“Great Place To Stay” It's been a while since we stayed at Contentment, but I would recommend this rental to anyone ! It's a wonderful place to stay, and aptly named. I am hopeful we will be able to return in 2012. Excellent beach location, very family friendly, clean and spacious. Our now grown children are excited about possibly going back next summer.

“Great location” Very nice and comfortable. Great location on the beach and house was well layed out. Could have used a few more amenietes such as TP and Paper towels.

“Fabulous” This was our second time staying at apex. The view of the beach is perfect and the house meets all our needs. We had a wonderful vacation and really enjoyed staying in the house. Only suggestion would be to nail down some of the boards on the deck for safety purposes.

“Great Spot!” Angelfish was a great place for a winter get-away with our dog, Bunker. Deck is very large-dog friendly. With few restaurants open, we had no problem fixing meals in the well-equipped kitchen. Beach access is good, too, with lots of shells within just a few blocks. Would certainly stay here again. Tried to book for a week in april but it was taken. Very nice place in a nice part of the beach.

“Enjoyable” We had a really nice time. The accomodations were clean and comfortable. Being off the ocean was not a big deal because of the many public access sites. We enjoyed many fine dinners up and down the isle and liked being there during the last week in august when most people in North Carolina think summer is already over.

“Edgewater was a Wonderful Cottage” We thoroughly enjoyed every moment of our vacation.

“great layout and location” This house has a great layout for small children (all on one level). oceanfront and very close to water. only minuses are that the kitchen is a little old and the a/c vents really need to be cleaned. beach was not busy in sept and house isn't far from downtown emerald isle. i'd come and stay again.

“Great Family Vacation!” We loved our week at Emerald Isle. Pebble Beach condos are so clean and they offer so much to do (tennis, indoor pool, outdoor pool, beach front, close to shopping, putt-putt). The week was relaxing and there were enough things to keep the teenager entertained. I do wish all 3 bedrooms had cable, only the master bedroom and living room had it.

“A Beautiful and Relaxing Escape” The house was lovely and clean and was so open and filled with light! The covered porch and deck were fully furnished and provided a "bridge" between the house and the beach. The gift we received as we entered the house was a real surprise and much appreciated. I would say that this is the nicest rental property we have leased!

“Perfect” Crystal Charm east and west was everything we had hoped it would be. Shorewood is our favorite realty co on Emerald Isle!

“Excellant” The Big Pelican was very nice, renting both sides was perfect for the 12 of us. It was very clean and well kept. I plan on coming back.

“Well stocked home with easy beach access” We love that Grandpa can surf fish and we can stay on the deck or house and assist him if needed--the rest of us are not fishermen. We love the area of Emerald Isle, the beach size etc. and easy access to the shopping center. Some of our party like to walk to the Point during our stay. The house is well stocked and we like the linen service so we don't have to pack those, too. Shorewood office personnel are great! A big thanks to our "savior" when we were locked out. A restful beautiful week was enjoyed by all, after several cool days at the beginnjng of the week. Grandpa didn't catch any fish for the first year. Disappointing but Islanders said the water was murky and the fish don't like that--from the previous rains.

“Shorewood rocked / Crystal Charm East was nice w/ some bumps” Janet, Cathy, and Dick @ Shorewood were absolutely fabulous (as they were last year). They were extremely responsive, handling all our inquiries with courtesy & professionalism. We rented Sea Garland from them last year, and we will be using Shorewood for all our future visits to Emerald Isle. Crystal Charm East is a very nice home, right on the beach, with a wonderful master suite on the top floor w/ private porch to watch the waves - we loved it. Couple of glitches - the a/C went out but Janet & Cathy @ Shorewood arranged for a repairman that night (fixed the next day). Also it was advertised to have a charcoal grille, and high speed wireless internet. No grille to be found - but they had one delivered the next day. When the internet went down, we called the cable folks only to learn the the home was provided only cable TV and phone service - the wireless service was piggybacking off the neighbors unsecured Lynksys modem (we had go next-door to ask them to reset it). The neighbors were very nice, and we had wireless for our laptops the rest of our stay. Also one suggestion - a screen on the master balcony porch would allow tenants to keep the door open to hear the waves, but not let the bugs in. Lastly - the kitchen was great, but needs some "utensiling" . . .

“Pebble Beach Oceanview condo” This condo is great for 2 couples and a couple kids. The beds, linens, towels were all a good quality and super comfortable. Equipped with everything except for a gabage disposal and adequate seating on the patio. :) Easy access to the beach and 2 pools was really great for the kids. Fishbar 58 was a really cute seafood restaurant my family enjoyed.

“Our best vacation yet!” The pics of the house on the internet does not do it justice! We were pleasantly surprised when we arrived at what a beautiful home this was. Location to the beach with beach walkway at the end of the driveway was wonderful! Great area for my children to ride bikes with no worries of traffic. Having the use of the pool in the afternoon after a long day at he beach was very relaxing. Location to shops and eateries was within minutes. Overall I would highly recommend 1 For Shore for your next family vacation!

“Go buckeyes!!” Everything was Great! My cousins and I stayed for a week at this beach house. The place was clean. The rooms were convenient. Everyone had their own space, but still had a common room to relax and have fun together. The pool was fabulous and the pool was cleaned every two days. The beach access was right across the street. Could not of had a better time staying at this house. My only complaint was the front door was hard to lock and unlock. We barely locked it because we were afraid of getting locked out. I stayed in an upstairs room, but heard complaints that the downstairs beds were very uncomfortable, might be time to replace those. They still got the job done and everyone had a good time. Kudos to the staff!!! They were very helpful. We showed up 2 hours early in hopes that our place was cleaned so we could watch the Buckeyes. It wasn't, but the manager came out right when we were leaving and told us without a doubt it would be in time. They did not disappoint. Loved this house and the vacation. Thanks for a lovely week!