Great location. Could use some attention on the outside for better curb appeal and definitely…read moreneeding some care internally. While we were pleasantly pleased they let us check in early, we had many issues from the start. They did send someone out to address a few things right away but not everything was dealt with. Would not recommend staying here if you have pets since the grass is never cut and yard is very overgrown. Lots of snakes and ticks. We called to inform them but nobody ever came, even though we were told they would . House has serious sewerage issues. Feces came up from the drains and caused the entire floor to smell like crap. We called multiple times and someone did come out, but the guy told us the owners needs to have the sewage cleaned more often and it's never done. This happened 3 different times while we were there. I expected a call from someone , anyone, to follow up.... I even messaged a requested a call from management multiple times ... was told they would call me, but after multiple excuses over a week passed and I never received a call . I did get a text saying they'd refund us $500 which is nothing in comparison to what we paid and the disgusting issues we had to deal with .

We stayed at "Sounds Amazing" in Corolla, NC, managed by Brindley Beach Vacations, July 26-August…read more2, 2026. I'm naming the property because I wish I had found the reviews on independent sites before we booked. The home had significant cleanliness and maintenance issues upon arrival, including an ant infestation, dirty/stained furnishings, severely rusted outdoor furniture, and a pool area continually covered with pine needles and debris. The advertised tiki bar and second-floor patio area were effectively unusable for our entire stay because of the condition of the furniture and bug infestation. To Brindley Beach's credit, after repeated complaints they eventually sent management, housekeeping, pest control, upholstery cleaning, and other personnel to the house. However, most of this did not happen until the fifth day of our seven-day vacation. Their own housekeeping representative identified additional cleanliness problems beyond those we had reported, and the rusted tiki stools were ultimately removed but never replaced. After our vacation, we requested a reasonable partial refund--not a full refund. Brindley Beach refused, stating that the home remained "habitable" and citing its rental agreement. They did offer to reimburse us for pest-control and other supplies we had to purchase ourselves. What is especially frustrating is that Sounds Amazing appears to have overwhelmingly positive reviews on Brindley Beach's website. After our experience, I searched independent platforms and found significantly more critical reviews of both this property and Brindley Beach that I wish I had seen before booking. My advice: research the specific property on independent review sites before booking through Brindley Beach and don't rely solely on the reviews displayed on their website. Our vacation rental was absolutely not the experience we expected based on how this property was represented. Brindley Beach is a never again for us. We had to make a nuisance of ourselves to get their attention to come fix their poorly maintained property. I feel bad for the owner who is probably paying them good money to take care of his property.

I've been going to the Outer Banks for 14 straight years now and have been using Twiddy since 2008…read more Page's Place is the first house I've repeated (2012 and 2013). 2013 was with the girlfriend of about a year and a half - boy did we have a blast! We decided to shift to a pet friendly house this past week so it wasn't a three-peat . However he's still a puppy and was way too interested in chasing cats, and this one particular fox. So we just booked for a September stay in 2015, without Smuckers. I can't say enough good things about this place, and its owner. In all the years I've been down there I have never had the owner pay a visit on day one, which by itself says a lot, but there was also a gift bag. I try not to forget anything, but inevitably I'll forget one of the following; garbage bags, paper towels, pin for an air pump, batteries, etc. In addition to all the goodies one might forget, there was also a bottle of wine. Who does this? What an amazing gesture. With that said, even without the owner's kind actions, the house in and of itself is great. I don't know what their repeat rate is, but it has to be high. This house is perfectly located in Corolla, close to both Harris Teeter (which if you are still one of those people going to Food Lion, stop it, just stop it right now) and Tim Buck II. I'm not going to sit here and detail the house out, check out the site and trust me that it's as advertised. I will say that you should note that the pool is heated at no additional cost; this is usually not the case. The weather back in 2013 was amazing. High 70's the first few days and low 80's the rest of the week. And no wind! My better half is what made this trip the best one I'd ever had in the time I'd been going. Every morning you make yourself some breakfast, a bloody mary, and you watch the sun go up on the dune deck. Then you set up your beach spot. Head back inside to shower up, fix up another bloody mary and you walk along the beach (3 miles, 5 miles,7,8,9,11 - a little sore after the last couple). Come back and jump in the heated pool, out the beach, make some sandwiches, back out to the beach, then back into the pool (Chicken Balls!). Before you know it, it's 5PM and time to shower up and get ready for dinner. And that's every day - life is good. If you've narrowed it down and Page's Place is a finalist, or if you're just on the fence about it, get off the fence and jump in the pool. You will not be disappointed.

