Atlantic Realty

Overall we loved this house. The bedrooms were really private with private baths which is unusual and really was a wonderful feature! The kitchen was very well equipped as well. A notebook or some directions for use of the unusual coffee pot would have been welcome. The house needs internet. We were able to pirate it on occasion from neighboring houses, but this house is expensive enough that wireless internet ought to be a feature! It would be more worthwhile than participating in the activities that are available that we did not take advantage of. Also, providing some windex for cleaning all the glass tables would be good; and at least an initial supply of trash bags until you can get to the store would be good - even if only the cleaning people put trash bags in the kitchen trash cans to get you started! Beach chairs would be a nice addition also for a house of this caliber. They don't have to be the best type, but some beach chairs available in the corral out front or even locked in the shower would be a good deal! Or perhaps if the owners are worried about things walking, create a locked storage area under the house that could be accessed by the house key. Another nice addition would be some machine that an iPod could be plugged into, for the top level. We tried to make the sound system in the lower level reach upstairs and it didn't quite work. There is not any ability to play music upstairs that we could find.

Reviewed on Thursday, June 03, 2010

We really enjoyed our stay at Duckin' Everyone. The location is great, immediately next to the indoor pool (sometimes it felt like our own private pool), a 5-10 minute easy walk to the beach, and less than 5 minutes to the sound. The house has only a charcoal grill, but there is a propane grill at the pool you can use. The pool also has two CLEAN bathrooms and a full size kitchen that guests are able to use. Even though the house is one lot back from the main road, we couldn't see the road & didn't have any trouble with noise. The house is nicely decorated, well maintained, and well stocked. Th deck furniture is beautiful & better than any house we've ever stayed in! The one small negative for us was that the upstairs is not as open as you find in most OBX homes. It's more of an L shape and the kitchen is around the corner from the living room rather than them being one "great room." This house is on the Northern end of Duck and is about two miles from the shops. There's a great path to town for either riding your bike or walking. We've been coming to the Outer Banks yearly for over 15 years. Some houses/real estate companies are better than others. We were very happy with both this house and with Atlantic Realty. The house was very clean when we arrived and the customer service at Atlantic Realty was outstanding!

Reviewed on Monday, August 24, 2009