I’ll start with the positives.. the house is very large and has plenty of room for everyone. It is well equipped and has everything you need. There are plenty of dishes, silverware and pot and pans. There are not a lot of glasses though. The views are amazing and the location is good. Now the negatives.., the elevator was not working during our stay. We were called and told about this prior to our stay and decided to still go. But because of the layout of the house an elevator is needed. Caring carrying groceries up all those stairs is not fun. Make sure the elevator is working is you stay here. It looked like there was a lot of storm damage ( no one to blame for that but Mother Nature). We were not aware of this. We had no direct access to the beach and one of the hot tubs was blocked off due to the damage of the deck. The other hot tub barely had enough water to cover the jets and had cob webs and dirt all through it. It looked like it had not been used in a long time. So we had no working hot tubs. The kids used the jetted bath tub ( since no hot tub) and the tub immediately filled with mold when the jets were turned on. The entire left side house had no hot water. Ot got luke warm at best. So even though every bedroom has its own bathroom ( which was very nice) we all had to shower in one of the times on the right side of the house. And now for the worst…. There was vomit in the washing machine when we arrived. Unfortunately this was not noticed until a load of clothes was ran through. So one of our guests had to replace most of their clothes because obviously no one is going to wear clothes covered in someone’s vomit. I sent several unanswered emails and 2 unanswered voicemails were left. I still have not heard from anyone regarding our issues. There are too many other houses and companies to choose from in the area. Stay somewhere else.

The house was very clean when we arrived. The 9 bed rooms each with a bath room was a nice bonus,but our stay could have been much more enjoyable if the accesses to the Had been child proof latches; beach chairs been provided; cleaning service had provided during middle weekend and; the coded door lock had been repaired.

Loved the view and the elevator. Kitchen was large and easy to move around in. Nice big beds many with ocean access.

Loved:. View and beachfront location. Comfortable beds. Kitchen very well equipped. Two washers and dryers. Double dining room with lots of seating. Lots of storage space. Bedroom situation good (only one double bunk room). One of few event houses available. Rated 4 for location and view. Disappointments:. House needs updating and lots of small repairs needed. Beach almost disappears at high tide. We had to hunt around for blankets and bath towels that were not in each designated room but spread around in bedroom closets.

Just terrible. False promises and no attempt to rectify at all.

The only thing that we (14 people) loved was the fact that the house was ocean from. NEEDS LOTS, LOTS of ATTENTION BY THE OWNERS!

Spider webs and heavy dirt on all ceiling fans. Main burner on kitchen stove not operable. TV on 3rd floor main living room is a 32 inch for a huge space... Interior is dated and was not cleaned thoroughly before our visit. Trash around pool area, gas grill looked rough did not even attempt to use.

We loved the pool, excellent air conditioning,lots of bathrooms.
We did not like the huge dining chairs that were difficult to manuever around and the lack of an ice maker

We loved the pool, excellent air conditioning,lots of bathrooms. We did not like the huge dining chairs that were difficult to manuever around and the lack of an ice maker

Lots of good stuff about this house overshadowed the small problems here and there. Everyone that stayed there had a great time. The house is big and accommodated a large party with no problems. The beds are relatively comfortable, and the bathrooms were clean. The kitchen was nicely stocked so we didn't use some of the things we brought with us. There's a refrigerator on each level which is nice when you have a lot of people staying there. The washing machine and dryer were used frequently with no issues. The pool and hot tubs were clean and also serviced while we were there. The views of the beach were great, and the walkway to the direct beach access was short. One of the hot tubs is at the end of the walkway overlooking the beach and ocean. It was used every night. The kids enjoyed using the boogie boards and skim boards located next to the pool. One of the small issues we noticed was some of the sliding doors were difficult to open and close. Probably a mixture of frequent use and saltwater corrosion. Bring 13 gal trash bags for the 4 garbage cans in the kitchen and smaller trash bags for the bedrooms & bathrooms. The outside of the house had a lot of dead bugs caught in the screens and on the walls. The inside living areas also had some dead bugs stuck to the wall. The last tip is that most of the beach houses for rent in Duck & Corolla start around 3-4pm and stop around 9-10am on Saturdays. This means that a LOT of traffic is either moving north or south on a single road causing stop-n-go traffic that lasts for hours. Plan accordingly and have a lot of patience. The people that left before 7am didn't have that many issues with traffic.

