“Wonderful Vacation in Beautiful Beach House” We spent the last week in May at this Beach House. Everything was included in this rental home. There are bikes to ride, sand toys, beach games, board games, video games, books, an extensive video collection, movie services, WIFI, full kitchen, hot tub, swimming pool, and a beautifully decorated home. We enjoyed our trip so much. We had so much to do even when it rained. My 2 year old son loved the bunk beds. Corolla Beach is just a close walk. I hope we can come again! I don't think I would stay anywhere else on the Outer Banks.

“Lovely, spacious and thoughtfully stocked home” Kelly's Beach Retreat is a fantastic place. Steps from the beach, thoughtfully stocked, and with an inviting open kitchen and dining room. The place gets amazing light and is very relaxing. Glenn was great to work with as well. Our only note is that while the home is wonderful for families--and large ones at that!--parents of toddlers should note that there are a lot of steps that are very attractive to little climbers. Had we thought about it, we would have put a mini gate or something in the car with us.

“Fantastic home!” Very well-appointed home - nicely decorated and many amenities (kitchen equipment, books, beach toys, chairs, etc.) Perfect floor plan for our group of seven; the layout worked very well for our family of five on the middle floor (in three bedrooms) and the two grandparents upstairs off the main living area. The location was fantastic - very short walk to the beach in one direction and the pool in the other. Also, the Crown Point subdivision is situated close enough to TimBuck II that walking there is also very feasible.

“Perfect beach getaway” We had such a wonderful weekend staying at B's dream. The house was decorated beautifully, easy to navigate, pretty & safe neighborhood, easy beach access, updated appliances & tvs, harris teeter close by, close to restaurants/shopping/golf but more private & less crowded than nags head or kitty hawk. The beach was gorgeous. It was truly the best beach weekend we have had in a long time and we would love to come back again in the future. Thank you for a wonderful weekend!

“Relaxing and fun time with friends.” Overall a wonderful vacation with a great check-in and check-out process, extremely clean amenities, and a great location. The only issue that we had was that for 4 days of our 7 day stay the internet at the house did not work. This would not have been a big deal except for the fact that a number of our party members needed to have internet access in order to complete Grad work and school work. Other than this the visit to OBX and Corolla was wonderful and the Corolla Corral was a fantastic home.

“Beautiful home with everything you need!” Wow! This home is not only beautiful and spacious but also probably the most well equiped vacation rentals I have ever stayed! This home has everything! I actually brought a crock pot along with me because all of the rentals I have stayed before never has a crock pot. And low and behold, there was a working crock pot in the cabinet. I especially loved the ice maker in the kitchen since we use so much ice and we never ran out. We had some bad weather for a day or two and we had to stay indoors. There were plenty of games, puzzles and movies so we were never bored. The pool table was a bonus. The kids had a blast in the outside pool. Also, the short walk to the beach was a blessing. On a personal note. The family photos sitting around the house gave us a feeling of home.

“Great beach vacation” Wine down had everything we needed for a wonderful beach vacation with 4 families and 20 individuals. The charcoal grill, hot tub, pool, and casual stroll to the ocean were perfect for occupying all ages of our gathering. Outer banks blue was very accommodating to all of our needs. There was plenty of room for individuals but also great gathering areas for the entire group. The house offered many amenities such as movies, games, lots of outdoor seating, just about every kitchen item you would need.

“Our stay allowed us to create alot of wonderful memories!” Overall, the stay was wonderful! The size of the home was more than accomodating and it was nice to have so many options to sleep! The ease of booking and check in was 5 star! The only down side to this vacation was that the home was not extremely clean and there was an alarm going off in the backyard that was pretty loud. We found a couple of things that may have been left by the cleaning company, but were a bit unsettling. There was a surgeons mask left in one room and insulin needles in another. Also, there was an alarm that went off early one morning in the back yard that was flashing and had a loud beeping noise. We could not turn it off and because it was New Year's day there was no one available to come out and fix the situation. As mentioned before, these are all things that are minor and we had a wonderful vacation creating memories! We would stay in this house again and would recommend this to a friend.

“Smile Away is wonderful!” Smile Away is a great home that offered so much for all the family to do. Plenty of room for the whole family. We usually stay in an ocean front property and was worried about the distance of the home from the beach. Well don't worry! the walk is a short one. Not bad at all. The trade off for us was good because of all that Smile Away had to offer for our family. Our guys especially loved ping pong! We all loved the hot tub. The pool was clean and well kept. We didn't get to do everything the home had to offer because the weather was perfect for once. So, we stayed at the beach most of the time.

“All that we expected” Excellent accomodations as described online.Kitchen was the most well equipped we have ever stayed in.Plenty of good pots pans plates glasses cups bowls/everything to accomodate large groups including a super large dining table as well as a bar with stools.Two diswashers guaranteed fast cleanup.Stocked spice Cabinet. Short walk to the beach.The beach closet contained everything needed.Umbrellas several chairs beach toys floats buggie boards,some fishing items,buckets large and small shovles and more.A beach cart was there to transport items.The bedrooms were large and spacious and there were plenty of bathrooms for everyone.Tv's were in each bedroom as well as the game room (w/Pool Table) and the living room on the top level as well as DVD players and WiFi. The pool was a favorite gathering spot as was the hottub for adults and kids. Outside showers were available to rinse the sand off after the beach trip.Shelves full of books and some Dvds were there also. The community pool and Tennis courts were close and in excellent condition. Shopping locations were close by for groceries and other stuff.The only problem we had was the ice dispenser on the frig was broken.The ice maker worked well and we had plenty of ice and no probem opening the door to get it.It just didn't dispense. Maintenance checked it and were working to get it repaired. A child gate was at the stairs to prevent little ones from tumbling.The 4 digit combination lock on the second floor door worked well with no keys to keep up with. The washer/dryer was used extensively and functioned perfectly.We had 13 from seniors to a 6 month old and had empty bunk beds.Handicapped will have a problem with the stairs and the master bedroom and kitchen/dinning area are on the top floor with no elevator.Heavy auto traffic arriving and departing July 4th week.Check with Outer Banks Blue for best arrival time with least stop and go traffic. We understand this is normal most of the year. Our week was enjoyed by all.

“Our vacation was awesome!” Outer Banks Blue is an awesome company to deal with. The house was ready on time; it was neat and clean. When a problem arose with the hot tub, Outer Banks Blue was on it and had it fixed as soon as possible. The house fit our needs perfectly. We were very pleased. This was our first visit to the Outer Banks, and we look forward to many more.

“Friendly fun” Loved the nice decor and spacious rooms. A little further out from the beach than I had thought; thank goodness for the walking path. But cannot go wrong with a non-public beach.

“Awesome time in corolla!!!” This house is awesome! It has lots of amenities that others we have stayed at didnt have. The only downside was the wireless internet the router is in the closet outside near the pool,therefor when you are on the third floor you dont get a signal. It should probably be in the house so it can be used while in the living room. Other than that we had a great time in this beautiful house!

“Great vacation!” We had a great week at "A Pirate's Paradise" We loved the house, layout, pool---everything! We would love to come back again!