If this review saves even one person from the recent rental nightmare we endured with Village, it…read morewill be worth it. We rented a beautiful oceanfront house in Duck last week, and the experience was nearly ruined for our group thanks to Village. Special shoutout to Nikki and Noah for being particularly incompetent and unhelpful. Timeline breakdown of our experience and pictures below, lest the company dare accuse me of exaggerating our account of events. Day 1: Upon 4p check-in, we thought we'd driven up to the wrong house. Multiple commercial trucks blocked the driveway, and the house looked like a construction zone. Railings were MISSING on the steps and back balcony; equipment, nails, wires and boards were strewn everywhere (see pictures). Contractor stickers were still on recently-replaced windows. The pool we'd paid $350 to ensure was heated and cleaned was cold and filthy (see pictures). Our group couldn't even get in the driveway. Everyone was shocked and upset. I immediately called Village and explained the situation. I spoke with Nikki and then Noah. At first; they did a good job of at least appearing to care. They asked for pictures, which we promptly provided; and claimed to have no knowledge of the owner scheduling construction on the house for that day. They offered dinner coupons to a random restaurant for our group. When we made it clear that wasn't going to cut it, and we were concerned we may need to move to another house altogether due to the associated safety concerns, they told us they'd make the situation right, would send us alternate rental options, and wouldn't leave that day until they'd addressed our concerns. That ended up being total lip service, because after I hung up the phone, they completely ghosted us for the rest of the week. No follow-up contact whatsoever. When we called back a few minutes after 5 the same day, they'd closed up for the day, in spite of assuring us they wouldn't leave before making the situation right. The contractors didn't leave the house until 830 that evening. They left a massive pile of boards and construction materials in the yard, along with nails still strewn everywhere (see pictures). These remained for the rest of the week. Day 3: Monday morning I called Village back and spoke with Nikki. She sounded less-than excited to hear from me; didn't ask any follow up questions about our situation from Saturday, and said she'd have to transfer me to Noah to discuss restitution. I wish I were joking, but she put me on hold and NO ONE picked up. I waited 15 minutes (15 minutes!!) before hanging up and calling back. They were clearly screening my call because no one answered. At this point, I'm in shock that a company with such pathetic customer service and obvious blatant disregard for their customers is still in business. I sent a follow up email requesting a callback. Shocker: no response. Day 5: After giving them over a day to respond to our email, my partner and I decided to drive to the Corolla office in person. At that office, we meet with Noah - (supposedly) a different Noah, who tells us he will send a message to the Noah we spoke with and have him follow up with us. Surprise surprise, we hear nothing. Day 6: We try calling again, speak with someone who won't give her name and tells us Noah conveniently isn't working that day. At this point, we're so disgusted with Village that we decide to ensure everyone on the internet knows about our experience. Hopefully, owners with otherwise beautiful houses will think twice about the associated guest experience repurcussions and avoid working with Village in the future. We ve been coming to OBX for many years. This is the first year we've ever had an issue with the realty company. Please do yourself a favor and rent with anyone else in OBX but Village.

Terrible company. Terrible customer service and communication. Have been trying to speak to a…read moremanager for 4 weeks now about a house we rented in corolla. Had lots of issues. Was told several times a manager would contact me. They still have not. Will never rent from them again.

