Our family enjoyed a lovely long weekend at Tranquil Harbour. The house was extremely comfortable, and the location was just as described — away from it all, yet just a few minutes walk to the beach, with beautiful views of the Inter-coastal Waterway, which rose and fell with the tides.
Though we didn't receive a confirmation email, Honie (rental owner) immediately provided the entry code when I texted her. One important thing to note for future visitors: we completely missed the fact that the house doesn’t come with linens and because we arrived in the evening, it was far too late to rent any! Ugh. However, there are several rental services on the island, and within an hour of calling Beach Stuff (910.523.0971), which Honie recommended and is just a few blocks away, we were all set with sheets and towels the next morning. They delivered and picked up, which made it super-easy (note that they only take checks/cash).
Honie was very apologetic about the mix-up. It’s totally not her fault — I chalk it up to the fact that the VRBO *desktop* platform just doesn’t do a great job of highlighting things that AREN’T included in a rental (the icons for “linens provided” and “towels provided” simply don’t appear if they’re not offered…but if you don’t know to look for these amenities in the first place, it’s easy to assume they’re provided!) I think this could be easily remedied by providing the name/contact info for a linen service in the rental description and confirmation email so that future vacationers can plan ahead.
Last note: the ice cream place around the corner makes some of the best ice cream I’ve ever eaten. We went twice in 3 days! Don’t miss it!