We have stayed at a lot of beach houses along the NC/SC coasts from Hilton Head to Fripp Island, Oak Island, Seabrook, and Kiawah Island, but this house exceeded them all. It's hard to find a place that meets all of our requirements for our seven family members, but this one did! Wow!First, it is close to the beach, has beautiful views from every window, porches for rocking in the morning breezes, a refreshing swimming pool, plenty of comfy bedrooms and bathrooms, bunk beds for the kids, as well as pool/beach toys, chairs, floats, boogie boards and wagons to haul everything in. When we arrived with all of our luggage and "stuff", we just pushed an elevator button and -- whoosh -- we were whizzed up to our bedrooms. Did I mention that the kitchen is amazing? It is well stocked with "all the things" we needed for cooking. We ordered groceries to be delivered and -- whoosh -- they were in the elevator up to the kitchen. The dining table was big enough for all of us (plus more) -- and the views from the kitchen/living area were spectacular. When we were ready to explore the island or go out to dinner, we were a short drive to everything. We loved eating at Salt 64 and CoCo Cabana. The shops were fun, too. We also enjoyed a sunset cruise in Southport.Another highlight was kayaking in the canals behind the house. We saw birds and enjoyed the tranquility. We also went "crab hunting" on the beach at night with lanterns. We all agreed -- BEST BEACH HOUSE EVER! :)