Entire home

3946 Island Drive- Beautifully decorated oceanfront home- Adjoining Side is Available for Rent- 3...

Photo gallery for 3946 Island Drive- Beautifully decorated oceanfront home- Adjoining Side is Available for Rent- 3...

A wooden deck with white Adirondack chairs facing a beach.
A beachfront property with a wooden staircase leading to a balcony, a sandy beach in the foreground, and a large blue building with multiple balconies.
A dining area with a view of the ocean, a chandelier, and a painting of sailboats.
A modern kitchen with a built-in dishwasher, a flat-screen TV above the fireplace, and a view of the ocean through large windows.
A living room with a sofa, a coffee table, a fireplace, a TV, and a view of the beach through large windows.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Highlights

  • Made for relaxation
    Top-rated for comfort — guests feel right at home here.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Surf City Beach

Popular amenities

  • On beach
  • Balcony
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine
  • Internet

Explore the area

View in a map
North Topsail Beach, NC
  • Place, Surf City Beach
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, North Topsail Beach
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Seaview Pier
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Jacksonville, NC (OAJ-Albert J. Ellis)
    ‪48 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Queen Bed

Common Space

1 Double Sofa Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom With Shower 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Office
Balcony

Add dates for prices

Have a question?

AI iconBeta

Get instant answers with AI powered search of property information and reviews.

Similar properties

Property grounds
Oceanfront Luxury Awaits – “The Coconut” at 1238 New River Inlet Road
North Topsail Beach
  • Ocean view
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
9.8 out of 10, Exceptional, (206 reviews)
Oceanfront Luxury Awaits – “The Coconut” at 1238 New River Inlet Road

About the area

Sneads Ferry

Located in North Topsail Beach, this holiday home is on the beach. Seacoast Art Gallery and Thurston Art Gallery are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Ohana Paddle Sports and Mia's Marketplace. The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center and Hampstead Kiwanis Park are also worth visiting. Looking to get your feet wet? Surfing/body boarding, fishing and swimming adventures can be found near the property.
View more Holiday homes in Sneads FerryOpens in a new window
Map
North Topsail Beach, NC

What's nearby

  • Surf City Beach - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • North Topsail Beach - 3 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Seaview Pier - 5 min drive - 6.7 km
  • Camp Lejeune Main Gate and Visitor Center - 39 min drive - 56.3 km
  • University of North Carolina at Wilmington - 56 min drive - 74.0 km

Getting around

  • Jacksonville, NC (OAJ-Albert J. Ellis) - 47 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bojangles - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Sea View Fishing Pier - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Jersey Mike's Subs - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is 3946 Island Drive- Beautifully decorated oceanfront home- Adjoining Side is Available for Rent- 3... pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at 3946 Island Drive- Beautifully decorated oceanfront home- Adjoining Side is Available for Rent- 3...?

As of 23 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at 3946 Island Drive- Beautifully decorated oceanfront home- Adjoining Side is Available for Rent- 3... on 26 Feb 2027 start from £1,028, 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 at 3946 Island Drive- Beautifully decorated oceanfront home- Adjoining Side is Available for Rent- 3...?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at 3946 Island Drive- Beautifully decorated oceanfront home- Adjoining Side is Available for Rent- 3...?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 3946 Island Drive- Beautifully decorated oceanfront home- Adjoining Side is Available for Rent- 3...?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is 3946 Island Drive- Beautifully decorated oceanfront home- Adjoining Side is Available for Rent- 3... located?

Nestled on the beach, this North Topsail Beach holiday home is within 3 mi (5 km) of Surf City Beach, Sea Haven Beach and North Topsail Beach. North Shore Golf Course and Ashe Island are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
Learn moreOpens in a new window
Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 24 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 24 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 24 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 24 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 24 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
The beach views & beach front access were outstanding! The house was well equipped with everything needed & it was very cozy! We loved our stay & would return in the future
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Apr 2026
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and look forward to hosting you again in the future!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We just loved staying at the property. Such a relaxing and clean beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great moms week away

Such a beautiful house, welcoming and perfect location. Enjoyed a moms get away with girlfriends and we are already excited to book again!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Nov 2022
We can't wait to have you back! Glad that we could make your mom's getaway enjoyable.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Absolutely beautiful!

