You could not pick a better location. This house is directly on the beach, in front of the communal pool and deck. It has two balconies with ocean views, and two rooms with ocean views. The gated community is quiet, beautifully manicured, has lush palm tree lined streets with multiple ponds, a golf course and great walking trails. You can hear the sound of the waves when you wake up in the morning bathed by the light of the sun and when they are rocking you to sleep at night. Everything you need is within walking distance (the main complex with a restaurant and bar is a short walk up the street) or a short drive (Harris Teeter in 10 mins). I can’t even put to words how convenient it is, how beautiful the setting is and how opulent and serene the neighborhood is. The house itself is perfect for a large party. There are four well appointed bedrooms, each with their own private bathrooms. There’s a decent sized living room, large dining table and decent sized kitchen. The bedrooms are all large and nicely decorated, the beds comfortable and plenty of closet space, TVs, kitchen appliances, etc. You have two designated parking spaces (one covered), and outdoor storage under the house. Design wise and location wise it’s perhaps the best beach house I’ve stayed in. Unfortunately, the property company has neglected the home and it is need of some serious updates and upgrades. We arrived to a broken entry light and doorbell, a filthy, bleached stained carpet going from the ground to the first floor, broken and missing blind slats throughout the house, no windows have screens, chipped paint, peeling dining room table, peeling wall paper in spots, etc. The kitchen includes an old electric stove with coil ranges (one of which doesn’t work), oven racks that fall, a microwave with a broken light and old scratched wooden kitchen floors. The showers and tubs are all dated and the water pressure and water temperature fluctuations were terrible. Lots of the furniture is dated, including the wardrobes and old entertainment centers that have been converted into cabinets for small flatscreens (only small ones would fit). The location and house layout cover for a lot of these other challenges but for the amount paid, I expect better. The flaws also prevent a good stay from being an extraordinary stay.
