“Pet-Friendly Destingation” As a 'Pet-Blogger', I am always looking for great places to holiday with our two dogs Henry, and Reese. More specifically, somewhere we can 'enjoy' with the dogs without having to worry about what to do with them when we visit restaurants, shops or go sightseeing. The Dolphin Inn was the perfect place to stay! This trip was arranged as a group get together; my husband, parents, in-laws and sister with her husband and two small children. The spacious accommodation meant no one felt as if they were tripping over one another. Although we didn't eat evening meals as a group, we enjoyed breakfast together at a large table located beside the spacious kitchen on the upper level. Because of the layout and quiet location of the Inn, we were comfortable leaving Henry and Reese to relax comfortably when we went out to do 'people only' things. Our hosts were very helpful with suggestions regarding things to do and see in the area. Upon arrival we found guides with locations and contact information, as well as preferred rates on several activities for guests of the Inn. I am happy to recommend The Dolphin Inn to groups or families with or without dogs!

“Fun vacation for all” Thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Nena's Nook. House lovely (only complaint some dishes and baking pans were put away still dirty), location perfect, lots of activities. Kids ages 13 thru 23 all loved it. The keyless entry/ no check in/out feature was sooo convenient.

“Awesome!!!” Wonderful, comfortable home in a quiet neighborhood. Three minute walk to the beach. Five minutes to town. Absolutely loved it!!!

“Great House on the beach” Very nice spacious house...easy walk over the dunes to the beach. Would rent again, also like the availability of the Sanderling Club.

“First time in The Outer Banks” Best deck around...both beach and bay sights to be enjoyed...either just a short walk away. The Outer Bank Blues receptionists were polite and attentive to all our needs...enjoyed the ability to key in upon arrival :) The home was clean and well maintained interiorly...the pool and jacuzzi were a welcomed activity throughout the day and evening! As first timers to the Outer Banks...it was an excellent experience!

“Perfect for us!” We loved this house!! There were only 3 of us, myself, my husband and our 2 year old son. The house had everything we needed and was very well-kept, as well as cozy. Felt like home. Walk to the beach was a breeze with the cart to help us out. Loved sitting out on the deck and seeing the views of the sound. I don't have anything bad to say about this home at all. Will absolutely be renting this house again in the future.

“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.

“Everything we needed and wanted and more!” Picking out a house for three couples and four children was tough. Everyone had different wants and needs for the home. We found this place on the Outer Banks Blue website and it had everything we needed to satisfy everyone! This house met all our expectations and then some. We we very pleased at the size of the home and the location to the beach, especially with 4 little ones! It was perfect for what we needed! And we will definitely rent this home again!

“First time at the Beach” Easy Livin is a nice house. Needs a little TLC, but worked well for our vacation. Speically for the price. Three floors will work your legs (strech out before running up and down the stairs all day). The only real issues we had was the wash machine was broken (my son and granddaughter left a day early due to this) and the one sliding glass door didn't lock, which we didn't know until we were leaving.

“Spacious home with a great view and close to the beach” This house exceeded our expectations! The bedrooms are very spacious, the kitchen has an abundance of pots, pans and utensils. When we arrived we found a beach cart, beach chairs and boogie board - very convenient. The gas grill was great. Love the view from the captain's watch.

“Outer Banks is the place to be!” This is an older home in the quiet Sanderling community of Duck, NC. The location doesn't get any better -- boarded walk to the beach, great decking for watching sunrises and sunsets, and a nearly private beach. You have easy access to the running, walking path along Route 12 but since you're back in the neighborhood you have no traffic noise. The home is sturdy, open, well-furnished, and has everything you need for a week at the beach. We loved the family room on the upper level with plenty of windows, comfy seating, a large table for dinners, and an island for more casual breakfasts and snacks. There are plenty of games, puzzles, books, and movies that are great for rainy days. It suited our purposes just fine. The only criticisms are: the house was extremely dusty -- we didn't dare turn on the fans for fear the inch of dust coating them would be all over the place if we did; the bathrooms are somewhat dark; the shed light was burned out and the shed was such a mess we didn't even bother to try to get any of the bikes out to use -- couldn't find a pump anyway. We had a very large mouse running around the loft. From the size of him he's been there quite sometime enjoying some good food. As he was too big for a regular mouse trap (we tried to catch him) we told the folks at Outer Banks Blue about him. Hopefully they have ousted the critter. We did mention the dust problem to the Outer Banks Blue guy that showed up the day we checked in. He said he would have to put a service order in but that didn't happen while we were there. We had an issue with the grill and someone came out and took care of it right away. Overall, we were very happy with the experience. We know this is an older house and we're fine with that but the cleaning crew needs to do a better job.

