We had a wonderful week here!! The house was perfect for our family. The view is amazing, and being able to walk directly out to the beach was great. We were a family of seven adults and four children ages 16 months-4 years, and we had plenty of room to spread out. The large common area with a spacious and extremely well stocked kitchen was much appreciated, as were things like a gate at the top of the stairs in the house and on the top deck, two high chairs, and baby pools and beach toys. There's also plenty of parking available. If you're considering staying here, you won't regret it!

We spent the week at Laughing Pelican with our adult sons, their girlfriends, and our collective pups. It’s clear how well the owners take care of the house, as it was perfect! The property description was very accurate, from the kitchen (sooo well stocked with every appliance, dish, bowl, etc. needed!) to the lower level (thanks for the cornhole game, as we played it several times!). Jacalyn was wonderful about communicating, from booking to check-in and check-out, and everything in between! We will stay there again in the future and would have already booked for next year, if it weren’t for the announcement of a destination wedding this time next year! Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with us!

We had the best vacation! The house was immaculate, the beds were super comfy. The kitchen had absolutely everything, I’ve never stayed in a rental that was so well stocked. The location was stunning, waking up to the waves every morning was fantastic. The hot tub was amazing. The owners were so kind, texting us to have a good trip the morning we were supposed to arrive, and then checking in with us because a storm was coming, making sure that we were OK. We have already booked this property for next year because our entire group absolutely loves this beach house. Thank you so much!

A great week for 3 generations! Two levels of direct ocean view. Quiet at night, dark so the stars are clear and the beach is shared only with the neighbors. Incredible outdoor shower. So much parking! There are hoses on each deck level. The kitchen was large and well appointed. All the furniture was clean and comfy. I would highly recommend this home!

Wonderful, beautiful weather, no family drama, great house. This was our 2nd stay here at the Laughing Pelican. Wonderful new decking & stairs. Jacalyn is great to work with. 1 concern: kitchen is really nice and plenty of counter space, lots of storage. Problem: too many drawers & doors. Hard to find anything as people seem to put things away just anywhere. Spent a lot of time looking for stuff. I wanted to organize all of it and my kids wouldn't let me. Counter top ice maker was really helpful.

Our family (ages ranging from 1 year old to 72) had the best time at the Laughing Pelican! We loved how all of the bedrooms but 1 were on the lower level. There was enough space to spread out and not have noise from upstairs affect napping kids. The bedrooms are all beautiful- love all of the pretty hanging quilts and beachy art/lamps. We loved the deck overlooking the ocean and spent each evening out there enjoying cocktails, as well as coffee at sunrise. The kitchen was well equipped with everything we needed, and the huge dining table was perfect for eating and playing games. You can’t beat being just steps from beautiful Topsail. Thanks for a great family vacation:)

This was our second time at this property and we still found it to be perfect! I wrote a detailed review last year and I would encourage everyone to reference it as it’s all still very true. Location, amenities, cleanliness, comfort, the spacious bedrooms and thoughtful additions really make this home perfect. Not to mention the slope of the beach makes for a really enjoyable swimming area. Another big thing they offer is linens and the beds are made. We’ve rented for over a decade in topsail and this is the only house that offered that. During both stays Jacqueline was very responsive and helpful too. I would highly recommend staying here.

This was our second time staying in The Laughing Pelican in Surf City, and we had wonderful family beach vacation. The house is perfect for multiple families with children! It was great also for us because we were able to bring our puppy dog along. Also the house is within walking distance of fun place to eat with live music! The Laughing Pelican house itself is awesome too! It is a clean, upscale home that is very well appointed and beautifully decorated. The layout works well for families with the grandparents on the top floor and our adult kids/grandkids on the 2nd. The oceanfront location is perfect with ocean/beach views 24/7 and just a short walk over the dunes to a wide beach! We find that relaxing on the porches with the gentle soft ocean breeze is the best way to start and end our day! The house has so much extra to offer including board games, puzzles, books, beach chairs, and beach toys along with lots of linens, and a kitchen which has everything you could possibly need for cooking and eating with a large family including two high chairs. It doesn’t disappoint! Jacalyn is a very responsive host and helpful if you should have a question or need help with something during your stay. You can tell that she loves her beautiful beach cottage and takes pride in making it a memorable place to vacation for renters. We will be staying at The Laughing Pelican again in the future!

