Eleanor Dare 8 Bedroom Oceanfront Home, Cabana Service, Private Pool & Pet Friendly
4.7
Outstanding(29 Reviews)House in Nags Head, NC
16 guests · 8 bedrooms · 10 baths
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones
Includes essentialsPool, Pets allowed, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more
About this house rental
Welcome to Eleanor Dare by KEES Vacations!
This eight-bedroom oceanfront rental in the Nags Head Shores community is gorgeous! Meticulously maintained and thoughtfully designed, this is the OBX vacation rental you've been looking for!
Affectionately named after one of the members of the "Lost Colony" of 1587, Eleanor Dare is a premier property. Boasting over 5,000 square feet of living area with Eight En Suites, this home is a trailblazer within its neighboring vacation properties. Enjoy ocean views from the top-level floor and easy beach access from the private, dune-top stairs and gazebo.
Centrally located on the beaches of the Outer Banks, Eleanor Dare allows for effortless exploring. Take day trips to the islands of Ocracoke, Hatteras, and Roanoke or further discover Bodie Island during your stay.
Offering KEES' FlexStay program, you're able to choose your own vacation check-in or check-out dates at no additional cost!
This property has 8 parking spots for guests.
Want added comfort? Consider adding the Heated Pool option! A Heated Pool option can be added upon request for $50 per night of your reservation. This fee is added to your reservation at the time of the request, which must be a minimum of 72 hours before arrival. Pool heat must be added for the entirety of your stay.
This pool is heated by a heat pump. An ambient air temperature of 60 degrees or higher is needed to heat the pool, meaning that if the temperature drops below 60 degrees the pump will not continue to heat. Max pool temperature is 80 degrees.**
**Private heated pools will open on April 1st and close on November 1st. Hot tubs are open year-round. Pools and hot tubs are cleaned weekly and no later than 6pm on check-in day. Vendors are subject to enter the backyard to clean the pool and/or spa on scheduled cleaning days. No pets allowed in pools.**
**Eleanor Dare is pet-friendly, so there is no need to leave your pooch at home! For a small one-time fee of $135, you can bring up to two dogs to our pet-friendly property. No cats or other animals, dogs only.**
Exclusive Cabana Services: 05/01/25 - 09/28/25 - This home receives daily oceanfront cabana and beach chair setup + breakdown services during your stay. No need to lug around your beach equipment when you stay at this home! Service includes (1) 10x10 cabana tent and (6) beach chairs. Setup hours are 10am to 5pm daily (except check-in day), weather permitting. This service is subject to local ordinances. Cabana service is provided by Farmdog Beach Services. Additional add-on services are available upon request for an additional charge.
Check-In begins at 4pm. Your keyless entry code will begin granting access at this time.
Check-Out is 10am.
First Level
Recreation Room w/ Pool Table, Shuffleboard and Foosball
Theater Room
Wet Bar
1 King En Suite
Elevator
Laundry Area
Second Level
3 King En Suites
1 Queen En Suite
1 En Suite w/ Two Twins
1 Twin Bunk En Suite w/ 2 Bunk Sets
Covered Terrace Deck
Third Level
1 King En Suite
Great Room
Dining Area
Kitchen
Covered Terrace Deck
Pool Deck
Private Heated Pool
Hot Tub
Gas Grill
Outdoor Shower
This eight-bedroom oceanfront rental in the Nags Head Shores community is gorgeous! Meticulously maintained and thoughtfully designed, this is the OBX vacation rental you've been looking for!
Affectionately named after one of the members of the "Lost Colony" of 1587, Eleanor Dare is a premier property. Boasting over 5,000 square feet of living area with Eight En Suites, this home is a trailblazer within its neighboring vacation properties. Enjoy ocean views from the top-level floor and easy beach access from the private, dune-top stairs and gazebo.
Centrally located on the beaches of the Outer Banks, Eleanor Dare allows for effortless exploring. Take day trips to the islands of Ocracoke, Hatteras, and Roanoke or further discover Bodie Island during your stay.
Offering KEES' FlexStay program, you're able to choose your own vacation check-in or check-out dates at no additional cost!
This property has 8 parking spots for guests.
Want added comfort? Consider adding the Heated Pool option! A Heated Pool option can be added upon request for $50 per night of your reservation. This fee is added to your reservation at the time of the request, which must be a minimum of 72 hours before arrival. Pool heat must be added for the entirety of your stay.
