The property itself is very spacious: It definitely slept all of us comfortably with our own rooms. It’s 3 levels with a lot of stairs. I wouldn’t recommend it if you have any mobility issues. The views of the sound are amazing and each room has their own balcony for views. The AC worked well and kept the place cool at all times. The walk to the beach wasn’t bad at all if you didn’t have to carry much. A bit too far to carry a cooler or anything heavy: It took us about 8 minutes to get to the first beach access. (2 streets over) The first road you have to cross is a bit busy and hard to cross at times. Traffic can be heavy especially in the evenings. We noticed that there wasn’t a lot of room on the beach at the Wilmington access. Further down towards the pier you seem to have more room to spread out. We liked that the house was in close proximity shops and a few eateries. My teenage girls walked down to Island Delights quite a bit for ice cream.
A few negatives:
We were made aware with a note that The freezer was broken when we arrived. It was frozen over. The ice maker and filtered water weren’t usable. A bit of a bummer for my husband and I because we constantly have our Yetis full of ice water. The repair man didn’t come until Wednesday of our stay. And didn’t fix the problem. Also during our stay the 2nd floor shower started to leak into one of the 1st floor bedrooms. Also, unable to be repaired during the stay so we weren’t able to utilize one of the showers. Communication was easy with the owners and they were very responsive and apologetic. They returned 250.00 to my account as a compensation for the inconvenience.
The bedrooms do not have any dressers. The closets do not have anywhere to hang clothes. So, if you are like me and like to unpack your suitcase, this may be an issue for you. The closets are full of maintenance items such as paint, nails, ladders, etc.
The laundry room is attached to the main downstairs bathroom. It’s nearly impossible to get the clothes into and out of the dryer due to the placement of the doors.
Overall, this property worked fairly well for our large family for the week.