Oceanfront retreat in Holden Beach, 5BR/5BA, sleeps 16, perfect for family fun!

Overall, it was a most enjoyable experience in a house that met our expectations. The description and pictures accurately describe the lovely, well maintained property and its many amenities. The beach is family friendly and excellent for shell hunting. Following are some issues we experienced during our stay. Upon arrival one of the downstairs bedrooms was not cleaned properly. There is a problem keeping a comfortable temperature in both downstairs bedrooms. They were too warm, so the thermostat for this level of the house had to be set so low the rest of the downstairs living space (kitchen, dining, and living room) was uncomfortably cold. This house is adjacent to a private beach access boardwalk for houses on streets that are not ocean-front. There was a steady flow of people with fully loaded beach wagons who set up close by on the beach. We had to put out our beach gear by 7 AM to ensure we had it in front of our beach boardwalk. There is only one medium sized refrigerator for a house with 5 bedrooms and a capacity for 16 people. We had to use 3 large coolers and keep refilling them with ice for the duration of the stay to keep drinks and other perishable foods cold. The ice maker in the refrigerator sometimes stopped working and required attention to get it going again. One upstairs bedroom has no closet. We were unable to watch programming on some of the televisions.

Loved the porch and rockers, location, floor plan. Several bed covers had pee stains on them.

Great spot on the beach

The property was in many way nice on the surface but now wow. The price was good. The kitchen was ok but many older cheap cooking utensils china and glasses OK pots and pans poor. Stove and refrigerator were not real clean. The AC was good but loud. The stairs like everywhere are a pain but doable. The Grill was very dirty and rusty but usable. Overall nothing really bad or really special except repaired deck to beach walk way. Liked the master sweet with deck to outside and separate stairs.