We chose Topsail, North Carolina to come together as a family after nearly 3 years to celebrate our mother's 75th birthday. This beach front property with views of both the ocean and sound did not disappoint! Spacious, bright, clean, friendly, and inviting! The large kitchen and dining room-family room allowed us to cook meals together, play games, and visit all at once! We even hired a local private chef to prepare a meal so we could watch the process from the comfort of multiple chairs or couches in the room and enjoy quick family pictures just steps away on a sea-glass filled beach! The cutely decorated bedrooms were spacious, included extra pillows and blankets, and proper storage space to keep a room tidy or spread out. Top Terrapin is a beautiful primary suite with large soaking tub, private shower/toilet area, plentiful closet, and its own entrance to the house-wide 3rd floor deck looking directly over the ocean. It even boosts a vanity sitting area, large armoire, and close full of kids games and family-friendly activities for late nights or a rainy day. An exciting lighting storm the last night was spectacular and summed up our trip in this home---magnificent!