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Wateroak shaded home with screened porch one direct block from beach Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Wateroak shaded home with screened porch one direct block from beach pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

Q: Where is Wateroak shaded home with screened porch one direct block from beach located?

Located in Tranquil Harbour, this vacation home is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Caswell Beach and 1.9 mi (3 km) from Oak Island Golf Club. Ocean Crest Pier and Oak Island Lighthouse are also within 6 mi (10 km).

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne O.

Jun 23, 2025

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

The trifecta!

The price, location and vibe (teenagers added that) made for the perfect stay. The proximity to the beach was fantastic! We struggled with the hot water supply a bit, but would absolutely rent again!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

kim H.

Sep 4, 2020

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

Really enjoyed our stay, we ever weathered out a hurricane while there. Very peaceful place.

we were pleased with our stay and would recommend it.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Amanda B.

Apr 20, 2025

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

Oak Island

Thank you for sharing your home with us. Wonderful neighborhood, and close to everything you need. We hope you come back very soon.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeff O.

Oct 8, 2023

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

Just what we were looking for

Perfect for a father/son fishing tournament weekend

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Casper T.

Sep 25, 2023

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

Great staycation

I needed to get out of my house for a couple of days to get a new roof and this little place was ideal. Enjoyed the shaded lot, the easy access to the beach and the beautiful sunsets. Great little house❤️

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angelina S.

Aug 28, 2023

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

Beachy Vacation

Overall stay was great! Very clean and loved the yard for the dogs with outside hose to wash off from a day at the beach. The A/C had a little bit of a hard time cooling on the hot day, but overall experience was 5/5 stars.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Mindi

Apr 25, 2023

Liked: Communication

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

This place needs a good spring cleaning! It’s was filthy. Needs updating on furniture, needs some repairs…

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Brett H.

Jun 3, 2024

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

Worked but wasn’t perfect

The lock box for the key is in an awkward spot where we had to remove some spider webs to access. More bugs in the house: master bedroom and bunk bed room had some dead bugs and spiders. Also the bunk bed room had a funky smell to it. Like sweaty smell.. house needed some tlc for sure but nothing surprising. Flooring is buckling up in the bathroom and there was a piece missing from one of the doors between a bedroom and bathroom so we hung a towel over it for privacy. all that being said, it suited what we needed it for just had to debug it a bit first and learn some of the quirks . I feel like it was about as expected for an affordable cabin/house rental.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Casey

Oct 14, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

The property was adorable it had a lot cabin vibe and beautiful inside. The beach was in walking distance and easy to access. The only downside was the towels/rags for bathing we only had one rag provided and 4 towels for 5 people so we bought some rags and a few towels and made it work. Other than that it was a great place to stay!!

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Nikole

Sep 8, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Was greeted by no less than 10 mosquito bites between the car and the house. Had to dodge leaning trees to get up the driveway (careful if you have SUV or truck). Back door was swollen and stuck so I had to body check it to get it open. Greeted by dead palmetto bug in the bedroom. Allegedly there was a cleaner that came day-of but i saw no evidence of this. Cobwebs and fuzz in the walls, grease on the cabinet behind the stove (that you see sitting in the dining room). At night the yard and porch were overrun with palmetto bugs to the point of not being able to go out (they fly!). The 1st night I fell asleep with the baby. The 2nd night my mom had come to surprise us and saw 2 palmetto bugs *alive* in the house. We decided to cancel plans to go to the aquarium the next day and leave instead of staying til Mon. Linens smelled like at least the quilt don't get washed regularly. Check out instructions include taking out garbage, cleaning yard after pets, loading dishwasher, etc despite there, allegedly, being a cleaner coming at 10am (check out time). Emailed host and got "I'm sorry you feel that way" and "I was there last week and cleaned". I asked for a refund (for night 2 and 3 since we would have left night 2 if not for the bugs on the railings that i was afraid would go into our bags) and that has not been addressed.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melissa S.

