A Swell Time - 4 br / 4 bath oceanfront cottage on the North end of Carolina Bea
Get ready for a Swell Time! This wonderful oceanfront cottage is the perfect spot for your next family vacation. Tucked back on a quiet driveway on the North end of Carolina Beach, the house boasts 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, and can sleep a group of 10 comfortably. The first floor of the home has 2 bedrooms with queen beds, and a bedroom with 2 bunk beds (all twin size beds). The second floor has the master bedroom with a king bed and private bath, as well as the kitchen and living area. The living area's multiple windows grant wonderful panoramic views of the coastline. There's ample deck space, and a private beach walkway makes getting to and from the beach a breeze.
PLEASE READ: Due to space restrictions, the property only allows parking for 2 cars/medium SUVs under the house. Clearance height is 6'3" in front spot, and 7'6" in the back spot. A large SUV may fit in the back space if the second vehicle is a smaller car. Very large trucks will not fit. No RVs/trailers of any kind.
Bedding Information: 1 Kings, 2 Queens, 4 Twins (2 bunkbeds) Linens included with rentals less than 21 nights.
Restrictions: - Mail/ Packages are not allowed to be sent to the rental. Please call our office for instructions to have mail/packages sent to the specific beach office for your rental. - No pets - Non-Smoking - 2 car parking (read restrictions above) - Summer Season Saturday check-in only. - In the summer season, daily rentals are only available for booking within 7 days of the arrival date and require a 3-night minimum.
If coming â PLEASE READ. If you drive a full sized truck, your truck will NOT fit in the parking area. A car (not even a large crossover) will fit in the first space (height of 6â3â). I drive a Ford Expedition and it just did fit in the second space (height of 7â6â). I donât know what we would have done if we had driven our truck. The flex for this home is having FOUR BATHS! That was wonderful! The kitchen is well stocked. Plenty of seating with 2 couches and 2 chairs.
A Swell Time - Carolina Beach Vacation Rental Nightmare
TRAVELER BEWARE This is a true and honest review of a VRBO vacation rental that looks NOTHING like the photos. It sure wasn't swell for us. Within 10 min of check-in we called with issues. From bloody boogers on the bedding, writing all over the walls, glass in the driveway, overall lack of maintenance, to undisclosed parking issues (only 2 spots that won't even fit a regular SUV underneath. They have since fixed the listing to indicate heights of vehicles allowed but that didn't help us when we arrived. The only other parking was a mile away)that made it impossible for us to even stay there, this experience was a nightmare. The owner refused a refund, and we were left strandedâwith no resolution, no where to stay, and a lot of money down the drain. Management team was responsive but unfortunately couldn't do much as the owner ultimately makes the call. House looks NOTHING like the photos on VRBO when you arrive.
When we arrived at the location we noticed it wasnât very clean, silverware and dishes were dirty. The showers were stained and dirty 3 of the shower had hair in them, simply wiping them with a Clorox wipe wouldâve made a difference. The shower heads were all covered with brown buildup. The showers also had no water pressure in all of them, very hard to shower constantly standing there scrubbing waiting for the soap to rinse off. The floors all had dirt here and there that couldâve been swept or vacuumed. The sliding doors upstairs moved very hard and unevenly. The porches and walkway out to the beach all had nails sticking up and multiple times we scraped our feet. There wasnât any beach toys or chairs usable. All the beds were super lumpy and uncomfortable. The parking was in the listing so I do understand that and it is accurate you can only fit two small vehicle in the parking section and you canât open your doors because of all the pillars in the way. Lastly there was barely any basic supplies such as toilet paper, paper towels, hand soap, trash bags, the list goes on but we essentially had to buy all the stuff after a day or two. The beach itself was beautiful.
We absolutely loved this house and itâs location. The house was stocked well. Chairs and beach toys were also available for beach use. Beds were comfortable. We would definitely stay here again.