This home was very well laid out and in general, very nice. It needs some TLC though... The pool is in very poor condition and needs resurfaced. There isn't adequate deck furniture to just sit outside and relax. The location is apx a 5 minute walk to the closest beach access. The view of the Wright Brothers Memorial is nice. With a little sprucing up, I think this house would be beautiful!

I left a raving review on the listing properties website. DO NOT BOOK THROUGH VRBO!!!! We paid over $xxxx more, booking through vrbo rather than going through the listing agency!!!!!! CROSS CHECK YOUR COSTS BEFORE USING VRBO!!!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: My family enjoyed our week at Playa del Ray. My 13 yr old and 10 yr were excited to sleep in the bunk bed room on the lower level. My father and husband and I took two rooms on the second level. We were all very comfortable. The pool and hot tub were very clean and a great activity after a day at the beach. The walk to the beach access was not too long. However, we opted to drive and park because we had so many umbrellas and chairs. We never had a problem with parking. The staff at Carolina Shores was very friendly and even went to great lengths to return an iPad that we had mistakenly left. I would recommend this property.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great location. The house was close to the beach and shopping. The house was clean for the most part. The grill was beyond cleaning so we didn't get a chance to grill out. My initial booking experience with Alexandria was great. When I checked in I assumed everything I asked for was included. Towels were not at the house when we got to the property; had to call the office and ask "where are the towels"? I specifically requested bath towels along with the pet reservation-which were listed side-by-side in the Contract. The pets were picked up in my total but it was explained to me that towels were not. Whomever "entered" my Contract and add-on options did not pick up on towels. Needless to say, I was charged extra for towels AND a second set "mysteriously" appeared. Overall the experience was good... the house was great, the pool was great.

The house was very nice and well stock with all your kitchen needs. Walk to beach was about 5mins. Really enjoyed my time here.

Everyone enjoyed it. The pool was a big plus for us. Everything was fine.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The rental was clean and well laid out. I really liked that each bedroom had a full bathroom. And the bunk bed room had a full bathroom on their floor. There were a few issues though. It states it’s a block from the beach which is true...a block to a beach access, but then it’s another block walk to get on the beach. The dryer did not work well...it took 3 to 4 cycles to get clothes dry. The pool was nice but there were no lights so at night it wasn’t well lit. Also we had to add water to the pool in arrival because it was low and the jets weren’t working properly. All in all though we had a good week.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The rental was clean and well laid out. I really liked that each bedroom had a full bathroom. And the bunk bed room had a full bathroom on their floor. There were a few issues though. It states it’s a block from the beach which is true...a block to a beach access, but then it’s another block walk to get on the beach. The dryer did not work well...it took 3 to 4 cycles to get clothes dry. The pool was nice but there were no lights so at night it wasn’t well lit. Also we had to add water to the pool in arrival because it was low and the jets weren’t working properly. All in all though we had a good week.

My family & I had a wonderful vacation. The house was exactly as described as was the area. We are all looking forward to doing it again. Jeanne Davis

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We enjoyed our stay. We rented this for our family vacation with our 3 adult children and 2 grandchildren. The house is slightly dated but it was clean. It had all the amenities we like. Every house we’ve rented had board games and cards, this one didn’t. It was no big deal. We just bought a deck. The entrance to the pool from inside was through one of the bedrooms but that was ok be cause we had a 3 year old with us. Otherwise, you got to the pool from the bottom level through the gate. Beach access is about a 10 minute walk. We learned after our first walk, to use the road that runs parallel to beach road. It’s a lot safer. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and the house.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We enjoyed our stay. We rented this for our family vacation with our 3 adult children and 2 grandchildren. The house is slightly dated but it was clean. It had all the amenities we like. Every house we’ve rented had board games and cards, this one didn’t. It was no big deal. We just bought a deck. The entrance to the pool from inside was through one of the bedrooms but that was ok be cause we had a 3 year old with us. Otherwise, you got to the pool from the bottom level through the gate. Beach access is about a 10 minute walk. We learned after our first walk, to use the road that runs parallel to beach road. It’s a lot safer. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and the house.

Rating Details:The property manager was very helpful.The vacation rental was spotless.I was more than happy with the location.I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.Reviewer Comments:We were very pleased with the house good location. Wish there would have been more prep bowls and other kitchen items. Not a big problem I will be prepared if I rent it again. So impressed with Carolina Shores staff they were wonderful to work with booking and helped me with my dog who was upset after the car ride once we arrived.

We had a great time at this property. I was concerned due to the amount of folks reporting the home was dirty. It was not dirty but be aware you are renting a pet friendly home. The carpets were not great and not something you would want to walk barefoot on but worth it to bring my dog child. Everything else was fantastic, clearn, great location. We had a blast.

Check-in was a little disappointing. Showed up about 3:15 pm and was told we could not get the key and had to go back to realty office at 4 pm. At 4 pm there was longer wait, which was ok. However, got to the house and house cleaners knocked on the door about 45 minutes later. They were very kind and nice so we had them come in to do quick cleaning. Question why we could not have gotten the key at 3:30 when we arrived, and told to hang by the pool until cleaners arrived. Also, the ceramic beach dishes are LOVELY, but not microwave friendly. I burnt my finger taking coffee cup out of the microwave - it’s healing now. We had 2.5 days of rain - but allowed time to shop (me and my daughter) and golf (husband and my 2 sons). Overall, we had fun, relaxing week. I would like to return again as the house was lovely and well equipped.

We had great time. Awesome weather!

We had great time. Awesome weather!