Aug 10, 2025

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

My son had an excellent stay with his dogs. Thank you for sharing your home with him.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Landon C.

Aug 3, 2025

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

Great place. I would definitely stay there again. A couple of minor upgrades would make it much better though. 1st fix the shower head in master bathroom. Upgrade the furniture. Supply more necessities such as more trash bags and a bigger trash can. If you are going to get the cheapest paper towels and toilet paper please supply more. Add televisions in each bedroom. Upgrade the cushions on the screened in porch couch. With all that being said we loved our stay there. Very convenient to beach access. Screened in porch was very nice to sit and enjoy the weather. Washer and dryer were new and easy to use. The grill came in handy several nights. The reviews that mentions the neighbor are true. He likes to listen to his music kinda loudly. Although he was very nice and considerate. He made it a point to speak with us and tell us if he was too loud to let him know. Good thing is he played good classic rock music

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony D.

May 16, 2025

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

Very enjoyable stay

Wife and were just looking for a weekend getaway to the beach and this was perfect.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Apr 15, 2025

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

2 nights

Quick stay-nice place-would stay again if in the area

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christian H.

Oct 13, 2024

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

Great Home to stay at

My family has vacationed on OKI for generations, and this was a first time staying this close to the Old Bridge. We thoroughly enjoyed the house and found it easy to get to the beach as it is just across the street. We would recommend this home to our other family members, friends, and neighbors.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Frank T.

Sep 23, 2024

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

Great spot in well loved home

So first, we went down to this property right after a megastore had passed through washing out roads and homes in the area. The property owner called us and let us know that the property was fine and gave suggestions for making the most out of our trip down and gave us suggestions for how to get onto the island and enjoy ourselves which was greatly appreciated. When we got down there we had an issue that the property owner quickly helped us through. Overall, we had a short but great time at the property. I would suggest this home to others who want to stay at oak island!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim C.

Sep 12, 2024

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

Great location

Very easy walk to the beach. The house was like sleeping in a mountain cabin but at the beach. I don’t have small kids, but I was very impressed with the bunk room. One whole wall is a chalkboard.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Maranda D.

Aug 4, 2024

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

Disliked: Communication

Nice

Place was perfect for our family

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joe N.

Jul 31, 2024

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

Great Beach Cottage

This was a comfortable stay for our family (me, spouse, two teens, and our dog). There was plenty of room, beds were comfortable, yard was spacious, and it was a short walk to the beach. We hope to be staying again soon.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael B.

Oct 23, 2023

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

Nice, quiet little cabin

Nice cabin for a quiet getaway to the beach

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Raymond C.

Oct 15, 2023

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

Would stay again

Great vacation spot. Short walk to the beach. Close to all the stuff on the island. Great back yard and porch.

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Oct 2, 2023

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

Great place but loud

This place is so close to the beach! It’s great for a girls trip. Two things one which the owner cannot help is the guy that lives next to this place has a projector screen and watches movies or music until 3:30 a.m. that is blaring!! If you had small kids it would be very hard for them to sleep. Secondly, it’s dog friendly, but no pets are allowed on furniture in case you have dogs that are not crate trained or used to being on furniture. Also when we first got there it smelled like muggy dogs! But overall it is cute close to the beach and one we opened it up the smell improved! We would go back esp if the neighbor was not there!!

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maya E.

Sep 27, 2023

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

Long weekend

We got hit with a tropical storm but enjoyed relaxing in the house & going to nearby restaurants. When the sun came out, it was a short walk to the beach & it was fantastic. The neighborhood is quiet, friendly, and great for running & walking the dog.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joshua K.

Sep 4, 2023

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

Relaxing and affordable beach stay

The property was perfect for our quick, Labor Day weekend beach stay. The house is a 5 minute walk to the beach. We were able to relax and enjoy a restful weekend away. We love Oak Island for the beach!

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jessica M.

Aug 12, 2023

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

Just Beachy

Great location, clean home, and an overall wonderful vacation.

Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023

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