We were looking for a comfortable, casual beach house for our family of 7 (plus our dog) and this house suited us very well. Our only real complaint is that the floors were not clean when we arrived. We could feel sandy grit on every hard floor surface and the rug in the living room had very visible dirt and dog hair. I decided to vacuum but the vacuum cleaner was not sucking up anything. My husband had to clean out both of the vacuum cleaners at the house and even after that they only worked slightly better. Favorite things about the property include: location, layout of the house, amenities provided with the house. We loved the quiet, residential street and the short, pleasant walk to the beach. The upper level of the house has a perfect layout for everyone to be together comfortably. And the house was really well-stocked with everything you’d need in the kitchen (except for adequate dish towels and kitchen garbage bags - definitely lacking while we were there). We loved having so many board games to choose from, plus a variety of books (our 6 year especially loved all the childrens books!) Having the big dog crate all set up in the living room and ready to go was a BIG plus (and a surprise too). That came in so handy when we went to Ocracoke for the day! We mostly enjoyed the beach but we also took some time exploring the area: Graveyard of the Atlantic museum, Hatteras village, Ocracoke island. All low-key but fun excursions. We would definitely rent this house again, but I do hope they replace those vacuum cleaners in the near future.