This home is located in a private beach neighborhood with very little public beach access, making it ideal for a family or group who want the "feel" of their own private beach. The house is as advertised and the updates to the pool deck and main level flooring are very nice. Like many large beach homes there is lots of room for casual together time, including a nice soaking pool (large enough to enjoy a few drinks or let the kids splash around), and a mere 50 steps from the beach.
All bedrooms are of good sizes, with an amazing main suite. All bedrooms have on suites except for the jack and jill on the 4th level (adjacent to a nice "tv room").
The kitchen is well appointed, with all needed tools to enjoy dinners, or any meal time. Speaking of mealtime, although the home can accommodate up to 17, there is a small challenge in eating together. The only table for eating is large enough to fit 11 around the table, and the side bar in the kitchen can accommodate another three (children, or two adults).
Of course you'll experience a few situations in any rental property including the icemaker not functioning even though the property management company communicated it was working (more on the property management poor communication and follow-up in a moment).
There are several beach chairs in case you can't bring enough to support your entire household. The homes are adjacent to each within feet, thus all decks are adjacent. If you're used to say OBX with a bit more room between homes, this home is built in a stylish private neighborhood and for us, both sides had families with children, so I don't believe any of us "bothered" the other families while we were out enjoying the decks/pool. The deck has a nice sized BBQ for grilling out, with plenty of utensils to support your evening grilling.
This review would probably have been a 5-star review had it not been for the communication and follow-up of the property manager. After we were told the elevator would not be available for move-in, it would be repaired on Tuesday, with my follow-up Tuesday evening (receiving no communication), we were then told, Wednesday. Wednesday came and went with zero follow-up. In fact, we received several text messages about other aspects of the property as well as offers to stay longer, but no one had the courtesy to call and apologize or even give us a status of why it would not be available. We left Saturday morning without one message from the manager.