Is Down by the Sea | Ocean Views + 2 Community Pools! pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

Where is Down by the Sea | Ocean Views + 2 Community Pools! located?

Situated near the beach, this condo building is within a 5-minute walk of Carolina Beach and Carolina Beach Fishing Pier. Freeman Park and Carolina Beach Yacht Club and Marina are also within 15 minutes.

Down by the Sea | Ocean Views + 2 Community Pools! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica T.

Jun 24, 2025

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

Great stay

Great stay as always.

Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elia M.

Jun 27, 2025

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

It was a nice experience

Beautiful condo, amazing ocean view! Absolutely loved the short walk to the beach! The balcony is so nice, we enjoyed several meals out there! The place looks and feels clean. Pools are a bit inconvenient to get to. Stairs leading up to the unit, are rough, get prepared for a workout, especially bringing your luggage, groceries, etc. up stairs. Pack your own blankets, we weren’t able to use the blankets provided, they were thrown in a closet, clearly not washed between guests since they smelled. Pack toilet paper, hand soap, trash bags, none of that is provided. Other than for those few things, we really enjoyed our stay.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeff E.

Sep 13, 2024

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

Great stay

Lots of room for several people. Clean and convenient⁸ly located.

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keith W.

Jun 1, 2024

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

Good place

Good place. Quiet and clean. Pool and parking wasn't the greatest but overall a very pleasant vacation spot.

Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Sep 30, 2024

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

Pleasant beach view

Nice property, good location and pools. The only drawbacks were 3rd floor and no elevator,(this was clearly shared in the location write up) and only 2 parking passes, not clearly communicated in write up.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda T.

Jul 5, 2023

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

Summer viait

We had a great stay. The easy walk to the beach was so nice. The view from the front deck is breathtakking.

Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Betsy G.

Aug 9, 2019

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

Enjoyable stay

We had a great time . This property is clean and up to date. Beautiful ocean view. Short walk to beach. Definitely would recommend this property.

10/10 Excellent

Shawn B.

Apr 16, 2023

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

Nice condo

Great and easy!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sydenna B.

Jul 2, 2024

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

Great Place

The place was perfect for us and the location was great too! The only problem is parking space. You are only allowed (2) parking spaces. If you have more than that, you have to pay for "public parking" which is about $20.00/daily.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Amanda S.

Aug 19, 2018

Beach Get away

The property is a perfect walking distance to the beach and one pool. Family of four had plenty of space in the unit.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kim F.

Mar 28, 2023

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

Nicely updated condo with great ocean view

We enjoyed our weekend stay at this condo. It was very clean, recently updated and nicely furnished. The two balconies and ocean view were great! The only negative is the narrow hallway and stairs to the third floor :)

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

ANGELA H., Westfield, NC

Aug 20, 2017

Beautiful view and very clean

Staying at Carolina Beach was so relaxing and this condo offered a beautiful non-ocean front view. The condo was well stocked and beautifully decorated. The husbands only complaint was no satellite tv to watch his car shows. 😊 Great place to stay!

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Amy A.

Apr 17, 2023

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

Down by the Sea - Formally Hill Haven

We had a wonderful time enjoying our family beach trip. The condo was plenty enough room for my immediate family of 5 and my sister, my niece and my mother. The porches provided awesome sunrise and sunset views. Access to the beach is literally right across the street. The kitchen provided everything we needed to cook breakfast, lunch and dinner. The mattresses were comfy, even the sofa pullout! We will definitely be back!

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Juan H.

Jul 6, 2025

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

Few inconveniences

Carolina Beach has always been a selected destination for us. The property had many positives but also some negative details. Proximity to the Beach was awesome. No noise, and tranquil neighbors. The location is too far away from entertainment and restaurants. Need a vehicle to reach dinner places. The apartment was spacious yet cozy. The Beach view from the balcony was very welcome. Some negative aspects: The internet service signal was so poor, none of the streaming devices worked. Cable did not work in the living room TV. The previous bed linen had been left in the sofa beds and appeared used and dirty. Had to change them both with the provided linen. The bed mattresses were of poor quality and extremely hard to sleep in. The kitchen had very limited things. NO ONE xtra trash bags were provided. A huge negative aspect was parking. Even though we had 2 parking permits, there were no spaces left on the busy holiday weekend. We had to pay street parking several times even though we had paid for our stay on premises. Suggestion is to have assigned parking spots. Another detail is the far away office where we needed to pick up the parking permits and key fobs. That was inconvenient and inpractical.There was NO outside grilling capabilities. The pool was extremely small and crowded. Not very inviting or healthy.Overall, we made the best of the situation and had a fantastic stay “making lemonade out of lemons”!!

