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Family-Friendly Private Waterfront Getaway!

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On the beach, sun-loungers
Exterior
Outdoor dining
Smart TV, books
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Escape to this serene waterfront home on Nelson Bay, perfect for families or couples seeking relaxation and water activities. Enjoy a private sandy beach, shallow water dock ideal for smaller boats, excellent fishing and crabbing right off the dock.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

3 bedroomsSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Washer
  • Air conditioning

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About this property

Entire place

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

Family-Friendly Private Waterfront Getaway!

3 Bedroom, One Bath Waterfront Home On Nelson Bay (Core Sound)
This sound-front home is perfect for the family who enjoys water activities such as swimming, fishing, kayaking, sailing, windsurfing or just relaxing while enjoying the spectacular waterfront view. The sound is shallow and kid-friendly and an ideal site for learning to swim and frolic in the water. For a couple, it's ideal for a peaceful, private get-away.

Private sandy beach, shallow water dock suitable for smaller boat, excellent fishing and crabbing right off the dock. Crab pots provided no license needed in NC for a crab pot tied to your private dock.

There is a nearby boat launch. Unspoiled beaches can be reached by a boat ride across Core Sound or by car on Cedar Island, 8 miles away. Ferry's are available in Atlantic or Cedar Island for day trips to local beaches as well as Okracoke Island (a fun day trip-take bikes).

Outstanding cuisine can be enjoyed 30 miles away in historic Beaufort.

Property amenities

Beach

  • On the beach
  • Beach loungers

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Blender
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Electric kettle
  • Hob
  • Ice maker
  • Lobster/crab pot
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub
  • Outdoor shower
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table

Entertainment

  • Books
  • Games
  • Smart TV

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • Welcoming dogs only
  • 2 pets total

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Location highlights

  • Near the bay
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Bicycles
  • Water sports equipment
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Cycling nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Horseback riding nearby
  • Hunting nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby

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)
  • First aid kit
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Bicycles
  • Garden

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 25

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

Pets

Pets are allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property on the number on the booking confirmation

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
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
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

Property is also known as

Family-Friendly Private Waterfront Getaway! Sealevel

About the area

Map
Sealevel, NC

What's nearby

  • Cedar Creek Marina - 4 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Mariners - 5 min drive - 4.6 km
  • Cedar Island Beach - 28 min drive - 31.3 km
  • Beaufort Historic Site - 46 min drive - 55.0 km
  • Morehead City Port - 49 min drive - 58.7 km

Getting around

  • New Bern, NC (EWN-Coastal Carolina Regional) - 79 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Morris Marina Kabin Kamps and Ferry Service - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪white point take out - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Drum Inlet Seafood Co. - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Coastal Seafood - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Nelson Bay Cafe - ‬3 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Family-Friendly Private Waterfront Getaway! pet-friendly?

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

What time is check-in at Family-Friendly Private Waterfront Getaway!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Family-Friendly Private Waterfront Getaway!?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM.

Where is Family-Friendly Private Waterfront Getaway! located?

Nestled on the beach, this Sealevel holiday home is 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Cedar Creek Marina and 2.1 mi (3.3 km) from Mariners. Horse Island is 11.5 mi (18.5 km) away.

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Reviews

Family-Friendly Private Waterfront Getaway! Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

9.2

Cleanliness

9.8

Location

9.0

Eco-friendliness

8.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 126 out of 142 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 142 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 142 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 142 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 142 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Rebecca W.

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

Thanksgiving Vacation

Our family of 6 stayed the week of Thanksgiving '24. Everyone had a great time. Beautiful property!
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth B.

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

mothers day and a 65th bday

loved the privacy and peace and quiet. caught pinfish and small croakers with shrimp to fill bait in crabpot. caught a dozen crabs in 2 days and made crabcakes. on waxing moon landed a 2lb croaker on cut bait. next day caught the coaker's twin 2 lb speckled trout but season closed in NC so he went bye-bye. trout was landed on finger mullet caught in VRBO's minnow trap. moonrise and sunsets were nice. birds were entertaining. eating,resting,fishing,was great! use spray for biting flies however.thanks for fun memories!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick W.

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

Good location

Great location. private, quite, and your own little beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

John L.

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

NA

Lovely stay. Great owners
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ashley M.

