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Dog-friendly, idyllic beachfront house with private pool, hot tub, AC, & deck provides a hot tub and more. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Entire home

4 bedrooms4 bathrooms1837 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Hot tub
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly

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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Dog-friendly, idyllic beachfront house with private pool, hot tub, AC, & deck

This smoke-free holiday home features a hot tub. The holiday home has 4 bedrooms and offers free WiFi and a DVD player. A kitchen comes with a fridge and an oven, and guests will also find upscale touches, such as a private pool and a fireplace.
Air-conditioned accommodation at this holiday home offers private pools and fireplaces. Rooms open to balconies. Kitchens offer fridges, stovetops, microwaves and kitchenware and utensils. Bathrooms include a shower and hairdryers.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Televisions come with DVD players.

Recreational amenities at the holiday home include a hot tub.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach nearby

Pool/Spa

  • Heated pool
  • Hot tub
  • Private pool

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 3.5 bathrooms
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Fireplace
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • TV

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony

Laundry

  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Location highlights

  • Near a hospital
  • Near an outlet shopping centre
  • Near the sea

Things to do

  • Heated pool
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Horseback riding nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Parasailing nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Scuba diving nearby
  • Snorkelling nearby
  • Surfing/bodyboarding nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Water skiing nearby
  • Water tubing nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby
  • Windsurfing nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Electric car charging station
  • Unit size: 1,837 square feet

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 5:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 25

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets are allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Note from host: Children allowed

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

About the area

Located in Rodanthe, this holiday home is near the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Outer Banks Beaches and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Ocean Air Sports and Hatteras Island Boardsports are also worth visiting. Jet skiing and kayaking offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking and horse riding nearby. Visit our Rodanthe travel guide
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Rodanthe, NC

What's nearby

  • North Carolina Outer Banks Bodie Island Lighthouse Autumn Morning Marsh Boardwalk, Shutterstock ID 164239178, purchase_order: SP-1269 HA 2018 Batch 1, Order: , client: , other:
    Cape Hatteras National Seashore
    1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Aerial View of Beach Homes in Rodanthe North Carolina With Pilings in the Water at High Tide on a Sunny Day
    Rodanthe Beach
    1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
    Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
    7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Ocean Pier in Golden Light of Sunrise
    Rodanthe Pier
    4 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site and Museum
    10 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

  • Manteo, NC (MEO-Dare County Regional)
    40 min drive

Restaurants

  • Dough Shack
    3 min drive
  • Waves Coffee & Candies
    3 min drive
  • Mirro’s Cafe
    4 min drive
  • Tina's Poolside Cafe
    4 min drive
  • Beads & Beans OBX
    2 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Dog-friendly, idyllic beachfront house with private pool, hot tub, AC, & deck have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool. Pool types include heated pools.

Is Dog-friendly, idyllic beachfront house with private pool, hot tub, AC, & deck pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Dog-friendly, idyllic beachfront house with private pool, hot tub, AC, & deck?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Dog-friendly, idyllic beachfront house with private pool, hot tub, AC, & deck?

Check-in begins at 5:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Dog-friendly, idyllic beachfront house with private pool, hot tub, AC, & deck?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Dog-friendly, idyllic beachfront house with private pool, hot tub, AC, & deck located?

Situated by the sea, this holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge and Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site and Museum. Pamlico Sound and Rodanthe Beach are also within 1 mile (2 km).

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Dog-friendly, idyllic beachfront house with private pool, hot tub, AC, & deck Reviews

Reviews

Very good

All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 73 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 73 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 73 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 73 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 73 reviews

7.8

Cleanliness

9.6

Location

Reviews

From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Jill K.

Great beach house!

We loved our stay at The Knotty Whale! The house was spacious. The beach was not very crowded in early June and the hot tub and pool were great! We will be back!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Doug H.

The Knotty Whale

Brought my family of six to this beach home for Labor Day weekend. The home location, size, and amenities were perfect for us! We enjoyed the location and watched the sunrise each morning from the upper deck.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Michelle L.

