We took our daughter there for a beach vacation after she graduated college in May and before she gets married in September. She had been to Carolina Beach before, however we had not. We didn't know much about it except the fishing was good and we all love to fish.
The condo was beautiful and very clean. We loved having the 2 bedrooms (both with balconies) and 2 bathrooms and were also pleasantly surprised to find that both bedrooms had walk in closets....nothing huge but very nice size for a beach condo. The 2 bathrooms are back to back between the 2 bedrooms also which gives plenty of privacy if needed for 2 couples.
Kitchen was stocked with everything you would need for cooking including a dishwasher. Loved having washer and dryer too. It's so nice not to have to come home from vacation with a pile of dirty laundry.
The thing we loved most was the covered deck which of course faced the ocean. There was access to this deck from the living room AND the master bedroom but the neatest thing was that the main entrance was onto this deck, so when you come in from the beach or from fishing, you can leave your wet clothes, fishing poles, etc. right there on the deck and not have to take them into the condo. Also, the entry door is keyless, so there is no worries about keeping up with a key while you are at the beach.
The deck was also furnished with a round table and chairs for dining as well as nice comfortable furniture for just relaxing.
We didn't. but IF you had small children, the condo is just above the pool, so if your children were in the pool, you would be able to see them easily from the deck.
We would definitely recommend it. The ONLY thing I would change would be to knock down the sand dunes, so I could actually see the beach along with the ocean. Otherwise it is pretty much perfect! Oh and you can hear the ocean easily as well as see it which I loved.
We also went to the Aquarium (super nice), Kure Beach, took the ferry over to Oak Island and did some wedding shopping in Wilmington which was all within a 25 minute drive from the condo.
Up until this year, we have always gone to Hilton Head, but now that my hubby has learned all the neat places to fish at Carolina (the State Park, the pier) and knows he can walk right out on the beach and fish and actually CATCH fish, I'm pretty sure we will be coming back soon and we would definitely stay here again!!
