We drove down from Maine to stay in Rodanthe the first week of May 2022. We were able to check in immediately upon arrival. The house smelled clean and you could tell the cleaners had just left because the person who checks their work and picks up the dirty linens pulled in behind us. My only complaint is that we didn't realize until our final day that there was a black bin with a yellow top that had additional linens in it. I actually bought kitchen towels and extra hand towels because I couldn't find any in what the cleaning crew had set out for us. We also called and asked for the pool heat to be turned on 6 days prior to our arrival. The management team forgot to tell the pool guy. I called the management company on the second day and they sent the pool guy over. The pool guy was great!
The house set up was great. I liked the open concept. I loved having decks surrounding the house. You could always find the perfect spot to sit outside. If I could make a renovation to the house, I would put a stairway from the kitchen down to the pool area. (Not a complaint... just a suggestion to the owners if they were ever going to live there.)
Our stay was amazing. The weather was sunny and in the 80s almost every day of our trip. We did lots of obvious tourist things: lighthouses, museums, wildlife sanctuary, the ferry to Okracoke Island, the Wright Brother's Museum. We also spent time at the beach and time at the pool. One morning we went to Wanchese, as my husband is a commercial fishermen and wanted to find where the "working boat" tied up. We found The Landing Grill which is more of a sit down have a full meal kinda place and O'Neal's Sea Harvest which is a seafood market and lunch place. Another favorite was the Wright Brother's Museum (our teenager loved it) and went out to eat at the Black Pelican in Kitty Hawk. Very good food, service and atmosphere. We also enjoyed going to watch the kite surfers in the evenings and ended up getting take out at Waterman's, which was okay. Our son was a big fan of Lisa's Pizza. The new bridge wasn't open yet. I suspect the neighborhood will be better suited for pedestrians once it opens. The ladies at Island Convenience were nice and had me try boiled peanuts when I asked about them. They laughed at me and said, "They taste like dirt, huh?"
Vacasa is hard to contact. Never received answers to text or call prior to arrival. Email replies were very slow, if at all. 4 different people gave 4 different answers to check in time. I tried fir 2 weeks before lur arrival date. Very confusing. No dish towels or bath mat. We had to buy them ourselves. We couldn't call Vacasa C/S because the roads were closed, so they wouldn't have been able to get to us anyway , plus phone and internet went out Friday afternoon. Weather, which you can't control, was horrible. We were stuck at the house, inside until Thursday. So basically, we had a 2 day vacation. We will NOT be dealing with Vacasa ever again !!! (Weather aside)
We had a wonderful time. Property is a five minute walk to beach. Complaints are minor and some have been brought up in other reviews. Would stay here again. Thank you for opening your property to our family.
My family and I stayed at this property Sept 11-18 2021. When we first arrived, we unpacked and made the beds. The first discovery we made was a BANDAID stuck on the sheets that were supposed to be clean and sanitized! Next we discovered several dirty dishes left on the floor behind the night stands. There was also a large amount of dust and dirt on the headboard in the master bedroom. I took it upon myself to clean this off before we slept in the room. Clumps of dog hair surrounded the furniture throughout the house. There was what appeared to be blood spatters on the curtain in the living area ( Also saw this mentioned in a previous review). We went to use the oven and discovered that it did not work. In the bathroom of the master room there was black mold all over the celling and grime in the corners of the floor in the shower. When we made our way outside we discovered a broken board outside the living area that needs to be addressed immediately, someone could easily fall through the floor! Outside the other side of the house there was an old baby crib that contained a rusty screw and an empty corona bottle??? When we went to use the outdoor grill it was not clean and still had meant left on it from whoever used it last. the debris in the bottom also caught fire and we had to stop and remove the grates and clean it ourselves before attempting to use it again. While cleaning it we noticed a big hole in the bottom where it had rusted out and there was not a grease tray. The whole thing was / is a fire hazard and needs to be replaced amongst other things. Over all we were not satisfied with our stay nor the customer service.
*** NOTE*** I did reach out to VACASA 5 days ago and nothing has been resolved.
Perfect for our family of six! Furniture updates were a plus! Enjoyed porches a lot! Elevator great!
We enjoyed this house a lot! Perfect for our family of six! Had some updates that were nice! We loved the screened porch furniture and sat out each morning! The deck furniture was nice as well! Kitchen was stocked with everything we needed! Elevator was an added bonus! Family enjoyed pool too! Only complaint is the cleaning could have been better upon arrival. Dishwasher hinge is still broken and one blind in a sliding door needs to be repaired. Nothing major...we enjoyer our stay!! Thanks!
We had a great week, weather was decent even after the hurricane. Our biggest challenge were the flies after the storm they were really biting. An hour prior to our arrival the management company called to let us know the elevator still was not working (as told in a review from June) but they were nice enough to offer to help us with our luggage. The house was decent and weâll stocked. It could have been cleaner for me but nothing out of the ordinary for a beach house. I wish they didnât have so much carpeting it never feels clean. But the hardwood through the kitchen dining and living area made cleanup easy. The kitchen was great however the dishwasher door was still broken as mentioned in a previous review. It almost fell on my foot thank God I got out of the way in time. But they really should consider fixing it before someone gets hurt. The dining table is good for large families. We really enjoyed the pool since the ocean was so rough and couldnât go swimming in it this week. After a lot of wind the pool had sand in it and the property managers were quick to get maintenance to the house . . But wow that water was cold! I still would not have paid for the heater though. I have noticed in other rentals with pools many are going with solar heat which is much more affordable and eco friendly. The bedrooms were on the small side and not a lot of room to stow luggage etc. One thing I would recommend to the owner is the upstairs bedroom had a bunkbed which was blocking the door. I would get rid of that bed or try and reconfigure it. The mattresses were just OK, not terrible but not great either, but I think the downstairs bedroom could use a new mattress pad. We brought our own linens for the beds and figures, one thing I forgot. Also we had difficulty getting the TVs to go on but once we did they were fine until the end the TV in the downstairs bedroom stopped working. The remotes were also missing for the DVD players. We didnât use the screened in deck because they had been damaged during the storm and property management was aware. I wouldnât expect them to be repaired so quickly but it would have been nice to sit out there with the flies at bay. Not a whole lot of restaurants down this way but definitely check out Watermenâs they had the best tuna bites! Fun atmosphere great drinks and amazing sunsets. We brought our pup he made new friends. Fishing wasnât great for the hubs this time but still another great 0BX vacation!
Hatteras Reality is not a good company to help you have a good vacation
The elevator stayed broken down. The keyless entry was messed up. An left us locked out of the house a couple of times. The master bedroom door leading outside would not lock. The dish washer door fell down with no spring to support it. The bathroom sink was stopped up. It was horrible.
Enjoyed sound and ocean views, short walk to beach,. House was well maintained and comfortable. Deck were expansive and good views at sunrise and sunset.