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Sound View, Pet Friendly Home in Harkers Island, NC (Core Sound Lodge)

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A spacious loft with a high ceiling, large windows, and a view of the backyard.
A spacious living room with a high ceiling, wooden walls, and large windows. There is a staircase leading to an upper level, a blue sofa, a green armchair, and a wooden coffee table.
A wooden house with a green roof, a porch, and a lattice railing.
A wooden dining area with a large table, chairs, and a refrigerator.
A covered porch with wooden walls and a ceiling fan, featuring rocking chairs and a lattice railing.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • The great outdoors
    Guests love the outdoor space here.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Barbecue
  • Pet-friendly
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Harkers Island, NC
  • Place, Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Beaufort Historic Site
    ‪28 min drive‬
  • Place, Fort Macon State Park
    ‪40 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 2

Primary Bathroom

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

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About the area

Harkers Island

Harkers Island is home to this holiday home. North River Golf Course and Jarrett Bay Marine Industrial Park are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore North River and Lovis Shore. Looking to get your feet wet? Kayaking, power boating and fishing adventures can be found near the property.
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Harkers Island, NC

What's nearby

  • Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Beaufort Historic Site - 28 min drive - 35.4 km
  • Cape Lookout Lighthouse - 33 min drive - 8.5 km
  • Fort Macon State Park - 40 min drive - 50.3 km
  • North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores - 46 min drive - 54.9 km

Getting around

  • New Bern, NC (EWN-Coastal Carolina Regional) - 66 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪SEA SIDE STOP AND SHOP - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Fish Hook Grill - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪George's Takeout - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Crossroads Pizza - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Native Sons Seafood - ‬10 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Sound View, Pet Friendly Home in Harkers Island, NC (Core Sound Lodge) pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Sound View, Pet Friendly Home in Harkers Island, NC (Core Sound Lodge)?

As of 31 October 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Sound View, Pet Friendly Home in Harkers Island, NC (Core Sound Lodge) on 2 March 2027 start from NZ$1,964, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Sound View, Pet Friendly Home in Harkers Island, NC (Core Sound Lodge)?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Sound View, Pet Friendly Home in Harkers Island, NC (Core Sound Lodge)?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Sound View, Pet Friendly Home in Harkers Island, NC (Core Sound Lodge)?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Sound View, Pet Friendly Home in Harkers Island, NC (Core Sound Lodge) located?

Situated in Harkers Island, this holiday home is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center and within 9 miles (15 km) of Lovis Shore and Down East Public Library. Marshallberg Picnic Area and Eastern Park are also within 12 miles (20 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 38 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 38 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 38 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 38 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 38 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This rental property was awesome! Perfect for us for the week. Everything was clean and we had everything we needed. It was a smooth booking and stay from start to finish! The porch was so peaceful. Will definitely book again!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent location, best one yet
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place!

The lodge had everything we needed: a beautiful view, screened-in porch, up-graded appliances, and cleanliness. We would stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Birthday trips

Lovely place to stay would stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 27 October 2023
Delighted to hear it! Thank you for your review. We can't wait to have you back!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fishing trip

We stayed for a fishing trip in the fall. The place was great and fit our crew's needs.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 30 October 2023
The Crystal Coast is a fisherman's haven! So glad you enjoyed your stay at Core Sound Lodge. Thank you for your review. We hope you come back again!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent

Great location and a quit area
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Life on the Island

We enjoyed our stay at such a lovely place. We really liked being on the island where we could enjoy life at a slower pace.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice Home

I enjoyed staying here. It was so quiet and peaceful. The home is well equipped and clean
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Home with Lovely View

We absolutely loved staying here, home had beautiful views and very close to all the things we needed. Our 5 year old grandson already eager to return.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 17 October 2023
Thank you so much for sharing your feedback! We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay — and we can't wait to have you and your grandson back!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quaint & Relaxing

The location is perfectly lovely looking out over the water towards Cape Fear lighthouse. The porch is perfect for lazy afternoons or gathering with friends. Accommodations are dated but clean and comfortable. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 11 December 2023
Wow, we love this incredible review. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful feedback about Core Sound Lodge. We are thrilled to know your stay was so great. Can't wait to see you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

First Family Vacay

Perfect place for our first vacation as a married couple! House was clean, location was perfect, an the trees were gorgeous! Loved it! Will def be back!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Even Better than we remembered it!!!!

