Want a well appointed coastal space for your next getaway, with awesome sunrises and sunsets, nature calling (eagle nest or Osprey near the end of the pier)and a place to enjoy yourself? Year round, this is the place. No fighting the traffic or crowds, this lovely home is located on Holiday Island, a small residential community on the Albemarle Sound, 15 minutes away from the main roadway (Route 17 or also known as Ocean Highway). Located 30 minutes from Edenton and 30 minutes from Elizabeth City. 60-90 minutes from Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake (lots of military bases and museums) and the Outer Banks . There are many small towns close by to visit and explore.
The entire upstairs of the home has a fully equipped kitchen and sleeps 7 comfortably . There is a sleeper sofa which can sleep 2 more for an additional fee of 40 per night.There is a 70' flat screen in the great room. Cable TV Wireless internet is provided. Pandora and Netflix are already on the TV sets. Each bedroom has a TV and comfortable mattresses. Two bedrooms have a queen bed. The other bedroom has a twin over full bunk bed. There are two and a half bathrooms, one with soaker tub, the other with walk in shower. All linens and towels are provided. We also supply beach towels and complimentary coffee, tea, sugar, creamer along with some paper towels and toilet paper to tide you over until you get to the store. You can bring some firewood as there is a fire pit next to the beach and a picnic table right in the side yard or over the water to have your meals. There are beautiful views from Captain's Quarters overlooking the water (just 30 feet away).The Captain's Quarters has dining table for 4 on its' lovely deck looking over the Albemarle Sound. Enjoy the wonderful southern breeze coming from over the water on the pier while watching the pair of eagles, hawks, egrets and on rare occasions, dolphins. The exterior areas of the home are continuously improved with garden statuary, palm trees and other surprizes to create a mini resort atmosphere. The children will enjoy using the cove, picking up clams or crabs off of its sandy bottom. There is a crab pot provided and they can enjoy kayaking in the shallow cove. For the more adventurous, there are many canals, and you can spend a few hours exploring them in the kayaks. There are nine freshwater rivers that feed into this sound making it a great place to fish. So a boat would be really nice to have. The ramp is located in the community center about 3 minutes away. Fishing in the canals or out in the sound, you can catch catfish, flounder, croaker, large mouth bass, striped rockfish (striped bass), white perch, crappie, trout, speckled trout, puppy or slot drum (redfish), gray trout, spadefish, sheapshead, tautogs, bluefish, spanish mackerel. Anyone that has fished here has said that fishing was great.

There are also beach chairs, umbrellas, corn hole boards, life jackets, , paddles for the kayaks and fishing rod holder for the brown kayak.

A quick note and warning. When you are playing music, keep in mind that there is a new noise ordnance, issued in 2017, that limits noise to no more than 50 feet past the property line, throughout the county. That includes playing music, singing, shouting, fighting or creating noise through loud or boisterous speech, audible off premises. Parents can be help accountable for violations. The same applies to the neighbors. The sheriff (252 426 5615) is responsible for enforcing the new ordinance and carries anything from a warning, $100 fine or 30 days in jail.

My wife has an Art and Music Studio on the property, called Rose Gate Studio for the Arts.If you are interested in doing some “one on one” art lessons, art projects with your family and friends or just music lessons, give us a call ahead of time. There are multiple instruments: Baby grand piano, guitar, harp, hammered dulcimer and banjo in the studio. Just call before and let us know when you plan to be down and what it is you would like to do and we will try to accommodate you. The website is RoseGateStudio.weebly.com.

Yoga classes/instruction are also available nearby.
Freshly roasted coffee is available by request and can be delivered.

Edenton Coffee House at 302 S. Broad Street Edenton 252 482 7465 is similar to Starbucks. Only sells organic and free trade coffee, espressos, smoothies, teas, pastries, desserts, breakfast and lunch.

Large park with a huge covered area with swings for the children and a place to jump off of the side of the bulkhead into the water along with a large field and a basket ball hoop. Tennis courts are also located in downtown Hertford.

You can play golf on a PGA golf course at the Albemarle Plantation that is next door to Holiday Island. It is a private Golf and Marina Club, However the public is welcome to dine in their fabulous clubhouse and grill.

There are many 'mom and pops' stores and restaurants around here and we have included a list of them in the email attachment that you will receive when you book this home. There are also a lot of the franchise restaurants and stores too.

There are also Kayak tours in Edenton along with running and bicycle marathons. Edenton hosts yearly house tours of the historic district homes. Fourth of July Fireworks are absolutely awesome as you sit at the water's edge.

You can bring your boat or jet ski. .


We have just listed a few of the things to do here in the area. There is so much more to do. We provide a handout that is emailed to you when you book with a list of additional things to do. We also have card games and board games here too. We do not have any game consoles.