The location of the house relative to the beach is nice. About 3 blocks to the boardwalk over the dune. Beach is gorgeous, the beach cabana at the start of the boardwalk rents umbrellas and chairs, has bathrooms & showers, etc. All really nice. The house itself is large - plenty of room for the 13 we had along. The one criticism is the kitchen. There is absolutely no room anywhere in the kitchen to store food -- so everything was all over the counters all week. There is a cabinet that could be a pantry, but it has no shelves?? There are two grills - one upstairs on the deck and one down by the pool, which was really handy (we did one gluten free grill and one non-GF). The pool is nice - a few lounge chairs, a nice table and chairs to hang in the shade. As it is on the back (east) side of the house, you get shade by mid-afternoon, which was nice.
Check in was super easy - property management was communicative, got us in maybe 30 minutes early.
The gated community is nice - lap pool, pickle ball / tennis courts. Super super clean, well maintained. Very close to everything you need (groceries, fish market, shopping, etc).
Overall, we liked the place a lot. Wish it was a bit closer to the ocean, as you don't have a view from the house, but it made for another great OBX vacation!