Lots of good stuff about this house overshadowed the small problems here and there. Everyone that stayed there had a great time. The house is big and accommodated a large party with no problems. The beds are relatively comfortable, and the bathrooms were clean. The kitchen was nicely stocked so we didn't use some of the things we brought with us. There's a refrigerator on each level which is nice when you have a lot of people staying there. The washing machine and dryer were used frequently with no issues. The pool and hot tubs were clean and also serviced while we were there. The views of the beach were great, and the walkway to the direct beach access was short. One of the hot tubs is at the end of the walkway overlooking the beach and ocean. It was used every night. The kids enjoyed using the boogie boards and skim boards located next to the pool.
One of the small issues we noticed was some of the sliding doors were difficult to open and close. Probably a mixture of frequent use and saltwater corrosion. Bring 13 gal trash bags for the 4 garbage cans in the kitchen and smaller trash bags for the bedrooms & bathrooms. The outside of the house had a lot of dead bugs caught in the screens and on the walls. The inside living areas also had some dead bugs stuck to the wall.
The last tip is that most of the beach houses for rent in Duck & Corolla start around 3-4pm and stop around 9-10am on Saturdays. This means that a LOT of traffic is either moving north or south on a single road causing stop-n-go traffic that lasts for hours. Plan accordingly and have a lot of patience. The people that left before 7am didn't have that many issues with traffic.

House was great. Location Great. Hot tub over the ocean was amazing, especially when the rip currents banned swimming. Great pool and second hot tub. LOVED how each room had it's own bathroom. Kitchen was large and great for cooking for a large group. Only issue at all was outside wasn't very tidy, outdoor shower backed up and was un-usable, screens were off and apparently the whole area is having issues with spiders, which they came in and sprayed for when I called to complain. I would definitely recommend this house and stay here again.

Recommended

Smoke alarms continued to go off in the middle of the night. We had fire department out twice. Maintenance was out numerous times. Outdoor water issues. Non functioning ice maker, lower level dryer, middle floor A/C, and others. House was outdated and very dirty.

House was not clean. Pool was not heated and full of sand. Only 6 wine glasses for 16 people. House was adequate for a 55 year reunion. But someone is not earning their money for detailed cleaning and preparation.

The house was amazing, pictures don't do it justice. Very spacious and roomy. Loved that every bedroom had its own bathroom!! We had 25 in our group ages 2 to 62 and it was perfect for everyone!! We have been to the Outer Banks several times but this was our first trip to Corolla...LOVED IT!!!

We enjoyed our stay at Another Sea Esta very much! The kitchen has all the dishes and cookware we needed. We loved being able to look out at the ocean. Even on the rainy days we felt like we were still at the beach! The pool and the hot tub were great! The hot tub being up on the sand dunes with the view of ocean was fantastic, and from the houses around us appeared to be a unique feature. It was very nice that the bedding and towels were provided, but we wished that there would have been some nicer blankets. There were a few good ones but not enough for all the beds. Some of the blankets had holes in them and were dirty. I would take my own blankets next time. It also would have been helpful to have some extra bath towels we were provided with just enough for each person to have one for the whole week. We also didn't feel like the cleaning service had done a very good job. The one bunk room had stains on the toilet. One of the bathrooms had some kind of dirty marks on the floor. The stairs didn't seem to have been vacuumed. Really all of our complaints were minor compared to the things we really enjoyed about the house.