5) great charter internet speeds!
6) comfy beds
7) VERY spacious on both floors!
8) kitchen equipped with storage containers and dish rags plus the usual items
9) there is a bathroom upstairs with kitchen and living room, so you don’t have to climb stairs for just that!
10) perfectly located near north topsail to sneads ferry and the southern end near surf city and topsail beach!
CONS
1) at check in, received text saying ready. Got there and builders still there which was fine to wait for them to leave! The problem was, they left so quickly that they left a few screws in the driveway, screws in odd ends of the entire house, pictures off walls and the biggest issue was a piece of large glass that had been sitting on a vent in the master bedroom I didn’t see until I stepped on the vent and it broke under my foot! I cut my finger a bit picking it up. If my 5 year old had stepped on this we may not have had the same experience!! - note for ward, I’m sure this happens squeezing people in and builders etc, but the cleaners really need to be in there AFTER builders leave.
2) a/c did totally fine with us in April and they have a min of 72 normally, but they allowed us to put it on 70. In summer months, please be aware that I could tell it probably would struggle to keep cool anywhere below 72 with hot hot it got just at 72 degrees !!
3) couch needs pillows upstairs
4) water pressure not great but worked ok for us in showers
5) ***BIG NOTE: staircase on side od the house outside needs to be roped off until it’s replaced! Husband stepped on 2nd step and board flipped off from rotting. We put the board sideways to make sure others see it!
6) tv remotes were a pain to use. Signal bad maybe?
Thank you for giving us a wonderful vacation overall!!