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Historical guest house featured on HGTV's Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation!

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Beach
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Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
TV, books
Children's area

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10 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

1 bedroom1 bathroom

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Outdoor Space
  • Air conditioning

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Morehead City, NC
  • Place, Olympus Dive Center
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Morehead City Yacht Basin
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Morehead City Port
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Airport, New Bern, NC (EWN-Coastal Carolina Regional)
    ‪58 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

Morehead City

With a stay at this cottage in Morehead City, you'll be within a 10-minute walk of Arts and Things Gallery and Olympus Dive Center. .This cottage is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Morehead City Port and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Morehead City Yacht Basin.
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What's nearby

  • Olympus Dive Center - 8 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Arts and Things Gallery - 8 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Morehead City Yacht Basin - 17 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Morehead City Port - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Morehead Plaza Shopping Center - 3 min drive - 1.5 miles

Getting around

  • Havelock Station - 27 min drive
  • New Bern, NC (EWN-Coastal Carolina Regional) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lowes Foods - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Dunkin' - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Sanitary Restaurant - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Floyd's 1921 Restaurant Bar & Catering - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Mug Shot Lounge - ‬19 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Historical guest house featured on HGTV's Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation!

This charming guest house sits behind a historical home in downtown Morehead City, NC. The main home was built on Shackleford Banks in 1885 and moved to its current location in 1901 by sail skiffs. The guest house was built between the 1920's and 1930's for the second owner of the main house's son. The property sits 2.5 blocks from a sandy public access to the intra coastal waterway!

In the summer of 2017, the home was featured to be a part of the Home and Garden Television show called, Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation. Filming began in the fall of 2017 and the guest house was featured as well! The show aired on May 5th, 2018 on HGTV from 10pm to 11pm. You can find the show by downloading HGTV app and searching for Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation, Episode 308, titled “North Carolina Renewal.”

The fully furnished guest house has a living room and an eat-in kitchen with stove, refrigerator, microwave, plates, cups, pots and pans and a coffee maker. The bedroom features a queen size bed and dresser and closet for you to store your belongings. The full bathroom offers a stand-up shower.

Amenities include linens, iron/ironing board, Keurig coffee maker, WIFI, street parking. NO smoking and NO pets. Television in the living room includes an Amazon Fire-stick. On street parking.

Big Rock Landing as well as shopping, restaurants and nightlife are all within walking distance. Morehead City Ferry Service is located within 3 blocks providing boat service to Carrot Island, Bird Shoal, Sand Dollar Island, and Sugarloaf Island. Also Beaufort, voted "Coolest Small Town" is only 3 miles away. If you are lucky, you will see wild horses just off Front Street on Carrot Island.

Historic guest house available for long term rent from mid October through mid April! Please inquire regarding discounted rental rates!
Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned cottage, featuring a kitchen with a refrigerator and an oven. There's a private patio. Conveniences include a microwave and a coffee/tea maker.
Take in the views from a garden.
Guests will find features like internet access and onsite parking.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the cottage: WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee grinder
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • Bedroom
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Hair dryer
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Living room

Entertainment

  • Books
  • Games
  • TV

Outdoor areas

  • Garden
  • Patio

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • No elevator
  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Iron/ironing board

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

General

  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Bed sheets changed on request
  • Garden
  • Local artist showcase
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities
  • Towels (changed on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Note from host: Children allowed with parents or family members

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadbolt lock
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

We should mention

This property does not have elevators