We had an amazing time here and will definitely be back! House was clean and beautiful!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 23 May 2024
Thank you for your review!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Awesome Family Vacation

This was a wonderful house to have our family vacation. The check in process was easy. The house was beautifully decorated and comfortable. I would definitely recommend this again.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 29 May 2024
Thank you for your review! We appreciate you staying with us!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Gold

Best family vacation we’ve ever had.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Dec 2022
WooHoo! We are ready to help you book your next family vacation.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Can’t get any closer to the beach

Beach lovers paradise! Perfect area for shell/tooth hunting! Perfect distance from either town
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 19 Apr 2023
We are happy you had a good stay! Thank you for your review.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness
You can’t beat this house for location. Literally footsteps from the beach. I still would never rent here again. 200 extra to rent poor quality sheets for four days, plus making up our beds and our kids’ beds upon arrival at 8pm stunk. After having to stop at the rental office to pick up keys because they do actual keys and not codes. Most of the rental towels were dingy and stinky—would be in my rag towel stash at home. Worst of all though, the house was unclean. But the kind of unclean that snuck up on us and by the time we realized, it didn’t seem worth interrupting our vacation to complain and have cleaners sent out. Our feet were brown from the dirty floors. A pair of dirty men’s socks were in the coffee table drawer. Our kids found food wrappers wedged between the sofa and the wall. Additionally, the clothes washer was covered with mildew on the inside, and the dishwasher stopped cleaning dishes 2 days into our trip. We very much just felt unclean and grossed out the whole trip. Thankfully it only rained part of one day, so the majority of our time was spent on the beach. The house could be a perfect vacation spot, but unfortunately it’s just very poorly kept and if I had known that the linens and towels were going to be such poor quality and condition, I definitely would’ve saved my money and gone to the hassle of packing my own.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Furniture

Overall the home was great. The view and beach accessibility was awesome. There was were plenty of dishes, flatware and cooking supplies. BUT, THOSE SOFAS!!!!!!! They sank down horribly when sat upon. Everyone complained about them.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Nov 2022
Glad you enjoyed the beach. We will let the homeowner know about the couches.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Communication, location, listing accuracy

Good location and oceanfront

The North Topsail location of this duplex was nice, and being oceanfront is great! The check in process was old school and clunky. It would have been much better if there was electronic lock access like most short term rentals instead of having to go the office to collect keys and paperwork. The place was also not cleaned well before our stay. Overall, the place worked for us despite Tropical Storm Debby being there with us all week!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect Family Vacation!

The house was everything we hoped for and then some. The views and sounds of the ocean were amazing from the house. The kitchen was stocked with everything we needed. The beds were very comfortable and we slept amazing. The location was perfect for taking quick trips to Surf City. There are a few local restaurants nearby that made dining out easy. Even though we saw complaints about the checkin process, we found it to be very easy. We arrived later than we expected and we had no issues with picking up our keys. They even contacted us before we arrived to make sure we had everything we needed. I would highly recommend for a perfect vacation getaway.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2023
Thank you for your review!
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Great Location, But could be Cleaner

My family and I loved the beach house we booked! It was the perfect beachfront for my nephew. However, the floors in the house were quite sandy upon arrival. We also discovered a few dirty cooking pans from a previous renter. The dryer made a very high pitched noise when running, which was quite painful. Owners should definitely take a look at that. But overall, we had a wonderful time, and the positives outweighed the negatives!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 11 Nov 2022
Thank you for the feedback. We have addressed these issues. Please let us know if we can help you plan your next vacation on Topsail Island.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

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

Bottoms up visit

To be honest we felt the photos of the property were somewhat deceiving compared to the actual house. The inside lighting was inadequate at night. We had to run the clothes dryer through several cycles. Never could get two of the TVs to work. Also, we were a little concerned about the plumbing system as when you flushed you could hear water gurgling in other areas. However, the location and beach access were great.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Jan 2025
Thank you for your honest review. We will look into getting the issues resolved for the next guest!
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness

Recommendations

The property is in a great location and has potential to be a wonderful vacation spot. The problem is it appears no one is taking care of the property and only the bear minimum is being done. We as a family found numerous cleaning and maintenance issue but two simple examples are: -The bedding on all of the beds had multiple very visible stains (one of the comforters appears to have multiple "sex" stains) which shows that no inspection of the bedding was performed -There were multiple rooms that required a replacement light bulb. One room means the light went out but we counted as least 4 rooms so clearly this property is not getting a quality inspection between customers. I can go on but I will not gross you out. We cleaned for the first couple of hours we got there and went to Roses and bought blankets and pillow covers and made the best of the rest of our vacation.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in

Lovely vacation, less than stellar property.

