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Oceanside Family Vacation Cottage

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Exterior
Exterior
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Exterior
Private kitchen

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 81101 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Ocean view
  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Double Beds

1 bathroom, 2 half bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Toilet

Outside Shower

Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Oceanside Family Vacation Cottage

3 bedroom(1 Queen & 2 Full), 2 bathroom, with private exterior shower. Screen porch for enjoying the ocean breeze while having your favorite beverage and swinging away all your worries. There is a Top deck widows peak provides some of the best stargazing views on the East Coast. Only 150 yards away you can enjoy the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean where you can surf fish, surf, sunbathe, fly a kite, or just do nothing.
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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0-17
Children welcome
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: less than 50 lbs per pet (limit one pet total)
We require $100 fee for pets
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Non smoking only

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit, and a deadbolt lock
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

About the neighborhood

Avon

Located in Avon, this vacation home is near the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Outer Banks Beaches and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Ocean Air Sports and Hatteras Island Boardsports are also worth visiting. Be sure to check out the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Avon, NC

What's nearby

  • Outer Banks Beaches - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Avon Fishing Pier - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Hatteras Island Boardsports - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Cape Hatteras Lighthouse - 16 min drive - 15.6 km
  • Cape Hatteras National Seashore - 39 min drive - 59.0 km

Getting around

  • Greenville, NC (PGV-Pitt-Greenville) - 173 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mad Crabber Restaurant - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪The Froggy Dog - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Oceana’s Bistro - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Bros Sandwich Shack - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Uglie Mugs - ‬18 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Oceanside Family Vacation Cottage pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 50 lbs per pet.

How much does it cost to stay at Oceanside Family Vacation Cottage?

As of Mar 12, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Oceanside Family Vacation Cottage on May 16, 2026 start from $225, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Oceanside Family Vacation Cottage?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Oceanside Family Vacation Cottage?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Oceanside Family Vacation Cottage located?

Situated by the ocean, this vacation home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Ocean Air Sports and Outer Banks Beaches. Studio 12 and Kinnakeet Clay Works are also within 2 mi (3 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 70 out of 96 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 96 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 96 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Robert M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a relaxing vacation. When the weather got better we caught fish. It’s always a pleasure to stay at the beach house!
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
My family and pets had a great time. Location was great. The place was as expected. Layout was great. We had no issues. Was peaceful. Close enough to stores. Short drive to the sound were the dogs loved to play. Would stay again.
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Debbie A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful location. We had a great week
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

PATRICIA D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome cottage.

Second time at this property and never disappointed. We had a great, relaxing week.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pinky G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Five stars

Great location and well furnished
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A Great Place to Stay !

I stay at this property now twice a year. It’s a great place. It’s close to the ocean and it’s nice and clean and updated has a nice concrete driveway we love this house. It’s one of my favorites.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Avon stay

Our family just returned from a one week stay at the Tidewatch, and could not be more pleased. House is exactly as presented, was clean, and the location to the beach and local businesses that we enjoy cannot be beat. The driveway is the nicest on the street. House had plenty of room for our family of 5, and we enjoyed the deck & widows peak. We have booked a repeat stay here next year.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aleacia d.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

2nd time staying and will book again.

Wonderful accommodations, easy walk to the beach, fabulous outdoor showers. Amazing location.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amanda S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect beach and perfect beach house

2nd year staying here with our family and making many beach memories. Perfect location and perfect beach house.
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Howard C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication
It was fine, but the property smelled of mold. See attached photo. Other than that it was great. Loved the open space of lr dr and kitchen. Just all the vents were full fo mold.
mold in vent
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kim G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Well maintained great location

We enjoyed our week at Tidewatch. Nice rental with great communication with the owners
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Summer 2023 OBX Trip

We enjoyed the house. It had a great location to the beach. It was nicely decorated. The kitchen was well stocked. We had a great stay!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

David P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Tidewatch

Beautiful home with terrific upgrades. Perfect location for us. Good neighbors.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved it!

Much nicer than I expected. Great location. We felt secluded, yet there was a grocery store nearby.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Aleacia d.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Must Visit

This was our 3rd time staying at Tidewatch. The cleanliness and amenities are all anyone could ask for. Because of all the amenities we were able to pack light but still have everything we need. The property owners are great at communicating. The walk to the beach is a breeze. Each time we have stayed there have been improvements to make the visit even more enjoyable. We love the porches and widow’s peak and also had plenty of space to stay entertained during the couple rainy days. the neighborhood is great as well. We will be back! We love Tidewatch!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara N.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing stay

We had an amazing stay and will be back, it was the perfect place for our family, and well stocked for cooking meals. It is dog friendly so there was dog hair thru out but we didn’t have allergies so it was minor. I miss it already!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

sarah L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Love love love Tidewatch

We had the best time exploring what 12 south had to offer at a super mellow pace. This home was a perfect match for our family of 4. Beds were super comfy and the outdoor amnesties were plenty. There were so many options to access the nature and beauty of this quieter stretch of OBX and we watched the sunrise on the beach every morning. We booked for 2 weeks next year 🌊🐢❤️
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Andrea C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

