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    Blackbeard's Lodge - Toiletries

    Blackbeard's Lodge

    2.5(30 reviews)
    0.6 mi
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    Beware: We Paid for a Deluxe King Suite but Were Given a Standard Queen Room…read more I booked a Deluxe King Suite through Booking.com and immediately received a confirmation message directly from Blackbeard's Lodge asking whether I would be bringing a pet. I confirmed that I would and was informed of the additional pet fee due at check-in. This showed that the hotel had received my reservation details. When we arrived, we discovered we had not been given the Deluxe King Suite we paid for. Instead, we were placed in an old, worn Queen room that was clearly not the room category we had reserved. I spoke with Cynthia at the front desk. Rather than acknowledging the mistake or offering to refund the difference in price, she repeatedly blamed Booking.com and then offered several different explanations as to why it happened. She even agreed that I had every reason to be upset and told me how I could seek reimbursement. However, when Booking.com contacted the hotel on my behalf, the hotel refused to approve any adjustment. The most disappointing part wasn't just receiving the wrong room--it was the complete lack of accountability. We paid for one room category and received another, yet no one at the property was willing to make it right. If you book here, I strongly recommend confirming your room type before arrival and verifying that you actually receive the accommodations you paid for. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this hotel.

    We stayed the night here spending the weekend in ocracoke. Clean room, comfy bed, hot shower. What…read moremore can you ask for? Usually I sleep terrible at hotels, but I slept pretty good here. Yes, the building is kind of worn, but you are at the beach. Everything is slightly worn. The front desk staff was kind and inviting. They have a game room downstairs if you want to play pool or fooseball. There is a mini fridge in your room and a coffee pot. If you are looking for super fancy, this isn't your place. But I'd stay here again.

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    Ocracoke's Blue Heron Realty - Ocracoke Island beach day! The beaches here are perfect, low traffic, gorgeous sand, and a down home feeling.

    Ocracoke's Blue Heron Realty

    3.1(8 reviews)
    0.4 mi

    We love Blue Heron. We had always had a great experience. We have a favorite rental with them that…read moreis always clean and well maintained. We love Ocracoke and have used Blue Heron for almost all the years we have been going. Highly recommend.

    We booked a stay, almost 2 months ago, for May '27 through VRBO. Blue Heron was the broker…read morerepresenting the owner for the property (a property which we had stayed at before). On the previous stay with Blue Heron, we had a problem with the checking in process ... Blue Heron ended up changing the rules on us the day of checking in (we were told to be at the office at 9a to get a key by the owner (I assume) of Blue Heron ... we got there at 9a and was talked down to by the staff for doing what we were told to do... be there at 9a). Staff was less than gracious... Today I got a call from Blue Heron telling me that our reservation for May was being canceled... that they had quoted the stay too cheap. This is after I had received, from Blue Heron, a confirmation number and they had accepted payment. All we were asking for was the home that we booked, for the dates we booked, at the price that was booked, and that they accepted payment for... period. Net is we're left without a house for our stay and their response was basically... TOUGH! The staff that I talked with (Jennifer) actually said... "You'll never get a home on the island again" ... to which I said is that a threat? ... she then backed down... I've used Ocracoke Island Reality in the past and have NEVER had a problem... contrarily ... it would seem ...Blue Heron equals ... PROBLEMS! Be VERY CAUTIOUS booking with Blue Heron... you may end up like us ... "homeless"...

    Ocracoke Island Realty - Ocracoke Island Realty offers homes with Pools and Hot Tubs.  Seaduction.

    Ocracoke Island Realty

    2.8(21 reviews)
    0.3 mi

    We have rented properties from Ocracoke Island Realty for five years now and they have always…read moreprovided excellent service. The staff are extremely helpful and have been able to answer questions and provide good advice. Any concerns we've had with the properties we rented have been addressed right away.