While our time in North Topsail was lovely, the property was not exactly as described--"newly remodeled, very clean and well-maintained" is quite a stretch. We appreciated direct beach access and the ability to rinse off the sand, but the check in process (having to drive to Surf City to obtain house keys) was old-school and clunky. All of the indoor and outdoor furnishings, appliances, floors, hardware, etc. show significant wear from years of use and weathering. The unit lacked real cleanliness--so much sand everywhere when we arrived, baseboards and vents and counters visibly dirty, not-clean dishes in cupboards--and maintenance is poor--light fixtures with blown bulbs, a faucet not attached to a shower unit, bedroom televisions not functioning, sliding door off the track in a bedroom, etc. We were grateful for a plethora of sand toys for our grandkids, but sad to be missing the porch swing shown in pictures. We cleaned as we unpacked (and made beds--you will need to rent your linens, so if that's a deal breaker, definitely move on), but were disappointed to be doing that as we arrived for our week-long vacation after driving 12 hours. When you're spending a couple thousand dollars on lodging, you expect hotel-like accommodations. This home, while excellently located, is not hotel-like.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Jan 2025
Thank you for the feedback. This home was newly renovated but it has been about two years. We will adjust our description. The couch is new, within the year. I will let the cleaners know about the cleaning issues. I looked back and none of these issues were reported or we would have taken care of them immediately. We could have sent the cleaners back out and maintenance. We were never given the opportunity to correct those items.
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Location, location

Great location for our family of 6. Property had everything we needed except a crib or pack n play, even a high chair. The home is beautifully decorated. It was clean but not overly clean as I found trash and sand under the bed. The sand is pretty much expected though. Communication was not the best before the trip as we could not get an answer about a grill, sand toys, or crib at the premesis. Check in and out was pretty easy but a key code instead of separate location to pick up keys would have been easier. Outside hose had a leak and could have been longer. Check out directions were posted in the house but some things differed from the directions in the packet from rental company. Overall it was nice here and no regrets. Great place to stay as nowhere would be perfect. The beach is awesome here!
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Jan 2024
Thank you for the review! Seashore Realty greatly appreciates it. We look forward to hosting you back at the beach soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beachfront

Always great to stay beachfront on Topsail
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Jan 2024
Thank you for the positive 5-star review! Seashore Realty greatly appreciates it. We look forward to hosting you back at the beach soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

BEACH RELAXATION

We had a wonderful family vacation!! Just steps away from white beach!!! We will be back for sure!!!!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Jan 2024
Thank you for the positive 5-star review! Seashore Realty greatly appreciates it. We look forward to hosting you back at the beach soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great house. Terrible rental company

This house was great. Open, airy, beds were good. Downstairs bedroom must be soundproofed as baby slept there and couldn’t hear any of noise from nearby living room. Need to invest in some new couches. They’re kind of breaking down. Stairs to upstairs bedroom are really steep. Seaside reality was a nightmare to check in and out. Sent numerous emails with the same info every time none of which specified which location to check in or mentioned checking in at lockbox or getting a text with the code to the box. You also have to use same code to put keys in Lockbox on checkout but they failed to mention that either.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Jan 2024
Thank you for the 5-star review! Seashore Realty greatly appreciates it. We apologize for any inconvenience experienced during your stay. We look forward to hosting you back at the beach soon!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location
Disliked: Check-in

A little misleading and outdated

The vrbo pictures/description ead me to believe that he master bedroom had a master bath, which it did not. Also the pictures made the kitchen to be much lather than what it was. We were traveling for a family wedding so luckily we weren't confined to the house
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Jan 2024
Thank you for the review, Seashore Realty greatly appreciates the feedback. We look forward to hosting you back at the beach soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Charming

This is a charming home on the water. We loved the location. There was quite a bit of dust on the fans and some lights were out, but the property manager was quick to respond and stated they would fix those items quickly. The check in process is ok but a little off in that you have to go to a location first to pick up everything to get into the house. And upon checkout you have to drop off the packet of keys and info again. Overall would stay again though. Thanks!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Jan 2024
Thank you for the positive 5-star review! Seashore Realty greatly appreciates the feedback. We look forward to hosting you back at the beach soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Can’t wait to come back!!

We had an amazing stay!! The deck overlooking the beach was perfect!! Very short walk off the deck, surrounded by other homes so not hotels/condos along the beach. The house had everything we needed and restaurants and stores were close by.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Jan 2024
Thank you for the positive 5-star review! Seashore Realty greatly appreciates the feedback. We look forward to hosting you back at the beach soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family getaway to celebrate special occasions

The property was very well maintained and attention to small details such as labeling light switches, remotes, etc. along with instructions for all of the TVs were not overlooked by the property owners. Very impressed!
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Jan 2024
Thank you for the positive 5-star review! Seashore Realty greatly appreciates the feedback. We look forward to hosting you back at the beach soon!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2026
Tell us how we can improve our siteShare feedback