Beautiful, clean "Topsail" Author Home, 1½ Blocks to Beach, Fenced Yard for Pets
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Popular amenities
- Onsite parking available
- Dogs and cats allowed
- Kitchen
- Washing machine
- Air-conditioning
- Barbecue grill
Rooms & beds
3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3
2 bathrooms
Bathroom 1
Bathroom 2
Spaces
About this property
Beautiful, clean "Topsail" Author Home, 1½ Blocks to Beach, Fenced Yard for Pets
We hope you enjoy your stay in SURF CITY'S 5-STAR HOME! . . . and new for 2025:
LINENS AND TOWELS: Bed linens and towels are provided at no extra charge!
- '5 STARS: We found perfection. ... a perfect place for a family with a dog.'
- '5 STARS: Very nice and clean. The front porch is wonderful and the dog loved the fenced-in backyard.'
- '5 STARS: Like home only better with the beach so close by and the sound of the waves as we slept!'
- '5 STARS: Absolutely Wonderful!!!! ... I cannot say enough about the house and location.'
- '5 STARS: This rental was everything it said it was.... It was perfect.'
- '5 STARS: It doesn't get any better. ... Don't miss this great rental!! 6 Stars'
- '5 STARS: Highly recommend. Perfect for anyone with a pet....Very clean, well kept, well appointed.'
- '5 STARS: Fantastic Vacation Home!!!... You will not be disappointed!'
- '5 STARS: Living area is huge.... The beds were VERY comfortable.'
- '5 STARS: Great home in a great location. ... Recommend highly!'
- '5 STARS: My Wife and I are planning to make this one of our annual vacation spots.'
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RENTAL NOTES:
- CLEANING: Professional cleaning service provides extra cleaning and disinfecting before your arrival, as well as linens and towels.
- CANCELLATION: 14 days' notice for full payment return (7 days for 50%), lowest requirement in the industry.
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THE HOME:
TOPSAIL ISLAND is wonderfully slow-paced and family-friendly. This beautiful modern beach home, recently updated, is owned by the author and photographer of 'Topsail Island: Mayberry by the Sea.' It is in a residential neighborhood in northern Surf City, near North Topsail Beach. The home is one-and-one-half (1½) blocks from the beach and just one-half (½) block from one of Surf City's scenic canals, lined with boats and large homes and visible from the decks. It is 2 miles from the shopping/restaurant center of the island.
THE ONE-LEVEL HOME has a large, spacious living/dining room with vaulted ceiling. A big kitchen opens to it. There are three bedrooms sleeping a total of six, including large master suite with king bed, all with ceiling fans, and two full baths. Bed linens and towels provided at no extra charge. Coastal-style furniture, seascape paintings/prints and other island art decorate the home. (No smoking, please.) Pergo Boathouse flooring is in the living areas.
THE BACKYARD IS FENCED, a Topsail rarity. This is perfect for anyone with young children or pets (up to two well-behaved dogs are allowed). Other amenities: keyless electronic door lock; large covered front deck with rockers and ocean breezes, perfect for waiting out any occasional showers; two long driveways, partially covered; outdoor shower; gas grill on back patio; ceiling fans inside throughout; high-speed wireless internet; 72-channel cable.
YOU'LL FALL IN LOVE with both Topsail and this home!
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Home, built in 2000, is continually updated:
- NEW FOR 2026 : Master bathroom remodel with walk-in shower.
- NEW FOR 2025 : Refrigerator-freezer with icemaker, Luxury mattress toppers for king and queen beds, front storm door. New service: Bed linens and bath towels provided at no extra charge.
- NEW FOR 2024: Rear storm door, paint in two bedrooms and bathroom, air fryer, replacement kitchen faucet.
- NEW FOR 2023: Luxury queen bed for 2nd Bedroom, toilet for master bath, pillows for all bedrooms, larger TVs in all locations, replacement rocker for front porch, replacement back door.
Keywords: Beach House, Island Home, Fenced Yard, Pets, Dogs, Wi-Fi, Camp Lejeune
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About the area
Surf City

What's nearby
- Surf City Beach - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
- Surf City Pier - 5 min drive - 4.3 km
- Camp Lejeune Main Gate and Visitor Center - 46 min drive - 64.2 km
- University of North Carolina at Wilmington - 49 min drive - 66.0 km
- Wrightsville Beach - 54 min drive - 61.2 km
Getting around
- Wilmington, NC (ILM-Wilmington Intl.) - 46 min drive
Restaurants
- Shaka Taco - 5 min drive
- Daddy Mac's Beach Grille - 5 min drive
- Surf City Line - 4 min walk
- Sear's Landing - 7 min drive
- Buddy's Crab House And Oyster Bar - 5 min drive