We loved Carolina Beach Lake (the lake across the street) and the walking path around the lake. Also, we enjoyed walking on the beach. The location of the condo is excellent and wonderful restaurants in the area (Havana’s, for example!). .
The primary bedroom and bath were fine regarding size, but the tub/shower, tile grout, sink, and the floors could maybe benefit from a little deep-cleaning.
The second bedroom (with bunk beds)is rather small. Both bedrooms have window-style curtains covering the closet entrance instead of doors.
Overall, the unit perhaps could benefit from a little TLC. The chair in the living room is absolutely usable but a loose spring (?) causes loud noises when you sit or move. Other furniture was older but functional; however, more lamps, better quality towels and linens would be nice.
Noise!We could hear the tenants walking and talking in the unit above us.
The deck furniture was fine, but on the lake side, it would have been nicer if the chairs were a bit taller because with the height of the current chairs, the view of the lake is blocked by the railing on the deck. We didn’t use the ocean-side deck because the view was primarily of the tall buildings in front of us.
We didn’t understand that there would be a building in front of ours that would almost completely block the ocean view from this condo.
The furniture and appliances appeared to be older, dated, and basic but served their purpose.
The unit was advertised as having a Smart TV with Roku and WIFi but we repeatedly received a message saying the password we were given was incorrect. In one email exchange, we were advised that we could use the 2nd floor Internet connection instead of our 1st floor connection. That did not work for accessing the TV but it allowed our phones to access the Wifi signal while we were in the living room/kitchen (but the signal didn’t reach other rooms). We were never able to get the TVs to work (again, the message said the password was incorrect.) We sent email messages several times, and we received a response to some of the messages but not for others. We asked for the password to be reset, and we didn’t receive a reply to that request.
Overall, we had a good time because Carolina Beach and Wilmington are both great places!