8 BR/6+ BA 2nd Row: Gated Community. Beautiful Family House, vacation in style

LARGE DUPLEX IN PRIVATE GATED COMMUNITY: Each side has its own "name". The East-side is named "M & M" (in honor of our late great aunts) and the West-side is named "Joy of Flying" (in honor of the pilots in our family). This is your opportunity to stay in a lovely 8 bedroom home. The house has a large open floor plan main living area with the kitchen, dining and living area all occupying the majority of the main floor. There are huge windows along the ocean side allowing wonderful views and tons of light. There is a large interior doorway between the two sides making it perfect for family gatherings. Walk down the short hallway and you are now in the open floor plan of the other side. However, if the kids want to play games on one side, just close the doors and with all the custom interior soundproofing, they are now quiet (as far as you know). Each side on the main floor has two guest suites each with its own large bath including a tub/shower. The second floor is designed as a family type suite with a master king bedroom sharing a "Jack and Jill" bath with a room with two twin beds. Every room has multiple windows to allow the light to flow into the home.

With the need to protect the home from tidal storm surges, the home is built upon large pilings which gives an unintended benefit of a wonderful area for the kids to play. A smooth concrete floor gives a tremendous amount of skateboard, biking, corn hole or even a small soccer game room to play. Pull the cars back into the driveway and the kids have room to play without playing in the street. Join them downstairs and relax in the two-person wooden swings. When it's time for the beach, there are usually lots of boogie boards, chairs, and beach toys located in the lockable storage area under the house that have been provided over the years by us and by other renters for their enjoyment and the enjoyment of others. Take what you want out to the beach, use at your own risk.

The absolutely best part of vacationing here at Joy of Flying and M&M is the beach. A very short walk across the street and either left or right a couple of houses down will give you two choices for beach access locations. Our house is the one with two options for beach access so close. The beach on the West End is always quiet and there is plenty of room for your family. If your idea of a beach is hoping you can find room for your towels, think again. Holden Beach West is sparsely populated, so even at the peak of summer you still have plenty of room to play Frisbee, or throw the football. We've had many soccer and lacrosse games on the beach over the years. While in the spring and fall there is room to practice with your long irons on the beach, the town asks that we not practice our golf swings on the beach so we can protect the ocean from the occasional slice.

Two queen bedrooms on each side have private baths. The upstairs king bedroom shares a jack and jill bathroom with the twin bedroom. Each side sleeps 8. The interior walls have been insulated to keep the sounds to a minimum which helps get a good night's sleep or an afternoon nap. There is room for the kids to play under the house with swings on each side and lots of room for younger kids to ride big wheels, etc. The house is well-maintained and you might even feel that you are staying in a brand new home. We have renters who have been with us for twenty plus years and they keep coming back because it feels like home.

One of the huge benefits of renting our vacation home is we allow the right of first refusal for the following year to the current year's rental family. Once you rent with us, you always have the right of first refusal on that week for the following year at the end of your week of relaxation at Holden Beach. This allows you the ability to have your own personal time-share without the costs. As long as you let us know prior to checkout you want the same week the next year it stays yours. We usually have a wait list for summer weeks, so if you do not rebook the week might go to someone else. Prime summer weeks have families who have rented for decades.

Linens are now part of the cleaning package. We cannot find a cleaner to wash our linens for new renters so we now have to contract for linen service. The end result is the same, just an added cost we prefer not to have to pass along. When you show up to vacation, the beds will be made, there will be towels in the bathrooms and you can get right to vacationing. Enjoy.

Note: Do you need a smaller space?. Contact us for rates and details to rent just one side of this duplex.

Unfortunately, due to multiple occurrences of damage to our home or yard, we no longer allow weddings or receptions to be held in our home. .

We also upgraded the WiFi range and bandwidth for better streaming. We now have on-site under-home security cameras for added protection and security. Two large 4-burner propane grills allow full summer grilling.

Come join us for a week in paradise. Here’s why:

* One of the best-rated, least crowded and most beautiful family beaches found anywhere.
* Very Private, with wonderful ocean views, decks and yet very close proximity to the beach (2nd row, only feet to private beach access.
* Tasteful, spacious and renovated accommodations with much more space than most single-family homes of similar price
* Approximately 40 world-class golf courses within a 40-minute radius.
* Pristine & uncrowded wide white-sand beach
* Plenty of great dining choices, shopping and children’s amusements, all within a 8-mile radius. New full-service grocery store located just across the bridge on the mainland, now open!
* 24-hour Super Walmart (not sure why I listed that)
* Some of the best fishing and boating on the East Coast

Relax and enjoy the rockers on the porch or the swings underneath the house. Inside you'll find a spacious living area with updated and tasteful decorations throughout.

Our property is very private, yet you're next to the beach, You will love the location of our house. To walk onto the beach, you simply cross the street on a diagonal and walk down a comfortable walkway to the beach. The beach has been maintained throughout the years as a family beach with little commercial emphasis.

Holden Beach is still a well-kept secret, perhaps not for long. National Geographic Smart Traveler magazine recently ranked Holden Beach among it's top 10 'Best Family Beaches' category. Additionally, AAA Beach Vacation Travel Journal recently ranked H.B. one of their 'Top 30 Beaches' overall. H.B. offers a great alternative to the crowds and commercialism of nearby N. Myrtle Beach, which is only approximately 30 miles away.

*Bedding arrangement: 1 king, 2 queen beds, 2 twin beds on each side of the house.

**Additional indoor photos gladly provided upon email request.


Keywords: Duplex, ocean views, family beach, beach, fun, 8 bedrooms, Golf