“Treasure discovered in North Carolina.” We discovered a hidden treasure in the beautiful home of George and Eileen. Everything is at your fingertips, there are no worries...just relax and have fun.The beach is right there, and if you want to stay in, relax in the hot tub.The view is great from up there! My family and I will return again and again.

“We loved everything about this house” Our family of 18 people loved this house. It was big and never felt crowded. The kitchen was awesome. The fact that every room had its own bathroom was so great. The walk to the beach was only a few minutes away. The pool and hot tub was clean and refreshing. We will return to good day sunshine again!

“Beautiful, but things that didn't work weren't fixed” The house was very pretty and everything but the kitchen is very well appointed. The kitchen didn't have a working can opener or little things like a stranger or good serving bowls...little, but a bit annoying when cooking lots of food for so many people. The location is wonderful with great running & bike riding trails and the house had 2 bikes which was great. We had several problems we found on arrival including a non working water/ice dispenser, fan, light, and clothes dryer. After repeated calls to the rental company the first few days we never saw a repair person and just gave up.

“Gorgeous House in a Great Location !” This house was really beautiful, especially the great room which is just breathtaking. Loved the simplicity of check in (which consisted of just arriving at the house and waiting for 4PM when the lock code would re-set to the code that had been provided to us) and check out (which consisted of leaving :) We had a "furniture malfunction" on our last day there, but OBB just came and picked it up to take it for repair, no questions asked. The only downsides to the house are: #1)the hot tub (which, frankly, shouldn't even be advertised as an amenity because it's just one of those "temporary" kinds (but looks like it's been there a long time) This was not a real issue for us, however, as we are not big hot-tub users. #2) Food storage area...there's no real pantry. We moved pots and pans around to make some room for food. #3) The thermostat for the bedrooms on the main (great room) floor are outside of the bedrooms and, thus, regulates based on the temp in the great room rather than the bedrooms themselves. No big deal once you figure out how you need to "offset" the temp. After the first night we knew what to do and it wasn't a problem. None of those three problems were deal breakers for us, though, because the house is just so gorgeous, the beach in front of the house is uncrowded (in early august,prime season, we didn't have any other people set up on the beach closer than maybe 50 feet from us) and the location is great with regards to proximity to grocery store, the walking/biking trail to Duck, etc. There is also an elevator that actually works, not that we used it for anything other than groceries. We hope to rent this house again next year !

“Great location, nice amenities, clean, and well-stocked.” Nice home with nice amenities and clean, modern furniture and appliances. I greatly appreciated the tile floors and generally clean downstairs carpet in the bedrooms, especially for a home that allows pets. The home's layout was nice with spacious great room, reading area, large dining space, well stock and great sized kitchen, and ocean and sound views from the deck. The double master bedrooms is a great feature, too. The dual zone aC worked great even on some pretty hot days. There were several minor maintenance issues - broken storm doors, broken hammock swing, lots of vines and weeds on walking path and some of them had thorns. Several burned out light bulbs (just an fyi, not really an issue) and one of the vanity light fixtures was very loose. All in all, it's a great home, super location, and attractively priced... Hope to visit again. Thanks for allowing responsible pet owners and keeping your home in very good condition for those to share on their vacations.

“Awesome vacation” the house was great; very clean; great locations; it had the most well stocked kitchen we could have asked for; working with Outer Banks Blue was so pleasant. they answers all of our questions in record time and couldn't have been more acoommodating. We will rent from then again.

“Wonderful location in Duck” This home is very and welcoming. Great location in Duck. A 2 minute stroll to the beach and a 10 minute walk to Duck. Our family enjoyed the community pool and workout room which is a big plus!!! We walked daily to Duck for either a nice stroll or dinner!! The house very well maintained and comfortably fits 10 people with bunks for more!!!