Oceanfront, dog-friendly house w/ WiFi, shared pool, AC, ocean view

Location is great. Last house on a dead end low traffic street. Walking distance to just about anything you need including Avon Pier. My group surf fished every day and caught fish every day. From croaker,mullet, to Spanish and blues. We saw dolphins several days from the beach. Good ocean view from the top deck, a few feet higher and we could’ve saw the waves crashing. Dune path is narrow for a cart if you use one. All in all it was a great trip!

House was clean and in good condition. Will look into booking it again.

The views were absolutely breathtaking. I enjoyed my coffee every morning on the deck. The walk over the dunes were completely normal for the outer banks. The main issue with this home is related to vacasa. They do not hold their cleaning staff accountable. When we arrived the home was incredibly dirty! They were very responsive to my complaint and willing to send people out but nobody wants strangers in their house cleaning after you arrive. I would rather arrive to a clean home. Be prepared for lots of pet hair!!

House location and house amenities

House was clean and spacious. Beautiful view! Spacious for entertaining. Exactly as depicted.

Cute house great location great view beach is right there. Jacuzzi was great and outdoor showers were wonderful. Just the right size. Well stocked kitchen. Minuses place was filthy when we arrived. There were2 broken chairs and wine fridge was broke. Mgt responded quickly when I called. Dune trail is overgrown. Didn’t like the fact that the primary shared a jack n Jill bath. And I didn’t like the excessive fees that were tacked on to rental

We stayed in this home last year, overall good experience with some minor flaws as expected. This year we arrived to an atrociously dirty home at 6pm. 4 pm is already late then being pushed to 6 is even more unfortunate. Upon arrival we open the door and see sand everywhere and I’m not talking the little expected sand, I’m talking a lot. Evidence of a quick brush of floors but not vacuumed. Sand filled tub, old residents items left behind, visibly dirty surfaces in all rooms. No Wi-Fi connection, cable not working in 2 bedrooms, toilet that kept running. Very poorly maintained and managed. While Vacasa did try to help, it certainly dampened our trip as now myself and other family had to deep clean the home, make several phone calls to address above issues. Minimal compensation was given to us for our unfortunate stay. These events could happen in any home I am aware of that. We may consider pausing obx trips until they can get better staffing. Vacasa still blaming ‘COVID’ for issues.

Close to the beach and within walking distance of several restaurants in Avon. The main floor was not vacuumed but the the bathrooms were cleaned. The electronic keypad ceased working. After returning from the beach we were locked out of the house. Thankfully, a sliding door was left open. I contacted Vacasa and was told someone would come out to fix it only to be called back to say that wasn't going to happen. I was told it would be fixed the next morning. Vacasa never contacted me again about it. The door could not be locked from the outside as a result. A toilet was also constantly running and had to be stopped manually. Eventually, it stopped being used. Never bothered trying to get that repaired during the week since the lock on the door resulted in no urgency on the part of Vacasa. I paid $2,896 for the week. The same week next year is $5,189. Not sure if Vacasa or the owner (if not Vacasa) jacked the price up but the house is not worth that. Seems as if they are going to price the house out of the market.

I've been vacationing at the Outer Banks for more than 20 years and always had wonderful experiences at the locally managed properties. Vacasa, an entity based 3,000 miles away, has turned the Outer Banks into a nightmare for the properties it controls, including this Beach Stars house. On the day of my arrival Vacasa sent me an email saying that there were driving directions below. There were no driving directions in that email. There was a link to Google maps that took me to an intersection of the main highway a quarter mile away from the actual house, which was down two pitch dark roads past the intersection with no visible street number. When I frantically called Vacasa's 800 emergency number to explain that I was stranded and unable to find the house, the call was answered by a woman who told me she had no idea where I was and anyway she was home for the evening. The call was disconnected and there was no call back to find out if I was ok. When I finally managed to find the house I also found filthy floors; bathrooms coated with dirt and hairs from the previous tenants; an unemptied dishwasher; dead waterbugs; and no internet service. I again contacted the Vacasa 800 line folks for their help regarding the latter, and they promised to get back to me the next day. Guess what, they didn't. Please don't stay here unless your idea of a vacation is a nightmare arrival followed by a series of ugly suprises.

Home had a beautiful view conveniently located to shops loved the hot tub