This pool is heated by a heat pump. An ambient air temperature of 60 degrees or higher is needed to heat the pool, meaning that if the temperature drops below 60 degrees the pump will not continue to heat. Max pool temperature is 80 degrees.**
**Private heated pools will open on April 1st and close on November 1st. Hot tubs are open year-round. Pools and hot tubs are cleaned weekly and no later than 6pm on check-in day. Vendors are subject to enter the backyard to clean the pool and/or spa on scheduled cleaning days. No pets allowed in pools.**
**Eleanor Dare is pet-friendly, so there is no need to leave your pooch at home! For a small one-time fee of $135, you can bring up to two dogs to our pet-friendly property. No cats or other animals, dogs only.**
Exclusive Cabana Services: 05/01/25 - 09/28/25 - This home receives daily oceanfront cabana and beach chair setup + breakdown services during your stay. No need to lug around your beach equipment when you stay at this home! Service includes (1) 10x10 cabana tent and (6) beach chairs. Setup hours are 10am to 5pm daily (except check-in day), weather permitting. This service is subject to local ordinances. Cabana service is provided by Farmdog Beach Services. Additional add-on services are available upon request for an additional charge.
Check-In begins at 4pm. Your keyless entry code will begin granting access at this time.
Check-Out is 10am.
First Level
Recreation Room w/ Pool Table, Shuffleboard and Foosball
Theater Room
Wet Bar
1 King En Suite
Elevator
Laundry Area
Second Level
3 King En Suites
1 Queen En Suite
1 En Suite w/ Two Twins
1 Twin Bunk En Suite w/ 2 Bunk Sets
Covered Terrace Deck
Third Level
1 King En Suite
Great Room
Dining Area
Kitchen
Covered Terrace Deck
Pool Deck
Private Heated Pool
Hot Tub
Gas Grill
Outdoor Shower
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Pets allowed
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Fireplace
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Dishwasher
Hot tub or spa
TV
Family friendly
Map of Nags Head, NC
Reviews
4.7
Outstanding(29 Reviews)5.0
We truly enjoyed our stay at this house. Its location is great. The room for families to spread out and have their own space (especially with such a wide variety of ages - 69 to 8) was a welcome treat for everyone. The ocean view is stunning.
Lots of fun places within walking distance.
4.0
This is the 2nd time we stayed at this rental. It’s a great house for big groups and all ages! It had plenty of rooms to accommodate Our family of 17, a baby, 4 kids under 5, 13 teenagers and adults comfortably. The proximity to the beach outside the back door and the private pool was unbeatable and why we keep coming back. Thanks for hosting us!
5.0
Beautiful house. Fit 15 of us perfectly! Management responded very quickly! Would definitely stay again!
5.0
One of our best vacations ever. House was perfect for us all
5.0
Perfect property for our exteded family vacation
5.0
This house accommodated a large family gathering and provided a perfect space for us to spend time together and time apart. It was clean, with lots of fun kid-friendly amenities, and its own beach access allowed for easy ocean visits. Great house!! We will definitively book it again!
5.0
We took a family vacation to Nags Head. This listing was perfect for our trip. The beach access and cabana service was perfect. We really enjoyed all the games(pool table, shuffle board) and the movie room! I highly recommend this listing.
5.0
Lots of room for everyone and great amenities.
5.0
We had an amazing time! This house had everything we needed for everyone. Age group 12-71!
4.0
The location of this home is wonderful!The house is as advertised. Plenty of space for multiple families and it was great to all have our own bathrooms. However, be prepared to purchase everything you need! They don’t even keep a spice draw. You will need to get salt, paper towels, everything.
We very much enjoyed the game room and movie theatre in the evenings.
We paid to have to pool heated for the week. The heat didn’t not work the first 3 days bc of clogged filters. The pool light did not work so we couldn’t use it at night. While the management company sent someone out, it was a whole day to warm up, only allowing us to use the pool 1/2 the stay and with no light, never at night. That was disappointing as we purposely seemed out a house with a heated pool bc of the time of year.
I’m not sure I would stay at this property again. While the location was great, I found the management company to be lacking. There was no binder with instructions for anything in the house. We were billed for a 7th night we had declined. There was no offer of a partial refunded for a pool we couldn’t use 1/2 the stay.
5.0
Seamless, enjoyable, and luxurious!
5.0
My family and I enjoyed our stay at the Eleanor Dare very much. It is a beautiful home with plenty of space for everyone to spread out. The young adults especially loved the movie and gaming area
5.0
We have a group of women who get together at the beach every year and this house was perfect for our gathering.
3.0
Great House, but hidden costs and cleaning issues.
We booked this house for my daughter's wedding. Nowhere on the website was there anything about an event fee. There were several notices about pet fees, but nothing about an event fee. About a month before the check in date, I received an email about the remaining charge for the stay. It included a $2,000 event fee. I would have never booked this house if I'd known how much the event fee was, and the booking was non-refundable, so I was stuck. Also, check-in was at 4:00. We arrived at 6:30 and housecleaning was still there. I had to finish cleaning bedding and there was a comforter missing. I called housekeeping but nothing ever arrived. Housekeeping arrived early on the day of check-out. House was beautiful for a wedding on the beach, but $2,000 for an event fee when the wedding was on the beach is ridiculous. Kees obviously is under-staffed given the lack of responsiveness from housekeeping.