I like the different themes throughout this home (1350 Panache) and the professional oven. I also…read morereally like the half bath on the main floor, I think the decor is very pretty. Sadly, for me it stops there. You can tell that this was a really nice property at one time, but now it's dated in comparison to a lot of the properties in OBX - namely the ones surrounding it on the same street. This house is not up to par with other houses we've rented on past trips to ONX. It is extremely neglected and poorly maintained. The photos are old and are deceiving in relation to how the home looks today. The whole house needs a power wash and lots of fresh paint outside, which you would think the owner would do before renting for the season. The outside kitchen cabinets are full of bugs - spider eggs, flies and other insects - both dead and alive. You could not use that area if you wanted to. The front porch is covered in spider webs, spider eggs, dead bugs, live bugs - it's horrendous. There were also a ton of bugs inside! They looked like gnats and were everywhere.. the ceilings, window panes, both upstairs and downstairs. It seems like this house would do good to have a bug treatment because it was close to unbearable. When you looked up at the ceiling at night, it was covered with these bugs. If this is a result of being near the marsh and sound, this should be noted in the listing. Inside, dirty floors, dirty walls and dirty furniture are the norms. A lot of the furniture could tend to be replaced just for the simple fact that it's dated and worn; the hardwoods could use either a good wax or a really good cleaning and the carpets need shampooing. The carpet in the theatre room is full of bleach stains. The upholstery is visibly in need of shampoo. Several bathrooms smelled like urine. The kitchen has a refrigerator that is barely appropriate for a family of 4, and definitely not large enough to accommodate a vacation home for 16. It's VERY small. The house is dusty! In the week we were here you would not believe the amount of dust that accumulated on my laptop sitting on the dresser. I noticed it on other things too and you could literally see it floating through the air. I'd be willing to bet that the filters haven't been changed in a long long time judging by the other maintenance issues. The double bunk beds look like they need to be trashed, the air hockey table doesn't work, the ice machine is broken, the espresso machine is broken, there are dust webs and cob webs everywhere, water stains on the ceiling and patio, plus the patio furniture is dirty, rusted toilet paper stands in bathrooms, there are slow drains in bathroom sinks, blown lightbulbs and the elevator is in need of repair or updating. I received a call to inform me that the elevator would be unavailable less than a week before arriving. I knew then that this vacation was not off to the best start. Theresa at the rental agency stated they are waiting for a part to bring the elevator up to standard following the law that was passed in late 2022. However, other rental agencies in the area still permit use of their elevator but post a warning about children using it unattended. Something about the way it's being handled by Resort Realty seems shady. We thought the home was cheaper in price because of the location on the sound side of OBX versus the ocean, when in reality it's because of the condition the house is in. When we arrived we found that the theater room had not been cleaned. Thankfully one call to the office got that squared away. Also, the faucet in the kitchen was loose at the base and wiggled each time the faucet was turned on and off. I did inform the rental company of this and they sent someone out to fix it pretty quickly. I'd say the office was responsive when I called about the carpet, faucet, as well as a hot water issue and hot tub issue. However, due to the numerous other issues and unsightly appearance of this home, this was a very disappointing arrival and it was not even close to the standard of prior stays we've had in this beautiful town. As a matter of fact, on our previous vacations to OBX we have never had to call the rental company for incident, nor have we had issues with the homes we've rented from those other companies. I would not recommend this property to my friends and due to poor experience definitely will never use Resort Realty again. Everyone in our group was very disappointed at the condition of this home when we arrived, and upset that there was no option to locate another rental at that time. I had to hear their complaints about the issues every day of our stay. Not fun for me. Due to this experience we have already started planning for 2024 so we have a better selection of rentals using another rental/management agency we've had great experiences with in the past. We refuse to end up in this predicament again and have our vacation ruined next year.

