I feel bad for the owner of the house and for a couple of the employees at Beach Realty who genuinely tried to help us later in the process, but the beginning of the experience was AWFUL. No one at Beach Realty called to say we could check in (which they said they would) so we finally gave up and went to the house around dinnertime. No one @BR was answering the phone (even emergency lines), the roads we tried to take were flooded out and the address did not lead us to the house (take an unmarked side road to get there). When we did finally get to the house, there were people in it (seen from the road) who shortly disappeared - not a warm fuzzy since no one seemed to know who they were. When we went inside we discovered the place had not been cleaned - pee all over toilet, hair on shower walls, foul smells, dirty sheets, rotting dog food in the kitchen sink, bugs and sand everywhere... When we finally found someone to pick up our numerous calls they said they'd send cleaners in the AM, which to us was UNACCEPTABLE since we were exhausted from the drive and had nothing but dirty linens with no detergent to wash them. Kitty Hawk Rentals found someone to come clean the house (a very nice young couple although it was not the service advertised in the house description, such as making the beds) around 9 or 10 pm. AWKWARD.
On the bright side, I can't say enough about the location, location, location! BEAUTIFUL views. Couldn't ask for better (although we didn't see any wild ponies or dolphins this week). House has nice dishes and top quality appliances but is missing key things such as a pair of scissors. The knives are all VERY SHARP (so do not rummage around in any kitchen drawers without bandaids handy).
Unfortunately most of the week was stormy (and the beach access road under water so couldn't drive anywhere) - it was not the weather we'd hoped for but it was still pretty and relaxing so we took advantage of doing one of the jigsaw puzzles and watching TV. Internet is VERY SLOW/spotty (don't try to do work here LOL).
Should update the description to reflect 3 1/2 bathrooms (only lists 3). LOVE the dog friendly aspect - we had very happy dogs! Beds are very soft so our backs weren't too happy but again we made the best of it. Exterior lights were broken and most sliders/curtains didn't pull back all the way. Not sure we'll be back to Rankin, but hopefully these items will be fixed for the next renter.