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This CHARMING island home is in the best location on Hatteras Island!

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Pool. Hot tub is not in the picture but located at the other end of the pool.
Front of the house, white fence is around the pool and hot tub.
Pool and hot tub are behind the white fence. Lots of privacy.
Whimsical decor.
Hot tub is open year 'round. Set it at your preferable temperature.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
4 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 7

Popular amenities

  • Private pool
  • Spa pool on site
  • Garage parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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Rodanthe, NC
  • Place, Cape Hatteras National Seashore
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Salvo Beach
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, beach
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Manteo, NC (MEO-Dare County Regional)
    ‪47 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 7)

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom #1

1 King Bed

Kids Room

1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed

2 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Ensuite for Bedroom #1

Toilet · Shower only · Hair dryer

Main Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Hair dryer

Upstairs Powder Room

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Dining area

About this property

This CHARMING island home is in the best location on Hatteras Island!

Make yourself at home in this beauty of a beach house. A Cargo Lift for grocery & luggage makes the task a breeze. The hot tub is open all year and the saltwater pool is open when the outdoor temperature is 75+. Ideal location, centrally located on a very thin strip of the island for awesome views and a quick walk to the beach or the Sound. An 8 minute walk to the Ocean (with a beach cart), and a 5 minute walk to the Sound where you can launch a kayak or paddle board, (kayak cart provided). (4) Bedrooms, (1) with an ensuite, (3) bathrooms, a game room w/sink & futon, open kitchen with large granite island & super comfy living area on the top floor, carport with outdoor shower & fish cleaning room, pool & hot tub with shower for rinsing. Sunsets, star filled nights, convenience to activity's and restaurants/pubs. Dine at home by utilizing the outdoor grill and picnic table or enjoy the fully equipped kitchen and balcony on the top floor. There are chairs and a table on the balcony.
The grocery store, Food Lion, is 12 minutes South on route #12. A convenient store is a 5 minute walk to the Blue Whale or 1/2 mile to the Dollar General or Wave's Deli Market. Utilize the outdoor lift for your grocery's and luggage. The cargo lift stops at each floor which you control with a remote. It is a quick walk to the Ocean (a beach cart is provided), and an even quicker walk to the Sound! I provide a special kayak carrier on wheels to launch kayaks or paddle board in the Sound. There are marked paths to both the ocean and the Sound. An in ground private salt water pool with it's own pool shower and a hot tub is always enjoyable. The pool has under water seating . Three stories of awesome! One open balcony with a table and comfortable seating and one screened balcony with table and seating off of the Primary Bedroom. This beach home is super clean and well maintained. The top floor vaulted ceiling, light and airy home welcomes those who enjoy open spaces, clean quarters - and yes, you can actually see out of these salt free windows! The outdoor shower & dressing room is large and private. There is nothing like taking an outdoor shower. Many supplies are ready for you. Love to fish? Wait till you see the fish cleaning room in the carport. It is screened, provides hot & cold water, electric, and a large bench. Close to the fish cleaning station is a picnic table and charcoal grill. The amenities are geared for those who enjoy the outdoors as well as the comfort of the indoors. Don't rent your equipment. A paddle board, kayaks, bikes, corn hole, beach cart, paddle board/kayak cart, and boogie boards are provided. Some beach chairs provided but there is a Wing store close by for an extra's if needed. You will enjoy the extra care put into this beach home. This is not just your basic beach house rental. U Found Dory has all the extras, just like a real home. The pictures on this site are accurate and up to date.
Safe & secure. Locks on balcony gates, secure pool gate, & visible noninvasive outdoor security cameras overlooking the yard and carport where the kayaks, toys, bicycles, and paddle board are located and where your vehicles are parked. No indoor cameras, of course. No other beach home is supplied like this one. Flour, sugar, spices and so much more are supplied. Each guest adds to the pantry which is way cool! Grab a beer out of the frig in the game room. Forgot bug spray? It is probably provided.
Do you enjoy cooking or baking? This kitchen has it all. From crock pot, to lobster pot, pancake griddle, ninja blender, waffle griddle, mixer, pie & cake pans, electric roaster, electric pressure cooker, gravy mixer...you name it! The oven is conventional/air fry/convection.
You will enjoy all the extra touches that take this from a rental house to Your Beach Home. It does not feel like a rental with bare rooms and just the basics.
Owner/Connie, is easily accessible and has added so much to this beach house to make it your beach home.
Come on in and kick your feet up. Let your ideal vacation start here. Become a part of the "regulars" vacation family. Repeat guests are common at this beach home because they enjoy being spoiled. Connie welcomes you! You will be so glad U Found Dory!

