Lil Orphan Annie - Ocean View – 1-Min Walk to Beach – Large Deck & Dog Friendly! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Lil Orphan Annie - Ocean View – 1-Min Walk to Beach – Large Deck & Dog Friendly! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 50 lbs per pet.

Q: Where is Lil Orphan Annie - Ocean View – 1-Min Walk to Beach – Large Deck & Dog Friendly! located?

Situated by the sea, this vacation home is 0.6 mi (1 km) from North Topsail Beach and within 6 mi (10 km) of Seaview Pier and Surf City Beach. North Shore Golf Course and Ashe Island are also within 9 mi (15 km).

10/10 Excellent

Kurt H.

May 28, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

We were only there for a couple of days but it was a great trip for us and our kids. Would highly recommend and thinking about returning in the future.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tammy T.

Jul 19, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great two days!

We haven't been to Topsail in 13 years and this was a fantastic reunion with the island! The beach house had everything we needed and was extremely convenient to get to the beach. We would stay here again!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathy M.

Apr 25, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay!

Everything was great!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

April D.

Aug 20, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Love orphan Annie

My I sta+ here over the weekend and had an amazing time. I'd definitely come back!

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dana S.

Jun 21, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Location is across the street from the beach. The property was clean and accurately described in the listing. The host was very responsive !

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carrie G.

Jun 3, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute and cozy home

Greatful for allowing our dog to stay , its been a life long dream to show him the ocean.

Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erik M.

Aug 9, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great value steps from the beach

Property was just as described and just steps from the beach access. While we've stayed at fancier homes on the island, this property was clean, convenient, and a great value.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deidra L.

Jul 12, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent place to relax

Ocean Annie was a great place for our family four. Lots of room for all of us and plenty of sunshine. We loved its close location to the beach.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fred S.

Sep 21, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Had fun

We had a great time the house was clean and the beach was so close loved hearing the waves hit the shore!

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert P.

Aug 13, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place for our last minute vacation

As advertised. Close to beach. Public access is about 50 yards away. My family loved it!

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Amanda B.

Aug 9, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Short family vacay

This condo was beautifully decorated (albeit small) and right across the street from the beach. There is a little tiki bar down the street but otherwise you have to drive to restaurants.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Charlie J.

Jun 25, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place!

We enjoyed our long weekend stay! Plenty of room for a family of 5 (3 older teen boys). Clean and well stocked kitchen essentials along with ample linens. Super short walk to beach. Nice waterview. Many thanks!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl B.

Jun 26, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

N Topsail Vacay

The house was perfect for our beach vacation. The owner was super responsive to all of my questions. I loved not having to worry about house keys and being so close to the beach. The outside shower was convenient for keeping sand out of the house. Thank you!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alicia R.

Jul 17, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay….cozy little beach house.

Location was awesome! Didn’t mind the short walk to the beach. House was exactly as pictured. Comfy beds, had everything we needed. If we had one complaint, it would be that there’s not full cable TV. But definitely not a deal breaker for us. We would stay at ‘lil orphan Annie’s again.

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Melissa M.

Apr 15, 2018

Happy as a Clam at High Water

We had a great time at Little Orphan Annie on North Topsail Beach. What a relaxing place! The deck was our favorite place to hangout when off the beach. The view and sounds of the ocean were just what we'd hoped for. Beach access was quite convenient and made trips back for drinks and snacks quick and easy. The North end of the island is very peaceful. We would definitely stay here again.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Hannah A.

Jun 25, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Recommend

10/10 recommend

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Raymond B.

Mar 30, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

great

I’m a single father that so ent time with my 13, 15, & 17 sons for spring break, then able to pick up my 19 year old Marine son and bring him home for a week….loved it

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Kaye J.

Oct 31, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Check-in

Nice Family Stay

Very nice once you can get in. Need to be able to speak with a live person. Had trouble with door keypad not working

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lisa D.

Aug 20, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice Little Beach House

This property suited our needs well. Beach was just a 3 minute walk away, and we went every day! This is not a regular beach access site, so there is no public parking, but there is also no lifeguard or rip current warnings - make sure to check the surf conditions everyday and watch your kids. Pros: -Outside shower and hose to help keep the sand out of the house -Proximity to beach -Well-working appliances (Washer is TOP load, not front load like the listing says) -Plenty of room for a family of 4 -Pet friendly (even though we didn't bring a pet) -Communication with host - quick responses -Linens and towels were good quality -Not a huge list of things to do a checkout Cons: -Wi-fi wasn't working properly - communicated with host, but it was never resolved - not a big deal for us -No shower caddies, or shelves in shower so we had to put our toiletries on the shower floor -Eating table was sticky - consider bringing a table cloth if you want to use it for board/card games I would recommend this property to anyone who wants close access to the water, and doesn't need a super swanky place to stay!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Kerry S.