View

The view was spectacular
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

James N.

Nice location

Pretty convenient being about the middle of the Outerbanks. We went to the south end and took the fairy, which is free, to Ocracoke. The next day went to the north end all the way to Corolla. Saw all the lighthouses along the way. House has a nice ocean view and many updates.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Lori P.

Knotty Whale

The house was clean inside,Nice pool, good location. Beach pretty much gone in front of house.
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Cody S.

nice house with hot tub and beach access

Views were incredible from all the balconies, plenty of space for our large party. Just don’t plan on grilling, ever, the grill isn’t what you’d expect.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Eva B.

Beautiful & Relaxing

This home is simple & elegant with amazing views. We were delighted with dolphins and birdwatching every day. The house was clean and well equipped for our holiday getaway. Highly recommend you book the Knotty Whale for your next OBX adventure.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Jennifer T.

Loved this house

View. Pool. Hottub. Location. All were wonderful. Few house keeping suggestions but other than that we are already planning our next trip down.
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

David L.

Bit of a Bummer

Great location, loved the pool but the house was dirty.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Michelle W.

Family Vacation

The Knotty Whale became our home for spring vacation. My husband and I, our children and grandchildren stayed for one week. We had an amazing time and have so many wonderful memories. The home was beautiful and the view of the ocean from the decks was spectacular. Thank you for allowing your house to become our home.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Sean F.

Total Escape!

If you are looking for a peaceful get away on a beautiful beach this is a great place to visit. The home was clean. Had a great view. Right on the beach. We were the only ones on the beach most of the time. There is a convenience store walking distance if you need to grab any items.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Trudi H.

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

Wonderful location, drinking my coffee and being right on the beach was wonderful! Great pool!

Wonderful company to work with, if you need anything they are right on it!! Great house with a very nice pool area and hot tub! Love love location! Downstairs air needed to be cooler, if set at 68 it was 78, couldn’t get it cooler than 78.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Leslie T.

Nice home

House, pool, hot tub where very nice, need to remove carpet on the stairs - smells very bad. Need new pans for cooking. Unfortunately couldn’t use the beach right infront of the house because of debris from a house collapse prior to our stay but we went to another beach.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Jenna L.

1st family vacation with an 8 month old!

The location of this house right on the beach made for gorgeous views ! The pool & hot tubs were perfect! Could definitely use a different cleaning company - wasn’t the cleanest VRBO we have booked, also need to provide more than 1 bath towel & 1 washcloth for a full week stay per person . I would recommend this house for sure if they were to get a different cleaning crew !
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Shannon L.

Very nice and well laid out home.

The home is very well laid out and convenient. Everything was very clean and, for the most part, well maintained. View of the ocean is fantastic other than some power lines and a couple of other houses. Literally a 1 minute walk to a shared, but not busy, beach. Pool and hot tub were nice on days that we just wanted to have quiet time. Also, being on a dead end road, there was very little traffic by the house. We had a very nice stay.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

randall r.

vacasa knotty whale rodanthe

the place is nice and set up well for views and ue of beach/ however we left a day-night early, the fire alarm system went off two nights around 3 am we had a service call /happened again that night / time to go early
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Kaitlyn P.

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

Beautiful House

This house was beautiful and we loved the quiet location. It was spacious and had a great view of the ocean and stars. Only thing I would say that needs improvement were the washer and bedroom comforter. The washer smelled very funky and had black stains in it.. and the comforter was very stained and had fur all over it. Other than that, we enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Sharon C.

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

BEACH love

The property was great, super location, nice pool and hot tub. Generally clean. Cleaning as far as under beds, behind things and extra blankets could use improvement. Had to leave two days early because of storm surge, flooding of roads. They wouldnt refund because no evacuation order, even though governor declared state of emergency.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023
From a partner site

2/10 Terrible

MANDIE D.

