Orchid Island, is a lovely place to spend a vacation. The Atlantic beaches and Riverside Park are walkable, as are are several dozen restaurants and small shops and services. The park has public tennis courts, a performance venue, an art museum, and dog park. The nearby neighborhoods feature gorgeous homes under the live oaks with extensive tropical landscaping.
The home is an older 2 bedroom 2 bath house with remodeled bathrooms and kitchen. In addition there is a large screened porch and a sunny den. The kitchen has all the gadgets, and all the appliances are relatively new and work perfectly. The home is not as grand as some of it's neighbors, but is very comfortable for 1or 2 couples.
We warn that the yard can be noisy. The $1M+ homes and extensive tropical landscaping draw an army of landscapers, tree trimmers, remodelers, home builders, etc. each week with mowers, blowers, trimmers, chain saws, generators, and so on. This is in addition to the traffic sounds on Highway A1A. Steps were taken to mitigate the issue with wooden fencing and a huge hedge of plants, providing visual screening, but they do not block the noise. It is not constant, but it is frequent enough during weekdays to interrupt lunch or an afternoon on the porch. At night, the noise abates. No problem sleeping. And even during nosier times, inside the house with the AC on, it's not noticeable.
We loved our 2 months at this rental, and we look forward to returning to Orchid Island in the future.