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A house with a porch, a bench, and a flag.
A kitchen with white cabinets, a stainless steel stove, a coffee maker, and a window with blinds.
A kitchen with white cabinets, a black and white checkered floor, a ceiling fan, and a window with blinds.
A kitchen with a central island, wooden chairs, a white cabinet with glass doors, and a checkered floor.
A bedroom with a bed, two nightstands, a ceiling fan, and a window with shutters.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Entire home

3 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 61003 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
The current price is $218
$193 nightly
$218 total
Total with taxes and fees
Oct 27 - Oct 28

Explore the area

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Oak Island, NC
  • Place, Oak Island Beach
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Ocean Crest Pier
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, 57th Place West Access Park
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Airport, Wilmington, NC (ILM-Wilmington Intl.)
    ‪49 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

Oak Island

When you stay at this vacation home in Oak Island, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Ocean Crest Pier and Oak Island Beach. .This vacation home is 25.5 mi (41.1 km) from Holden Beach and 31.5 mi (50.6 km) from Ocean Isle Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Oak Island Beach - 4 min drive - 1.7 miles
  • Ocean Crest Pier - 6 min drive - 2.5 miles
  • 57th Place West Access Park - 9 min drive - 5.0 miles
  • Founders Club at St. James Plantation - 10 min drive - 9.4 miles
  • Members Club at St. James Plantation - 10 min drive - 6.9 miles

Getting around

  • Wilmington Intl. Airport (ILM) - 48 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Beacon315 - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪The Sea Biscuit Cafe/Pepe’s Pizza - ‬33 min drive
  • ‪Paul's of Oak Island - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Lonerider at Oak Island - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Salt64 - ‬10 min drive

About this property

Entire place

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

Nostalgic beach cottage

This cozy beach cottage is the perfect get away for your family and furry friends. 5 minutes from the beach. Outdoor shower, fenced in back yard and the perfect place to enjoy beach living on the island. This is an older home with lots of cute details.
Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned vacation home, featuring a kitchen with a refrigerator and an oven. There's a private patio. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include a microwave and a coffee/tea maker.
This smoke-free vacation home features a playground.
Guests will find features like internet access and onsite parking.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Kitchen

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

Bedrooms

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Firepit
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • Welcoming dogs only
  • 2 pets total

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 1"on-site accessible parking spaces 1", on-site accessible parking spaces
  • No elevator (single-level property)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Smoking not allowed

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Unit size: 1,003 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 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 allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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 indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
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

Nostalgic beach cottage Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 20 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 20 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 20 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 20 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 20 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Thank you for the memories. We had a great week! Oak Island is beautiful and the people are very friendly. I would stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
I stayed for 3 nights while traveling south. I absolutely loved the old cottage charm of this place. Check-in was very easy and communication with host was great.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
I love my stay!! It’s perfect for my family’s needs. Would highly recommend and will definitely be rebooking soon!
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The place was great and had everything we needed for a weekend stay! It was a cozy, older cottage, but was certainly a good weekend away!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This is our second time staying here. It’s truly a beach cottage. We enjoyed the quietness of the location. It has everything we need. I contacted the owner twice to ask a question and she was very prompt in answering me back. We will be back!
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was clean and peaceful. Loved it.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness
Great property and perfect for our trip, needs to be cleaner certain things needed vacuum and picked up like things left over from other people. But overall great house.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great stay, easy check in. The throw rugs could use a deep cleaning.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy beach cottage

We had a wonderful stay. We look forward to booking again. Thank You!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
My husband and I stayed for the whole month of October at this home. It is an older home but overall it was perfect for us. The living room TV had something messing up with it and Vanessa brought a new tv to replace it. The king size master bed was very comfortable. We grilled out a lot and did an evening fire in the fire pit several nights. The home is in a great location on the west end so it is on the quiet end of the island. ( which we liked). The home had everything we needed. We loved watching the sunrise every morning on the screened in porch.
Morning sunrise looking out through the screened in porch while drinking our morning coffee sitting in the living room
Stayed 32 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location

The house is a short 5 minute drive to the beach which was perfect for the kids. House was fairly clean (not as clean as the photos present). Outdoor shower didn’t work. Floor transition in the hallway is missing so there was a lot of tripping over the floor. The deck outside had several loose boards. The back yard is fenced in which is nice if you’re bringing your dog. Just beware there are LOTS of ant hills which made for itchy ankles after playtime. Beds were comfortable. There were all the toiletries and kitchenware we needed. Overall, we had a decent stay, but likely wouldn’t book again.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family of 5 Vacation

My family stayed here for a week and we were so happy with the property. The fenced in back yard was a must for us since we have a 6 and 3 year old who love to play. The screened front por h was relaxing at night to sit and enjoy the crickets and breeze without being eaten alive by mosquitos.The house was clean upon entry and check in process was super easy. The kitchen area is small and hard to cook in if you are used to a bigger kitchen with more counter space but it is doable. Vanessa was quick to respond to any questions we had and an awesome host. We left something at the propery after check out and she was super helpful with getting it back to us with no hesitstions. The neighboorhood is quiet and nice especially if you want a relaxing time. We would definitely stay here again if we visit oak island.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Location

Cozy Beach Cottage

This listing should have an additional word added to the description-rustic. As someone that spent 30 years in interior construction, the efforts to “modernize” this listing left a lot to be desired. Additionally, there was a serious lack of kitchen utensils and the two frying pans on site had baked-on grease from lack of “elbow grease” being applied after use. While my brother and I made out okay, we both agreed that had our wives accompanied us we would have had to make hotel arrangements rather than stay there.Having said all that, for the price I guess we can’t complain too much.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

BEWARE!!!!

If you enjoy sleeping on stained sheets covered in dog hair, look no further! Hair all over the rug in the bedroom. This place was a nightmare! Contacting the host was awful. Communicating only through Vrbo inbox, she wanted the photos to prove the hair, I wanted to send but could not do so through Vrbo inbox and she refused to give her contact number so I could text. This was a disappointment and a huge inconvenient disaster!! Never had such a terrible experience renting through Vrbo or air b and b. But first time for everything. Praying it is the last experience like that!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very cute beach cottage. Quiet street.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in
Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025