This has to be one of the most beautifully appointed vacation homes on Sunset Beach! This feels…read moremuch more like a home than a vacation house. Easily and luxuriously accommodates our extended family. The kids love having their own space upstairs and the adults appreciate all the special touches throughout the house. On the 4th row so an easy walk to the beach. We'll be back year after year :-)

TBV manages Shorehaven II Unit #7B 1100 SF 2 bed, 2 bath…read morebungalow, 500 steps to the water, straight through the public access to the beach. Perfect for singles, couples, small families. We were down in August with 4 teenager girls and 2 Adults. We were celebrating a "Sweet 16" beach adventure. Grilling and pool are just out the back of the building. We love that there is NO through traffic. Only those who are in the section come and go. Quiet and peaceful. Watch and listen to the fountain from the front deck. The Unit owner maintains and upgrades this unit as a second home that they rent out in Summer/Winter and not soley as a "income producing rental unit". The community is about 50% rental units. Unit B is the only rental unit in Bungalow #7.

I had to touch a strangers' dirty bed linens!!! GROSS!!! Management does not care about the…read morecustomers' experience. We won't be renting with them again. We just got back from vacation. The woman who checked us in at 3pm said they were waiting on the linen service to change the sheets and remove the old / dirty ones. But, they let us in the unit at 3pm. At 7:30, I called because the dirty linens were still on the beds (I have pictures). No one was able to come handle the service. So, I got the extreme pleasure of 1) handle strangers dirty linens and put them into garbage bags (7 beds!!). 2) travel to the rental office and pick up the clean linens, 3) make all seven beds by myself. That when I PAID for a service to have that done. This isn't our first rodeo. We travel all the time and we are great guests. I understand that mistakes happen. All the customer service representatives were lovely and very apologetic. They just had no power to improve the outcome. It's the management team who doesn't care about the customer experience. After several phone calls, no one from management called to follow up or offer to make it better. I had to touch a strangers' dirty laundry!!! GROSS!!!

My friend and I stayed at a Holiday Sands South condo. It was the best!! Steps from the ocean,…read morequiet, clean, all the amenities you could ask for, and was exactly as advertised. Extremely happy and hope to return!!

I want to start this review off by saying that Stellar and the homeowners have restored my faith in…read morecustomer service and human compassion. Jaime Green, the Stellar representative, was essentially a miracle worker - she is responsive, professional, and efficient. The owners of rental, whom I have never met, went out of their way to accommodate my family in a crunch, and I will be forever grateful for their gratitude and understanding. The long and short of the story, is we had a family matter that elicited the need to change houses the week before our scheduled stay at another home through Stellar. THE DAY BEFORE we were supposed to check in, Jaime worked with the golf cart rental company, the beach rental company, and the homeowners to switch all of our reservations. The home was simply flawless, but what will make me a forever Stellar client, was Jaime Green and the business that Stellar runs. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to Stellar for making our vacation so memorable!

Beware of this company. They refused to respond to phone calls or emails and are involved in…read morenumerous lawsuits. I have filed a complaint with the NC attorney general because they have not returned a deposit.

We have stayed in Island Condo - 001 - 75 W1 - Bradshaw 75…read moreWest First St three or four other times in last 12 years. It's our go-to preferred place to stay in OIB. It must have changed ownership and rental company management several times. The updates done recently are really nice; it's much more modern and clean-feeling now. Unit is very small. Perfect for retired couple like us. Would be cramped with any more than 2 people. It's right on beach with modern deck and shared gazebo. Unit was very clean. Modern kitchen. Pots and pans. Dishwasher. Microwave. A coffeemaker/ Keurig combo you can use either. HVAC worked great! Of course no washer/dryer there is just not enough room. And bathroom is small, too. But no issues with unit at all and we're picky! We would have appreciated an option to include sheets and towels. Bringing our own is a hassle. In years past they were included. But biggest issue is not including any paper products as in paper towels or toilet paper. That's ridiculous. For less than $15 you can stock unit with 12 rolls of quality TP and 3 rolls of quality paper towels. if we don't bring any, and arrive late in evening and don't have time to goto store first or don't bring them with us, we don't have any TP or paper products that night. Heck for $15 you can include a pack of napkins, too. We're spending $1,500+ on a 7 day rental - including TP, paper towels, and napkins isn't too much to ask.

Great service! The young lady in the front office - Summer is so helpful, professional , and nice…read more I wish all companies could have a Summer working . Great place, beautiful view, agency has great service. Try Williamson for your vacation rental in Ocean Isle.