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About the area

Salvo

Located by the sea, this holiday home is in Spindrift Banks, a neighbourhood in Salvo. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Outer Banks Beaches and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Travelling with kids? Consider Ocean Air Sports and Hatteras Island Boardsports. Jet skiing and kayaking offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling and hiking/biking trails nearby.
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Rodanthe, NC

What's nearby

  • Cape Hatteras National Seashore - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Salvo Beach - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • beach - 2 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Cape Hatteras Lighthouse - 32 min drive - 41.9 km
  • Jennette's Pier - 35 min drive - 53.2 km

Getting around

  • Manteo, NC (MEO-Dare County Regional) - 47 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dough Shack - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Waves Coffee & Candies - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Mirro’s Cafe - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Tina's Poolside Cafe - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Beads & Beans OBX - ‬6 min drive

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 52 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tim A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Always a great stay!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Trevor H.

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

Granddaughter’s first beach trip

Lovely house, accommodations and access to the beach for the entire family. Exceeded all expectations!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gina B.

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

Great vacation home

Lovely home! We had such a great stay and the home is beautiful and clean. We can not wait to book again in the summer!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

NIKI B.

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

Nice house near the beach

Great family vation
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

BEN T C.

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

Anniversary getaway

Although the weather wasnt necessarily in our favor, we had a great time. This house was perfect for our first visit to the Outer Banks. It had everything we needed.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mark K.

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

Excellent experience!

U Found Dory was perfect for our family! We had all that we needed and had a great vacation!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 25 March 2020
Wait till you see the upgrades. We loved having you and your family.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Victoria R.

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

Great location and house

House has everything we needed and the location was great if we needed to get anything. Quick walk to the beach or to just lounge in the pool. Connie was very responsive and great to rent from.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer R.

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

Love this property!!

So much fun here! It’s like being home! Beautifully kept and well cared for
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 25 March 2020
Jennifer and her group were awesome! Come back!
Verified

8/10 Good

David L.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

ok for the price

good value for an ok property
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kori R.

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

Best stay in OBX yet!

We really enjoyed everything the house has to offer. This is the first house in OBX that we have stayed at that we truly enjoyed! We loved all the extras the house let us use like chairs and bikes etc…. This house truly felt like a home, the beds were comfy and it’s close to just about anything. Not to mention we chatted it up with some of the local neighbors everyone was so welcoming! We 100% recommend for anyone looking for a great family get-away!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rob P.

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

Clean, cozy, convenient, and private

We had a great time relaxing in the pool and hot tub in the evenings. Very private location. We prefer staying away from the busier areas of the OBX, which makes this a great location. Short drive to the 4 wheel beach access. About 15 minutes to a grocery store.Bedrooms have plenty of storage. The kitchen is well equipped. Laundry on the ground flood is nice. Kids and adults took full advantage of the outdoor showers. Some taking showers outside all week in the private shower.Highly recommend and look forward to returning.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nikolas G.

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

One great week!

This property had everything we needed for a fun summer/beach stay. It was everthing that was listed and then some. Plenty of extras that came in handy. We had the beach to ourselves every day. We will definitely come back again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christina J.

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

Beautiful!

House was beautiful and very clean! It was refreshing to see that after our previous rentals thru some of the island rental agencies. Lots of extras were provided that weren't in the listing! Our group loved the pool and hot tub-again, both were so clean and well maintained. House is situated in a great area--not too far from groceries, restaurants, shopping!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jerod P.

Beautiful Home in great location

The owner was in contact and very helpful to us through the whole process. The house itself is wonderful and as described. Ocean is close on both sides and the location is great. Definetely check out rhe Salvo day use area if you have little ones and are concerned about a capm area for them to enjoy the water. House was well maintained and well stocked. Thanks again, we hope to be back next year!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 25 March 2020
Hope you can come back, again...Jerod! Loved having you.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jamey S.

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

Lovely Home

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Connie’s home. It was spacious, clean and comfortable for our family. We loved the pool and hot tub. Connie has a ton of items available for guests to borrow and use, which was incredibly generous. The surrounding area is nice and the walk to the beach is just down the road. We weren’t too far away from places we wanted to visit either. Connie was kind and very easy to communicate with. We would love to come for another visit in the future. Thank you Connie for allowing us to stay in your home and for your kindness!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Sean B.

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

July 2024

The listing is fairly accurate and the owners did check in with us. The house is in good shape and the pool is small but nice. Same for hot tub. Lift works great. The house does have many items (kitchen items, cleaning items, air pumps, bikes, kayaks) making the stay more comfortable. I would say some upgrades with the furniture is needed. Overall this house was great and I would stay there again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Randy W.

