Our family has grown up spending summer vacations in OBX, but this year was shaping up to be slightly different. Cabin fever, the result of the worst pandemic in the last 100-years, drove the demand for 2021 beach rentals sky-high. Inventories quickly dried up while prices soared. Unable to secure a place anywhere from Corolla to South Nags Head, our exhaustive search led us to a beach house in Sandbridge, a cozy costal community just south of Virginia Beach.
Just five days before the start of our July 4th holiday week beach vacation I received a phone call from the property management company alerting me to a situation. Seems the house was double-booked, and our family was out. A prompt reimbursement of the week’s rental was promised. This shocking news nearly caused me to come unglued. How could this be and moreover, how was I going to tell my family the vacay was off?!
Quick thinking and a handy iPhone saved the day. I clicked on the VRBO app and discovered 213 Broadbay Drive was a new listing. Shocked and amazed to find this home available I made a quick decision to book it and what a fantastic choice that was. This newly renovated property, located in a gated community on the sound side of Kill Devil Hills, exceeded expectations from the moment we pulled up. Blooming potted plants lined a stone walkway to the backyard where a beautiful mimosa tree covered half the yard was shade. No doubt the best place to sink into a lawn chair to enjoy a good book, the smell of salt air, see birds in flight, enjoy an adult beverage, and more.… whatever your choice! In addition, my sons brought a fishing boat and tied it off at the private dock just about 50’ away from the house.
Inside matched the outside and attention to detail shinned through. A comfortable balance of earth tones and warm colors set the mood. No shortcuts here. This place felt more like a home as it was appointed with furnishings of better-than-expected quality. I believe everything was new. The second level screened porch was a hit with three generations. So much so, its design inspired us to start redecorating ours.
All bedrooms were comfortable and spacious, especially the Master Bedroom. The dark cherry poster bed was unexpected but certainly appreciated and so was the walk-in closet and soak tub.
The living floor has an open floor plan that kept us all together and sharing quality time. The family room is spacious with lots of seat-in
