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    Blackbeard's Lodge - Toiletries

    Blackbeard's Lodge

    2.6(29 reviews)
    0.6 mi
    $$

    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.

    If I could give this establishment zero stars, I would…read more I arrived at the property to a less than overwhelming scene. In the beginning, everything seemed to be alright. By no means did it seem to be a very nice establishment, but would have to suffice due to missing the ferry to Cedar Island. Oh well. Far worse destinations that I could be trapped- so I thought. I checked into a room with my wife and five month old around 6 PM and headed to the beach to enjoy the evening. At around 8 PM, I received a call from the front desk. As it would turn out, their "website had made a mistake," and I needed to return the room keys. When I returned with the keys almost immediately, I was met by the front desk attendant and a local sheriffs deputy- who looked just as confused about the situation as I did. My credit card was charged, and I had a confirmation. The attendant had quite literally checked me in earlier in the day with no issues-yet she called the sheriff's office to search the island for my family and I. So, let me get this straight. I book. I pay. I show up. I check in. You check me in. You hand me the keys. No issues. Then, you call the sheriff's office and say you "think I'm committing fraud." I return. You realize that your dumb a** f***ed up. You don't even apologize. Then, for damage control you try to rent me a room for twice the price. As if traveling with an infant isn't already hard enough. I should have read the reviews first, because it wouldn't have taken long to see what a sh***y establishment that this is. What a bunch of f***ing idiots!

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    Blackbeard's Lodge - My room

    My room

    Blackbeard's Lodge - My favorite thing in my room

    My favorite thing in my room

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

    Ocracoke Island Realty

    2.9(22 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 - Ocracoke Island Realty offers over 90 Pet Friendly Properties.  Stranded on Purpose cottage.

    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

    2.4(83 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!

    I have been vacationing in the Outer Banks for over 30 years, and never once have I experienced the…read morekind of treatment I just received from Midgett Realty. When Dare County issued a mandatory evacuation due to Hurricane Erin, I was forced to leave my rental halfway through my stay. Despite paying nearly $5,000 for the second week, Midgett Realty refused to refund a single dollar. They hid behind a "forced field" checkbox about insurance buried in the booking process -- yet I never signed a lease, and their system still allowed me to book, pay in full, and check in. What makes this worse is the constant stream of promotional emails I received from Midgett about discounts on kayaks and beach gear, while they did little to clearly warn or emphasize protecting my stay through travel insurance. Clearly, sales come first -- customer protection comes last. After decades of loyalty to the Outer Banks, I will never book through Midgett Realty again. I've already filed a complaint with the North Carolina Department of Justice, and I will be sharing my experience with friends, family, and locals in the community so others can see how renters are treated when disaster strikes. If you're considering booking through Midgett Realty, be warned: when you need them most, they will not stand by you.

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    Midgett Realty - View from the deck of our rental

    View from the deck of our rental

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    Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Harbour - Dirty, dingy tub

    Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Harbour

    3.6(11 reviews)
    55.9 mi

    We booked a trip down to New Bern very last minute and we left from Pennsylvania 2 hours after the…read morethought entered our head. After we got on the road, my husband asked if I checked the reviews. I didnt. Well, when I did, I was horrified to learn that we were gonna stay in the Bates Motel! We stayed in the Fairway Villas. It was a small one bedroom unit upstairs. I was very pleasantly surprised when I opened the door. It was clean. The full kitchen is more of a kitchenette, but its fine because we were only in for a long weekend. The gave us enough supplies to last us including 2 loads of TIDE for the washing machine. The bathroom is older but clean. The bed was comfortable and the pillows are nice. The patio furniture on the screened patio was covered in pollen but thats just this time of year in NC. We travel alot and I would most definately write a negative review if this place was as bad as I read about, but we enjoyed our stay and I would most definately come back.

    Nice and quiet. Good place to rejuvenate from the stress of the China plandemic. Five stars…read more [[My rant: At 3pm we went to the community center to see the pool, etc, and no one standing outside waiting to get in was wearing face diaper, which was a good thing IMHO. Note, we just wanted to walk thru the community center at 3pm, which was when they open now due to the plandemic, and the lady running it opened it at 3pm exactly, and started taking names and phone numbers on her list for people to enter. After she took one name down, she announced the procedure is to take one name next from someone that calls in, to be added to the list, and then someone from us standing outside (about 15 people). I said, we just want to walk though and she said we are not getting in unless we are on the list. I said to my wife, why are we standing here, let's go.]] Still a great place to decompress if you don't have any need to swim or use the community center. We stayed in the Sandcastle Village II, with a 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath condo with a nice quiet view on one of the pond. 4 nights here. Will be back but after the China virus stupidity is over. I know it's not Wyndham's fault, and we appreciate the quiet and clean place to stay. Awesome Jacuzzi tub!!!

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    Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Harbour - Stained Pillows on sofa

    Stained Pillows on sofa

    Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Harbour - This was behind the sofa when we checked in last night. But they cleaned right? As you can see we put a sheet on sofa

    This was behind the sofa when we checked in last night. But they cleaned right? As you can see we put a sheet on sofa

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