Sep 12, 2020

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Could be better, Needs attention.

Acceptable place to stay, but with all the other options available, I would not book again. Location is decent- an easy walk to the beach, the decor is cute and the owner is quick to reply. That said it could use a good refresh - moldy faucet handles, dirty walls, etc. While I could have overlooked the interior, the outside was extremely disappointing - uncut grass up to my knees, I got swarmed with bug bites every time I took my dogs out. In addition to the really long grass, the back yard was filled with pieces of siding strewn about, and the fence is broken. I mentioned this to the owner, and she did mention the hurricane- though, I’m surprised that the siding has been left thrown about several weeks later, and the fence was mentioned by another reviewer a year ago. If you book, be sure to pack garbage bags. I was surprised that the house didn’t have any at all, not even in the (needing a cleaning) garbage can.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2020

4/10 Poor

Ginger H.

Aug 5, 2019

Liked: Check-in, communication

Disliked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Online ad needs updating

We relied on the pictures for accurate info regarding the property. We take exception with the photo of the lot across the street between house and beach. It in no way depicts the real scene which is a walkway overgrown with grass with a large stop sign at the end. ( it is NOT beach access) and the lot contains unsightly debris/ construction items. The piece de la resistance are the enormous sand bags lining the beach at this location which are hideous. The erosion at this area of the beach is so bad the beach is not usable for much of the day. We had to pack up and drive south to get descent beach, and use port a potty’s instead of meandering back and forth from our rental, which is what we expected. Secondly, the house is very tired and grimy. Couches and carpet should be deep cleaned or better yet replaced. On the upside , the knives in the kitchen were in better shape than at most rentals I’ve been in and the linens rental service was great.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Angie P.

Jul 16, 2024

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Cleanliness

nice place

its was a nice place & the location was decent. The appliances all worked as well as the water/showers etc. However there were some issues. Whomever is cleaning the location is not doing a good job at all. Your filters are not being changed regularly at all, thee ceiling is black with dust new all of the vents. There was a lot of sand everywhere. I know its the beach but I'm talking about visually being able to see the level of sand under the couch and dinning room table. But at least there is a broom I'm not sure why you have a concrete counter top. There is no was to clean that & its disgusting. You should definitely consider replacing that asap. I suspect that a bleach type of cleaner is being used on the dining room table because it has turned the lacquer sticky and everything sticks to it. There was food wrappers under mattress in the bunkbed room and a lot of sand on the mattress and under the bed. There were only 2 rolls of TP for 4 adults and on child for a week. That is not enough remotely. Another suggestion I have is to put an awning over the door, the door knob gets very hot. it could easily become a hazard. If you are ever able to rebuild the deck to so in the front or even the back on the side it doesn't catch the wind so its just miserable hot on that deck. Also please update your listing there are some things that are not up to date. Like the wi-fi password and there is no grill at least we never could find one. Oh take kids toys down that's a joke.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Connie M.

May 7, 2018

Nice house, great value

Wanted to spend a long weekend at Topsail with another couple. Our goal was to stay ocean front, but only found duplexes. We did not want a duplex because of our young dog. She barks for a few minutes when we leave the house. We want to be responsible pet owners and not be a bother to anyone else. So.... we were shocked when we pulled up to the address and found out this was a duplex. I passed up some very nice ocean front rentals because they were duplexes and I was very disappointed that it was not disclosed in the description of this house. It ended up being ok, our pup didn’t bark very much, so thankfully it was not an issue. Also, the beach access is not directly across the street as I thought (looks like the boardwalk across the steet is your access- but it’s not). You have to walk a few houses down to the public access. Normally, this would not be an issue, but my husband recently had surgery and had chemo treatments, so our goal was to have close access (that’s why we initially wanted ocean front- to eliminate excess walking for him). The A/C did not work when we got there, but thankfully we were able to open the windows and the weather was perfect without the A/C. The toilet seat in the front bathroom had a cracked toilet seat which made it tricky to use without pinching your rear :). The good things- very nicely decorated and extremely clean. Owner was very responsive, but the A/C and toilet seat were not something that could be fixed immediately. Overall- nice place, good location and easy beach access (but it would be nice to know where it is before renting).

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Bethany W.

Apr 22, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spring Break vacation

Cute and clean

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amber B.

Aug 30, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

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