We rented 092 Ava Moon from the above rental agent. I have no issues with the agency, however the…read moreproperty mentioned had one major issue, the sliding glass door to the front patio was old and did not lock, their answer to the issue was to place a of wood in the bottom slide rail, it was a hassle. The bathrooms looked original to the age of the house, one had a bath & the other a very small shower, the sink wall plug in that bathroom did not work, any appliance had to be plugged in at the bedroom.....on a brighter note, the kitchen was well equipped and had everything you might need for your cooking experience

This property is, without a doubt, the worst place I have ever stayed. Upon arrival, we found a…read morehouse that looked like it hadn't been serviced in a long time--it was completely filthy, with food caked onto surfaces throughout, and the dishwasher was so repulsive that I had to buy my own supplies just to deep-clean it before it could even be used. Basic essentials were virtually non-existent, and the linen service was stomach-churning; we discovered blood and mucous stains on the sheets, as well as used eye masks left under the beds, forcing my family to sleep with sweatshirts over their pillows. To top it off, the pool was broken for four days with almost no effort made to fix it, and the HVAC system and window AC units were covered in visible mold--which made us all sick. I haven't been able to stop sneezing or blowing my nose, while my family members are suffering from constantly itchy eyes and runny noses. Contacting support only made matters worse: the maintenance technician was hostile and dismissive, and Peggy, the manager, was the absolute low point of our stay. She refused to believe any of our concerns, stormed onto the property in a rage when called to inspect the broken pool, and only tried to act pleasant after she finally realized we were telling the truth. This barely scratches the surface of this disaster, and I strongly advise everyone to stay far away from this property.

Great Agency to deal with. Their business is split between Realty Sales and Beach Property Rentals…read more Recently I rented a unit under their management, Sand Quarters. The pricing was up front with no hidden fees. Yes, they do tack on taxes and some units have linen and/or cleaning fee. That is the norm; our unit included the linens, which was nice. I opted to pay a $35 damage insurance fee, rather than have a large deposit hold placed on my credit card. I rented the unit on a last minute basis. Arranging the rental by phone was easy. A rental agreement with all of the pricing was promptly emailed to me. The unit was held for me until I got there and there was no pressure to sign any documents before we arrived. The associate who helped us "check in" was very sweet and cordial. All of the units have their own characteristics and pluses and minuses. Ours met all of our criteria - Beachfront, Screen Porch and a bunk bed for the kids. The beach at Oak Island is both peaceful and beautiful. We had trouble with the television remote (which I managed to fix) and they sent someone from "maintenance" to check on us the following day. One night, we locked ourselves out of the unit. An "on call" associate happily met us at the rental office to give us a spare key. Good job guys! Over all, we had a positive experience renting from Margaret Rudd and Associates. I would definitely rent from them again!!

