We stayed here last year and made the best memories. This year, we brought our parents and dogs and had a wonderful time as well.
These comments are about the property.
We know that the house is old, so I took that into consideration before writing. First, cleaning was not up to par. We had sandspurs all over our house, which ended up under all of our feet while we were getting the house together on Day 1— the home was not cleaned properly. Yes, this is before anyone even went outside. We even had one under a dog's paw that we had to carefully remove with tweezers. They offered to come and clean the house again. We then had a leak, which filled six solo cups per day. We were offered extra towels to clean the mess, but I asked if it could be fixed instead. Maintenance came twice and possibly fixed the problem, but it's hard to say because it never rained again. We walked onto the upstairs porch and saw large, rusty nails (I mean 4 inches long!!) left behind that I almost stepped on… so make sure you guys get your Tdap shot before you come. In addition to this, there were broken shower curtains, and the windows were filthy. Unfortunately, the steps that lead you to the beach were mostly covered in sand with the exception of about 6 steps at the top, and not cleared out to use. Our older family members couldn't trudge up the hill, so they could never use our private entrance. I'm pregnant (but very fit) and was exhausted by the time I got to the steps. Isn't that the whole point of paying for a beach front property?
I don't know… for the price, we had a LOT more issues than we did last year. Vacations are expensive, and where you stay really matters to us… but they are what you make them and if it wasn't for the beautiful days and family memories, my star rating would be much lower. We are mostly very disappointed in our stay and likely will not rent with Shoreline OBX homes in the future.