We had a wonderful week and highly recommend this property.
Highlights:
- Check-in was the best it's ever been allowing us access to the property by 11:30am, which enabled us to make it a full beach day on our day of arrival.
- Views are absolutely breathtaking and the sounds of the ocean waves crashing were so soothing we left the sliding glass door on the top-level open or cracked all week. One morning we ate breakfast and watched the dolphins. It was amazing.
- Bedrooms and bathrooms are modern and spacious
- Elevator was a gamechanger! Moving in and out, taking the packed coolers up and down, and transporting groceries was made so easy and effortless. I was initially worried with a 7yo in the house because of what happened the week prior in Corolla light but the safety features were excellent.
- Kitchen is gorgeous with most of what we needed throughout the week. It was wonderful having a single table where all 11 of us could dine together.
- Private beach access - There's nothing better than rolling out to the beach without having to pack up the car. The location was far enough from public access that you never felt crowded.
- Location - we loved being between downtown Duck and Corolla but wish we were a bit closer to a grocery store. We biked to Scarborough Fair to shop and rented jet skis and a pontoon boat for a sunset cruise from North Duck WaterSports, which was walking distance from the neighborhood.
Lowlights:
- Hot tub was unavailable. Mice chewed through the wires and no repairs or replacement was available. This was super disappointing since this was our first year without a private pool, but we managed and the weather was gorgeous all but one day.
- Kitchen area - Pantry was a bit small considering how large the kitchen was and how many mouths are being fed. There is a random full bath that opens and closes right into the kitchen. Might've made more since to have the door open and close into the dining/sitting area. Wish it were a bit more open so people in the kitchen could see the tv and family in the living room area.
- Pillows on the sofa are stuffed with real feathers and while the couches are super comfortable and oversized we were constantly being poked with feathers.
- Midges - the decks and furniture were infested the first 2 days so badly that we didn't even go out onto the deck. Thankfully, after the storm on Monday night and spraying things down they were gone for the remainder of the week.