We have been to Carova several time and love the 4x4 area. We saw horses everyday on both the beach and the house. House was clean and had plenty of space for the whole family. Bonus was that we also got to see sea turtle hatch on the beach, best part of the trip.

Overall we had a great trip! The house was beautiful and so close to the beach. The drive in gave us some trouble but driving in the beach was an awesome experience. It was worth it to be on a semi private beach not open to everyone. We would definitely come back to this location. You need to make sure you air down your tires at least to half way to be able to drive and we didn’t know that at first. But other than that it was beautiful.

My family and I just spent a week @ Crystal Cove. We've been to OBX several times but this was our first stay on a 4x4 beach. If you are considering this area for your next vacation, I can not recommend this house enough. Our large family had plenty of room. We ranged in age from 2 to 65 and this house fit all our needs easily. The views are beautiful and the area is quiet and FULL of horses. Every morning for 6 days I had coffee with the same 5 horses. Booking this house and staying in this area is more than a vacation its an entirely new experience. Book this house, bring your family, and enjoy the most relaxing, unique experience ever. I hope to make it back there again soon!

Tracy was an excellent host. He was very gracious in providing instructions on the property and the surrounding area. This location felt magical, with wild horses walking around the home and dolphins playing near the beach. My family had a wonderful time and found the neighbors very friendly. I would definitely recommend it!

We had a wonderful stay. Very clean, the kitchen was organized. We liked the tips from Tracy regarding driving on the beach. The pool and hot tub was nice especially when we couldn’t swim in the ocean. We saw horses right in the yard! I can’t think of one negative thing. It was a wonderful home for our family gathering. Thank you for sharing your shore home😎

I’m writing this review in response to the owners response to the situation that occurred while staying at this house last week. We’ve been to OBX numerous times before, but never to the 4x4 area and this time that’s where we went. The house is nice and close to the beach. We arrived on Saturday late, and as a family we like to enjoy the pool and on Sunday we did. However Sunday evening a storm came through and must have knocked the power out to the pool. We were gone Monday due to rain we went to town. Enjoyed the pool on Tuesday and on Wednesday we noticed the pool getting cloudy and notified the owners on Wednesday morning of the situation. The storm on Sunday night must of killed the system as the pool wasn’t operating. We were told they would contact the company who handles the pool, but no one came out to check on the pool on Wednesday at all. I contacted the owners again on Thursday and was told the same thing they’ll be out to fix it, no one came on Thursday either. We’re now onto Friday and still no pool and it’s now cloudier and green. It’s been 4 days of 90 degree weather and the pool looks bad. While this is going on, the ocean water temp is 75 degrees and too cold to swim in and we have no pool to get away from the heat. The pool still wasn’t fixed when we left on Saturday and the compensation offered to us for this incident was very disappointing.

This was a full family vacation of 16 people, this home had accommodations for everyone. We had lots of space for all of us, everyone loved the pool, seeing the wild horses, beach close by. Very enjoyable stay.

I booked almost a year before our trip and it was worth it. The house is perfect for a large family. the beach was beautiful. The wild horses surrounded us so often, we began to look for and recognize different groups. The only difficulty was the drive on the beach to the house. You definitely want a 4 wheel or all wheel and it will help if it rides high. My son's suv had it's nose knocked loose. But if you want to enjoy a secluded beach (we did), there has to be a reason for it to be secluded. We had a wonderful time. Thank you for sharing this beautiful vacation home.