Bald Head Island, North Carolina
Unwind and relax this summer at Marsh Mellow! This 4-bedroom, 3 1/2 bath house is available for rent for the first time. Located at the end of Leeward Court, this house boasts some of the best views on Bald Head Island.
The main house features three second-floor bedrooms, including a master suite with a king bed, soaking tub and separate shower, and a terrace overlooking the marsh and creek. The guest room with a queen bed shares a bathroom off the hallway with the kids' bedroom, which has two twin beds (or a pullout queen sofa bed if your guests prefer to sleep on that). The second floor also has a separate office, with a great view of Old Baldy. On the first floor, enjoy an open floor plan with two sitting areas, a dining area, seating at the kitchen bar, and sliding glass doors that open onto the deck. The living area is filled with books and a wide assortment of games and puzzles for your family and friends to enjoy. The kitchen is fully stocked with everything you will need for your week at Marsh Mellow. The first floor also has a full laundry room and a half bath.
In addition to the main house, the crofter over the garage is newly finished, with a queen bed, shower, separate toilet, small kitchenette, and views that make you feel like you're floating above the creek. If you prefer an outdoor shower, that's available too, located underneath the crofter in the yard. In the garage, you'll find two 4-passenger golf carts, along with beach chairs, sand toys, boogie boards, and three bicycles, allowing you to enjoy outdoor life on the island. You can easily rent additional bicycles or equipment for water sports on the creek at the nearby Riverside Adventure Company.
Speaking of the outdoors, Marsh Mellow has a lovely front porch that is typically shaded and features a bench, two chairs and a hammock (our kids love the hammock). The yard is fenced in, and the large deck off the side of the house is what makes the outdoor area truly special. With separate sitting and dining areas (including a new dining table and chairs not featured in the photos), along with an outdoor grill, it is the perfect spot to enjoy time with family and friends, taking in the beauty all around you. If you sit on Marsh Mellow's deck during the day, you'll see ibis, herons, pelicans and sometimes even dolphins frolic in the marsh. At night enjoy the view of Old Baldy lit up as well as a spectacular view of the nighttime sky.
A few additional notes:
*There is no smoking anywhere in or around the property. Please help us maintain a smoke-free environment.
*Unfortunately, we cannot allow pets. We sometimes travel to Bald Head Island with our three cats, and we do not want any other pets in the house. (For people with cat allergies, we clean the house thoroughly, but be aware that there are sometimes feline visitors at the house when we're there ourselves.)
*High speed internet and Wifi are included. The house has a Sonos One music speaker (kitchen) and three televisions (1st floor living room, 2nd floor kids' bedroom, Crofter), each with a streaming device (Roku or Amazon Fire Stick). Subscriptions to streaming services not included.
*Membership to the Bald Head Island Club is not included in the base rental rate. Guest temporary membership may be available for separate purchase. Contact the Bald Head Island Club directly at (910) 457-7300. Guest memberships are limited this summer, so we can't guarantee that a guest membership will be available for your rental week.
*A guest Shoals membership is not available at Marsh Mellow.
*Reservations for the tram from the ferry book up early each summer. The good news is that we often avoid using the tram, choosing instead to walk to Marsh Mellow, then taking one of the golf carts back to the ferry to pick up our luggage. Feel free to reserve a tram if that's better for you and your guests.
*By booking the property, you accept the terms of the included rental agreement.
If you have any questions about amenities, appliances and supplies in the house, or anything else related to your trip, please contact us before you travel to Bald Head Island. We want to make sure you have a great time and feel at home at Marsh Mellow.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The location is beyond compare. Views of the creek and lighthouse are magnificent and the view of the stars at night extraordinary. We love the convenience of the harbor as well. Will consider renting again!!
