This house has a fabulous 180 degree view of the beach, and overall we had a wonderful time here. AC, Wi-Fi, ceiling fans, and appliances all work fine, EXCEPT the ice maker and water from the fridge are very slow, so buy ice. The house, linens, etc. are clean, but there is a roach problem! This week we killed about a dozen roaches. More hooks would be helpful; a couple of the bedrooms have none. In the master suite bathroom the sink drains very slowly. Upstairs bathroom is small and could use updating, so for showers all of us used other 2 bathrooms on middle level. Getting to the beach requires a climb over the dune. The outdoor faucet for the hose in the fish cleaning area is out of reach for rinsing sandy feet—Your feet get sandy again when you go around to turn it off! But overall this house has a fabulous deck w several chairs to enjoy the best view of the ocean we have ever had at OBX. Saw dolphins, pelicans, many shore birds. For our group of 7 adult women, the house was sufficient.

We had a wonderful time, the kids definitely liked the pool after a day at the beach. The bedrooms were spacious and plenty of hot water when taking showers. Nice size kitchen and places to sit for eating. The living room is very confined, I would take out the large end tables and put more seating room. We could usually fit 6 people in the living room which made the others have to go somewhere else. The weather made it difficult to sit out on the deck because of the mosquitos, so much water everywhere. We did a lot of sweeping outside the decks, pretty messy. My daughter had to rewash her sheets, there was black all over one side, not sure what it was. My grandchildren loved being able to fish in the lake, they caught a couple and released them. It was nice watching the deer when they came out. Nice size washer and dryer. A good size lawn for kids to play too.A big thanks to Christine at Kitty Hawk Rentals for finding this place for us, wonderful lady!!

Island Holiday was perfect again. 304 Mainsail was ready early and the maids did a great job as the unit was very clean and ready for guests. The beds had Beautyrest mattresses and were super comfortable. The view of the Marina was clear although the 3rd floor was a bit high for watching boaters. Mainsail made a new rule that renters could NOT use the underground parking. This eliminated handicap parking close to the elevator and forced you to park by the pool which is far from the entrance. Carrying luggage was a big problem. There is now only two handicap parking spaces available for over 90 plus units. I doubt that complies with ADA rules. Looking at the underground parking there were many empty spaces. We rented from a unit owner. Why could we not use his space? Is the Board anti renters?

My family rented a lovely villa in Palmetto Dunes over Labor Day week. It was everything we had hoped for. Unfortunately Hurricane Dorian was churning. We were able to enjoy our villa for a day and a half and then the Vacation Company sent a mandatory evacuation notice. We followed all the guidelines for the rental and obeyed the evacuation notice. We left and gave them the notice as requested. But then we continued to get messages later in the week about checkout procedures etc. We had already been gone for four days!!!! I feel the automated impersonal system kicked in and we were given no assistance. I would think the villa owner would have a conscience about accepting their payment for this week’s rental. I assume they know their villa sat empty because of the evacuation and a partial refund is due. We, as the renters followed all the requirements on our end and maybe there should be some kind of policy in place when unforeseen weather events happen. Our family was so looking forward to this trip and our experience was very disappointing. ☹️