First off, the destination is absolutely beautiful, hands down. What truly made our trip incredibly…read moresmooth and enjoyable was the hospitality and care we received from Emerald Isle Realty during our stay. They made us feel like family. When we arrived, we were greeted by their welcoming staff and promptly gained access to our rental where we had crisp bedding, a super clean home and a nice welcome bag with everything we need to plan out our days. The property was beautiful and had all the space we needed. The views we had we're so nice too! We've rented from a few other companies in the past in other destinations, but we'll definitely keep using Emerald Isle Realty when we come back to Emerald Isle, NC. The value, hospitality and experience was great, and we're so thankful our trip was as good as it was. Thank you, Emerald Isle Realty!

We rented Sea Worthy! What a terrible experience!! We left…read moretwo days early because we were fed up with this rental. There were so many issues in our 5 days. My family encountered the following: 1. ROACHES on the Bottom floor 2. Ice maker never worked. Even though we called and a nice maintenance guy came promptly to fix, it stopped working quickly afterwards. 3. MOLD - this is unacceptable!!! And the neighbor had mold too!! 4. Sliders to the ocean that were very hard to open. And stuck. 5. No blinds or drapes. 6. Broken blinds 7. A dehumidifier that we were not given instructions for that we had to empty multiple times per day. 8. No info on trash pick up. 9. Dirty, trash left in place and a dirty qtip left in a bedroom. 10. Old furniture throughout. $15000 a week deserves much better furniture. 11. Weak decking that can be hazardous. 12. Dirty exterior. We are aware of the ocean winds and salt however, the fencing has been rarely cleaned because of all the dirt on the railings and slats. There is more but we are tired from a vacation that didn't happen well and we need to recover from it. We are very disappointed!!!

This is the 6th summer we have stayed at Playtime, and have loved every minute of it. This house…read morehas everything you need for a perfect vacation! We will be returning again next September. The owner goes above and beyond to make sure your stay is wonderful. She is always available for any questions or concerns, and her guy Robert is available 24/7 to see to any household needs. I've stayed many places in the past, but this place is the absolute best I've ever experienced. You will feel like part of the family when you stay here! I guarantee it! Favorites for us were the heated pool, hot tub, pool, beach, pinball machine, theatre room, and LARGE kitchen, with another small one down near the pool. Take my word, you're gonna love it!

We have stayed at Playtime many times and every stay is wonderful. Right on the beach with amazing…read moreviews from the upper and middle deck, lower deck goes to the pool and hot tub and the board walk right to the beach itself. This house has everything to have a good time, rain or shine. Kids love to hang out in the home theatre, game room with pool table and ping pong machine, kitchen with everything you need. House is kept well and lovely decor. I cannot imagine a better place on the beach.

Waiting for this Realty Company to have a stronger presence…read morewith online search engines. Otherwise they are top notch. Use them! You'll be happy you did!

My family and I have used Spinnakers reach many times in the past and have not had any serious…read moreissues. We have found dirty underwear left behind and we have replaced AC filters and some problems with the AC working properly, but we have dealt with it. However, this year we booked Sunny Bunz because it clearly said that it was pet friendly and that is what we were looking for. Come to find out, in smaller print, it said no pets allowed. When speaking with someone at Spinnakers reach about this issue, they backed up the homeowner instead of us paying guests. It is clearly misleading to have pet friendly on a site and not allow pets. We would not have booked this house if we had known that it was not pet friendly as stated. The realty company said "that is part of a standard amenities category that identifies pet-related features that may be present at a property if pets are permitted. It is not intended to indicate that pets are allowed." I haven't seen this on houses that don't allow pets before. However, if you look up the meaning of a pet friendly rental property it clearly says, "When a beach rental is labeled pet friendly, it means the property allows pets." That statement has since been removed from the Sunny Bunz listing. I wonder why they needed to remove it since according to them, it doesn't mean anything. I will not be booking with Spinnakers any more due to these shady dealings and not sticking up for the paying renters. I tried to handle this in a nice way with choices of allowing the small pet or refunding my money to be able to book something else, but they wouldn't agree. Save yourself some trouble and book with someone trustworthy!

Very nice cottage near the beach and sound in a very nice community and very nice accommodations…read more If you are a family of 6-8 this is the perfect cottage for you. I would definitely recommend this cottage for you. If you have stay here I hope you will leave a review or any recommendations

Very beautiful home, lots of stairs so make sure you enjoy cardio. It's on the beach with a private…read morewalk way which we LOVED. The only issue is there's a musty smell in the upstairs spare room so we didn't end up using it. The master bath had a bunch of silverfish come out when we turned it on so we decided not to use it. There were ants in the kitchen but after I mopped the first day I tried to keep them at bay. This didn't ruin the vacation I just think the storm did its number and that was a few of them for this home.

