Wonderful Open Beach Home, Dog Friendly with Ocean Views, Short Walk to the Beach, Fenced In Yard Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

Q: Is Wonderful Open Beach Home, Dog Friendly with Ocean Views, Short Walk to the Beach, Fenced In Yard pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Wonderful Open Beach Home, Dog Friendly with Ocean Views, Short Walk to the Beach, Fenced In Yard located?

This family-friendly Oak Island holiday home is located by the sea, within a 15-minute walk of Caswell Beach and Ocean Crest Pier. 57th Place West Access Park and Horse Island are also within 6 miles (10 km).

10/10 Excellent

Debbi W.

10 Jun 2025

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Wonderful stay

It was an amazing stay, great location, stocked kitchen, very clean. Will be back for sure!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

BARBARA R.

31 Aug 2025

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We had a great time for a long weekend - OKI is one of my favorite places to go! It was easy walk to the beach! The house was well designed for families and a dog wanting to be at the beach - kitchen layout was open and plenty of counter space for more than one cook being in the kitchen! Definitely would stay again!

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gina W.

22 Apr 2025

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Perfect Family Vacation

We had a wonderful stay at Salty Pause. The house was very clean and well stocked with all the necessities. Short walk to the beach access which wasn’t crowded at all. Our dogs enjoyed the spacious fenced yard with shade trees. The screened porches were an added bonus! We will definitely stay here again!

Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

David S.

28 Jul 2025

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Good time at Oak Island!

Had a really nice time at this property. Very spacious, clean, location was great. Only issue (not a big one) was the outdoor shower was crammed full of beach floats, toys, and other random stuff. Did not feel good about pulling all the stuff out and then reloading at the end of our visit. Again, not a biggie, but we would have enjoyed using the outdoor shower.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brenda S.

14 May 2024

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Salty Pause is an amazing home away from home

Peaceful and excellent for furbabies

Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jamie G.

6 May 2024

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Loved our stay

Large, comfortable house; very clean. Easy walk to the beach. Loved loved loved the screen porch with direct access to the fenced in back yard, perfect for letting the dogs in and out. HUGE kitchen, would 100% stay again

Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leslie M.

15 Jul 2024

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Great getaway

The location of Salty Pause is perfect. Just a short walk to the beach. Had all the amenities that we needed. Very clean. We’d definitely book again!

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024

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10/10 Excellent

Lisa S.

25 Sept 2023

Family Fun

The house, yard, parking, beds were perfect. Great location, can easily walk to the beach, hear the ocean at night and in the morning from the screen deck. Will definitely stay again. Thank you for sharing your home.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

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8/10 Good

Kate B.

10 Feb 2025

Great location, would do it again.

Salty Pawse is a pet friendly, 3 bedroom and a loft family house with 2.5 baths on a quiet street about 3 blocks from the beach. The fenced yard is perfect as is the gated front porch and screened back porches for well-behaved, quiet pups who get along with other dogs as the neighboring houses have dogs which bark. The home is slated for some flooring updates which will improve the home for 2 legged guests. It worked well for us and I am sure it will get better as more upgrades are being evaluated.

8/10 Good

Lindsay M.

5 Aug 2024

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Pretty Good

Communication and host were great — very nice and responsive! The house was pretty good — fit the whole family of 10 comfortably and is dog-friendly. Could use a bit of an upgrade and things like more dish towels and pot holders in kitchen. Outdoor shower didn’t have a good drain system so it caused a bit of a messy slipping hazard. But we enjoyed the darts downstairs and the fenced yard.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

susan m.

15 May 2025

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Great location with a few fixable issues

Great house, great location!!! I love the check in process with having the code for door instead of worrying about keys. We had to wait to check in due to inspection team asking for the floors be cleaned again - I can't argue with that! The kitchen had all tools we needed for cooking, which was very helpful. We did have to leave early due to a few issues that made it unsafe for our dogs (med/large) - back porch and steps to backyard had nails sticking up and the motion sensor flood light on those back stairs did not work. The backyard was fully secure but there were some stumps sticking up along back fence that were potentially dangerous. We did find a hammer and tried fo fix some of the nails but most would require more than hammering them in to make them safe. All in all, a great house, just sad we had to leave early!