    Having been to Ocracoke many times, this was the first time we had a significant problem with both…read morethe house and the realty group. We had numerous problems with the house, one of which was a non-working toilet that they said they knew about and just assumed it had been fixed. A part was ordered but had not arrived by our departure. Another serious issue was that the house had roaches. They said that is common on the island. I've never seen one during our 6 other stays on the island. I asked the manager if she had roaches at her house and she stuttered and said no. They also said they would call me back and 4 hours later I called them again. They said they tried to call me but I had no missed calls. Then they said the emailed me and there was nothing. They said they spelled my name wrong which makes no sense when I am in their database. So then they emailed me again saying there was an attachment and of course it wasn't there. They tried to give me a gift card for a future stay and I told them no way. They returned a small amount of money which didn't even come close to how much we spent on taxes alone. They have since not returned my emails or texts. I would like to review the house and there is nowhere on the website to do so although they post reviews for each property.

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    Ocracoke Island Realty offers over 90 Pet Friendly Properties. Stranded on Purpose cottage.

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    Ocracoke Island Realty - Ocracoke Island Realty waterfront home with pool and boat dockage on Silver Lake Harbor.  Blue Harbor cottage.

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    Ocracoke Island Realty waterfront home with pool and boat dockage on Silver Lake Harbor. Blue Harbor cottage.

    Midgett Realty - Ocean view

    Midgett Realty

    2.3(86 reviews)
    17.5 mi

    We were guests in Flight of Fansea this month. Our leaseholder were my parents. We, ourselves,…read moreusually rent up in Corolla every year and we spent one week there before joining my parents in Frisco. I have to say, never renting a property through Midgett before, I was pleasantly surprised. The house was VERY clean and so well stocked with anything we could possibly need. The pool was definitely a HUGE plus of this house as well. We spent hot mornings at the beach and came back and spent a lot of time at the pool. We loved our stay at Flight of Fansea and I know my parents have already booked again for 2022!

    We stayed at Southern Cross in Hatteras - prior to booking, we did our homework - all reviews on…read moreMidgett's website were 4-5 Stars - We even drove by and saw the outside which look clean and well cared for... We booked 2 weeks - Below are the conditions we walked into- Southern Cross 58901 South Beach Dr Hatteras, NC 27943 United States Checked in today (8/23) - pungent odor of mold/mildew throughout the house- first floor kitchen cabinets above the stove were filled with mold - rental agency immediately came and cleaned. There is mold on the all sliders to decks, , "soft wall" with obvious water damage in bedrooms on the 2nd floor. Prominent odor on lowest level - Lower level bedroom (closest to the pool) the slider is nailed shut. 3 lounge broken lounge chairs at the pool. Outdoor shower filled with inflatables. Upper level, esp kitchen was not clean- floors with crumbs & countertops dirty- the renters cleaned upon arrival. Very disappointing entrance to the house - it needs assessed for water damage, mold & mildew! WiFi is slow & spotty - requires rebooting - and 3 visitors have WFH obligations Toaster is filled with rust and the drip Coffee pot - coffee pot has a rusty warmer as well as the spring under the basket is malfunctioning and kicks off when brewing Both of these are "everyday" comforts and advertised for the home in "amenities" that we would appreciate replacements for Rain concerns- Thursday- Sat the forecast calls for rain, the all sliding glass doors on the top & second floor will require some type of mats to catch the leaking. We used beach towels yesterday (8/24) during the rain to control the river of water that was produced as it rained but will expect an alternative method now that you are aware of the problem - Photos- I am including a few photos of the top floor mold & water damage as described - All sliding doors are leaking when it rains and have water damage Sliding (all) doors have mold at the base The front sliding door (facing the sound) when raining leaks profusely into the house Master bath (2nd floor to the right facing ocean) sink to the right drains extremely slow Shower head need cleaned to open the spouts Master bath (to the left) bath jets are moldy (we cleaned) Microwave was rusty and unusable Coffee machine (drip pot) was broken - unusable Pool lights do not function Pool table felt is unusable Game room fridge is rusted inside and out General cleaning - walls are dirty, kitchen & bathrooms require a "deep clean" TV in bunk bed room was cracked and unusable Electricity in half the kitchen blew - and was fixed when called in We contacted Midgett and they stated "we have told the owner, but she doesn't do anything" I find this less than satisfactory, as Midgett employees housekeepers, inspectors and even made a comment " I knew it was empty last week so I went over and turned the fans on to help eliminate the mildew order" but yet - the house has 4-5 star rating? This is false advertising! And unacceptable to push all ownership on the owner when Midgett is renting - Very disappointing This house is a health hazard- If I could give "0" stars I would -

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    Teacher's Lair - vacation_rentals - Updated October 2026

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