The view in the picture is exactly what you will see from the front porch, the location is great and this worked perfect for a quick adult family get away - although we all said our kids would have loved it too!
As for the property: The cottage was right across the street from the ocean, it was next to the Saltaire and managed by them but it was like you were on your own too. The girls at the office were very helpful and nice (I think her name was Kayla?). The neighbor, Deborah, was super helpful too. She was very welcoming and gave us a lot of good tips for the area (she's lived there forever). We had separate parking from the resort area too which was nice. I wouldn't say the cottage was updated, but it was nice and clean. The living space/dining area was small but really we spent most of the time we were there outside on the porch, it was covered and had a pretty nice view. The basement had a separate bathroom and the washer dryer, but it was also perfect for storing our wagon and beach stuff. They had a nice outdoor shower and even a separate hose by the steps just for your feet. There were 2 bedrooms with a d/t bunk beds, a 3rd room with a queen and then the 4th room with a queen and a half bath attached. We were able to use the pool at Saltaire which looked nice but never made it over there. The office also had beach chairs and umbrellas you could rent for like $5 a day too. Would recommend!
The overall location was perfect too, it was a decent distance from Nags Head and Corolla so we were able to do sight seeing, in the morning and spend the afternoon/evenings at the beach. Thinking about this all again makes me want to go back :)