Second year in a row we have rented this house and loved it even more this year! It has excellent boat parking and facilities!! It has great cooking and dining area. It was extremely clean and well stocked. It is beautifully located and decorated in coastal theme and has outdoor screened in porch with amazing views of sunrise and sunsets and a beautiful yard! We cannot wait to stay here again!!
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 24 October 2023
We love to hear these words!! It is incredibly rewarding to know that your stay was so wonderful. Thank you for your fantastic review. We can't wait to see you again next year!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Core Sound Lodge

The lodge is located in a private serene setting with three views of the water. It sits among huge live oaks, beautiful azaleas, Holly bushes, and lantanas which makes it seem like a garden. The owners have furnished it so it feels like home with everything you need for an enjoyable stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Nice cottage.

Nice cottage. A lot of the owners items were on display and we were not used to that. It wasn’t a problem just different from past properties we’ve stayed. It was clean and had plenty of room for us. One bedroom lists three beds but there were only two. Again, not an issue for us but might be for others needing that extra bed.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2020
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Needs updates on interior

Needs newer bed linens, a/c upstairs not adequate/doesn’t cool,throw rugs need replacing, floors have a lot of weak areas feels like could fall through, middle ceiling fan on screen porch doesn’t work. Outdoor building w shower had not been cleaned and was nasty. Chloroxed and cleaned myself so could use outdoor shower. Couldn’t get the shower head to work by attaching hose from the house to outdoor shower so brought my own hose and just used a hose. Needs a non-stick frying pan and some plastic storage containers.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful Tranquility

Amazing Lodge- we loved the Island and loved the Core Lodge from beginning to end!! We never wanted to leave!! The house is awesome and completely perfect for an island getaway! We loved the outdoor porches and yard and great boat parking! We cannot to come back- already plan to book here again ASAP!
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good fishing hideaway

Surprised because wasn’t sure what was stocked at house, description was vague. Pictures good for furniture but in the kitchen wasn’t sure & it was well stocked. Only thing I am glad I brought was a large crock pot, they had a small one. We brought our boat and if your boat has T top, be careful due to the abundance of low lying trees. They were lovely on the property, but could rip or scrape a top. The property had a nice sink to clean fish, would be nice if the hoses worked around the property. I think only one outside hose worked. In addition, we had several things that happened that the property managers had to be called. The code didn’t work to get into house but only had to wait about 30 minutes for them to get that worked out. Also, washing machine had leak and water was turned off to the machine. Luckily, Caleb came to the rescue and discovers the only leak was the hot water and could use the cold only and it would work. But, the property managers were quick to answer calls. Lots of little fixes would be nice to add to the property. You pay enough for the stay, it really should be expected not to have the nuances, but it happens. The screening on the porch should be a definite fix, it’s a focal point of the house. Bugs can and are able to join in on the porch with you due to rips in the screening. Another odd thing happened. Someone showed up with binoculars and said they were returning them. Seems they had a sick parent, maybe with dementia and she took them, and they were retuning them. We left them on a table as we weren’t sure where they went. Overall, we would love to stay at that property, but for amount charged per night, definitely not worth. If you get a half price deal, I would go back.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Love the view of Cape Lookout

Loved the Core Sound Lodge! Will definitely be staying there again!! Had everything we needed for a great week of vacation!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Paradise

Lovely home with perfect views.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Enjoyed another great stay

Enjoyed the stay at this nice property. Well furnished and quiet area.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Lovely home beautiful yard nice view

Listed price a little off after booking and fees was about 3 times higher than listed price I’m used to fees but most of it is worked in on listed price but overall great place
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Room with a view

This home is set up well for a family or group of guys that enjoy being near the water but not directly on it .
Stayed 10 nights in Nov 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Clean and Quiet Among the Trees

Highly recommend. Great stay again. Everything you need is provided in the well equipped kitchen. Great views from the porch and the surrounding live oaks.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome!!!

We loved it! Quiet and restful.... comfortable....great location. Hope to come back sometime
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A little family getaway

This property is perfect for a quick weekend getaway or extended stay! We loved everything about the location and comfort! This is a definite place to return! Mary was amazing at answers all of my questions.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
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