5.0
Weather was crappy but because the house has so many amenities that we just enjoy our time inside
The property was nice and spacious for our group. We wish that we have more use of the pool and hot tub. We only got to use the hot twice when we were there and due to the cold weather wish we could have used it more. Pool did not get heated until our full last day and hot tub stopped working that day so we did not get to enjoy it. Service from Kees was wonderful, they answered every question and concerned we had.
5.0
Beautiful property- you can’t ask for anything better
This home is perfectly situated on the water, has amazing sunrises, quiet neighborhood, excellent amenities and the best perk? A huge pod of dolphins right in front of the house!!! I would have given 5 stars for check in if the all the beds had linens as stated in the rental agreement and every bedroom had towels upon arrival. They did come about 1-2 hours into settling into the house- this is to be expected though with the short staff as a result of the pandemic. Suggestion bring your own toilet paper- the one they provide is 1 ply and rough.
5.0
Does Not Get Better
If you are looking to stay in Nags Head this is the place. Home had everything one would be looking for. Location is extremely central to things to do within the area. You are also right in the middle for wanting to do things up north or down south. The beach was amazing and extremely private. There is not enough that I can say as to how great this place was. Thanks for letting us stay it helped us make family memories we will cherish for a lifetime!
5.0
Oceanfront
Great location, nice house right on the beach.
5.0
Pre-Holiday Madness
So happy we chose this house. We wanted a little family vacation before Thanksgiving and Christmas prep was off and running. It was perfect. We had so much fun. House is beautiful. Had a good time playing pool and the arcade game. We couldn't find the ball for foosball but we had a lot of other things we could do. Couldn't ask for anything better. Even the weather cooperated.
4.0
Great house with minor annoyances
House was beautiful and in good condition with ~5 parking spots. Amazing beach access and amenities. Great to have so many bathrooms. Management company wouldn't allow us to check in early, in November, even if the cleaning folks were already done, without paying a fee, then said they don't allow any early checkin for houses this large. As a group of younger people, we never got the A/V systems to work throughout the house (main TV, audio in the theatre, whole home audio, etc). The garbage can compartment in the kitchen falls out and needs repair. The bunk beds are quite wobbly and probably not safe for kids on upper bunks. We were not left any extra garbage bags, and the garbage bins outside were packed, despite that trash had gone the day before which made it difficult for us to clean up.
3.0
Great House, Great Location, Needs to work on cleaning, maintenance and misleading information (wifi
This house is fun and amazing with beautiful views (3rd floor only) of the ocean. Worked perfectly for our family. The cleanliness needs to be stepped up, found used contacts, dried food on utensils and dishes, and maintenance needs to happen. Wifi is non-existent. Mice droppings all over 1st floor. No propane in grill. Kees was very responsive the 3 times I called. But these things should have been taken care of before arrival. Again, house was perfectly planned out, the 3rd floor is great for meals, games, and just gathering. 1st floor great for swimming, grilling and gameroom fun. Would come back if cleanliness was stepped up.
5.0
Back Again
An overall great time at at this house and property! We will return!
4.0
Maintenance is needed
The location is great! The house does need some maintenance as bathrooms look outdated. We requested the pool to be headed and it lasted less than 2 days. When we called to ask what happened nobody returned our call and we missed more than a day of being in the pool. We would like to request the refund for the fees charged for this "service".
5.0
Excellent stay
We loved the property and it was exactly as shown on VRBO. The kitchen needs to be stocked better - we could not find any mixing bowls and there was not a non stock frying pan for eggs in the morning. Otherwise prestige.
5.0
Great weekend getaway
Celebrated my husbands 50th. Beautiful house, plenty of room and great beach view.
5.0
Weekend trip
Fantastic long weekend in an awesome house
5.0
Big house
Nice big house right on the beach. No complaints
5.0
Simply gorgeous and relaxing
Our group had the most amazing stay at Eleanor Dare! We were a little hesitant with the lack of reviews but we’re so grateful that we did! Each room was impeccably clean and luxurious and the shared spaces were incredible. Must stay!!
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Nags Head?
The average price for a rental in Nags Head is R 5,416 per night. This rental is R 9,849 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Eleanor Dare 8 Bedroom Oceanfront Home, Cabana Service, Private Pool & Pet Friendly. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Eleanor Dare 8 Bedroom Oceanfront Home, Cabana Service, Private Pool & Pet Friendly. Enjoy the water!
Is Eleanor Dare 8 Bedroom Oceanfront Home, Cabana Service, Private Pool & Pet Friendly pet friendly?
Yes! This house is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.
What amenities are available at Eleanor Dare 8 Bedroom Oceanfront Home, Cabana Service, Private Pool & Pet Friendly?
We found 13 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, pets allowed, kitchen or kitchenette, and internet / wifi.