I absolutely loved The Blue Dolphin. From the very beginning, Grace was so helpful with great information, friendly, prompt with answering questions, & even when we had a minor maintenance issue at the house, she was available and on top of it early in the morning.They even had a bottle of homemade wine for us upon arrival! The house was perfectly cleaned and in excellent condition. It was adorable and tastefully decorated. SO many toys, books, games, movies puzzles to play with on rainy days. They had everything we could ever need in the house-Linens were provided and a starter supply of other products. Lots of beach chairs, toys, boards, beach wagon. It was so incredibly stocked--we will take much less with us next time! Everything was organized and labeled. I loved having a play pen and high chair and gated deck to make it easy to travel with my infant. The ONLY thing I even could have wished we had was a table for outdoor dining and before our stay was over, a picnic table was actually delivered. Great location just minutes from the beach access. LOVED the swings under the house, as well as the hot tub, and corn hole on the deck. We had a small family, but could easily have taken another family with us with plenty of room to spare. Salvo was a lovely community--small, quiet and peaceful. A few restaurants, and shops for convenience, and a few produce stands, ice cream shop, bait stores, etc within easy access. I wanted a more secluded spot vs Myrtle Beach or even central OBX that are more touristy, And we found it! We could drive 25 minutes or so to Nags Head or Avon for activities if wanted. Most of the time there were only 1-2 other families visible as far as we could see on the beach. It was like we had our own private beach! We were a bit pre-season (first week of June), but it was wonderful for us. Water was a tad on the cool side, but warm enough for our splashing and playing. The Beach was beautiful with nothing but sand dunes behind us, so the view on the beach was perfect with no houses/condos in your view. We would absolutely stay again in Salvo and definitely at the Blue Dolphin. I LOVE the fact that we had Friday check in/out. Most are Saturday, so while everyone else is coming and going on Sat, waiting on the bridges, we had the beach to ourselves. We drove right to the house with no traffic on Friday. Ive read traveling in and out of OBX on Saturdays is a pain with traffic. Thanks Stapletons for sharing your paradise!