The property had everything we needed and then some. There was plenty of room for all of us, including my son's growing family.

Our experience was exceptional. Working with Babs was great! She was always positive, available and provided us great care! We arrived to find the property exactly as expected. It was clean and very well equipped. The location was perfect!

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Perfect place for my family! Had plenty of room, but distant enough to escape for some privacy! Very few stairs, which was great for my parents. Rode out a cat 1 hurricane and felt safe!

The property is located right on the beach and near many of the island’s amenities.

Our family had a great time and can’t wait to plan our next trip! Located directly in the heart of surf city and easy walk to local ice cream, coffee shop and restaurants!

Loved it see you next year.

This exceptionally clean and thoughtfully equipped property is situated in an excellent location in Surf City. The house is close to the heart of Surf City so there are plenty of shops and restaurants in easy walking distance. Yet the beach, while busy in the high season, was never crowded. The main house is well-equipped and charming. It's an easy walk down off the dune to the beach. I believe this is the closest to the beach I've ever been in a beach-front house. Each cottage has two bedrooms (one bed in each), a bathroom, and an open kitchen/living area with sofa, coffee table, and drop-leaf table. The front door to the main house is a short walk from the cottages. You can also follow a short boardwalk along the side of the main house to access the back deck and the steps down to the beach. The size of the spaces in the property are modest, but they are full of extra touches to help efficiently utilize space - shelves, hooks, furniture pieces. The kitchens were appropriately provisioned. The owner was wonderful to work with and very accessible. If I could change one thing about the property, it would be to have larger oceanfront outdoor space with some shelter. Overall, an excellent stay. I did not want to leave when our week was over!

Our extended family was able to stay in one location. Enjoyed having three homes. Provided room for each family. It was lovely to wake up with the sunrise over the ocean shining through the windows.

We had a great time on vacation at this property. It was everything we expected.

We had a total of 17 people for our stay with a broad mix of small kids, teenagers, and adults. The three separate buildings are unique for a beach rental, and it gave us all some space and privacy when needed. The main cottage sits right on the beach and is perfect for keeping an eye on the smaller kids, and is a beautiful place to sit and relax. The location is also perfect for teens and adults to walk into surf city and we rarely were in cars, except to go roller skating on the other side of the island.We had several communications with Babs throughout the process and she immediately was back to us and easy to work with. If we go to Topsail next summer we will definitely rent the property. The week went by, unfortunately, all too fast.

We absolutely loved staying at Sweet Serenity. The location is ideal. Just steps from the beach it is so easy for all ages to run back and forth from beach to house thus enjoying every outside minute possible.We love Surf City. Our family loves to park our cars for the week and enjoy all the great places to eat and shop without ever having to get back into a car. The main house and cottages have all that is needed. Nothing fancy. But yet all that is needed to enjoy a week at the beach was provided.The common area is perfect for all to gather for meals and conversation. We grilled out several times, pulled the additional "picnic tables" to the common area and all enjoy supper together nightly.Babs is the perfect host. Our entire family of 18 all agreed that this was the perfect place for us!! Thank you, Babs and Sweet Serenity for a wonderful vacation. See you next year!!!