My family has been vacationing in Carolina Beach since my mother was a little girl (over 60 years). Previous years we have stayed either in a beach front condo or a house a few rows back. We were so excited to find a house beach front for this years trip and will definitely be returning to Flighted Desire. Accommodations-The house was perfect for my family of 4 (2 daughters, ages 9 and 12) plus my parents plus my sister and brother-in-law. A bathroom in each room, minimal noise transfer between floors, elevator for my parents with aging joints, great outdoor space to watch fireworks, minimal crowds on the beach in front of the house, comfortable beds, list could go on and on. Would caution that the rooms do get rather bright in the morning but there are light blocking shades in all the bedrooms except for one small window in the street facing bedrooms. And a few of the ceiling fans were a little squeaky but nothing too terrible. Location-The location was within walking distance to so many activities that we do every summer (coffee/snacks from the Veggie Wagon, shopping at the Saturday market by the lake, donuts on the boardwalk from Britts, ice cream dates at Squigglys, sushi from Nikki's just to name a few). Host communication-Emily was the best host I have ever worked with to date! We, unfortunately, were in Carolina Beach when a tropical storm passed through and she made sure we felt safe weathering that storm as well sending over additional supplies.