My family and I (wife + kids, plus my brother, sister, mom and dad) had a great visit! The house was gorgeous and exceed all of our requirements (6+ bedrooms, pool, outdoor sitting areas and close to the beach!)
This is either a new house, or has been completely updated in the past few years. Everything was really high-end. Crown molding throughout, nice flooring, beautiful showers! It was really nice! The 7 bedrooms were exactly what we needed.
The owners also appear to have taken lots of guest feedback into consideration. There were 2 dishwashers in the kitchen, and both were used by my family on a daily basis. There is a commercial ice machine on the ground level, which again was very convenient. Both are great touches, that no house we've stayed at (at this price point) has had before. We've always had to run the dishwasher twice and struggled with the ice making capabilities of a normal fridge/freezer combo. Lastly, from the 3rd level, which is the main living area of the house, there is no direct pool access. This was a big bonus when considering my 3-year old loves to play hide and seek. Since he rarely went down to the 2nd floor, he never could have visited the pool unknowingly.
The only down side to our stay has nothing to do with the house at all. We've never stayed on Ocean Isle Beach, and while we absolutely would again, there wasn't much to do outside of the 1 mini golf course and a handful of takeout choices.
We've stayed at different houses near this price point in New Jersey, Florida, etc. but this was by far the nicest of any we've stayed at. We would definitely book here and in Ocean Isle Beach again!
Special shoutout to the owner who answered about 10000 questions leading up to and during our vacation. Thank you!