From the moment we arrived we knew that Spare Time was going to be a disappointment. We immediately…read morenoticed the poor condition of the exterior of the home, as well as the weeds and overgrown, and unmaintained landscape. There were random rocks placed in unexpected spots, one of which got run over and damaged one of our vehicles. By comparison, all the homes surrounding Spare Time have nicely manicured landscapes as well as clean and painted exteriors. Spare Time is badly in need of painting. The exterior railing, with all original spindles, haven't been painted in years. Most of the post caps are missing, and many of the spindles are broken. Not only is this an eyesore, but it is also quite dangerous especially on the upper deck levels. None of the lights surrounding or in the pool are operational - this proved to be a challenge at night and a big safety concern since we had little children in our party. Except for two lights on the lower back deck, none of the exterior lights work - the house is pitch black at night. The door to the outside shower has rusty and broken hinges, the door to the back gate to the pool is also rotted and broken. The hose rack was rusted and broke as we attempted to wind the hose after use. Once inside, we were appalled at the condition of the interior of the home. While the entry has what seemed to be newly installed flooring, unfortunately covered by filthy runners, the rest of the flooring in the home is in awful condition. The home still has the original Berber carpeting - it is badly stained everywhere, and many areas of the carpeting have buckling and lumps. As if the disrepair wasn't bad enough, it seems the housekeeping staff had neglected to clean! After a frantic call upon check-in on a Sunday, Resort Realty did send out two cleaners at the end of the day. These very thorough women did what they could in 30 minutes, but even they couldn't fix what appears to have been years of neglect. All the curtains have layers of dirt and dust, most are difficult to open and close. The window blinds are un-matched, and most are dirty, and a few are broken. All the windows are dirty, and many with broken seals. Many of the window frames are rotted from years of moisture. A few of the sliding doors have broken locks, and all of them are dirty. Every hanging light has cobwebs, with layers and layers of dirt making them quite visible - especially over the dining table, which still had crumbs from the previous occupants. The shower in one of the bathrooms would not drain, and the shower head didn't operate properly. All the shower doors had black scum at the sliding base, and one of them had a broken handle so the door could not be opened or closed. The furniture is stained and dirty - there were crumbs and dog hair under the cushions, and piles of it under all the upholstered furniture. We needed to vacuum before we could use any of it. I didn't dare to look under the beds. The area rugs are old and dirty and badly in need of replacement. The wall-to-wall carpeting had not been vacuumed - there were crumbs, dirt, dead bugs, human hair, and dog hair everywhere. We know this because my husband vacuumed all the carpeting, baseboards, interior railing spindles and filled two large vacuum cannisters - and this was after the second set of cleaners attempted to clean what the first cleaners apparently missed. The wood and tile floors had not been cleaned and had food spots, as well as hair, crumbs, and dirt. Lest there be doubt as to the accuracy of this review- we have many pictures we can share with you. In the end, we all agreed that dated is acceptable, which this house certainly is, but the disrepair and filth are not. Resort Realty, as well as the owner, should all be ashamed of the condition of this home. The $7296.84 (includes taxes and fees) paid for this home is well-above what is reasonable and fair for a rental in this condition.

Catherine was our buying agent and was wonderful. Responsive and prepared. Knew the area and helped…read moreus find a great home.

We highly recommend Catherine Strachan-Brown if you are looking for your "forever" home in the…read moreNorthern Outer Banks in North Carolina. We had first met Catherine over two years ago. She worked with us throughout that time to find is exactly the right home to meet our current and future needs. Catherine actively listened to our wants, needs and concerns and then came up with a realistic plan to make our dream a reality.! Kind regards, Craig & Pamela Elliott Carolla, NC

Booked thru this company because they gave a "resort" and "upscaled" feeling. The house we picked…read moreout was beautiful in their pictures, but when we got there it was obvious those pictures were 10 years old and the house has not been kept up. We stayed at Panache (992 Cruz Bay Lane) and was really disappointed in what we got versus what we paid for. I replaced 9 burned out light bulbs in the house, the front door wouldn't lock and there were obvious paint and repair issues all over the house. It took 4 phone calls to have them send someone over to fix the front door's lock so we could leave the house knowing it was secure. The hot tub stopped working on the second day because it was leaking water. The waterfall feature on the pool stopped working because of bad electrical. Liz Puma (Rental Manager) was next to impossible to get ahold of, I left her 2 voicemails and sent her an email, and she stated she never got my messages. According to the email we received before checking in, someone was supposed to be onsite at 9am Sunday when we were leaving to make sure we got out ok, we never saw anyone. There were no kitchen towels or towels for the half baths in the house. All in all, a very poor experience. House was overpriced and the customer service was spotty at best.

Based on my recent experience & obviously plenty of other people's experiences, Resort Realty is…read morerenting properties out that should not be. Stayed at 7592 Barefoot Blessings. Wish we would have re-read the reviews prior to our stay. All issues that has been described by previous guests were still a major ongoing issue with this house. Prior reviews showed AC was not working for multiple guests. Upon our arrival, 3 portable AC units & 4 box fans were setup on the upper level of the house. The lower level with the bedrooms smelled of mildew (along with horrible mildew stains in one of the bedrooms) & all bedrooms were hot & humid. Had to move all the box fans downstairs to sleep the first night. We first tried to see what Resort Realty would do for us but after seeing the past reviews, along with the conversations we were having with Andrew at Resort Realty we could tell we were getting the exact same run around that was given to others. Maintenance guy & HVAC technician both came out to "look" at the what the issue was but it remained way to hot in the house. Thankfully, I booked through VRBO. They got my family of 9 moved to a house that had working AC after the 2nd night of a horrible start to a family vacation. Worst rental company I have ever come across.

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