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

Wonderful home away from home

This house was a perfect fit for our family of five, although we could have comfortably fit 2 more as listed. The house is very nice with a kitchen/dining/living space upstairs, bedrooms on the middle floor, and another bedroom and bar area downstairs. The pool and hot tub are very well kept. The owners have some supplies to share such as a beach cart, a few beach toys, coolers, etc. The owners encourage using and sharing some staples, which is super convenient and less wasteful. The walk to the ocean beach is about 10 minutes, which basically is just a stroll down the street and over the dune. The owner is very nice and responsive when contacted. My family absolutely loved it and hope to come back again next year.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Belinda L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Great family time

We had a great time. We were a little disappointed the vegetable garden that was in the remarks was not available. The walk on the sand dunes to the beach was a little cumbersome for us and the sand was hot. But I know that can’t really be changed. I would live to see some of the stuff left at the home to use for the beach to be updated a little. We found broken and unusable items. We’d definitely stay again though and the host was extremely easy to work with.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

2/10 Terrible

amy r.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy

BEWARE

Owner of property does not disclose that there are cameras around the property, specifically overlooking the pool/hot tub. During our stay the Owner texted multiple times, always stating “the pool guy” said this or that. When I questioned the pool guy about these comments he stated he has not spoken to the owner in over a month. We felt like we were being watched, did not feel comfortable sitting on the porch because of the cameras, did not feel comfortable when using the pool which ultimately limited our time outside of the property of which we paid a lot of money to stay in. Our yearly family vacation was ruined and I would NEVER recommend renting from this owner!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Sue A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Great house! A few things need attention….

The house is spacious, clean and well appointed. It’s one of the nicest and most comfortable we have rented. We had everything we needed inside and loved the layout of the house and the upper deck. The elevator was great for arrival day! We also loved the pool and hot tub. With young children (10, 7, 4) the pool was great when we were not at the beach. My only complaint is that the recreational and beach equipment is in really poor shape. There was only one rusty beach chair (for 7 people), the three boogie boards were all broken, the clip-on beach umbrellas were rusted and broken, the bikes all had flat tires and rusty chains (the tire pump was ancient and didn’t work), there was only one set of wheels for the three kayaks so no way to transport them to the Sound down a very long block to the access point. Additionally, there is no raised organic garden, just overgrown weeds. There is no corn hole game. There was a broken water basketball floating hoop, no ball. In fairness, the owner reimbursed me for the purchase of three beach chairs and ordered a bike pump that was delivered midweek. The whole carport area and fish cleaning area could use a good clean out. There is a lot of useless stuff in a general state of disrepair. We managed with what was there, but it was disappointing, considering the glowing descriptions and photos.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 21 August 2023
Dear Sue, I read the review. I wish you had addressed all of these problems with me instead of advertising to the public. As you can see from the description of my listing I do not offer beach equipment such as chairs. But I accommodated you with purchasing some for you. I do not live there and the cleaning staff is supposed to maintain everything such as cleaning the carport, making sure the tires are pumped. If a guest does not tell me I do not know. I am not charging you a $50 fine for leaving 15 minutes late which threw my cleaner off. My incoming guests had to wait to check in due to the cleaner having to come back. My cleaner was not able to wait the 15 minutes while you finished packing. In the future if there is a problem where you are staying you might want to give the owner the opportunity to fix any problem before you go to this length. There is a corn hole game by the outdoor shower entrance. I'm sorry your stay was such a disappointment. I have a maintenance person cleaning the carport today and cleaning up the raised garden and I will remove the bikes and organic garden from my listing.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David F.

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

Great Getaway

My family and I enjoyed our Thanksgiving getaway at the Outer Banks. The house was well furnished and equipped, which made the stay comfortable and enjoyable. Close to the beach and the sound.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bridget P.

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

Best Vacation Escape

Wonderful vacation Home. Located on a dead end quiet street. Kids enjoyed bike rides daily using the bikes that are provided here. Easy access to the beach. Took advantage of the beach supplies that are provided in the car port. Great pool and hot tub. Centrally located to Everything. Dollar General less than a mile away. The owners have provided every amenity needed to enjoy your stay. Would Definitely recommend this location and return again in the future. The owners are wonderful, attentive, and easy to communicate with. Reported an issue with the dryer and they had it replaced in less than a day. Beautiful home!!!! Don't look any further. Perfect home and location for all families.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Wonderful Family Vacation at U Found Dory!

We loved our stay at U Found Dory. Especially enjoyed the pool and hot tub on days when it was too hot to walk to the beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer R.

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

Great visit

Love this place always have!!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca S.

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

Thanksgiving Trip

I have been in different rentals before where cooking anything was impossible, but we had an easy time in this well stocked kitchen making thanksgiving dinner. The location is quiet, close to the beach, and walking distance from a convenience store. The house was clean and comfortable and the cargo lift was the best!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021
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