Sand Pebbles A9–Unwind and enjoy ocean views with easy beach access

Hvac filter was filthy. Some outlets in bedroom didnt work. Front door lock jammed frequently.

I’ll just state the facts and leave my opinion out of the review…4.5 hours in the car with 2 kids. Cold groceries picked up and ready to start our vacation…1. Picked up the keys for an after hours arrival. Arrive to the condo around 8:30 PM. The key did not work. The emergency line did not work. After multiple tries to call the emergency line and waiting for 30 minutes I decided to try to call one of the real estate agents with the company to see if she could get a message to the property manager. She was actually wonderful to deal with and I did get a call fairly quickly. After an additional 30 minutes to an hour, the property manager showed up apologizing that we were given the wrong keys. She also gave me a free four topping large pizza coupon from Domino’s as an apology. 2. We actually had two wonderful beach field days with other friends and made great memories.3. My oldest daughter, one of six children that played in the same sand and sat outside at the same spot and times ended up with bug bites all over her body. Not one of the other six adults or five children had any bites at all. She slept in a separate twin size bed. We ended up leaving a day early as I could not let my child sleep in a bed that had something in it. No definitive answer as to bedbugs or fleas.4. Emailed the information to intracoastal Realty with no response at this time. Still waiting and hoping for a call at the least.

This was our third stay in Carolina Beach but our first at Sand Pebbles (and our first with Intracoastal). We picked it because our friends had already reserved a condo at Sand Pebbles, which was our priority. We were extremely satisfied with the smooth, quick check-in process (our place was even ready early, but we were still on the road). Twice during our stay, we had to reach out to Intracoastal: once because we locked ourselves out (oops!) and once because the unit’s laundry wasn’t working. In both cases, the response was timely and efficient, The condo itself was a bit dated (the couch and bed were not the most comfortable due to age and wear, there was a gash in one of the bathroom ceilings, one of the bathtub fixtures was half falling off).

Other than initial cleaning, everything else was great

Was not updated, porch and all beach stuff loaded with sand Both sliding doors were almost impossible to open Kitchen ware was awful as was porch furniture

The beds had bed bugs! The costumer service was very poor being the fact that we had an emergency our first night (not a 911 emergency) where we wanted to contact somebody from the rental and we weren’t able and they never contact us back! I returnd parking passes and they say i didn’t later on (2 weeks later) somebody contacted me about the issue but im not stay there again.

The condo was in a great location. It was very easy to walk to the beach and there were plenty of shops and restaurants nearby. The other guests on the property were quiet and that was very much appreciated. However, the master bedroom was so bright at night. Blackout curtains would be much appreciated. My husband and I considered switching rooms with our daughter because the second room was darker though not by much. We did end up hanging additional comforters to block the light. The carpets were filthy. The bathrooms needed another cleaning, too. There were two small 8in frying pans in the kitchen and nothing bigger and there were no baking sheets.

The furniture in the living room & the carpet in both bedrooms are filthy. Bring your own pillows because the ones provided are flat, lumpy & dirty. None of the lamps in the living room worked, the tv in the 2nd bedroom didn't work, there was no lights in the 2nd bedroom & there's holes in the wall. The balcony wasn't cleaned, there was sand all over it (carpet on an outdoor balcony?) & the beach chairs & boogie boards were all rusted or broken. The guest bathroom shower drains super slow & has been for awhile by the looks of the mold line on the shower liner. The location & view of this condo is great but it needs some deep cleaning & updating.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The location of the condo is about a 15 min walk to the boardwalk, which helps keeps the crowds down while still being close enough to everything. There are three restaurants across the street, and a gas station and farmers market a couple of blocks away. There is even a tiki bar on the pier less than a five-minute walk away. Everyone at the condo was respectfully quiet, which made the stay even better.The room itself wasn't bad. The kitchen has everything you need to prepare meals, decent furniture, and a view of the ocean and pool from the balcony. The carpet and mattresses are a little stained/dirty, but the beds were comfortable. There is a TV in every room and even a washer/dryer. The only suggestions I would have are to have some kind of blackout curtains in the bedroom. Between the lights from the pool area and the early sunrise, the main bedroom has a lot of light coming into it. We ended up hanging all of the spare comforters over the curtain rods to try and make it more manageable to sleep in. The lock on the gate to get to the beach was kind of hard to use, but may have just had sand in it. It was usually left propped open by guests.

Place was great reality place no good