1st time in Avon

We loved our first trip to Avon! Super easy access to the beach. Really enjoyed the top deck views and the screen porch was the best! Kitchen was well equipped and had a great seating area for dining and family game night. However, the master bedroom has a very hard mattress and the living room furniture wasn't super comfortable for lounging with family. Overall, great stay! Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Larry M.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy
This house is absolutely filthy. Upon arrival on Saturday, I spent several hours wiping and sweeping. There was a door placard from Hatteras Helping Hands advising that the home had been "cleaned and inspected," and an envelope left for gratuity. Please see the photos of how "clean" the home actually was. Unfortunately, it was too late for a change of accommodations, as our family, who were joining us, had secured time away from their jobs and were traveling from a distance. The homeowner, the cleaning team, and VRBO should be highly embarrassed by this rental, as this is what they represented to paying customers. We will never use VRBO or stay at this home ever again, and would advise future renters to reconsider this home. It ruined our yearly family getaway.
Debris swept from the three bedrooms. Including the toys found under the bunkbed. The other two rooms had beds that sat directly on the floor.
Black dirt (bug dung?) stuck to the mattress protector in the master suite.
The furniture (all three sofa pieces) were sticky, filthy, and smelled. This is the only place inside to sit as a family. We resorted to covering cushions in garbage bags so we could at least sit.
Black mold and dirt around the kitchen vent.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lana W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

We had a wonderful vacation here. The cottage had everything we needed and plenty of room. I loved the screened in area with the swing. The beach was a short walk, not crowded, and beautiful. This was our first trip to the banks and without knowing what area to stay in, we were so happy we ended up in Avon and not Nags Head/Kitty Hawk area. (Too touristy looking and crowded for us) There are plenty of restaurants nearby if you don’t want to cook. We also visited the state park, all four light houses, Corolla for the day, and took the ferry to Ocracoke Island. Great trip! Thank for sharing your place.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Patsy K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cold week at the OBX

Our week was extremely chilly and wind between 30-40 mph most every day, and rain a couple of days. The house was great except for 2 things. It would have been nice to have hot water in the outdoor shower, and the living room furniture is very uncomfortable. Since the weather was so bad, we spent more time indoors than we normally would have and comfortable furniture would have been a plus. Overall the location of the house is great and the house is very well stocked with all your necessities.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

kate c.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect beach house

We could not have been happier with our stay. The house was better than expected. There were multiple upgrades completed to the house to our surprise. The greatest surprise was the outdoor shower. It is HUGE and had hot water. The house has 3 bedrooms: 1 queen, 1 full and a bedroom with a set of full bunkbeds. The bedroom with the queen has a bathroom attached, which was a lovely bonus. My favorite attraction was the screened in porch. My family spent so much time there as we were protected from the late night bugs and afternoon storms. Though this house is not "beach front" you truly have a 50ft walk until you reach the beach board walk. I have been to OBX 5 times. This was by far the nicest beach we've ever experienced. Overall, I can't say enough great things about Tidewatch. The owners were so kind and always let it be known that they were there for anything that we needed. I highly recommend this stay and cannot wait to get back:)
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Josh B.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spectacular location, great overall

Overall great stay. Location is the best feature, 100 feet to beach walk way, quiet street, Avon is a wonderful town. Owners had great communication and quick to respond. You can tell they are working on continuing updates with the property as they go so I expect it will get nicer and nicer. New Concrete driveway was a big perk that I did not expect as it was not in pictures but it makes hosing down car, kids , kids toys etc from all the sand easy. Mattresses must have been updated from some previous reviews as they were soft and in good shape. Overall pretty updated and nicely decorated house with most things you would need. The one knock on my review was the cleaning crew did not do the best job but it is a pet friendly beach house and quick turnarounds so I do understand. There was some black dog hair left around on mattress sheets / floors and just a general quick clean as there was still dust, liquid stains etc (easily managed). It was a hot week and AC struggled a bit to keep back rooms cool. I would stay again and owners were notified of some of those very minor issues. I will also add that comparative to the pricing of others when looking around I feel the value at this place is great!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jayne B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best place for couples

This was our 1st time in OBX, and we wanted a cottage close to the beach. I know when we were looking as to where to say i relied heavily on reviews. Tidewater is a cute, quiet cottage with everything you need. The beds are comfortable for the most part. Furniture is a little uncomfortable but it didn't matter since the beautiful weather kept us outside most of the time. The overlook on the roof is awesome, you can definitely see the ocean from there, even seen some deer! Be very careful though, it's super slippery when wet. The house was clean, for the most part, dryer didn't work, but clothesline was fine. Outside shower great for rinsing off sand. The bathhouse does have warm water. As for location, couldn't be more perfect. Beach was a quick and easy walk, it was more crowded than i thought it would be in mid August but it's so wide that there's pleanty of room. I found many neat things during my sunrise walks, such as sharks, jellyfish, shells, and orher things. Avon is a perfect area, more so for adult's. There isn't much there to keep young kids busy, you'd want to stay more north for activities. The drive to other areas, such as Nags Head, can be an inconvenience for those (like us) who don't want to spend most of the day driving. We had a wonderful experience and the owners were great with communicating! We definitely plan on staying again next year!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steven J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very nice beach house… Great beds, nice outside deck and widows’ peak upper deck. The kitchen had all the plates and glassware you could ever need. It was an all-around very comfortable house.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

About the host

Hosted by David Hudnell

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This home has been in our family since 1986 and we have made many memories with both family and friends that will last a lifetime.

Why they chose this property

The Outer Banks is one of the most laid back vacation spots on the East Coast. It offers great surf fishing and has also become a hot spot for windsurfers with many businesses catering to both of these sports.

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