Do not rent Oak Island Beach Villa unit 1408…read more Seasoned user of VRBO and Airbnb with bookings from Long Beach CA, Nantucket, Prague, Paris, New Orleans, Cape Cod... tallied 16 over the past 20 years. I also rented out my lake house 6 weeks a year for a decade. I've never rented a place (this one through Margaret Rudd, Oak Island NC) this bad. There were several that were less money, either ocean front or ocean view- I took the more expensive one thinking it has to be great... wrong. Upon inspecting what I needed to cook one breakfast and one dinner for 30, almost all staying in the village, I opened the first drawer and tossed the dirty egg-caked spatula into the sink. Cabinet by cabinet, assessing what I need, it became quite apparent there was nothing there but pots, pans and silverware. This place is worn out my friends. What it has: a nice view, decent internet and a newer small stack washer/dryer. What it DOES NOT HAVE: A coffee filter, A paper towel, A drop of dish soap to clean the dirty spatula, A salt shaker, A pepper shaker, A drop of cleaning spray for the counter, A napkin, A single thing to cook with (spice, cooking oil, condiments etc), A washer pod, A mini hotel soap bar (18 cents btw), A working slider to the master bedroom balcony -you get the point. It's as if the place is stripped bare after every rental and leftovers sold at a flea market once a month. Our group had 5 other rentals within the village and I asked to take a quick walkthrough of each- to my dismay, they were at least lightly stocked with some basics if not fully stocked. Keurig pods, cleaning products, paper towels, toilet paper, cooking supplies like salt, pepper, spices, cooking oil etc. Was I expected to go buy any and all basic items for the week only to hop back on a plane and leave it all there? Not a chance - I gave it all away versus having the next renters think the owners or MR gives a crap about the tenants. Two bars hotel soap 36 cents, coffee filters 4 cents per x7, a small dish soap $2.50, a cheap counter cleaner $3.50, a washer pod 43 cents, a roll of paper towels 75 cents, plastic salt and pepper shaker $1.50 blah blah blah. At $2,600 a week, the owners need not extract every damn nickel from this rental. Seriously, $3.00 per rental period would more than cover some basics and a few bucks for some cheap beach towels. After looking at the range hood, the rusty oven and the microwave, I canceled making any food in this condo as I had promised. Is the thought "vintage", "quaint", "throwback" or "retro"? C'mon, I looked up the serial number on the microwave- 1984 Happy Birthday, you are 40! And rusty, gross and lacking a carousel of course. Do a search how long microwave ovens should be used for- 10 years. Old rusty mirrors in bathrooms, an old 10 foot junked curtain support rod sticking out from under the couch, a non-working door to the master bedroom ocean view patio, weather strip coming off front door, mangled deteriorating rugs- can go on forever -see photos. In summary, I've been a landlord to a rental property and deep in renting houses, condos and apartments. I've seen several other units in the village, all less expensive and they at least have some basics if not ready to fully accommodate renters. Oh, beach front rental with NO beach chairs, NO beach towels, NO cooler - nada- nothing to accommodate a renter at this price point. When I contacted MR about beach towels before arriving, the response was Rudd Information From:information@rudd.com To:E Mon, Jul 1 at 12:36 PM Good Afternoon, After looking into OIBV 1408, this property does not provide Beach Towels/ Beach Chairs/ Beach Toy's/ and or a Beach Cart. However on the day of check in you will need to stop by our office and pick up your parking pass and your pool pass. Sincerely, Jennifer MRA Guest Services Property Management & Vacation Rentals Margaret Rudd & Associates, Inc., REALTORS Thanks Captain Obvious - the reason for my inquiry regarding towels, chairs etc is that none were listed on the site!. Good lord - how about letting me know where I might rent such items for the week. No one has ever asked this? Anti-helpful. Shame on me for not digging deeper when I looked on the MR site and there were no reviews for this place while there were for all or most of the other units. They were likely so heinous, especially for this price point, they were taken down or never posted. I, however, DID post this review to the MR website when asked to do so via email when we got back. In a shocker, IT WAS NEVER POSTED ON THEIR SITE linked to unit 1408... and there are still no reviews. Some might say the owner responsible here and MR is not to blame. However, MR represents this property, has it in their inventory and takes a fee for every rental. There has to be some accountability and quality control measures to make sure rentals are up to some sort of standard, especially for higher price points

We love The Beachcomber!!!! OIA does a great job with attention to every detail!! They are very…read moreresponsive and the house was super clean!!

Booked many times with this company with no issues until our trip 10/9-10/12. Immediately upon…read morearrival, the yard was unkept, walked into the house, multiple bugs in different rooms, kitchen faucet broken and spraying water everywhere. Called after hours line and spoke with a Manager who advised they have 24hrs to address any issues. I advised that I was uncomfortable staying there and that it was unsanitary. I've asked for a refund, they've declined even a partial refund. Our trip was ruined and we had to pay to stay somewhere else. They didn't even offer another house to us to accommodate.

Really hovering between 2 and 3 stars here. Our family has been vacationing on Ocean Isle for as…read morelong as I can remember. We deal primarily with Sloane because they have the house ocean front house that works best for us, but over the years we've dealt with all the rental companies and they're all basically the same. Never had any real problems with Sloane's, though this year we did have an issue with a non-flushing toilet and disposal in the house that I'm not sure was ever resolved. And whoever does the cleaning at the end of the week needs to do a better job. The toilet in our bathroom was disgusting and the bathroom rug had more hair in than my brush!

Fair warning to anyone considering renting 401 E. Second Street in Ocean Isle Beach…read more We've been here for our vacation, paying well over $2,000 for the week, and I've now been stung SEVEN times by wasps/hornets on the property. I've personally removed two nests myself, and even after the property management company sent pest control out, I was stung again. I understand that insects are part of coastal living, but being stung seven times during a single vacation is beyond ridiculous. A rental property should be properly inspected and treated before guests arrive, especially for the first renters of the season. What frustrates me most is that this issue has continued despite it being reported and despite pest control already visiting the property. At some point, "we sent someone out" stops being a solution when guests are still getting stung. A vacation is supposed to be relaxing. Instead, I've spent the week watching every corner of the house, deck, and outdoor area wondering where the next nest is hiding. Extremely disappointed with how this has been handled.