Sailors Rest / 4825 W Beach Drive

This property is older however you cannot beat the location and the access to that beautiful ocean. The windows are awesome you have a direct view to the sea from the whole back side of the house. Just open the blinds and enjoy. The bathroom is standing shower only and kind of small but we made it work. Make sure to bring linens or order them. I would definitely stay here again.

The best part of this property is the area of the strand it sits on- not many rentals so less crowded and a gorgeous area. There are many little shooed to visit just a short drive away- check out the Seaside Mermaid, Oak Island Sub Shop, Strand Outfitters… so many good places. The house itself is very dated, which isn’t a huge issue. The problems arise with a few unexpected surprises. The first was no wi-fi so uploading pics or finding things to do via the cell signal was a bit hard but it wasn’t a huge downside but definitely inconvenient. Other issues were the beds- very, very uncomfortable and old. The shower was extremely small, 32”x32”, making showering uncomfortable at best. For most people this wouldn’t be an issue but if you have a younger child it’s definitely troublesome. These were the “worst” issues and if it were just my wife and I it wouldn’t have been such an issue. The house itself could use some major updating. It needs a serious deep cleaning- light mold on some peeling wallpaper in the bathroom, decades of dust in every crevice, corner and crack and the lighting is barely serviceable and some cracking on the walls. It doesn’t make the house bad but definitely would improve the experience if it were cleaned up. On the plus side, it has a solid AC (which we kept at 76-78 when it got too muggy or lacked a breeze to keep the windows open at night). The kitchen is in decent shape and even has a dishwasher and the deck has a gorgeous view. Beach access is one house over- you have to go down the ropes access point so you don’t ruin the dunes). Since there isn’t a washer and dryer we packed over a weeks worth of clothing, towels and brought our own linens. No reason to rent those. Under the circumstances it was a good deal. We booked as a last minute whim in late February. There weren’t many left that were as good a deal as this one. Would I stay at this house again? Not with with a small family (two adults and a young child). If it were two adults only it would probably be fine.