Family Friendly, Quiet Street, Ocean Views, Hot Tub, Free Wifi

This comfortable cottage has it all! Great ocean views, easy beach access (125 yards to beach), and outstanding amenities including a Hot Tub. You will enjoy the quiet location including a large lot with trees and private back yard. The front sidewalks in the neighborhood provide easy morning and evening strolls or jogs. This cottage rents Sunday to Sunday May through September and is available for weekends and partial weeks late fall, winter and early spring. Relax with a morning cup of coffee on the screened porch while watching the sun rise over the ocean and enjoy the colors of the sunset from the hot tub on the back deck. In between, take a short walk to the beach using the cottage's beach cart, umbrellas, beach chairs, quilt and sand toys. CHILDREN Your children will be entertained regardless of age. Baby equipment includes a portable crib, high chair, booster seats, stroller and safety gate, plus child-sized outdoor furniture. A large sandy area under the house includes a turtle sandbox and sand toys. The child's swing is near the hammock and picnic table. Puzzles, books and games range from those suitable for infants up to adults. Outdoor games include ping pong under the house, horseshoes and cornhole. LIVING AREA The central living/dining area includes a sofa and two recliners, TV and stereo, free Wi-Fi and a table that will seat 8 easily. You will love the well-equipped kitchen with large assortment of eating and cooking items, pots and pans and baking dishes, towels and potholders, spices, dish detergent and dishwasher detergent, trash bags, lots of serving dishes and bowls and an assortment of cookbooks. The pantry even has special boxes with first-aid supplies and extra flashlights and batteries if the power goes out or you decide to take a late-night walk to the ocean. BEDROOMS The huge master bedroom has a comfortable king size bed. There are two dressers, TV, nightstands with lamps, ceiling fan, table and chairs for games or puzzles or a snack. The private bath has sink vanity and bathtub with bathmat provided. Extra pillows and blankets are in the closet. This bedroom and bathroom are located on one side of the living/dining area. The second bedroom, on the opposite side of the living/dining area, has a queen bed, dresser, rocking chair, magazine rack with current magazines,TV, two nightstands with lamps, ceiling fan and closet with extra pillows and a blanket. This bedroom shares a hall full bath with bathtub with the third bedroom. A bathmat is provided. The third bedroom has two single beds, table with shared lamp, dresser, ceiling fan and closet with extra pillows and blankets. This bedroom shares a hall bath with the second bedroom. The fourth bedroom is located downstairs, It includes a queen bed with nightstands and lamps, ceiling fan, loveseat for watching TV or reading, closet area and armoire. The half bath with sink vanity and toilet is directly across a short hall and the enclosed outside shower is nearby. The laundry room located downstairs has a washer and dryer, clothes detergent and dryer sheets plus a second refrigerator for keeping extra food and drinks accessible when enjoying outdoor activities. There's also a clothesline in the yard to dry swimsuits and beach towels. RELAX There are lots of ways to relax--in the hammock under the big live oak tree, on the bench under another tree while watching back yard games, in the hot tub on the back deck, in the deck chairs on the two front sun decks with ocean views, at the table on the screened porch. Use the gas grill to fix your own delectable dinner after you catch it in the surf or on a deep-sea fishing charter to the Gulf Stream. Or, enjoy the many local restaurants, including two within two blocks. And if you forget anything or need a newspaper or a snack, there's a local convenience store with a little bit of everything in the next block. If you prefer more action, the Outer Banks area has lots to do. There are water activities such as parasailing available in several areas, historical sites including the Wright Brothers Monument celebrating the nation's First Flight in 1903, the famous evening outdoor drama The Lost Colony, extensive NC Aquarium and beautiful Elizabethan Gardens. We invite you to visit Leaping Porpoise! Keywords: beach cottage, house, vacation home, comfortable