The house was fantastic right on the beach. It was so convenient with 5 children 9yrs to 2mos and 7 adults. There was plenty of space for all of us. The owner was responsive and very accommodating. She made the trip so easy once we all got there from all over the country knowing she was ready fur our group. Thank you. I highly recommend this property, especially with young children gates supplied, wading pool for the deck for little ones when they got tired of the beach.

Property has everything you need and more! Well stocked kitchen, great outdoor shower, screened in front porch with picnic table. Super accesible to almost private beach. Had plenty of dining space for our large group of 13.

This is an amazing property that has everything you need. My family takes an annual beach trip to Topsail and we always try to stay at this property. I believe this was our third year in this house, and we'll try to continue booking this one. It's in a great location, is beach front, has amazing views, and the owner is very responsive. Five star experience!

We loved the outdoor shower! Perfect setting with perfect views with all the oceanfront windows!

Great location , wonderful home , well appointed with everything you need. Highly recommend.

The Laughing Pelican was perfect for me & my family & we all loved Topsail Island. The home has so many fantastic little touches that made life at the beach so much fun and convenient for us, like: the huge covered garage areas; long driveway; outdoor shower; water hoses on each deck for rinsing sandy feet; abundant selection of dishes, and cooking pots/pans; counter-top ice maker; amazing washer/dryer; upstairs & downstairs thermostats; comfortable beds for all; and of course- a really awesome hot tub! Topsail is my favorite beach and this house quickly became one of my favorite beach stays. Thank you to the amazing hosts who had excellent communication with me and was always accessible to answer questions. We hope to be back in 2024!

A great inter-generational - long overdue - family reunion! Families from Oregon, Washington state, California, Florida, Ohio and NC all gathered to enjoy each other and the beautiful Atlantic beach. We paid tribute to a deceased nephew as family ages from 74- 1 gathered together. One of the brothers has a beautiful home in Surf CIty so we were all comfortably served with enough space. The Laughing Pelican was a delightful home for 15 of us. Hope to return!

We've been coming to Topsail since 2004 and this house has it all. From comfy beds to amazing views to a beautiful private-feeling beach. If you have dogs there's plenty of space to let them out in the morning and not feel like you're too close to a street. There's a super nice hot tub, outside shower with warm water, powerful hoses on all decks to make it easy to get sand off, and plenty of comfortable seating. Kitchen is well stocked, very spacious, and living room is comfortable and has a giant Roku TV. We could go on and on - but hesitate to because selfishly we'd like to keep this place all to ourselves, hahaha! For you surfers and swimmers out there - there are buried pier pilings underwater maybe 50 yards or so to the right of the property (marked clearly with signs) so stay to the right of the signs when swimming. Not hard to do, just wanted to point that out for days when there's strong currents pulling to the right.

Amazing property on North Topsail. Perfect location on beach just north of Surf City. The kitchen and main room are very large, we were able to have multiple cooks in the well stocked kitchen and all 10 of us could sit at the large dining table. The bedrooms are large with very comfortable beds. If you have a large group the Laughing Pelican should be on your list.

Awesome! Great house and very accommodating host.

This home is in a perfect location with beautiful views. There was plenty of space to spread or and gather the whole family together. The kitchen was huge and fully stocked! The only area that could be improved upon would be the carpets on the stairs and in the bedrooms. They just need a good cleaning after the busy summer. Thank you for sharing your home with us.

Our stay at Laughing Pelican was awesome!! We were a family of 12 ranging from 4 months to 60 years old, and the house couldn't of fit us better. The things we loved were - the View!!!!! - the two sitting areas - the hot tub - the baby gates & highchairs - the completely stocked kitchen (and I mean COMPLETELY) - the outside shower - the complementary bag of essentials - the quick responses from Jacalyn to all my inquiries - easy check in The weather was great, the water warm and being right on the beach was perfect. Hope to make it back soon!

