This is a clean, comfortable home with a sizeable deck which allows unobstructed views of the shoreline, beach, and signature NC dunes. Our two families of 4 spent a ton of time on the deck and the beach, which is a few steps away from the back door. That view and access is why you get this house.
Inside the home is comfortable with tasteful decor and amenities, but not spacious - two adjacent homes tower above by comparison but this place holds it's own with a unique roof line and cutesy look. We all fit fine and the A/C units were in absolute beast mode - I was adjusting the smart thermostats up in temp on many occasions, it self-adjusted down drastically at times (to 65, chilly!). Cool air sleeping is dreamy here, and the beds are all comfy.
The two stinky teens were fine in the spare room off the garage, a good space for them. The two pre-teens had to share the small bedroom with a queen, would have preferred two singles or a bunk (I knew when booking). Main level master was again on the small side, but the large attached bathroom kept those adults happy, not shared. Limited space for clothes. The top-level suite is incomparably enormous. Nice stand-alone bath jacuzzi leading to a small deck, but both were mostly unused as we're a social group. Perfect for some alone time though, was a very comfortable space.
Kitchen was serviceable, but no cabinet drawers was an oddity and magnified the small space by walking around for many items. The new owners provide a ton of great stuff to cook with, but with all the fine goodies in cabinets there was not much space left for our food, so most remained in tubs on the floor against the wall. The fridge froze some items and I couldn't find a temp control, while the ice dispenser often just churned with no ice coming out (arm maybe froze up) so we just grabbed ice out of the easy-lean-out bin. Again, we made it all work, and any fridge can be finicky. We don't nit-pick, just side-step and stay in the beach mode lane.
The large table worked well for group meals, easy clean-up for family game time. The living area with 3 couches was a lounge haven for us, the large TV was in fine view across the room, in an odd place but followed the theme of the owners making a smaller space live big. They've done a great job.
Overall we REALLY enjoyed our stay, some quirks but nothing stopped our fun. The coffee views were amazing. Don't hesitate going here to get in your much-needed beach time.