We never want to leave Marsh Mellow! The water views from every window are amazing! It is so convenient to be close to the marina for shops, restaurants, lending library, and the ferry. Having two golf carts was perfect for a larger family. There are plenty of beach toys, bikes, chairs, scooters, fluffy beach towels, games, a glorious outdoor shower, on and on. There is nothing you want for but the very best thing of all is sitting on the huge patio relaxing on the couches, sharing a meal or early coffee, and grilling looking at Old Baldy, the changing light and mood of the creek and marsh grasses. There's not a view on Bald Head I enjoy more after ten years of traveling to the island. I worked in just about every room in the house - office, dining room, screened-in porch, on the deck, and on the upstairs deck, too. It made work so much better to be looking at the water. The crofter is also a super bonus of this beautiful home. Perfect for another couple or grandparents to come for a quick visit or the teens to argue over. It has the dreamiest perch. My favorite place to stay on the island and we felt extremely lucky to spend our beach week there this summer. It was a dream!!
Okay, guys, we’ve been on an off the island since the late 1980’s and have rented from just about every rental company. Hands down, our stay at Marsh Mellow was in our top ten stays! I’m just waiting for next year to open up so we can go ahead and book.
We had the best week at Marsh Mellow. The home, the views, the island, all of it was amazing! We have been coming to BHI for 10 years and this is by far our favorite house yet!
We love BHI and come often during the year during all school breaks- Marsh Mellow is always our first choice. We’ve stayed multiple times and look forward to our return in June!
We hope to come back here many times in 2023
Nice house, great views, easy access to marina
One of the best stays we have had….anywhere. Beautiful home in a perfect location on a truly special island. Great communication as well. We will be back!
We want to rent this house over and over !!!
This is a fabulous Bald Head rental home on the marsh! Lovely home with terrific marsh views. Several great outdoor spaces to enjoy the marvelous views. Great clean home in town just as advertised. Manager and owner are easily aceesible and in communication if anything comes up. Great home that we will happily rent again.
Marsh Mellow was fantastic, now one of our favorites at BHI! It has great indoor and outdoor gathering spaces and a gorgeous marsh view. Well equipped kitchen if you want to cook and grill. Enough space for a full house to gather around the table. Furnishings were very cozy. My favorite spot was the back deck, the kids liked the hammock on the side porch. The neighborhood also has a community dock close by where we were able to launch our SUPs and kayak, and dabble with fishing and crabbing. The house has plenty of beach towels, beach chairs, boogie & skim boards and an outdoor, hot/cold enclosed shower.
Best rental we’ve stayed in at Bald Head. Location is perfect, views are insane, bedrooms are spacious. We had a few things not working properly but they were minimal and property manager was responsive. Our two year old loved looking out at the light house at all hours of the day! Will most certainly return!
Our stay at Marsh Mellow could not have been more perfect! We had the privilege of being the first renters for this property. Loved the location on point of marsh - VIEWS WERE SPECTACULAR!!!! House had everything we needed & more! Golf carts were more than adequate - we preferred the Blue cart! We traveled to Shoals Club numerous times per day & never had issues of cart running out of battery charge! Did I mention the grill was brand new with extra tank of propane in garage! We grilled multiple nights & enjoyed fabulous dinners on patio overlooking marsh. Guess we picked the right week - no bugs! On several occasions multiple deer walked right past the deck on their marsh journey. Nice beach chairs in garage & more than enough quality beach towels available in laundry room! The property was everything as advertised & more! Would give 10 stars if option! Our favorite - the private upstairs deck off master bedroom over looking marsh! Deck had sunshine from early morning till 6pm every day! Only 2 minute walk to Yacht Club Deck at Marina to see the most brilliant sunsets! Recommend cart ride to East Beach after dark to see the brightest stars ever! We're building our own hose at Bald Head in next year but will only book Marsh Mellow for future visits until ours' is complete. Christina communicated by email & text before arrival. Darren (property mgr) checked in numerous times to make sure all was good. This was the most awesome week! Thank you again for sharing this special property!
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