Not much beach at high tide. Not a problem for us, but making it known. Rip currents also dangerous. Ocean swimming was strongly discouraged. Rental was great. No complaints.

We had girls trip over the weekend. This was our 2nd time staying here. Check in was a breeze. House is beautiful, views are amazing. Walk right outside to the water. You do have sandbags right in front of house but expected when you have a house right on the beach- we were able to walk around them to go into beach. Plenty of room for all our chairs in front of the sandbags. Driveway is very sandy- only 1 of us had 4x4, the other 2 parked at end of driveway. Had to dig sand away from tires to get out but it wasn’t too bad. Overall an amazing trip and plan on coming back next year!

Wonderful stay for our group of 7; 4 adults, 3 kiddos ages 4, 10, & 15.Our favorite part is being right on the beach. There were no sandbags in use so there was no obstruction, access was perfect! Our other-other favorite part were the sandbars! What fun for the kids! And the tide pools, ugh! So warm and calm in July, a place where our 4 year old traveler to find a love for the ocean, he wouldn’t go near the water last year the water was very rough when we visited a different beach last year. He would say in his little boy voice over and over again, “Top Sail beach, the best beach of my world”. So precious!We had a great time watching the guys fish and even joined in from time to time. Do mind the listing and take a 4x4 vehicle due to the sand driveway.I can’t think of a single poor experience during our stay, maybe the grocery store on a Saturday night, the day the entire population tuned over and they’re all hungry and tired from traveling lol… that was wild . Even then it wasn’t terribly painful if you don’t mind a little chaos. Finally, the locals are so friendly!! They were so accommodating and pleasant. We can’t wait to go back again! Just FABULOUS 10/10 if you want to beach-bum, cook your favorite foods, and never wan to leave lol! I will leave some photos, although I don’t have a ton because I was too busy enjoying the moment. Thank you for a wonderful experience!“Top Sail beach, best beach of my world!” -Archer S.

The communication? We got two addresses on the same emailed sheet. The information on that sheet was often at odds with what was on the frig. When does trash get picked up? Weren’t sure. It was overflowing when we arrived and wasn’t picked up until Monday. The good. On the beach (beach is actually slowly taking over the the house)! It was clean. Everything functioned well. Upon entering the front door, you walk into an entryway/stairwell. The stairs take you to the another “front door” at the bottom floor. However, at the bottom of the stair is another door that leads to underneath the house where everyone washes off the sand. There are no pictures of any of this space. Does it work? Yes. Is it pretty. Definitely not. Under the house, you are enclosed by all the X bracing of the pilings. These are all 2x12s. As adults, these are NOT easy to maneuver on your way to and from the beach. Back to the entryway. The space is enclosed, hot and the tiled stairway becomes full of sand. First floor. As described. Three small bedrooms. Two facing the ocean. On the second floor is the living area & kitchen. It is sufficient. Best word I can think of to describe the house. We found there were so many things missing. Knife sharpener? Nope. Cheese grater, no. The house sleeps 10, The table seats six. Small things. But Annoying. 3rd floor. Nice but warm. Thermostats would not go below 67. On the 3rd floor? Gets warm. All in all, it was sufficient.