This is a Mold House! Due to negligent and deferred…read moremaintenance of this beautiful rental, mold grows abundantly. When we checked in I noticed the musty smell throughout but especially the top floor and lower level. During our stay, the air conditioning malfunctioned that supplied the top floor. Waited on maintenance for a long while to arrive for repair. Repairman arrived, said a line was clogged, said he cleared the line and left. Hours later, we noticed water coming from the ceiling on the top floor bathroom. Draining from the sheetrock, vent and lighting, running down the hallway sheetrock into the middle floor. The same repairman arrived again, said the sump pump malfunctioned, repaired it and left. Without notice, another repairman arrived who was actually an HVAC certified technician, who without his shirt on went into the house to check on the HVAC system. He said he made the necessary repairs and all was well with the system. While he was in the attic space working, I stayed nearby as he was working. So I got a birds eye view of the great amounts of black mold in the attic space. Mold on every surface within the attic space. It made me quite anxious and nervous for my adult children and grandchildren to sleep on the top floor, breathing the mycotoxins mold produces. No offer was made by Bluewater to relocate us, much less any sort of mold abatement done. No dehumidifiers, no fans. NOTHING! Furthermore, the kitchen cabinets are falling apart, the kitchen faucet is broken and leaks, the middle floor queen bath faucet is broken and the cabinet under the sink was very wet inside. The gutters are full, even have vegetation growing from them, a gutter was loose and beat against the house during wind, and raised nails on the decking are a danger for bare feet. Also, the rugs and carpeting are covered in pet urine stains. We paid nearly 15k for our family to vacation here for a week. It was no vacation. I spent many hours of my valuable family time dealing with the terrible maintenance of this house and awaiting maintenance to arrive, countless hours concerned for my families safety and the countless others who would stay in this hose after us. Bluewater Rental made no concessions to our family, Bluewater made no efforts towards mold remediation, nor did they even take note of all the issues I signaled regarding this rental property. I asked would they notify the owners and future quests. I got no response. Bluewater Realty is very poorly managed. Sea No Evil will make your family sick. Sure made my grandchildren sick. Sure caused me to have the worst vacation I've experienced in my 53 years. Oh! Also mold in the garage that's used as a rec/play room. Avoid Sea No Evil at all cost!

We were the first family to stay at this house. Can't complain with a new house. Great location…read moreon the sound side with a long dock for the kids to fish from. Dick is also a good spot to catch a gorgeous sunset.

House smells strongly of mildew in the lower 2 levels so we could not use the screening room on the…read morelower level 2 dishwashers but one is smelly and dirty so we could not use. Mold in walk in shower and on some shower Curtains Sink in 3rd floor king drains slowly and the toilet seat is cracked It seems as if no one has done a review of what needs to be done to make this property worth over $40 K for 2 weeks The house is in a nice location on the beach with many decks facing the ocean Shower in lower level King BR never got hot

Working with this property management company has been an infuriating, embarrassing experience from…read morestart to finish. I am genuinely disgusted by the level of incompetence on display here. They cannot handle the most basic tasks -- replacing a light bulb apparently requires an act of Congress -- yet they'll call you on a Sunday evening to nag about petty nonsense that could wait until Monday. Financially, this company operates like a shakedown. They nickel-and-dime you on every single line item, while locking owners into lowball rental rates and then fighting you when you ask to bring rents up to market value. "Recommended" rates are presented as flexible, but pushing to adjust them upward gets resistance in practice. As an owner, I've been ignored, ghosted, and ultimately disrespected. Requests go unanswered for days. Maintenance and cleaning are shoddy at best -- an outright embarrassment for a company whose entire job is supposed to be maintaining property standards. Wish I could give zero stars. I posted an earlier version of this review, and rather than address a single specific issue, the company had it removed and responded elsewhere claiming they couldn't "verify" my experience. I have documented correspondence -- maintenance requests, calls, rate discussions -- supporting every claim here, and I'm prepared to share it if this pattern of deflection continues. I would not trust this company to manage a parking lot, let alone real estate. If you're considering hiring them, save yourself the headache and look elsewhere.

Not worth $3800/week!! The door handles are falling off in the bathroom and master bedroom. Water…read moredamage on walls after Hurricane Florence has not been repaired, as evidenced by paint peeling off in multiple locations through the the house. Sparsely decorated, tiny television screens, mediocre dishes and cooking utensils, and less than average appliances. Outdoor furniture is old and rusty - leaves a lot to be desired. Mattresses and linens are below average quality. Charcoal grill does not have a cover and it is filthy dirty. Not worth spending more than a month's mortgage payment to come here.