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

10 Aug 2023

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Nice house good location

The house was very clean and loved that the house allowed us to bring our dog. The fenced yard was a very nice perk! I would suggest adding blinds of some sort to the doors in the loft room. Very little privacy and the morning sun was abrupt. The mattresses on the bunk beds in the loft are made for small kids not really older kids or adults. Quite uncomfortable. Otherwise the house was nice and we enjoyed our stay!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie H.

12 Nov 2023

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Comfortable and spacious

We stayed at the Salty Pause for a family beach trip in October. We had a wonderful time! The home was clean and well stocked. We all loved the huge kitchen. There was plenty of space for different groups to hang out. The fenced in yard is so appreciated! I wanted to also note that they have added curtains to the loft window/doors! We came prepared to cover them for the kiddos, but it was a pleasant surprise to see that the reviews had been taken into consideration 😊 We had one issue with the downstairs tub being clogged when we arrived, but someone was out quickly to fix the issue. My only complaint is that the sheets and towels are washed with fabric softener/dryer sheets and it was an overpowering smell. As a result, I don't think the towels are very absorbent and made a couple of us breakout. I've never had an issue with noticing the laundering products at other places I've stayed, so I was surprised. Something that could be added to the home would be some basic cleaning supplies (for countertops and floors) and some kitchen hand towels.

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Desiree S.

27 May 2024

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Super relaxing and convenient getaway

This house fit all our families needs perfectly! We had our family of four which included one teen and one preteen. We also had my sis and her husband and our parents, both with health/mobility issues. We also brought two dogs, one bigger and one small breed. Our small shitzu- yorkie mix did manage to squeeze through the fence and took off running because she got spooked by the neighbors dog. She came back pretty quickly though and we made sure to keep her on the leash from then on. The house had plenty of room for everyone to spread out, but also a great living room and dining area for us all to be together when we wanted. I did want to note that in the reviews previous, people mentioned that they needed window/door coverings in the loft where the bunk beds are. The owners did add curtains which was great! Not only does that help with the sun coming up in the morning but, it also helps to keep it cooler up there. My parents enjoyed rocking on the front porch in the morning and then moving to the screened in porch in the evening. The location of the house is great. It is close to lots of restaurants and grocery stores and even the pier. Also, the recreation center is close by so, we were able to rent a handicap wheelchair that could be wheeled onto the beach. There was a handicap access on 19th street which was also close to the house. Overall, we were super impressed with this house and we would definitely recommend staying here!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathy B.

24 Aug 2025

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We always vacation at Oak island, and this was by far the cleanest house we’ve ever rented!Thank you!

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katie H.

14 Jul 2025

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Senior trip

A long weekend to celebrate our son’s graduation. Property was perfect!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Debbie D.

15 Jul 2025

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Very nice. Loved the fenced back yard for the dogs.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alice Y.

10 Jul 2025

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The home was clean, spacious and had everything you’d need! The owners were responsive and helpful as well and our dogs loved having a yard to play in. It was only a couple blocks from the beach which made it easy to walk there or drive on the days we had too much to carry.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason R.

8 Aug 2025

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Awesome

Very impressed

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Earl E.

25 Jun 2025

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Much needed

Everything was great

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

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8/10 Good

Kevin M.

16 Jun 2025

Salty Pause

Our stay at Salty Pause was excellent. House was clean and well equipped with utensils as well as pots pans dishes. The fenced in backyard was perfect for doggies Walk to beach in no time. Will definitely be visiting again in near future.

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6/10 Okay

Debbie B.

29 Sept 2023

Salty Pause

Enjoyed our stay at the beach! House can use a little TLC.

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jessica K.

18 Aug 2023

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Nice stay

Our family and grandparents stayed here for a week and it was very nice. The kitchen was especially nice as it was HUGE and well stocked (we even found a Bundt pan to make a cake!). The owners were responsive when we had an issue with the AC and resolved it quickly. Maybe the only criticism is that the 3 bunk beds are in an open loft area with no shades on the giant doors. If you're staying with kids, that means they will definitely be up super early wit the sun, and have no privacy. We rigged up a shade of sorts to help with that situation, but that was our only real surprise.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

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