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.

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.

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

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!

"As long-time vacationers to this beautiful island, we have always been more than satisfied with…read morethe services that Emerald Isle Realty provided to make our stay the best possible beach vacation. One year, we tried other agencies because of time constraints and availability. However, we returned to E.I. Realty due to the consistency and excellent customer service provided by all the staff. This year, we stayed at Annie's Place for the third summer and have scheduled our next visit. We have never had any issues, and the owners make small improvements yearly. Throughout the years, we've noticed that all of their staff go above and beyond when we've had an issue or general inquiry. EIR has a fabulous website, and the staff is fantastic to work with. It's reassuring to know that some things don't change!"

For me this is the perfect place to stay. The location is great. The ocean is a hop, skip and a…read morejump across the street and the sound of the waves is perfect. Restaurants and shops are very close, but far enough away that it's still nice and peaceful and quiet. The cottage is incredibly clean and very well kept. It is sweetly decorated with cute, charming little touches. Basic conveniences are perfectly covered. The owners were great to work with. They were very caring and responsive. I can't say enough good things. Seagulls Landing is a great find so while I wish the owners the very best of luck, I hope it doesn't get too popular! It's the kind of place you want to return to year after year.

I could not say enough nice things about this cozy cottage. It was just steps away from the beach…read more Susan provided everything we could possibly need. Including kitchen utensils, blender, grill outside, beach chairs, and even dog bowls. It was very pet friendly. We had a great time and want to book again next year. Susan was a great person to rent from

We found a nice beach house with them. Jeff, the owner (I assume) was friendly, communicative…read morethrough the whole process, and shared both local history and restaurant tips. The house was great. Reasonably priced in the off season, fully equipped to the point of detergent for the dishwasher. Lots of cookware and silverware, etc., even a slow cooker. An older place but recently updated, so, character and comfort. Kid K stayed in the room with dual bunk-beds, which could hold 4 kids. The adults stayed in the other rooms. Everyone was happy with beds, decor, etc. Two well-equipped full bathrooms. Well, one with a bath and one with a shower, but worked well for so many people. A nice deck, an outdoor shower, and much more. We will definitely be back

I have been renting a roomy, old oceanfront beach house at Topsail Island Beach for decades. I have…read morealways gotten friendly, professional service from Jeff at Sea Path Realty. Any problems were attended to immediately. The off season price for my house is perfect for my budget. Staying there has become a family tradition.

The rental company is completely indifferent to any issues that arise and can affect your vacation…read more We specifically rented a house with a heated pool for the kids to enjoy this year since Sept is historically cooler. Only to get there and the heating pump be BROKEN and never fixed while we were there. We were told "well it worked yesterday when we tested it!" The part never arrived, we were there for a total of 7 days. We had to call each time to check on progress, they didn't even have the decency of communication. We paid a premium for this house BECAUSE it has the option of a heated pool (many do not in this neighborhood, we know because we went to each house that does last year specifically to pick this house for this year), they could not have cared less. No attempts to make it right, no attempts to remedy, just shrugged shoulders that "these things happen." For $8,000 for 1 week, these things should NOT happen or at minimum a pro-rated rate should have been honored. Also, belongings went missing from our driveway moments after their team pulled the trash bin up to the street. At first we gave benefit of the doubt maybe they thought it was trash? Nope, we were told we were the first people to "ever" accuse their team of theft.... so if it wasn't them it could have been the numerous other people using our driveway as a public access to the beach. If you want a fully private house, driveway included, DO NOT RENT WISHING WHALE. All the houses from the cul-de-sac used OUR driveway to access the beach the ENTIRE week. Not one day went by that a stranger wasn't strolling down our driveway to cut through to the next door house's beach access. Either way, feels like a rental/community issue as we leave things outside every single year, and never ever had anything stolen from us. This is the first year we've had strangers meandering in our driveway. Seems suspicious. We thought this was a safe community. At other homes we used to leave the doors unlocked during the day for ease of the family, NOT AT THIS HOUSE, NOT WITH A BABY SLEEPING INSIDE AND STRANGERS ACCESSING OUR DRIVEWAY ALL DAY. We will be returning to EI Realty where they actually care about their renters and ensure our vacation and money is very well spent. It's a shame, we had a great 6 summer run with Spinnakers and would have had 30 more. But the bad taste in our mouth has us wanting nothing to do with this entire community. Such a shame because the homes and neighborhood are absolutely beautiful, tucked away in our favorite part of the island. But you are only as good as the company who represents you. Shame on you Mathias and shame on you SR.

BEWARE!!!! We stayed at Isle Getaway for the last 5 years…read more No issues. BUT. This year we arrive and find that the owner had put limits on the AC..and NO ONE had notified us, communicated with us.. NOTHING.! I thought I rented the Entire beach house ! Not just parts of it! ! We were stunned! This is a 4 story Beach house ,with 3 BR on the the 3 Rd floor! After a very hot, distressing night with very little sleep for all ,after the owner had " fixed" the controls . I had to go BACK to office the next morning ,to BEG Spinnaker's Reach and owner to help again. It was awful ! How did this happen that NO ONE spoke to me about this!????? BEFORE WE GOT TO THE HOUSE! We always been good guests. We do not leave the doors open. And I have gotten my deposit back each year! Like I said we have rented the same house for the Last years without AC controls!!!? The SR people did reach out to the owner again. And offered a portable AC unit for the bedroom that was the warmest. It has always been warmer than the rest of BR on the 3 floor! But what good would that have been for the rest of my guests? He did take off the all the controls the next morning ,! BUT I have been informed that next year!!! Temps only going down to 70?!? AT NIGHT!! . Be very AWARE. that this is happening

I have always like this place and I have stayed here several times; however, this last time we took…read moreour new member of the family :) our precious 7 month old baby girl. I was so excited and happy that they have a pack'n play, high chair and even a baby bath tub. So you literally don't have to worry about anything. The place is in a great location and the owners are very friendly. I highly encourage you to book your stay, I'm sure you are not gonna regret it!!!

TheeRiviera is a great place to stay! Clean place, beautiful views, everything we wanted for our…read morevacay! Thank you!