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

Hidden Gem

Our stay was so peaceful and amazing. We spent hours on the dock and beach area. An absolutely amazing place. Thank you!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric O.

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

Beautiful getaway

Beautiful location with stunning views. Relaxing week for the two of us!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Diana L.

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

Very nice stay

We had a very nice stay at Windswept and would love to return in the future. Very secluded and quiet. This home was exactly what we were looking for.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rene K.

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

Peaceful

Great place to unwind and have family time. Loved our stay. First vacation we were not rushed to go to amusement parks, etc. Just beach and fishing. We did take a day to go on ferry to visit a couple of the other islands. Loved our stay
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachel B.

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

Wonderful beach getaway

We enjoyed our stay very much. Very relaxing. Having the beach to walk on was so peaceful. Fishing and crabbing off the dock was so great and convenient! Loved the house, retained its original old beach house charm which we love! Would definitely return. Thank you for sharing your beach home with us.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tabitha U.

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

Perfect getaway

This was perfect for our family. We will definitely go back.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Timothy H.

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

TOTALLY AWESOME PLACE!

This place is totally awesome loved everything about the area the dock the beach the fishing sunsets sunrises everything is awesome! This is great for family fun privacy was the best! We are considering this place for next year's beach trip.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kim E.

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

Totally Awesome Experience!!

This home is warm, inviting, clean and well equipped! We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The beachfront and beach equipment made for priceless family time and memories we will cherish forever!! Thank you for your hospitality!!!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

brittany u.

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

Awesome place!

Windswept made me feel like a kid again! We spent hours on the pier and on the beach collecting shells and watching the fish. We can't wait to get back to Windswept again!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

thomas m.

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

Wonderful!!!!

We were blessed with sunny breezy skies for our entire two week stay. We caught blue and stone crabs clams and plenty of fish. This is our favorite place to go to such a peaceful beautiful property a real get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. We shall return next season.
Stayed 13 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dana

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
If you’re looking for quiet and solitude, along with a homey place to lay your head - Windswept is it. My husband and I took our two miniature dachshunds with us for 7 days and 6 nights. There was a yard for them to run around in, a long board walk through a salt marsh down to a private beach. We caught crabs ( and threw them back), we flew kites, and just rested. One day we did take the Cedar Island ferry to Oacrscoke (a four hour journey - there and back). Be prepared to come with groceries, as the only store is a Dollar General in Seal Level. The nearest grocery store is 22 miles away. I was able to walk my dogs, off leash, due to the privacy and lack of a lot of neighbors. You’ll enjoy the small beach. If you’re into fishing, I recommend you bring your own poles and make sure you have bait. It’s truly a comfortable house, clean with everything you’ll need. We enjoyed watching the purple martins in the backyard. It made me feel more at home, as I too raise Purple Martins. If you’re looking for comfort and privacy Windswept is for you!
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

peggy c.

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

Retrieve

This is like our 5th time here, first time with new owner. Our stay was great, sitting on the dock and just chilling is the best. Everything was as always, great and sometime we will come back. Our dog loved getting in the ocean and just having a blast. Kids as well.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

christopher r.

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

Great Fun

Everything we wanted. Caught nearly 100 blue crabs and 4 stone crabs in one week. Redfish, spotted sea trout, flounder (released) Spanish Mackerel (I think) right off the dock. Big bonus NO Stingrays! Stretches of empty sandy beaches to explore, very private an secluded.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

jeff b.

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

Very beautiful setting

We've stayed in the Sealevel area several times and second time at this house. The house is not fancy, but has everything you need, including a well supplied kitchen. The sunrises and sunsets over the tidal marsh are amazing and walking out the boardwalk to the beach area, seeing great blue herons, egrets and pelicans and others as well as a deck to view all this from is what brought us back. The stars at night are also amazing as there's very little light pollution. It's also very nice to be if the beaten path and have privacy.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kelly W.

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

Perfect Destination

I was looking for a place that my family and our dog could enjoy without the summer crowds. Windswept certainly delivered beyond our expectations. We fished all day, walked the beach for shells and enjoyed the water toys. My older children enjoyed bike rides in the evening exploring the neighborhood. The house is older, but that is part of the charm. Our evenings were spent in the screened in porch enjoying the nice ocean breeze. We enjoyed dinner at Patty's which is right down the street. Our kids loved going to Davis Shore Provisions for souvenirs and pie! This was the most relaxing vacation we ever took and can't wait to return. The owners were excellent with communication as well.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kjerstin W.

