Dog-friendly, idyllic beachfront house with private pool, hot tub, AC, & deck

Clean, comfortable and nicely furnished.

The home as well as the location were great! The problem I had was the Ac on the upper unit did not work the entire time of our stay. I did contact the rental company. Their response was, that the home had sensors that could detect when the doors and windows were open for to long. That did not resolve the issues.

Location, location, location! Location is Perfect as ocean front property and is so convenient.

Loved the layout of the home and the pool. The home was well stocked with kitchen and personal accessories such as soap, shampoo, pots, pans, etc. This would be a five star rating if there was more beach.

Pretty convenient being about the middle of the Outerbanks. We went to the south end and took the fairy, which is free, to Ocracoke. The next day went to the north end all the way to Corolla. Saw all the lighthouses along the way. House has a nice ocean view and many updates.

The good : LOCATION. The home is in a beautiful spot directly on the beach only there is not really a beach there now with the high surf and fallen homes. The sound is one block behind you so that is also nice. The home itself is fairly new, it spacious and has so much potential but it isn't being taken care of. We rent homes in OBX 3-4 times per year, this being the first time we've used VACASA. Never again. Their were holes and mold in the kitchen ceiling, recess lights hanging out of the kitchen ceiling, about 1 of dust on top of doors or any flat surface. The carpet smelled of dog. The couches were stained, dirty and smelled of dog. The furniture is a mix of Hodge Podge thrift furniture that is old and worn. The pillows on the beds were flat and limited. There was one very thin cheap blanket on every bed, nothing extra. Their were roaches in the home, we seen at least 10 during our stay. The vacuum cleaners had been used multiple times without bags so they wouldn't work. Maintenance did come by to bring a new vacuum and repair the whole in the kitchen ceiling. We spent our first two days cleaning and washing the one blanket on each bed so that we felt comfortable sleeping at night but it definitely seemed like the owner of the home isn't very attentive to it or how the rental company is taking care of it. Won't rent again due to how it's kept.

For starters, we arrived at the house to find the road completely flooded (king tide, so I understand, but a warning would have been nice). Then, when inside, found the vents to be completely covered in thick dust, lots of dust throughout the house, wet couches, sand everywhere, a moldy shower curtain liner, a fully rusted shower curtain rod, a moldy cooler with moldy water on the deck, junk and trash in the kitchen drawers, cooking pans/pots need replaced and required extensive scrubbing for any meal cooked. Our stay was Sunday-Saturday and while issues were reported Sunday night, we didn’t hear back until Wednesday. There are whole light fixtures missing/hanging from the ceiling, light bulbs out all over the house and pool area. The price says $60 per day for pool heat but there’s a bunch of taxes on top of that. Constant issues with WiFi. There is NO BEACH in front of the house. The entire shoreline has changed in rodanthe and there is no where to “set up” to have a beach day. There are stained pillows and gross baby equipment in the closet. The grounds are so unkept you have to fight plants to get into your car. Overall highly disappointed and dissatisfied in our stay. These are not issues you should have to deal with on vacation.

A couple cleanliness issues (dirty windows, dusty air vents) issues with amenities (none of the coffee pots worked properly and the direct tv stopped working on the first night) but nothing that ruined our stay. I loved the location so close to the ocean, but it’s already eroded a house next to it into the ocean. I’m worried how long there will be any beach left. The neighbor in the small house next to us was rude to anyone that came within 20’ of his property and yelled for them to leave.

House, pool, hot tub where very nice, need to remove carpet on the stairs - smells very bad. Need new pans for cooking. Unfortunately couldn’t use the beach right infront of the house because of debris from a house collapse prior to our stay but we went to another beach.

Brought my family of six to this beach home for Labor Day weekend. The home location, size, and amenities were perfect for us! We enjoyed the location and watched the sunrise each morning from the upper deck.

The house was clean inside,Nice pool, good location. Beach pretty much gone in front of house.

Great location, loved the pool but the house was dirty.

View. Pool. Hottub. Location. All were wonderful. Few house keeping suggestions but other than that we are already planning our next trip down.

The home is very well laid out and convenient. Everything was very clean and, for the most part, well maintained. View of the ocean is fantastic other than some power lines and a couple of other houses. Literally a 1 minute walk to a shared, but not busy, beach. Pool and hot tub were nice on days that we just wanted to have quiet time. Also, being on a dead end road, there was very little traffic by the house. We had a very nice stay.

We loved our stay at The Knotty Whale! The house was spacious. The beach was not very crowded in early June and the hot tub and pool were great! We will be back!

The only good thing about this house was the view. All furniture, including blankets and pots and pans, are out dated and well past it's prime. All beds were extremely thin and uncomfortable. House was covered in dog hair. Outside property had trash and cigarettes all throughout. Washer and dryer were disgusting. Fridge leaked. Cable/internet constantly cut in and out or stopped working all together. I would not stay here again nor recommend.