This house is truly one of a kind. We have been vacationing in the Outer Banks for 10 years from up north and this is our favorite cottage experience The host was friendly and accommodating, answering our questions timely. The location is excellent, right in the heart of the beach with tons of fun things to do nearby. The Wright Bros Memorial, mini golf, skatepark, restaurants, art galleries, .The beach access is short block away and our favorite beach store. The Stop N Shop has plenty of everything that you forgot to bring to the beach, as well as killer wraps and an impressivel beer selection. The are lots of great choices for restaurants within 10 minutes, but I recommend JK's steakhouse and seafood at Ocean Boulevard. Breakfast and bloody marys at Jolly Rogers was a value and we met some cool locals. Surf lessons and fishing guide recommendations were made available to us from the host. The kids enjoyed getting ice cream at the Dairy Queen a half block away. The house is unique, charming and clean with everything we needed. The architecture and geometric 12 sides fascinated my kids. We had a great time playing board games and there were some interesting local books on hand. The outdoor shower was super convenient for rinsing the kids off after the beach. We grilled out and had a surf & turf meal on the huge front deck on our final night. It was a great family vacation and will be back again soon.