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

Private Oasis

Windswept was exceptional. The location was private and on a nice quiet street. No need to leave the house as the private beach and dock offered everything you would need for outdoor recreating! The house is cozy and comfortable. There are two close local restaurants with great food. The house was well equipped. It is a little more secluded (which we loved) and we would definitely book and will book again in the future! The listing was very accurate with exception that they do not want pets on the carpet room upstairs, which is understandable. We had to adjust our sleeping arrangements due to this with our dog but that was a minor thing. The hosts were very responsive with any questions and so accommodating when we asked to stay one more day! We will be coming back!
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amber w.

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

Amazing!!

One of the best vacations we’ve ever had! We have 4 children (10,9,8, and 3.5). If you love the beach, but don’t love crowds, THIS is your place. The water was calm and we never worried about waves being an issue for our children, it was so quiet and peaceful. The house is clean, but the star of the show is not the house, but the outside (quiet, private beach, all the beach accessories you could need). Husband and I fished A LOT and caught about 8 species of fish. We trapped crabs, tried to do some clam digging (with no luck). Our kids are begging to go back next year. Thanks for sharing such a great place!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephenie K.

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

2nd summer

This is our 2nd summer at WindSwept and we loved it...again. Although a warning to anyone visiting this summer- the yellow flies are out for blood. That was the only bad thing about our visit. (we did not have this issue last year so I guess it just depends on the season) If you have the opportunity to introduce yourself to the neighbors, you should. They are super sweet and knowledgable about the area. We went into Beaufort twice this trip- once for the Catamaran cruise to Cape Lookout and again for the Pirate Cruise with our kids. I highly recommend both if you are looking for an excursion. If we don't buy our own coastal paradise in the coming months, we will return next summer for sure.
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Michelle U.

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

Salt marsh heaven

The location is wonderful and the boardwalk out to the sound heavenly. Great for bird watching and dangling legs into the water and daydreaming. The house has everything one needs and has a great shower. The furniture could use a little bit of updating - esp. the sofa facing the TV which verges on uncomfortable as no more springs and loft left, and the floor tile in the hallway is coming loose. There is a little bit of mouse action in the house but if you keep all the food put away it should be fine. Super quiet location and good night sky. House was thoroughly cleaned and had lots of towels and cleaning supplies and good washer and dryer. Convenient location to Cedar Point Wildlife Refuge and Beaufort and Atlantic Beach. We visited in December so not a ton of bugs but can imagine in warmer months that the screened-in porch would come in handy.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kirsten W.

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

Worth it - even solo when it’s not that warm!

I stayed in this nature oasis with just my two dogs (was supposed to be 3, and all humans bailed). It was SO AWESOME! Walking out to the beach, working with the tides to see it all rush in, then out, the quiet, THE BIRDS, the fiddler crab town at low tide, rescuing hermit crabs at low tide by the dock… it was all with the drive and expense. The house is REALLY comfortable. I do get uneasy in some places alone, but I felt at ease as soon as I walked in the door. There are kayaks (a two person and single, plus SUPs and I wish I could’ve used them. I would stay a month if I could. I could go on and on about it for days. But this is already a novel. Oh, my dogs had a blast too! Plus you can see sunrise and sunset and travel to all the other islands/beaches easily. There is a neighbor dog who walks onto the private beach once a day, but I never saw him/her. Just tracks and ____.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Olga G.

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

fun vacation

Overall, we enjoyed our stay. The views from the porch and the deck are truly stunning, and the surroundings are peaceful. We used the kayaks and we crabbed. Kids had fun being outdoors. The location of the property is a bit remote (which was why we chose it, but in hindsight, it was the wrong kind of remote). The private beach for this property is very small, so we couldn't really walk around much to enjoy the beautiful views. So we ended up driving to see beaches and to walk. There are lots of beautiful things to see, but not without driving out for at least 20-30min. Unfortunately during our stay there were some significant issues with water (the pump broke down a few times and we had no water in the house... ). The owners were very responsible and did their best to fix the situation and were kind to reimburse us for our troubles. However, this definitely impacted our stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023