We wanted so much to enjoy this property and experience all Oak Island has to offer, but our experience was less than enjoyable.
As we retired for the evening on the first night, my wife noticed something crawling on the ceiling in the master bedroom. It wasn't a centipede or some other bug, it was a ROACH. Figuring it was seeking refuge from the rainy weather outside, we wrote it off as a fluke occurrence. Then, later the next afternoon (Saturday), we found two more in the kitchen and one in the dining room. Fortunately, there was some spray under the kitchen sink (should have been our first hint that the management company knew of this issue beforehand) so we armed ourselves with Raid and began looking for others. By the end of the evening, we had killed more than a DOZEN large roaches in the kitchen and dining area.
I had already sent an email to the management office about a plumbing issue (the toilet in the master bathroom would not stop running) so I sent another letting them know they would need an exterminator to come out when the plumber came by. This was on Saturday night. Sunday passed without any response or correspondence from the management company, but with the death of another dozen or so roaches.
A plumber showed up on Monday morning to fix the toilet and when I asked if the office said anything about the bugs, he said he wasn't aware. It wasn't until later that afternoon, when I sent an email to the office letting them know the toilet was fixed, that I received a response about the bugs: "great, do you still need an exterminator then?" My response to that query was a "definitely, but we will be leaving the property as soon as we can."
Overall, the location of the house was nice: a close walk to the beach, on a quiet road with little traffic, and a nice screened-in porch. The condition of the house left a lot to be desired, it was easy to tell this was a property managed by a company who cares more about making money than keeping up with preventative maintenance. The screen on the porch wasn't even secured on one corner, blowing in the mild winds we were having and not really doing anything to keep the flying insects out of the porch. The screen door on the porch was also not securable so it, too, constantly blew open and closed in the winds.
If you're looking for a nice quiet place to stay, I would look elsewhere. If you're set on staying here, though, be warned. And bring your roach spray.