Our family loved our stay at the laughing pelican! The bedrooms are all a good size and beds are comfortable. The second level is very open so everyone can be together or see one another on the beach. The kitchen is big and very well stocked. We love to cook so we appreciated all the additional counter space and storage pantry. The pink pong set was a major hit! If that’s not your thing they have a large collection of games, puzzles and books to choose from. The beach was easily accessible and was perfectly wide even at high tide. The outdoor shower and lower beach storage area was great too! In terms of location is was a very short drive to shopping and restaurants. Jacque was very responsive and helpful. We highly recommend this property and hope to stay again next year.

We could not have asked for a better rental for our purposes; one side of the family one week and the other side the following week. We would highly recommend this fine rental.

Great house in a great spot on the beach. The rooms were all clean and there were plenty of bathrooms. The renters closet had plenty of beach supplies. Would definitely stay here again.

House was well equipped with everything you could possibly need. Great location right on the beach. Amazing views from the family room and back decks. Extremely large kitchen, and house was plenty spacious for our families of 15. Tons of games and puzzles, which everyone enjoyed. Would definitely return again.

This is the second time me and my extended family have stayed at this property for our annual beach trip to Topsail Island! I can't recommend this home enough! It has all the amenities you could ask for, and you simply cannot beat the location and views!! The owner communicated very well during our stay and even sent some helpful reminders and tips. We hope to be able to stay at the Laughing Pelican again next year!

Best beach week ever. Beautiful home, lots of room to spread out, eat together, play together,and be together. Also lots of places to get off by yourself, seating areas, mutiple decks (screened, covered, open, oceanfront, sound side). Impressively well stocked with puzzles, games, small appliances, cards, pens, pencils, flashlights, tool kit, rubbermaid containers, first aid kit, beach sand toys, boogie boards, games, corn hole etc, etc. We even had a mid night visit from a sea turtle but it didnt nest, still exciting for all to find the tracks in the morning. We had a great tide pool for the little ones, and big ones, to play in each day and the water was clearer than I've ever seen in the Carolinas. Huge, enclosed hot and cold shower made beach clear up a breeze, also houses on each deck. 3 generations and a dog. The only thing missing was an elevator, but we all got good leg workouts and the the view makes the 3 stories worth it. Ages 1 year to 70 and we all had a fantastic time. Went home with great memories, lots of shells and sharks teeth and plans to come back. Don't miss the parachute for kids to play with, we found it while packing up sand toys in the storage room on the last day. The Host, Jace, is great and responds quickly to text messages. I feel like we've found our beach home away from home. The Prices 💜🏖

Can't recommend this property enough! Laughing Pelican is a great place with a fantastic location! We hope to be back soon!

We LOVED the Laughing Pelican! We are from the midwest and took a long time to select the place that would be perfect for us. We chose this location because the photos and description sounded perfect for our party of 10 - and it didn't disappoint. The house is bright and airy, and the views are to die for. Just walk out the door to a beach and ocean that is all yours. We had more than enough room and everything in the kitchen we needed. The host was very communicative and helpful all along the way. You should book this place. You'll love it.

This place exceeded our expectations in every way. The house was very well kept and very well equipped for vacationers (we had 3 couples and 2 children and 2 dogs with lots of leftover room). It was great to be a short walk to the beach (loved the sound of the waves crashing), I loved the outdoor hot and cold shower. The rooms were bright, clean, comfortable in every way. We played some of the supplied games, assembled a few puzzles and even read a few of the many books supplied. Was a real bonus to have 2 restaurants a short walk away. All in all a great vacation and will book again next year.

We loved every minute of our stay. Beautiful home, decorations, art. Kitchen is amazing and very well equipped. The views from the living area of the house are just amazing. We had perfect weather, with a slight very welcome rain on Thursday. Great dining table for all of us to share meals, work puzzles and play Euchre. Jacalyn was wonderful to communicate with. My only concern is no roof over the top porch, as it gets too hot to be out there as long as I wanted. My grandson set up an umbrella for me! Ages range from18-74.

Wonderful house with the most spectacular view! We loved having the big open kitchen, it made it really easy for a big group of people to be working in the kitchen. The trex on the deck was really nice to have with our babies.

This home was perfect for our families vacation. There are 4 children under 4 years old in the family and the space, bunk beds, proximity to the beach etc all made for an exceptional stay. Jacalyn was incredible accommodating and we are so thankful. This was our first time in Topsail and we will be back and if this home is available we will be staying here again. It was perfect!