VOH01: Teddy's Take Five

The location and view were great. There were some issues with this home that would cause me to reconsider rebooking however.There was sand in the bed at check in. We did have to call for additional sheets but they were delivered within an hour so that was great. There were some cleaning issues specifically under the couches. The dishwasher does not dispense dish soap correctly. The ping pong table is junk and just needs to be trashed. The hose was very short and we could not use to fill up our portable kiddie pool. The decks all need to be resealed to prevent splinters. There was trash on the deck when we arrived. Speaking of trash once we arrived the trash cans were full because the pick up days are Wednesday and Saturday. The WiFi was absolutely horrendous and spotty at best. I could not work from this home remotely. The toilet on the ground level is uneven. The oven is not working correctly and the freezer in the kitchen does not keep anything frozen.If some of these issues were to be addressed I would rebook this for our next OBX trip.

Overall, the house was very nice and spacious for a large family, loved that each bedroom had their own private bath except the 2 rooms on the bottom level. I think the cleaning job was a bit rushed, they showed up after 1pm and check-in was 4pm and there was a lot to do in a short period of time. A little more deep cleaning is necessary such as a really good dusting throughout, the bathroom rugs in most of the bathrooms were either thin and somewhat soiled or either just needs to be replaced. Both decks could use a good staining for the upkeep and the umbrella on the upper deck is broken so we couldn't use that level outside until the sun went down. The WIFI was incredibly weak, we were told that the house could only accommodate about 10 people at one time on the WIFI but most of us weren't on it at all and it still wouldn't connect. 2 of the TV's in the bedrooms are outdated with the big backs and the cable wasn't working. All of the TV's overall could be upgraded. Pool was awesome! Rental office and maintenance workers were very responsive to the few things that were needed.

This was a great house. There were some issues with plumbing before we arrived but the rental company was on top of it. The walk to the beach was about 5 mins and then you had to walk over a hill to get to actually beach. The pool was nice. Everything was well maintained.

We had great time during our stay. The house was well equipped and clean. It was nice to see legos and other pool toys for kids.