Ocean across the street! Pets allowed! Captain's Watch!

Hands down our favorite outer banks stay yet. Hosts were lovely, helpful, available. House was well appointed and conveniently located. Lots of extra touches, very thoughtfully maintained and appointed. Hot tub was great! We will definitely be back!

Wonderful! Great host

We had such a great stay in this house! The yard is PERFECT for dogs and kids, and there was no dog poop in the yard when we showed up which is a plus. Beautiful screened in porch, although like another review mentioned the floorboards have gaps in them so mosquitos etc can easily get in that way. Didn’t bother us since it hadn’t stormed recently so it wasn’t buggy. The decks are AMAZING and in great shape! Not full of splinters like some of the decks we’ve had in the past. The inside is cute, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Recently updated kitchen. The only two issues we had were ants and the mildew smell. My kids called this rental “The Ant House” because they were EVERYWHERE. We had to keep all food (even dog food) in the fridge, and bleach wipe all surfaces daily. This helped to keep the ants to a minimum, but by no means eradicated them. So. Many. Ants. I know ants are part of the whole beach experience, but I think the house needs an exterminator/pest person. Secondly, we walked into this rental and it was like being hit in the face with smell- terrible heavy mildew smell. I was very surprised only one other review mentioned this issue. We ran the dehumidifier constantly and it helped a little? But not much. When we got home yesterday all of our items (kid’s stuffed animals, blankets, clothing, etc) smelled like mildew. That was the only real issue we had! The house is very cute and close to the beach which was very convenient.

The issues with the ants mentioned in a previous review unfortunately carried over to our stay. The ants were all over the kitchen counters, in the cabinets, and in the dishwasher. I contacted the owner to let her know about the bugs. She was apologetic and left the impression that she was surprised there was an ant issue. She was prompt in calling an exterminator, which was appreciated. I contacted her to let her know the exterminator did come (although on a different day than she told me) and also to let her know the ants were showing up in the kids' bedroom, a bathroom, and were back in the kitchen, along with two dead roaches. She didn't reply and blocked me. I had ants crawling up my arm at one point. Overall, it wasn't the experience we've had in all our years of summers on Hatteras. The positives: perfect location just steps from a beach path; the beach is beautiful and uncrowded; our favorite ice cream shop is a two-minute walk away; and the hot tub is wonderful.