We arrived at the house to find dirty dishes, counters that weren’t wiped down, no hot tub, and barely usable WiFi. We spent a day trying to get a internet/WiFi connection fixed - calling the property mgmt multiple times to get a solution. The appliances, TV, decor, etc is at least 15 years old. The place is mostly all carpet which clearly hasn’t been cleaned in years. It felt gross staying there - to the point I wore flip flops while inside and had to wipe down the entire house before settling in.

The house is great! Large bedrooms and great common area space. However, the house was not clean- bathrooms were gross, dirty dishes left behind. No hot tub. Pets allowed but wouldn’t say “pet friendly” because the property is not well kept and not suitable for any dog to walk on.

While traveling during a pandemic we spent more time at the house in the evenings than we normally would. For the price I paid the lack of quality TVs and cable channels was a major disappointment. But we still had a great time swimming in the pool and shooting pool. You should probably take the hot tube references off the listing too.

We enjoyed our stay at this property. There is definitely not a hot tub there and it should not have been in the pictures or description. It was one feature we were looking for in a rental due to health concerns. The Carolina Shores management was very helpful during our stay. I had read other reviews about cleanliness, but the house was very clean. Having a bathroom for every bedroom was very helpful during our stay. The beach is further than it seems because the house is between 2 public access points. It’s about a 10 minute walk. Overall we enjoyed our stay at this property.

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was more than happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: House was close to the beach but was about a 7 to 8 minute walk to beach. Was nice to have all bedrooms have their own private bathroom. All but one outside lights were burnt out, electronics were outdated, and house was not cleaned before we stayed - dirty stained carpets amd dirty bathrooms.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Our family of 9 truly had an amazing week in Playa Del Ray. We all spent a lot of time in the nicely-sized pool, (it will be really hard to rent a home without a pool in the future)playing basketball and many games of billiards. One thing that was apparently removed prior to this season was the hot tub...not sure how much we would have used it but we really didn't miss not having it.

The main living area/great room was so bright and cheery! This is something we value in a beach home, we so enjoyed the sun filled spaces while getting our days started. Perhaps one of THE best features were the bathrooms that went with each bedroom. The amount of time saved by having 4 full baths could not be measured. All in all, just a great place to spend a week.

As others have noted, the house sits in sort of an unfortunate location for beach access. While being close in distance, the house sits almost directly in between 2 public beach access points. What this meant in reality was a 7 minute (we timed it a couple of times)walk from the driveway to the dune. Not bad, but if there was direct beach access it would have been 1-2 minutes.

Cleanliness: 2 issues, 1 of which was disgusting. Someone who stayed prior to us decided to put their dirty (as in used and not cleaned at all) dishes in the cupboards without washing them! They put them in the middle of the pile so they wouldn't be noticed unless you removed the top 4-6 plates. There was thick food residue on about 8 plates. Not a fun thing to discover. There was also a pile of salt water taffy wrappers left in one of the master bedroom drawers.

We would absolutely stay here again. I had always wanted to have a private pool and I'm glad we finally got a house with it. The only thing that would cause me to hesitate staying here again is the walk to the beach, but that's not a deal breaker per se. If you want a nice, bright beach cottage with a pool you won't regret staying here!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was more than happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The house was spacious and was more than adequate for our family. However, the overall cleanliness of the place was not really what we expected. We spilled something in the bathroom and when we went to clean it we noticed that the paper towel we used was black with dirt from the floor. Upon further inspection we found that non of the bathroom floors were cleaned apparently in quite a long time. The rug’s overall cleanliness was also in doubt.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great stay, great house, awesome vacation!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: My family and I had a wonderful stay at this home! Everything was wonderful and the realty company was very easy to work with.

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Carolina Shores was fine to work with yet going through VRBO not the same experience my friends have going directly through Southern Shores. My friends received reminders about their stay, recommendations and coupons sent to them. VRBO has been a nightmare for us on two occasions this year and we vow never to use them again.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was more than happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: House had a nice open space upstairs. Pool table, pool, and hot tub all nice amenities. Kitchen was welled stocked with unexpected appliances such as a crockpot and blender. Could have used a few more basic essentials (a big pyrex dish a better cutting board and one more cookie sheet) one is not enough. House is also advertised as one block from beach. While technically true its across from main road and walk with small kids more like 6-7 min to beach access. Still location by food lion and lots of restaurants a definite plus. House was clean. We had seven people and found it a nice size!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Nice house near beach, with all the amenities you need. A little on the pricey side for the accommodations. Overall, pleasant stay.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was more than happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: It was great! The location in Kill Devil Hills was fantastic. My only recommendation is that in the description of the house, it is made clear that the beach is a bit more of a walk than implied. It implies it's only about a block away, but to actually walk to the beach access, it is more like 4ish blocks. Other than that, the house was in decent condition and we had a fantastic time!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We loved this vacation rental! After reading the previous reviews about the kitchen I packed various items that I left in my tubs. The kitchen is FULLY stocked which was fantastic. We had a minor problem with the coffee maker and the property management ran a new one out to the house ( great service). The beds are very comfortable, the living room very spacious and the pool was a nice way to end a beach day. I thought the quality of the house appeared nicer than the pictures indicted. The only negative thing I can say is to get to the beach access is a hike, I didn't realize that when I booked. Because of the gear and older family members we drove to the access point. Our favorite part was being able to spend our vacation with our fur kid.......he loved it too!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The beach cottage is centrally located for all the points of interest for our family. We saw the light houses of Currituck, Bodi island, Hatteras and Ocracoke. The delicious restaurants are nearby. The girls enjoyed shopping at the outlets. The beach access is close by too.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The house was a great house for a family vacation. We were extremely happy that we could bring our four-legged family members. Overall, the house was great. There was some wear and tear, but to me that just shows how many people have been able to enjoy their time away, just like we did!