The family had a great time

The family had a great time

We had a great family vacation. The location of this property is perfect for our family. Close to food, shopping, fishing, and more.

We had a great family vacation. The location of this property is perfect for our family. Close to food, shopping, fishing, and more.

Wonderful time staying at Pirate's Chest! The house was very clean, kitchen is well stocked- couldn't have asked for anything! Definitely will be back!

Wonderful time staying at Pirate's Chest! The house was very clean, kitchen is well stocked- couldn't have asked for anything! Definitely will be back!

We had a wonderful time, cozy & comfy house close to all the action & the beach.

The rental we had originally reserved was damaged by hurricane Isaias so we had to find a pet friendly beachfront house last minute. The listing 'marketing' language for this house does not match with reality. Here's a few items to consider - - This house is set back between a motel and another bigger house and the back deck has NO view of the beach. It also gets NO breeze as a result of being boxed in. This alone was the single biggest detractor from this property. - The motel pool next door is literally no more than 5 feet from the back deck (people tried to reach out and pet our dogs and came within a few feet). - As noted by another renter, there are 'roachlike' bugs here - we saw them every day in the kitchen and family area. - The back porch and decking is missing several wood slats which make it necessary to jury-rig a barricade if you have inquisitve pets. - Neither garage door closes - they are both out of the runners. This is clearly a known issue and neglected by the owners because the checkin email makes note of it - and still mentions instructions for a hottub which was removed at least a year ago. - The cable / internet bill was left unpaid and was cut off on September 1st -- I had to alert the owner to the unpaid status to have it turned back on. - 2 of the bedrooms have no closets - clearly the 2nd bathroom was created out of the closet space. Our older family had significant trouble maneuvering in the 16" access space to get in and out of the bathtub. - Essentially none of the doors work properly - the front door to the deck has a 3" gap at the bottom, the back door doesn't seal. - The A/C will not keep up. When we arrived at 4pm checkin the house was 74 degrees even though the thermostat was set to 72. We lowered it to 70 but the house is so thermally inefficient it never got down to 72 even. The owners clearly know about this issue and have chosen not to fix this -- likely a simple attic insulation issue. - If you have SUV's or Pickups you'll need to keep the garage doors open overnight - the vehicles won't fit otherwise. They don't close anyway. The reality of this house is significantly and materially different than the expectation we had reading the 'recently renovated' verbiage of the listing. Property managers are representing this - and pricing it - as a much better property than it is. Should be more like half the price.

We enjoyed the beach access and the deck to the beach. The interior and exterior are older and could be improved. The furniture is old and needs replaced. The garage where the washer and dryer is gross. The refrigerator is sitting in level causing all of our food to freeze. There were several large roach like bugs that scurried across the floor. The location from the beach is excellent, but the property needs improvement. We did really enjoy Carolina Beach though.

older weathered home.which was quaint. direct access to beach a big plus. Dunes blocked view of ocean which was disappointing. Pet friendly a big plus. Overall stay everyone had a great stay and it was the week before a hurricane struck the nc coast also a plus for us

Due to Covid19 our family stayed at the home or beach enjoying each others company. Plenty of space for all of us. Had a great time and would return to this home in a heartbeat!