Easy check-in and great communication. The pool is exceptional. I’ve stayed on the island every summer for 20 years and have never had a pool this amazing! Other exceptional aspects are the Shibumi and top of the line beach chairs - along with boogie boards and pool toys. Dated bathrooms and in need of some painting and deep cleaning. It is next to the neighborhood beach access, but there is no parking at that access site - so it’s only people from local houses. We were there for one of the busiest weeks of the season and had no problem setting up for the day on the beach right in front of the house.

Good location and ocean access& view

From the moment we walked in the door, I wanted to give Shore Thing 10 stars, but I was limited to only 5. I'm a serious cook, and this was a huge cook's kitchen! Very large fridge/freezer, then BONUS, a second brand-new huge fridge freezer on first level, next to huge over-sized washer and dryer! We had 7 adults, 1 toddler, and 4 dogs (each couple/adult has a dog), and this place was so spacious we were never near each other, unless intended :-) Before you pack ANYTHING special for your trip double-check the listing, and message Jessica. She was VERY quick to respond! I even packed my hand mixer, and it turns out there was already one in the kitchen. Don't buy sand toys like I did. They're already there... and all toddler stuff is already there. We brought a truckload of things that were already at the house. Gorgeous diningroom table that would comfortably hold 12 and two huge couches of equal capacity. No old, hot, splintery wood outside - all decks, stairs, and walkways were new Trex and rails were white Poly-coated. Beautiful, huge, warm pool (for fee) with stunning light show in the water at night. Perfect for actually swimming and for the toddler (NC waves can be dangerous!) Great neighborhood for walking our dogs too, and a fantastic playground for our toddler a mile from the property. We all had a great time! PS, picked up and dropped of adult kids randomly during our 10 day stay, and both airports were an easy less-than-1-hour drive from the house.

The house was very dirty and so were the linens. The carpets were stained and sticky, the rug in the living area as well. The banisters had a thick layer of sticky, dirty, something. There was mildew (we hope it wasn’t mold) on some of the bathroom ceilings. Some towels were dirty and some linens looked like they simply had not been changed with clean ones. The host was responsive at first and got us in touch with the property manager quickly. He treated the “mildew” the next day and we got new towels the first night. We requested the cleaners to come back, were told the would but they never did. The host did not respond to us past the first night however the property manager was very responsive, he was great actually. We did spend first evening and the next 1/2 day buying cleaning supplies, cleaning and washing towels/linens. The house was fine other than of this. The outdoor area was perfect (back deck, pool and walkway)—clearly the owners put a lot of time, money and effort into that.If it weren’t for the lack of cleanliness, we would have loved the house.