Location Great - Home Not Taken Care Of

The good : LOCATION. The home is in a beautiful spot directly on the beach only there is not really a beach there now with the high surf and fallen homes. The sound is one block behind you so that is also nice. The home itself is fairly new, it spacious and has so much potential but it isn't being taken care of. We rent homes in OBX 3-4 times per year, this being the first time we've used VACASA. Never again. Their were holes and mold in the kitchen ceiling, recess lights hanging out of the kitchen ceiling, about 1" of dust on top of doors or any flat surface. The carpet smelled of dog. The couches were stained, dirty and smelled of dog. The furniture is a mix of Hodge Podge thrift furniture that is old and worn. The pillows on the beds were flat and limited. There was one very thin cheap blanket on every bed, nothing extra. Their were roaches in the home, we seen at least 10 during our stay. The vacuum cleaners had been used multiple times without bags so they wouldn't work. Maintenance did come by to bring a new vacuum and repair the whole in the kitchen ceiling. We spent our first two days cleaning and washing the one blanket on each bed so that we felt comfortable sleeping at night but it definitely seemed like the owner of the home isn't very attentive to it or how the rental company is taking care of it. Won't rent again due to how it's kept.
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Mazie L.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Unclean beachfront

The house could be absolutely wonderful but its dirty. So much hair on the fitted sheet of one bunk bed, it appeared maybe a haircut occurred on it and the comforter. The air filter was full on the a/c indoor unit. Heaven know how dirt the one is upstairs above the master bedroom. Only 2 small closets but they are full of stuff and a small hanger on one bedroom door. The kitchen was still dirty from the previous renter. Food all over the stove, countertop and baking soda spilled on the refrigerator top shelf. All floors were sandy, not a little either. There was almost 1/4 cup of sand under the cushions on both dirty sofas. Two vacuum cleaners had no bags but were run without a bag and both had short black hair and sand. Dishes in the cabinet had water in them. A beautiful house, with a beautiful view with so much potential but the cleaning service is horrible. After we got the place cleaned up we had a great time but it took a lot of work on our part to get the house clean. I will say the bathrooms were clean. But the comforters were dirty, the floors were dirty, kitchen was dirty. Kitchen and dining room light fixtures were greasy and dirty. Dining room table finish is sticky. I feel for the owners because their beautiful home is not being maintained
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Gail H.

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Communication

Positive and Negative

We arrived at the Knotty Whale on 9/2/2023. We were aware of the steps but not aware that we could not access the third level (main level) without going completely around to the back of the house to get to the door to the inside stairs. The one bunk room does not have a door. No privacy. The one queen room does have a private bathroom. The other queen room has to share a bathroom with the bunk rooms. One towel for each of us for the week. Luckily there are laundry facilities on the first level so we were able to wash towels. The property manager, Robert, I will give a 1/10. When we first started talking with him he was nice, but when I called later, closer to our arrival time - I had asked for chairs to be placed around the pool. He thought my concerns were "trivial" and that I was "convincing" myself that I would not have a good vacation. There were a total of 6 lounge chairs by the pool which was very much appreciated so we could have somewhere to sit when we were not in the pool. I texted Robert at 8:49 AM on 9/8 telling him that our upstairs was set for 72 but was reading 80. I called Vacasa 3 hours later and was informed he didn't put a ticket in. KUDOS to Brittany from Vacasa - she immediately put a ticket in for our A/C issues on 9/8 so we could have a comfortable night. She deserves an 11/10 for customer service. Alex, the maintenance guy who came to assess our issue, went above and beyond to check the unit. He deserves above a 10 as well.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

cathy s.

Clean, comfortable and nicely furnished.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Christina L.

I would stay again!

Location, location, location! Location is Perfect as ocean front property and is so convenient.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

kimberley W.

Fantastic pool & home

Loved the layout of the home and the pool. The home was well stocked with kitchen and personal accessories such as soap, shampoo, pots, pans, etc. This would be a five star rating if there was more beach.
Verified

8/10 Good

Kenneth M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The home as well as the location were great! The problem I had was the Ac on the upper unit did not work the entire time of our stay. I did contact the rental company. Their response was, that the home had sensors that could detect when the doors and windows were open for to long. That did not resolve the issues.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025