Emerald Isle was a very nice, quiet/family beach vacation with some fun things to do nearby (good restaurants options, shops, family activities for the evenings). The property checked all of the important boxes for our family…it was clean, close to the beach, and had a very nice newer pool area. The top living area of the house was great and had nice views. The house had a lot of space and plenty of seating options inside and outside. Overall the house was pretty dated (though there were some updates were done like flooring). We had one minor question for the owner while there and he was very nice and responsive. The house probably won’t wow you with curb appeal and might show its age, but was clean and had everything we needed to make wonderful memories for a family week at the beach.
(On a separate note not related to the property, we stayed at beaches that were very golf cart friendly and the kids in our family really enjoy the golf cart rides…we had never been to Emerald Isle so rented a golf cart. There certainly are golf carts on the island, we just found it a bit impractical with this location as it was a pretty long drive by cart to get to most restaurants/activities. Just our opinion and a FYI for anyone on the fence on getting one…we would not recommend a golf cart at this location.)