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Crystal F.

Jul 19, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Nice location and views of sunset

The only downside of this unit would have to be the stairs. Walking up and down with groceries was not fun. Otherwise, the location is great and the views of the ocean and sunset from the decks were nice. The listing indicated 2 pools were available but upon check-in was only told about one. This wasn’t a huge problem because the pool wasn’t occupied by more than a few swimmers at any time. This unit had everything our family of 6 needed and was clean and comfortable. It’s a short walk to the pier, beach access, and pool but may be too long to the boardwalk. Highly recommend the Mahi sandwich from the pier restaurant as well. Overall a great stay!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elena J.

Jul 9, 2023

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

Very clean and updated nice condo

The condo was very clean and had everything inside we needed. The view of the ocean was awesome and the short walk to the beach was great too. You do have to pick up keys and drop off keys to the property management company which was about 7 minutes driving. Not a big deal at all. Property management was excellent, very attentive! They did say there were beach chairs and they only had one that was not broken which was disappointing since there were four of us. All in all it was a great stay.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Rachel V.

Sep 15, 2023

Liked: Communication, location

Disliked: Check-in

Good location and place, just needs some upgrades

Overall, it was a nice property. It was a good size for four people and had some great attributes.The view from the balcony was by far the best part. You could open the slider and hear the ocean so well. The kitchen was also great with all appliances you could need to cook. Everything seemed clean enough, and all towels and linens were wrapped in cling wrap to show they were cleaned. However, some pieces of furniture need replacing- the queen bed did not feel stable at all and the black couch in the living room had zero support when sitting down, which only made one of the couches reliable to actually sit on. The bathroom in the hallway, during the shower the water doesn’t drain right away, so all the little hairs and dirt in the drain come up and fill up the tub. Other than those things that need to be updated, it was a good stay in Carolina Beach.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Jennifer K.

Jul 27, 2018

LOVE!

I loved it here! We're already planning our vacation for next year. It was clean and the kitchen is extremely well stocked. We loved the balcony view also. We used the public accesses to the right (if looking at the water) which was about 30ft. It was not far at all. Their was another to the left but it had been washed away by a previous storm and was closed. This place sits towards the end of the 'strip' which we loved - less traffic. I would recommend this place to friends and family. The only reason I gave it a 4 instead of the big 5 is the bed in the master. It wasn't awful but... It has one of those egg carton things as the topper already on a (I believe) a padded topper. It was a bit much but we left it in fear of not knowing what it was like if we took it off. Also it squeaks really loud at the slightest move or rollover. by the 3rd night we figured out how to maneuver some pillows for a different support... Other than that we honestly loved this place. They answered any question I had right away.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Ryan V.

Jul 31, 2024

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

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chelsie M.

May 24, 2023

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

Perfect Location

Check in process was super simple, property was just as advertised and was in a perfect location. We loved that you could see the ocean from the balcony and the beach access was just a couple minute walk. Property was clean and all linens were provided. Is also a short drive to the boardwalk and within walking distance of the pier. Would definitely stay again!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brent B.

Sep 22, 2021

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

Awesome Beach View

This place was exactly what we needed. Great condo and location. The beach view was awesome. We have never stayed where we could hear the ocean from our condo. We left the balcony door open most of the time.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Radman M.

Sep 5, 2021

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

Wonderful

The unit was excellent. Nice view of the beach. We had dinner on the balcony most nights. The Managent was very responsive. The only reason for a 4 for cleanliness was the old, carpeted and not so clean staircase leading to the condo. Otherwise I highly recommend this unit.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Dawn C., Gray, TN

Aug 16, 2021

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

Another great vacation in CB!

Our family had an amazing vacation! This property was exactly as advertised with excellent amenities. I highly recommend this property for small families.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

David B., Loganville, GA USA

Jul 22, 2021

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

Comfy for 7

The apartment was great for for me my wife my 3 kids and my cousin and her son

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Amy G.

Jun 3, 2021

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

Perfect

My family had a wonderful time at this condo. The balcony and view at the condo were amazing. The pool was great and the beach was rejuvenating. Communication with the property manager was good. You do have to drive to their office for a parking pass, which was inconvenient given we arrived late at night. I didn’t understand why that couldn’t have just been left inside the condo. Be mindful there is no elevator and the condo is on the fifth floor. The main bedroom bed is only a double. It was very small and uncomfortable for two people in my opinion. Otherwise we enjoyed this location!

Stayed 4 nights in May 2021

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